Date: Saturday, April 16, 2022
- Location: Colonel Jacquelin J. Kelly Field
- Scores: 3-0 (STU), 7-2 (STU)
- St. Thomas Record: 16-22, 6-15 SUN
- Ave Maria Record: 25-13, 13-8 SUN
- Feature Game: Senior Day 2022
- Seniors Honored: Deavyn McDade, Daniela Bautista, Kylie Chambers, Destiny Pacetti, Oaskarley Ochoa, Kaitlin Spalding, Sophia Negron, Nicole Hauck, and Erica Winter.


- Erica Winter got the starting nod in game one of the double header looking to continue to shine from her last start against the Conquistadors.
- St. Thomas jumped on the board first in the bottom of the third with a two-out two-run double from Deavyn McDade to centerfield  that brought home Daniela Bautista and Sofia Negron.
- Bautista added some insurance in the bottom of the fifth with a double of her own to score Negron who tripled for the 10th time this season.
- Winter shutout the Conquistadors and struck out nine in her outing just allowing four hits.
- Oaskarley Ochoa was the only player to record a multi-hit game.


- Kaitlin Spalding was the starting pitcher in game two for the Bobcats collecting her fifth win of the season and seventh complete game.
- St. Thomas' bats stayed hot as McDade and Marla Lavado helped put a crooked number on the board in the bottom of the first.
- McDade kept it going in the bottom of the third sparking a two-out rally that started with a double to left center.
- Lavado reached on an error and kept the inning alive to set up the blast that came off the bat of Destiny Pacetti to left field.
- It was Pacetti's second homerun of the season.
- Florida National did not go down without a fight as a one-out double to left center and a triple to right center scored two for the Conquistadors.
- Spalding closed out the game allowing six hits, giving up just two-earned runs and striking out three.


- Winter and Spalding combined for 12-strikeouts and just allowing one walk each.
- All nine-seniors played in the two games while seven of the nine started in game one and six started in game two.
- McDade led the way going 3-for-5 with four RBI and two-doubles. McDade is two doubles away from tying the single-season record held by Carissa Albizu in 2011 who has 17.
- Negron puts her name back at the top of the list as she is tied in the NAIA for first in triples at 10.


St. Thomas will continue Sun Conference action next weekend as they take on Florida Memorial University in a three game series. This will be the first ever softball match-up between the teams as another sport gets added to the Battle of Miami Gardens series. Game one is schedule for Friday, April 22 at 6 p.m. at Carol City Park.