The Seffner Christian Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seffner Christian has three straight wins, Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Seffner Christian's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Brandon with a sharp 7-0 victory.
Ryder Stephens
| 03/17/25 vs Brandon | 6 |
| 03/13/25 @ Bell Creek Academy | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Victory Christian Academy | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Lakeland Christian | 2 |
| 03/11/24 vs King | 1 |
Seffner Christian got a great performance from Ryder Stephens as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave Stephens a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Kris Colondres was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Jenuel Ortiz was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Seffner Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate came up short against Spoto on Monday and fell 8-3.
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Seffner Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Seffner Christian beat Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate 8-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Does Seffner Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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