CONCH BASEBALL WINS THREE

Less than a month remains in regular season

The Key West Conchs baseball team returned from spring break with a vengeance, ripping off a threegame win streak to start the final stage of their regular season.

The team took on Berkeley Prep on March 30 and April 1. They won the first matchup 3-0, logging five hits from Jack Haggard, Caden Pichardo, Anthony Lariz, Gabe Williams and Anden Rady. Andris Barroso was credited for the win on the mound, going six innings and striking out seven of 21 batters. Felix Ong closed out the final inning, striking out three of the five batters he faced.

The Conchs continued their winning ways on March 31 against John Carroll Catholic School, beating the Rams 5-4. Jacob Burnham was credited with the win, pitching six innings for Key West while Lariz closed out the final inning. Wyatt Kuhn led in hitting, adding two base hits to his stats. Matt Greenberg pounded a double and Haggard, Noah Burnham, Lariz and Rady each logged a hit, while Rady drove in 4 RBIs in the contest.

In the April 1 Berkeley Prep game, Ong earned the start and the win, lasting five innings on the mound for the Conchs while Marlin Takovich closed out for the win. Leading the offensive onslaught for Key West was Gabe Williams with a single and a triple. Jose Perdigon and Sam Holland had two base hits apiece. Haggard doubled and Noah Burnham, Kuhn and Lariz each added a single, giving the Conchs 10 hits in their 8-4 victory.

The Marathon Dolphins racked up 10 hits against Posnack on March 27, defeating the Rams 7-4. Ryan Yablon and Dylan Globe had two hits each, with the others coming from Bryan Broche, Gabe Leal, Micah Sauders, Brody Reininger, Aidan Gonzalez and Mason Thornton.

Dylan Ziels was credited with the win, striking out seven batters over three innings pitched.

On March 29, the Fins faced LaSalle at home, losing 5-3 despite registering six hits against the Royal Lions. Leal had a pair of base hits while Thornton, Gonzalez, Ziels and Broche each had one.

Two days later, the Fins kept their composure despite an early run from Miami Country Day. Ziels held the Spartans to three hits, striking out 15 over the full seven innings. Marathon’s three hits – one each from Yablon, Ziels and Leal – would be all they needed to beat the Spartans 4-2. They did the rest with aggressive baserunning, stealing a dozen bases in the matchup.

The Hurricanes split a pair of games last week, defeating Somerset Silver Palms on March 29 before a loss to Sagemont on March 31. In the Silver Palms game, the ’Canes put together seven hits, including a pair of doubles by Ezekiel Myers, two hits from Donovan Thiery and one each from Dylan Bloom, Ian Anderson and A.J. Putetti. Tate Brumbalow was credited with the win, striking out seven batters.

Coral Shores’ bats weren’t as active against Sagemont. Campbell Lavoie was credited with two of the ’Canes’ four hits. The others came from Donovan and Bloom, who combined on the mound in the loss.

The 4-9 Hurricanes will do their best to remain undefeated in district play on April 7 against Keys Gate at home.