The Sea Kings Junior Varsity controlled their matchup with the Edison Chargers through the first five innings on Tuesday, but the Chargers plated eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to swamp the Sea Kings and emerge with a 13-7 victory.
The Sea Kings used a two-out rally in the top of the first inning to established a 1-0 lead. Cason Yarnall (‘27) tripled and scored when Cash Burns’ (‘27) ground ball to the Chargers’ third baseman was misplayed.
In the bottom of the first inning, the Sea Kings invited danger by walking the first two Chargers batters. That danger was realized when both runners scored for the Chargers courtesy of a single and a sacrifice fly.
The Sea Kings immediately reestablished their lead in the top of the second inning by scoring two runs. A leadoff walk to Sam Healy (‘27) was followed by back-to-back singles on the part of Brady Zenz (‘26) and Jacob Olson (‘27). The Sea Kings had the bases loaded with nobody out. Edison walked Crosby Eddy (‘27) to force in a run and then Zenz scored when Max Brengel (‘27) grounded out to first base.
In a kindly reciprocal gesture, the Sea Kings issued a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the third inning to tie the game at three apiece.
Again, the Sea Kings used their very next opportunity to re-take the lead. The top of the fourth inning saw three Sea Kings cross the plate to make the score 6-3, Sea Kings. Eddy started the Sea Kings two-out rally with a double to center field. Brengel then drove an 0-2 pitch into center field to drive in Eddy. After a walk to Prescott Nyman (‘27), Yarnall gathered his second extra-base hit of the day, as his double drove in both Brengel and Nyman.
Edison posted a single run in both the fourth and fifth innings. Still, the Sea Kings entered the stretch run of the game holding onto a one run lead. Then, the bottom of the sixth inning happened.
The Chargers sent fourteen batters to the plate in the sixth inning on their way to scoring eight runs in a rally that put the Sea Kings down seven runs with only three outs to go.
The top of the seventh inning saw Juve Fouladi (‘26) drive in Porter Fyke (‘26), who had walked, to make the final score 13-7.
Yarnall stayed hot for the Sea Kings, extending both his hitting streak and run-scoring streak to four games. On the day, Yarnall was two for four with a double and a triple. He drove in two runs, while scoring one of his own.
Brengel, who stretched his hitting streak to six games, wrapped up his day going one for three with a walk, a run scored, two RBI and a stolen base.
Eddy, who is riding a four game on-base streak, reached base three times with a double and two walks. Eddy scored a run, drove one in and swiped a base.
The Sea Kings got a solid effort out of the bullpen from Kyle Womack (‘27). Womack entered the game in the bottom of the third inning with the bases loaded and the Chargers already having tied up the score. Womack recorded the third out to squelch the rally with no further damage done. For the game, Womack pitched one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs, while striking out one Charger.
The Sea Kings Junior Varsity and Edison Chargers head back to the diamond for game two of their series on Wednesday, April 23.