High school softball’s regular season ended Wednesday, April 22, and the FHSAA released its district tournament brackets on Thursday.
Melbourne Central Catholic, Astronaut, Eau Gallie and Melbourne all garnered No. 1 seeds in their respective classes and districts.
Melbourne, led by Layna Ayala and Addison Balavender, finished the regular season with Brevard’s best record at 23-1. They are the top seed in District 7-6A.
Ayala is batting .584 with 13 home runs and 50 RBI. Balavender is 14-1 with a 1.00 ERA, striking out 153 to just 28 walks.
Eau Gallie, the No. 1 seed in District 8-4A, was 19-3 this season. They’re led by Evie Martin and Jordan Stout, among a host of talented Commodores.
Martin batted .429 with a team-high 9 home runs and 35 RBI. Stout was 11-1 with a 1.02 ERA and 67 strikeouts.
Melbourne Central Catholic was 12-7 in District 8-2A behind dual threat Lilly Rollinger. Rollinger had team highs with a .379 batting average, 15 runs, 22 hits and 16 RBI. On the mound, she was 8-3 with a team-best 2.40 ERA and 73 strikeouts to just 9 walks.
Astronaut was 12-7 in District 8-3A. Arielys Rosado had a team-high batting average of .345 with three home runs. Halliey Moxley was 4-0 with a 0.74 ERA with 23 strikeouts.
Here’s the full schedule for Brevard County’s teams.
District 8-2A
April 27
5:15 p.m. – No. 4 Cocoa Beach (8-10) vs. No. 1 Melbourne Central Catholic (12-7)
7:15 p.m. – No. 3 Trinity Prep (7-6) vs. No. 2 Space Coast (10-10)
April 29
6 p.m. – Championship Game
District 8-3A
April 27
6 p.m. – No. 5 Atlantic (2-10) vs. No. 4 Palm Bay (1-9)
No. 1 Astronaut (12-7) BYE
No. 2 Cocoa (3-12) BYE
No. 3 Titusville (3-13) BYE
April 28
6 p.m. – No. 3 Titusville vs. No. 2 Cocoa
6 p.m. – No. 1 Astronaut vs. Atlantic/Palm Bay winner
April 30
6 p.m. – Championship Game
District 8-4A
April 27
6 p.m. – No. 4 Rockledge (4-16) vs. No. 1 Eau Gallie (19-3)
6 p.m. – No. 3 Satellite (8-13) vs. No. 2 Merritt Island (10-13)
April 29
6 p.m. – Championship Game
District 13-5A
April 27
5 p.m. – No. 5 Port St. Lucie (2-13-1) vs. No. 4 Heritage (4-12)
7 p.m. – No. 6 Westwood (0-12) vs. No. 3 Bayside (11-9)
No. 1 Sebastian River (14-5) BYE
No. 2 Legacy (12-6) BYE
April 28
6 p.m. – No. 1 Sebastian River vs. Port St. Lucie/Heritage winner
6 p.m. – No. 2 Legacy vs. Westwood/Bayside winner
April 30
6 p.m. – Championship Game
District 7-6A
April 27
7 p.m. – No. 5 Freedom (7-12) vs. No. 4 Davenport (9-8)
No. 1 Melbourne (23-1) BYE
No. 2 Viera (13-1) BYE
No. 3 Osceola (9-13) BYE
April 28
7 p.m. – No. 1 Melbourne vs. Freedom/Davenport winner
7 p.m. – No. 3 Osceola vs. No. 2 Viera
April 30
7 p.m. – Championship Game
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Brevard high school softball district tournaments are set to begin
Reporting by Tim Walters, Florida Today / Florida Today
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