The Sea Kings Varsity twice found themselves in a four-run hole versus the Fullerton Indians on Saturday. While they were able to dig themselves out the first time, they came up just short in their second attempt, and dropped their first game of the season, 8-7. The Sea Kings record on the season now stands at 5-1.
Fullerton got off the bus ready to swing it. In the first inning, the first seven Indians’ batters tallied five singles and a walk on their way to scoring four runs to start the game.
In the third inning, the Indians generously offered up a few gifts and the Sea Kings gladly accepted. In and among a pair of stolen bases and a sacrifice fly by Jackson McDonald (‘25), the Sea Kings received two walks and reached on an error by the Fullerton right fielder. The result was two runs in the inning and the Indians’ lead cut in half.
The comeback was completed in the fourth inning when the Sea Kings scored two more runs, as they strung together three singles and again took advantage of an Indians’ error.
Sea Kings starter Isaiah Vasquez (‘25) settled down after the first inning and was cruising along until the top of the sixth, when a one-out solo home run by Fullerton opened the floodgates. After a pitching change, the Indians would go on to score three more runs in the frame, and again, the Sea Kings found themselves facing a four-run deficit.
In the bottom of the frame, the Sea Kings went back to work. Back-to-back leadoff singles were followed by a three-run home run blast off the bat of designated hitter Marc Solomon (‘25). The Sea Kings ultimately had the tying runner on third base with only one out, but couldn’t deliver the clutch hit to complete their second four-run comeback of the game, coming up one run short.
Throughout the game, the Sea Kings got huge production from the bottom of their lineup. Third baseman William Chiechi (‘25) was two for three and scored two runs. Solomon was also two for three with two runs and tacked on three RBI’s. In the process, Solomon extended his hitting streak to five games. Catcher Charlie Kaster (‘26) was two for two with a walk, and two stolen bases.
First baseman, Princeton-commit Vincent Menard (’25) stayed on his season-long torrid pace with two doubles, which pressed his multi-hit game streak to four games and his overall hitting streak to five games.
Leadoff man Brady Gadol (‘25) scored a run and in doing so, stretched his run-scoring streak to five games. Gadol, Chiechi and Ganon Overfelt (‘25) have all reach based safely in every game this season.
The Sea Kings Varsity is set to square off against the Capo Valley Christian Eagles on Tuesday, March 11.