Sea Kings Varsity Suffers Road Loss as Offense Stymied
The Sea Kings Varsity lost game one of their three-game series to the Los Alamitos Griffins on Tuesday. The final score was 7-1.
The game started out on a positive note for the Sea Kings. In the first inning, leadoff man Brady Gadol (‘25) opened the game with a single and then stole second base. After a sacrifice bunt advanced Gadol to third base, he scored on a groundout by Princeton-commit Vincent Menard (‘25) and the Sea Kings were up 1-0.
The Griffins took the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning after an error opened the door to three unearned runs.
The bottom of the sixth inning saw a two-out rally by Los Alamitos, in which they scored four runs to make the final result 7-1.
Four Los Alamitos hurlers held the Sea Kings to two hits on the day, with the Sea Kings advancing a runner into scoring position only once.
Stonehill College-commit Marcelo Anelli (‘25) started on the mound for the Sea Kings and pitched four and two-thirds innings, allowing zero earned runs and striking out nine.
Gadol extended his on-base streak to six games, as he went one for three with a stolen base and a run scored.
The Sea Kings other hit belonged to shortstop Ganon Overfelt (‘25), who stretched his hitting streak to four games.
When designated hitter Marc Solomon (‘25) was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning, he kept his six game on-base streak alive.
Game 2 in the series will be Wednesday, April 9, when the Sea Kings Varsity hosts the Griffins.
Sea Kings Junior Varsity Doomed by Defensive Miscues
In a game that slid away as the defensive miscues piled up, the Sea Kings Junior Varsity lost to the Los Alamitos Griffins 10-2.
The trouble for the Sea Kings defense started with the very first Griffins batter of the day, who reached on a error and later came around to score, making the score 1-0 Los Alamitos. Again in the second inning, the Griffins plated a run, this time as a result of two Sea Kings’ errors.
The Sea Kings battled back to tie the score at two apiece in the bottom of the second inning. Prescott Nyman (‘27) and Maxwell Morton (‘27) had back-to-back singles to open the frame. A sacrifice bunt by Sam Healy (‘27) pushed the runners over to second and third bases. Brady Zenz (‘26) then lashed a line drive to center field to plate both Nyman and Morton.
Los Alamitos broke the tie in the top of the third inning when they scored two runs, again aided by an error on the part of the Sea Kings’ defense.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Sea Kings looked to once again rally when Max Brengel’s (‘27) two-out single and Nyman’s walk put two men aboard. This time though, the Sea Kings couldn’t deliver the clutch hit and the score remained 4-2.
The Griffins posted another three runs in the top of the fourth inning, as the Sea Kings aided the cause with two more fielding errors.
The Sea Kings failed to mount any offense the rest of the way, sending the minimum twelve batters to the plate, while the Griffins tacked on three insurance runs to make the final score 10-2.
For the game, the Sea Kings pitchers allowed ten runs, only five of which were earned.
Morton ended the game one for three with a run scored and extended his hitting streak to four games.
Nyman reached base twice going one for two with a walk and scored a run.
Junior Brady Zenz was one for two and drove in the Sea Kings’ two runs.
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity and Los Alamitos Griffins are back in action for game two of the series on Wednesday, April 9.
Offense Fails to Launch for Sea Kings Freshmen in 7-0 Loss
In a game that was closer than the score would indicate, the Los Alamitos Griffins defeated the Sea Kings Freshmen 7-0 in game one of their three-game series.
Los Alamitos jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning with a single and a stolen base, followed by a two-out RBI knock.
The Sea Kings attempted to strike back immediately in the bottom of the first inning, but Brody Majit (‘28) was caught stealing after his leadoff double. As it would turn out, Majit’s leadoff double was the only hit the Sea Kings would muster on the day.
The top of the third inning turned out to be decisive as the Griffins plated five runs, all but one of which were unearned. Two errors by the Sea Kings extended the inning and the Griffins ultimately sent ten batters to the plate.
The Sea Kings had two baserunners in the bottom of the sixth inning courtesy of a pair of walks, but the Griffins’ catcher again erased a threat when Majit was cut down on an attempted steal.
The Griffins added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning to make the final score 7-0.
The lack of offense and untimely defensive miscues ultimately doomed the Sea Kings, but the pitchers acquitted themselves well. Starter William Gould (‘27) went four innings and allowed two earned runs, while reliever Luke Kittleson (‘28) pitched the final three innings and allowed only one earned run.
The Sea Kings Freshmen and Los Alamitos Griffins battle again on Wednesday, April 9.
Sea Kings Varsity Loses 2-0
The Huntington Beach Oilers completed their season sweep of the Sea Kings Varsity on Friday. The Oilers scored their only runs in the 2-0 contest on two solo home runs, one in the first inning and one in the seventh inning.
The Sea Kings had several scoring opportunities during the game. In the first and fifth innings, the Sea Kings had runners on first and second base with one out and in the fourth inning, the bases were loaded with one out. In each case, the Huntington Beach hurlers were able to buckle down and kill off the potential rally.
Starter Stevie Jones (‘26) took the loss despite holding the Oilers to one run on four hits during his sixth innings of mound work.
Ganon Overfelt (‘25) and Princeton-commit Vincent Menard (‘25) each had a single and a walk to reach base twice for the Sea Kings.
Menard, Brady Gadol (‘25) and Marc Solomon (‘25) all extended their on-base streaks to five games.
The Sea Kings Varsity returns to action next week for a three-game set with the Los Alamitos Griffins. Game 1 is Tuesday, April 8 at Los Alamitos.
Sea Kings Junior Varsity Can’t Hold Early Lead in Road Loss
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity traveled to Huntington Beach to face the Oilers on Friday and came away with a 14-2 loss. The Sea Kings jumped out in front 2-0 in the top of the first inning, but were then overwhelmed by the Oilers offense the rest of the way.
In the top of the first inning, Cason Yarnell (‘27) lead off by drawing a walk and then stealing second base. He came around to score when Prescott Nyman (‘27) lined a double into left field. After Nyman stole third base, he was driven in by a Cash Burns (‘27) single up the middle.
The Sea Kings tried three different pitchers to no avail, as the Oilers scored fourteen runs on ten hits over the next three innings. Burns finished the game on the mound for the Sea Kings and registered three strikeouts over the course of one and one-third innings pitched.
At the plate, Burns finished his day one for two with an RBI. Brady Zenz (‘26) was also one for two with a double.
Nyman filled up the box score going one for two with a double, while scoring a run, collecting an RBI and stealing a base.
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity will face the Los Alamitos Griffins in three games next week, with the series kicking off at home on Tuesday, April 8.
Sea Kings Freshmen Drop Road Game to Oilers
The Sea Kings Freshmen closed out their season series with the Huntington Beach Oilers with a 9-3 loss on the road.
The Sea Kings got things going in the top of the first inning. Alex Wellmerling (‘27) led off the game with a single and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Tait Weissman (‘28). One batter later, Jackson Lawrence (‘28) singled to center field to drive in Wellmerling and the Sea Kings were up 1-0.
The Oilers answered in the bottom of the first inning when a trio of doubles and a walk resulted in three runs.
A leadoff double and three consecutive singles in the bottom of the second inning allowed Huntington Beach to add two more runs to take a 5-1 lead.
The Oilers stretched their lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the fourth inning thanks to a leadoff double, a passed ball and an RBI ground out.
Huntington Beach continued adding to their lead in the bottom of the fifth inning, tallying two more runs to make the score 8-1.
In the top of the sixth inning, the Sea Kings plated a run when Luke Kittleson (‘28) drew a bases-loaded walk and scored a second run when Claire O’Kelly (‘28) grounded into a fielder’s choice with the bases loaded.
The Oilers collected their final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth frame in similar fashion when a ground out to second base scored an Oilers’ runner from third base.
Weissman extended both his on-base and run-scored streaks to four games, as he finished the game one for one with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base.
Leadoff man Wellmerling was one for three with a walk and scored two runs.
Lawrence reached base twice with a single and a walk, and drove in a run.
The Sea Kings Freshmen will face the Los Alamitos Griffins in a three-game series next week starting Tuesday, April 8.
Opportunistic Oilers Defeat Sea Kings Varsity
The Sea Kings Varsity faced off against the Huntington Beach Oilers for the second day in a row and came out on the losing end of a 4-3 decision. The game was one of the most unconventional baseball games you’ll see, as the Sea Kings actually out-hit the Oilers 9-2.
The Oilers benefited greatly from one of their only two hits being a two-run homer. Otherwise, things were fairly even between the teams. Both teams committed costly fielding errors that resulted in unearned runs. And both pitching staffs issued a similar number of walks, hit by pitches and wild pitches. But it was the timing of those events that ultimately did in the Sea Kings.
Huntington Beach jumped out in front 1-0 in the bottom of the first inning when a walk, a hit by pitch and an error loaded the bases in front of a sacrifice fly.
The Sea Kings came back in the top of the third inning to tie the score 1-1. Brady Gadol (‘25) lead off the frame with a double and advanced to third base on a bunt single by Ganon Overfelt (‘25). Gadol ultimately scored on a groundout.
The Oilers struck back in the bottom half of the inning to reestablish a lead. A one-out walk was followed by a two-out home run, and the score was 3-1, Oilers.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Oilers added what would turn out to be the decisive run. A walk and two wild pitches put an Oilers’ baserunner on third base, and he scored on a sacrifice fly to center field.
The Sea Kings displayed their grit in the seventh inning when they opened the frame with back-to-back singles by Gadol and Overfelt. Gadol came around to score when the Oilers’ right fielder misplayed the ball on Overfelt’s hit, which also allowed Overfelt to advance all the way to third base. One batter later, Overfelt scored on a groundout and the Sea Kings were down only one run, but were also down to their last out. A game-ending strikeout sealed the victory for the Oilers.
The top of the batting order delivered excellent production for the Sea Kings throughout the day. Leadoff man Gadol was four for four with a double and two runs scored. Number two man Overfelt was two for four with a run scored. And Princeton-commit Vincent Menard (‘25) was also two for four batting in the three hole.
Stevie Jones (‘26) demonstrated the art of productive hitting when he collected two RBI without getting a hit. Jones’ third inning squeeze bunt and seventh inning groundout both resulted in Sea Kings’ runs.
Will Chavez (‘26) started on the bump for the Sea Kings and took the loss despite pitching five and two -thirds innings, and allowing only two hits and three earned runs.
Senior Marc Solomon (‘25) was hit by pitches, not once, but twice, and extended his on-base streak to four games as a result. Gadol and Menard also saw their on-base streaks reach four games.
The Sea Kings Varsity hosts Huntington Beach on Friday, March 4 for the final game of their season series.
Floodgates Open in Third Inning as Oilers Defeat Sea Kings Junior Varsity
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity lost 13-2 to the Huntington Beach Oilers in a game that early on looked like it might be a close contest.
With the score knotted a 0-0, the Sea Kings went to bat in the bottom of the second inning looking to avenge Tuesday’s defeat to the Oilers. Cason Yarnell (‘27) and Maxwell Morton (‘27) started the inning with back-to-back singles and were then sacrificed to second and third bases. However, the Sea Kings could not deliver the necessary timely hit and the inning ended with no runs scored after a groundout and a strikeout. And then, the bottom fell out for the Sea Kings.
Huntington Beach scored ten runs on nine hits in the top of the third inning and chased three Sea Kings pitchers in the process.
In the bottom of the third, the Sea Kings once again got two singles to lead off the inning, this time by Alex Wellmerling (‘27) and Cash Burns (‘27). Both runners ended up scoring thanks to a pair of Oilers’ errors.
Huntington Beach posted three more runs in the fourth inning to make the final score 13-2.
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity and Oilers will finish their season series on Friday, April 4, at Huntington Beach.
Offensive Fireworks on Display in Sea Kings Freshmen Loss
In a game loaded with offense, the Huntington Beach Oilers defeated the Sea Kings Freshmen 13-7. The two teams combined for thirty-six baserunners putting stress on the pitchers throughout the game.
The Sea Kings jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom half of the first inning when Luke Kittleson’s (‘28) groundout drove in JJ Haley (‘28), who had reached on a walk.
The Oilers answered in the top of the second inning with two runs and then tacked on a third inning run to established a 3-1 lead.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Sea Kings pulled back to within one run when Tait Weissman (‘28) lead off with a walk and then scored after tagging up on a foul ball out to right field.
A hit by pitch, botched fielder’s choice and a single loaded the bases in the bottom of the fourth inning, and Haley cleared those bases with a grand slam to put the Sea Kings in the lead 6-3.
Huntington Beach took the lead for good when they scored five runs over the fifth and sixth innings.
The Sea Kings tried to go back in front for the third time in the game with a sixth inning rally. A single by Brody Majit (‘28) drove home Luca DiNapoli (‘28), but the Sea Kings left two men on base as the inning ended with the score 8-7 Oilers.
The Oilers added five runs in the seventh inning to put the game out of reach.
Haley, who extended his hitting streak to nine games, finished the game two for three plus a walk, two runs scored and four RBI.
Majit was three for four with a double and two RBI.
DiNapoli stretched his on-base streak to six games, as he went two for three, and scored two runs.
Sea Kings backstop Claire O’Kelly walked and was hit by a pitch. She has now reached base in nine straight games.
The Sea Kings Freshmen and Huntington Beach Oilers close out their season series on April 4.
Sea Kings Varsity Loses Game One of Three-Game Series
The Sea Kings Varsity kicked off a three-game series with the Huntington Beach Oilers on Tuesday. Huntington Beach established a three-run lead in the top of the third inning and hung on to defeat the Sea Kings 4-2.
The game was scoreless through two innings. In the top of the third inning, the Oilers opened the frame with a back-to-back singles and then took advantage of two Sea Kings’ errors to put three runs on the scoreboard.
The Sea Kings battled back in the bottom of the fourth inning. The inning started with the Sea Kings scoring a run as a result of three consecutive singles by Stevie Jones (‘26), Charlie Kaster (‘26) and Mark Solomon (‘25). After a Huntington Beach pitching change, Jackson McDonald (‘25) drew a walk and the Sea Kings had the bases loaded with only one out. Kaster was able to score on a passed ball, but the Sea Kings rally was snuffed out by back-to-back strikeouts, and the inning ended with the score 3-2.
Huntington Beach tacked on a run in the top of the fifth inning when a leadoff walk was followed by a double.
Stonehill College-commit Marcello Anelli (‘25) started on the mound for the Sea Kings and certainly pitched well enough to win. He spread six hits and two walks over six innings, while allowing two earned runs and striking out nine Oilers. Noah Bertrand (‘25) pitched a hitless and scoreless seventh inning, and struck out one Oiler.
Brady Gadol (‘25) lead the Sea Kings with two hits out of his leadoff spot.
The Sea Kings Varsity and Huntington Beach will be back in action on Wednesday, April 2.