Second verse, same as the first. On Wednesday, the Edison Chargers downed the Sea Kings Varsity 3-1 in a near repeat of Tuesday’s game. The Chargers used a late three-run home run to overcome an early deficit and send the Sea Kings to defeat.
The Sea Kings took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. William Chiechi (‘25) led off the inning with a single and was joined on base by Charlie Kaster (‘26) when the Chargers’ second baseman booted Kaster’s ground ball. Designated hitter Marc Solomon (‘25) then singled to right field and the Sea Kings had the bases loaded with nobody out. Edison called upon the pitcher’s best friend, a double play, to flip the inning. One run was in, but the Sea Kings now only had a runner at third base and two outs. A fly out then ended the inning with the Sea Kings in front by one run.
After the top of the second inning, the game settled into an old fashioned pitcher’s duel with neither team threatening until it was the Chargers’ turn to bat in the bottom of the sixth inning. Just as in game one of the series, the game pivoted on one swing of the bat by Edison’s first baseman, who blasted a three-run home run to right field, after a single and a walk had put two runners on base.
Edison retired the Sea Kings one, two, three in the seventh inning to secure a 3-1 victory.
Center fielder Brady Gadol (‘25) extended his hitting streak to six games with a first inning triple, but the Sea Kings couldn’t cash him in.
The Sea Kings’ other extra base hit came off the bat of JJ Haley (‘28) who doubled, as part of a one for two day at the plate.
Third baseman Chiechi scored the lone Sea Kings’ run and was one for three on the day to stretch his on-base streak to five games.
Sea Kings’ starter Will Chavez (‘26) pitched a complete game for the third straight start. Chavez pitched six innings and gave up three runs on four hits, while striking out five and walking two.
The Sea Kings Varsity and Edison Chargers wrap up their season series on Friday, April 25.