Baseball Recap: Cardinal Mooney Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

Cardinal Mooney entered their tilt with St. Petersburg Catholic on Monday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered an 8-6 loss the last time these two teams met.

Cardinal Mooney got a great performance from Colton Hyde as he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hyde has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.

Wyatt Hossenlopp

Hits (Career)

03/03/25 vs St. Petersburg Catholic	3
02/25/25 @ North Port	2
04/23/24 vs North Port	2
04/06/24 @ North Port	2
02/20/24 vs Bradenton Christian	2

On the hitting side, Cardinal Mooney let Austin Shields and Wyatt Hossenlopp run wild. Shields went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Hossenlopp scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Hossenlopp a new career-high in hits. Michael Geaglone was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Cardinal Mooney was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .433. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Petersburg Catholic only posted a batting average of .217.

Cardinal Mooney's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cardinal Mooney will take on Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cardinal Mooney is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will face off against Northside Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Petersburg Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Northside Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.