Commodores
| 02/25/26 vs Palm Bay | 5 |
| 02/20/26 vs New Smyrna Beach | 11 |
| 02/18/26 vs Rockledge | 7 |
| 02/12/26 vs Melbourne | 4 |
| 02/10/26 vs Cocoa Beach | 4 |
| 02/09/26 vs Harmony | 16 |
The Eau Gallie Commodores will challenge the Melbourne Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eau Gallie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
Melbourne will be up against a hot Eau Gallie team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Commodores came out on top against Palm Bay by a score of 5-2 on Wednesday.
Eau Gallie got a great performance from Jovanni Hollenbeck as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Melbourne, as they earned their first away win of the season. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Cocoa Beach on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Minutemen: they've now won four in a row.
Clay MacConnell tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Johnny Hemel and Bryce Conner did most of the damage at the plate: Hemel went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Conner fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Those two home runs gave Conner a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gabriel Gonzalez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Melbourne lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Melbourne's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Eau Gallie, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Eau Gallie hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Melbourne struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Eau Gallie couldn't quite get it done against Melbourne in their previous meeting on February 12th as they fell 9-4. Will the Commodores have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
