On Saturday, in their final preseason scrimmage in Florida at IMG Academy, the baseball team earned a decisive 13-5 win over Inspiration Academy. A perfectly executed squeeze bunt in the bottom of the 6th inning by catcher Andy Pelc was the catalyst for what turned out to be a 10-run inning. The team finished the week with an overall record of 2-1-1.
The team opened up spring camp under the Florida sun with a 4-4 tie against Winter Park H.S., which they followed up with an 7-11 loss against IMG Academy (White). To close out the trip, they won their last two games 5-4 against IMG Academy (Gray) and 13-5 against Inspiration Academy. The Deerfield bats were connecting, pitching from the mound was strong and overall a great collective start for the Big Green! In total, Deerfield collected 40 hits and scored 29 runs in four games. 2B Jeff McDonald led the team with 8 hits over the 4 game stretch. RF Mike Bevino was right behind Jeff picking up 6 hits. The pitching staff got strong outings from Henry Gustavson and David Thomas in the 5-4 win over IMG Academy (Gray) and the combination of Jared Pantalony and Nick Solberg finished out the week in the 13-5 win.
The baseball team will look to continue its’ winning ways as they begin their 2018 campaign under new head coach, Pat Moriarty, on Saturday, March 31st vs. Belmont Hill. The first pitch is scheduled for 3pm and the game will be played at the New England Baseball Complex (333 SW Cutoff, Northborough, MA 01532).
