The Stallions continue their winning ways with a dominating win over Carolina International on their home field in the first round of the conference tournament.
The Queens Grant boys took a quick 6 run lead in the bottom of the first inning. Then added another 3 runs in the second inning and another run in the third for a commanding 10-0 lead. While Stallions starter Nick Kuebler sailed through the first three frames allowing just one hit and a base on balls.
Meanwhile, multiple hits by John Orlowski, Michael Ritch, Spencer Smith, Bryce Gorospe, Clay Thaxton and others in the lineup slammed timely hits to drive in 8 earned runs in a game that was really no match for the home team. The second place Stallions in the PAC-7 jumped all over the Comets who have been struggling all season with pitching as they gave up 10 walks on 8 hits while hitting two batters in the game.
Kuebler picked up the win giving up only 2 unearned runs, while freshman Cameron King pitched a scoreless fifth, and Andy Duran closed out the game in the sixth facing only three batters on 10 pitches.
In the semi-final round of the PAC-7 Conference the Stallions beat Mountain Island 8-4 at Pine Lake Prep who is holding the conference tournament this year. The home team struck quickly again in the first two innings getting out to a 4-0 lead. The starter sophomore crafty lefty Jacob Beard sailed through the first two frames. However, in the third he ran into trouble giving up 8 hits and 4 runs.
In the fourth senior John Orlowski settled things down pitching 4 scoreless innings while giving up no hits on 3 strikeouts to stifle the Raptor offense. The Stallions offense continued to roll scoring 2 runs in the fourth, 1 run in the fifth, and another insurance run in the sixth inning to closeout the victory and move on into a championship game match-up on Friday night against the host team Pine Lake Prep.
Spencer Smith went 3-5 with 2 doubles, senior Clay Thaxton had a big game going 3-4 with 1 RBI, Jacob Laplant 2-3, Andy Duran 2-4 with 2 RBI’s including slamming his fifth home run of the season.
