Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Celtics split with Class 4 schools

On Tuesday the Celtic baseball team split a doubleheader between Lee' Summit and Raytown South. In the first game vs. Lee's Summit, O'Hara could not muster any clutch hitting when runners were in scoring position. Vince Saviano started the game allowing four earned runs over four innings. Junior Aaron Stubblefield pounded out two hits, while Jared Ginter and Sam Janet each had a hit.

O'Hara did turn around in the second game to earn a come from behind 8-7 vs. Raytown South. The Celtics were cruising along with Jake Slocum on the hill with a comfortable two run lead. However, the lead was wiped away in the fifth inning. Raytown South brought eleven men to the plate that inning scoring five runs to take a 8-5 lead. The Celtics then rallied in the bottom of the sixth and scored four runs of their own. Alex Gaul-Pearson started the inning with a solid single to right center. Jared Ginter, Vince Saviano followed with a base on balls and a infield hit, respectively. With the bases loaded Aaron Stubblefield walked to bring in Gaul-Pearson. A couple more fielder choices and infield errors found the Celtics to have a one run lead going into the top of the seventh. Junior Aaron Mitchell closed the door in the seventh by striking out the side to capture the victory for O'Hara.











Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Easter Goose Egg Hunting

Cullen Rowland and Aaron Stubblefield got their Easter egg hunting done a little early this year, as the two combined for a no-hitter vs. Center. Rowland started the game and went four innings with eight strikeouts. He faced thirteen batters, one more than the minimum, allowing only one to reach base via a walk. Stubblefield came in to close the fifth striking out two batters and picking off the other at first base. Stubblefield also contributed at the plate with two hits, two runs scored and two RBI. Senior Vince Saviano was the table setter reaching base his first three times at the plate, scoring on each occasion. Rowland also helped his cause at the plate with three RBI. The Celtics mercy ruled the Yellowjackets by winning 10-0 in five innings. The Celtics are now 2-0 in conference play and look to keep things rolling tonight at St. Pius X.

JV

The JV team also got solid pitching and good hitting to win 9-0. Junior pitcher Drew Fennesy threw all four innings for the complete game shutout. Fennesy allowed only two hits while striking out ten. Sophomore Dante Obie was the star at the plate going 2-2 with a triple and three RBI.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Lynch stellar over seven innings

The Celtics opened up conference play with a 5-1 win over the Warrensburg Tigers. Senior Mike Lynch was dominant over seven innings earning the complete game win, allowing just three hits while only throwing an incredible 67 pitches. The game got off to an amazing start with two plays at the plate to end both the top and bottom of the first inning. After three scoreless innings the Celtics finally broke things open in the top of the third. Chuck Preston and Joey Tucker started off the inning reaching base on a walk and single, respectively. They reached second and third on a passed ball, then Travis Peter drove both runners in on a two out single. Peter later drove in Preston again with another two out single in the top of the 7th for an insurance run. Preston reached base three out of his four plate appearances scoring two times. Senior Vince Saviano, Junior Travis Peter, and Freshman Jared Ginter each both contributed with two hits.

JV

After dominating the first six innings, the JV managed to blow their five run lead in the bottom of the seventh. Sophomore pitcher Logan Halil was dominant over six innings, allowing only two runs with 11 strikeouts. Caleb Schmidt relieved Halil in the seventh without giving up a hit. However, the defense behind him could not make the necessary plays and squandered the five run lead. Warrensburg scored five runs on no hits in the bottom of the seventh to force a tie game. An extra inning was played, but neither team was capable of scoring a run. The JV team looks to pick up their first victory of the season vs. Center tonight.