
Commodores
03/13/25 vs Heritage | 20 |
02/18/25 @ Vero Beach | 18 |
03/11/25 @ Bayside | 16 |
02/27/25 vs Vero Beach | 13 |
03/07/25 @ Spruce Creek | 10 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eau Gallie). They were the clear victor by a 20-4 margin over the Heritage Panthers on Thursday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Eau Gallie got a great performance from Hope Rodriguez as she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off eight hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Eau Gallie let Evie Martin and Mary Winans run wild. Martin scored three runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-1, while Winans scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-2. Those stolen bases marked the first that Martin snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Teply, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Eau Gallie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .324 or higher in five consecutive games.
Eau Gallie's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Heritage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
Eau Gallie will face off against Wellington at 5:00 p.m. on March 21st. Heritage will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Melbourne at 6:00 p.m. on March 24th. Heritage has given up an average of 16.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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