The Sea Kings Varsity got a vintage pitching performance from Stevie Jones (‘26) on Friday, as they won their final conference game of the year, scoring a 5-1 victory over the Edison Chargers. Jones pitched a complete game, allowing one run on six hits, while striking out five and walking none.
Edison played small ball in the top of the second inning to establish a 1-0 lead. A leadoff single and a sacrifice bunt put a runner in scoring position for the Chargers. After a balk advanced the runner to third base, a squeeze bunt resulted in a run when the Chargers runner beat the Sea Kings throw to the plate.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Sea Kings had runners on the corners with two outs, but an out on the base paths ended the potential rally with a goose egg still showing on the scoreboard for the Sea Kings.
Both teams went quietly in the third inning and then the Sea Kings made their move in the bottom of the fourth inning. Brady Gadol (‘25) led off the inning with a single and advanced to third base on a single by Jones. JJ Haley (‘28) then hit a double to center field, which drove in both Gadol and Jones to put the Sea Kings up 2-1. The rally continued as William Chiechi (‘25) singled to right field and advanced to second base as the Chargers threw the ball back into the infield. Marc Solomon (‘25) came to bat with Haley on third base and Chiechi on second base, and cashed in both runs with his single to center field. Jackson McDonald (‘25) drove in the inning’s fifth run with a double to right field that plated pinch runner Will Chavez (‘26).
After the fourth inning, the pitchers for both teams were dominant. Neither team managed more than a single baserunner in the fifth, six and seventh innings, and the Sea Kings cemented a 5-1 win.
Gadol stayed red hot, extending his hitting streak to seven games. On the day, he was two for three with a run scored. The Sea Kings all-time base stealer also added to his career total with two more thefts against the Chargers.
Haley’s double to put the Sea Kings up for good was part of a one for three day, in which he scored a run and drove in two.
Starter Jones helped himself with his stick work, as he went two for three and scored a run.
With his two for three day, Solomon has now reached base in four straight contests. He added a run and two RBI next to his name in the scorebook on Friday.
The Sea Kings second extra base hit on the day belonged to McDonald, whose double was part of a one for three day that included an RBI.
Chiechi’s single early in the third inning rally stretched his on-base streak to six games.
The Sea Kings Varsity travels to face the Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles on Wednesday, April 30.