District softball: Astronaut, Eau Gallie, Bayside win district championships
Thursday's District Championships
District 8-3A: No. 1 Astronaut 10, No. 2 Space Coast 5
The War Eagles defeated Space Coast to repeat as winners of the District 8-3A championship. Ciara Vansky had two hits, one RBI and scored three runs for Astronaut. The War Eagles have a record of 14-8, and Space Coast has a 9-13 record.
District 8-4A: No. 1 Eau Gallie 11, No. 2 Rockledge 7
No. 1 Eau Gallie claimed the district championship title over No. 2 Rockledge. Eau Gallie's Shyla Eppert and Sara Walsh both finished the game with two runs, three hits, and one RBI. The Commodores have a 15-6 record, and the Raiders close the regular season with a record of 13-10.
District 13-5A: No. 1 Bayside 10, No. 2 Sebastian River 0
In District 13-5A, Bayside won the district championship over Sebastian River. Brooke Lemke had two hits, two RBIs, and scored one run in the win for the Bears. Bayside finishes the regular season with a 15-7 record.
Wednesday's District Championships
District 8-2A: Melbourne Central Catholic 6, Holy Trinity 5 (8 innings)
MELBOURNE — Melbourne Central Catholic won the District 8-2A championship game in extra innings over Holy Trinity on a walk-off bunt by freshman catcher Dakota Cooper.
In the bottom of the eighth inning and the winning run at third base for the Hustlers, Cooper stepped up to the plate and landed a bunt that allowed the winning run to score.
"I was a little nervous, but I knew after we practiced a lot with it that I could do it and I just focused on what my coaches coached me to do," Cooper said after the game.
Holy Trinity scored four runs over the first two innings, with two of those runs coming on a home run by Cali Perrillo. Kaliannah McMillan hit a home run in the fifth inning to give the Tigers a 5-2 lead.
The Hustlers were behind in the game until the fifth inning, when they scored three runs to tie the score at 5-5. Emily Lowe's hit brought home the tying run for the Hustlers in the inning.
Despite trailing the Tigers early in the game, Cooper said the team made sure to keep their energy up in the dugout.
"Just cheering and making sure everyone in the dugout was standing and yelling," Cooper said. "Everybody was cheering at all times."
Both Melbourne Central Catholic and Holy Trinity have records of 11-8. The regional quarterfinals of the FHSAA state softball tournament begin May 8 for Class 2A.
District 11-6A: No. 1 Melbourne 2, No. 2 Viera 0
In the District 11-6A final, Melbourne defeated Viera 2-0. Maddy Prayto finished the game with one RBI and two hits, and Alyssa Arnold added one RBI and one hit for Melbourne. The Bulldogs improve to 27-0 and the Hawks have a record of 18-8.
Stats
Melbourne: WP- J. Francik 7.0 IP, 5 H, 10 K; M. Prayto 2 H, 1 RBI; H. Turner 1 H; A. Thompson 1 H; A. Arnold 1 H, 1 RBI; L. Ayala 1 R, 1 H; A. Berkemeier 1 H; H. Harris 1 R.
Viera: Pitching- A. Berry 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 K, M. Rider 1.0 IP, 2 H; A. Pitt 1 H; A. Berry 1 H; K. Potts 1 H; K. Farinhas 1 H; B. Samuels 1 H.
Here are the schedules/results for each district (Game times subject to change):
District 8-2A
Semifinals Monday (4/29) at Melbourne Central Catholic
No. 3 Holy Trinity 16, No. 2 Merritt Island Christian 6
District Championship Wednesday (5/1) at Melbourne Central Catholic, 4 p.m.
No. 1 Melbourne Central Catholic 6, No. 3 Holy Trinity 5
District 8-3A
Semifinals Tuesday (4/30) at Space Coast
No. 1 Astronaut 16, No. 4 Cocoa Beach 1
No. 3 Cocoa vs. No. 2 Space Coast, 7:15 p.m.
District Championship Thursday (5/2) at Space Coast, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Astronaut 10, No. 2 Space Coast 5
District 8-4A
Quarterfinals Monday (4/29) at Higher seed
No. 4 Satellite 10, No. 5 Palm Bay 0
No. 3 Merritt Island 15, No. 6 Titusville 0
Semifinals Tuesday (4/30) at Eau Gallie
No. 2 Rockledge 16, No. 3 Merritt Island 1
No. 1 Eau Gallie 11, No. 4 Satellite 2
District Championship Thursday (5/2) at Eau Gallie, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Eau Gallie 11, No. 2 Rockledge 7
District 13-5A
Semifinals Tuesday (4/30)
No. 3 Westwood at No. 2 Sebastian River, 6 p.m.
District Championship Thursday (5/2) at Bayside, 7 p.m.
No. 1 Bayside 10, No. 2 Sebastian River 0
District 11-6A
Semifinals Monday (4/29) at Melbourne
No. 1 Melbourne 15, No. 4 Heritage 0
No. 2 Viera 2, No. 3 East River 0
District Championship Wednesday (5/1) at Melbourne, 6 p.m.
No. 1 Melbourne 2, No. 2 Viera 0
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: 2024 Brevard county district tournament schedules
