MELBOURNE, Fla. (February 28, 2025) - The #19 St. Thomas University (STU) Softball team traveled to the Space Coast to face off against Johnson University - Tennessee and Bethel University (Ind.) on Friday afternoon. The Bobcats defeated the Royals, 4-1 but ultimately fell to Pilots in game two, 2-1, marking their first loss of the season.

Game One: St. Thomas 4, Johnson 1:

• Isabella Andujar started the scoring run for the Bobcats in the top of the first, singling to left field and scoring Kaitlynn Martinez. Andujar later picked up her own run during Gabriella Gilbert's at-bat when Gilbert singled to center field, advancing Anna Toon and bringing Andujar home.
• Johnson responded with one run in the first, but Toon picked up the go-ahead run in the top of the third with a solo home-run to right field.
• Toon earned the victory against the Royals, bringing her record to 8-0. Toon notched nine strikeouts and only allowed one run and five hits.
• The Bobcats defeated the Royals 4-1 in the meeting.

Game Two: St. Thomas 1, Bethel 2:

• Bethel was the first on the board in game two, after a fielder's choice and some smart baserunning put them up 1-0.
• The Bobcats responded in the bottom of the second when Alahnis Berrios singled to left field and Bianca Palacios ran home to tie up the game.
• The game remained tied until the top of the seventh inning when the Pilots scored on a STU error to take the lead, 2-1. The Bobcats were unable to regain the lead, falling to Bethel 2-1.

After day one of the Space Coast Spring Games, St. Thomas is brought to an overall record of 11-1. Up next, the Bobcats will return to the Space Coast on Monday, March 3rd to face off against Indiana Wesleyan University at 4:45 p.m. and Trinity Christian College (Ill.) at 7 p.m.