The varsity baseball team took a trip to Orlando, Florida this past weekend, playing seven games during their trip. In these seven games, the Green Knights recorded six wins and one loss.
Chad Falcon was the starting pitcher in Game 1, the left hander tossed five innings, allowing one run on four hits versus Cedar Creek High School. Falcon also struck out 13 of the 15 batters he faced in his outing. Chad Falcon also led the Green Knights offense as he blasted a towering home run in the third inning. Falcon and Felix Gonzalez both recorded two hits in the game along with 3 RBI’s for Falcon, and 1 for Gonzalez. Jayden Onofre and Brady Knuckles also contributed to the Green Knights offensive output with one RBI each.
Game 2 was opened up with a colossal offensive start for the Green Knights. The Green Knights produced six runs in the first inning on the way to a 10-2 victory versus All Saints Academy. The offensive pressure from the Green Knights was led by doubles from Chad Falcon, Ryan Foody, and Luca Manganelli, a sacrifice fly from Carter Grande, and an error on a ball put in play by Jake Merz. Joe Leonardi was on the mound for the Green Knights. Leonardi surrendered two runs on two hits over the four innings that the left hander chucked. Leonardi recorded six strikeouts as well. Through the rest of the game, the Green Knights racked up a whopping ten hits in the game. Brady Knuckles and Ryan Foody all collected multiple hits. The Green Knights also stole ten bases.
After dropping game 3, the Green Knights got back into the win column with a 12-0 win in a rematch with Cedar Creek. The Green Knights got the offense started off hot in the first inning once again, this time by Felix Gonzalez who jumped on the first pitch he saw and smacked it for a double, scoring a run. Ryan Foody toed the rubber for the Green Knights, the southpaw allowed just one hit and zero runs over four innings. The fireballer struck out an eye-opening ten of twelve hitters he faced, only surrendering one walk. While Foody dominated on the mound, his teammates dominated in the box. In the first inning, junior shortstop Tommy Manzo blasted a grand slam. In the game, the Green Knights totaled 11 hits. Felix Gonzalez, Carter Grande, and Devin Buntzen each had multiple hits in the game, two each. A dominant win for the Green Knights.
In Game 7, the Green Knights faced their first real test of the year. Pitching was strong from both teams, but the Green Knights starter, Brant Vicini, truly dominated throughout his start. Vicini went five innings allowing one run on two hits, striking out six. Knotted at 1 going into the sixth, the Green Knights looked to get ahead. After a walk from Tommy Manzo, bunt single from Gannon Henderson, and key sacrifice squeeze bunt from Myles Gomez, the Green Knights took a 2-1 lead. Chris Gantaifis followed up the sacrifice squeeze with a bunt single himself. With the bases loaded the Green Knights catcher, Felix Gonzalez, worked a full count walk, extending the Green Knights lead to 3-1. To close the matchup, sophomore standout Brendan Lewis took the hill for one inning of work striking out two. The Green Knights wrapped up their trip with a win and a 6-1 record.