Miami Dade Dominates St. Petersburg in 7-1 Victory

The Miami Dade Sharks continued its strong start to the season with a commanding 7-1 win over St. Petersburg College on Tuesday. The Sharks used a balanced offensive attack and a stellar pitching performance from Carina Amarilla to secure the victory.

Amarilla was dominant in the circle, tossing a complete game while allowing just one run on six hits, striking out two, and walking only one. She kept the Titans off the board until the sixth inning and faced just 26 batters in her efficient outing.

The Sharks struck first in the second inning when Caroline Mito delivered a two-run single, scoring Vanessa Rial and Ebba Sofia Eriksson. Amanda Handa followed with an RBI groundout to extend the lead to 3-0.

Mito continued to shine in the fourth, driving in another run with a single before scoring on Handa's RBI double to push the lead to 5-0. In the fifth, Eriksson showcased her speed with an RBI triple, bringing home Dana Piri. Rial then capped off the offensive surge with a sacrifice popout to make it 7-0.

St. Petersburg managed to break through in the sixth inning when Alyssa Filmer scored on a fielder's choice, but Amarilla shut the door the rest of the way.

Despite recording only four hits, the Sharks capitalized on their opportunities, drawing eight walks and executing key sacrifices. Mito led the offense with a 2-for-3 performance, driving in three runs and scoring twice. Eriksson added a triple and an RBI, while Handa contributed a double and two RBIs.

Miami Dade will look to keep rolling as they continue conference play later today.