The Sea Kings Varsity cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Tesoro Titans to improve to 5-0 on the season. Victory number five was basically a copy and paste job, as the Sea Kings, once again, enjoyed dominant pitching and excellent run production, especially from the top of their lineup.
Leadoff man Brady Gadol (‘25) started the game for the Sea Kings with a single and promptly stole second base. With that steal, Gadol became the Sea Kings’ all-time career leader in stolen bases. One batter later, Princeton-commit Vincent Menard’s (‘25) RBI double plated Gadol.
The Sea Kings offense could have taken the rest of the day off from there, as starter Stevie Jones (‘26) thoroughly shut down the Titans line up. Jones pitched six innings of three-hit ball, while striking out thirteen and walking only one. The junior now stands at 3-0 on the season and boasts a 1.17 ERA and a WHIP of 0.78.
When it was time for the Sea Kings to bat again, the wheels simply fell off the wagon for the Titans. In the second inning, Tesoro’s pitchers walked two Sea Kings, hit another three and threw a wild pitch. The Titans also committed an error and allowed the Sea Kings to steal three bases. Couple all that with RBI singles by Gadol, Jackson McDonald (‘25) and Jones, and the Sea Kings were able to hang five runs on the scoreboard during the frame.
Menard hit a solo home run in the fourth inning, his second of the year, and Marc Solomon (‘25) scored on a sacrifice fly by Gadol in the fifth inning to close out the scoring for the game.
Gadol proved to once again be the fire starter operating out of his leadoff perch. In addition to his aforementioned sacrifice fly, he was two for three, which extended his season-long hitting streak to five games. The senior center fielder drove in three runs and scored two. He has now scored a run in four straight games.
Menard flexed his way to a double and home run and, yet, he has been so dominant on the season that this two for four day actually lowered his batting average, which now stands at .529. The first baseman now has a four-game multi-hit streak, in addition to a four-game RBI streak.
Senior designated hitter Solomon is also riding a four-game hitting streak, as he went one for two, with a double, and was hit by pitch versus the Titans. He, along with Gadol, lead the team with two runs scored.
Third sacker William Chiechi (‘25) reached base three times and scored a run without having to exercise his arms. He drew a walk and was hit by a pitch during the fateful second inning, and again drew a walk later in the game. These free passes allowed Chiechi to extend his on-base streak to five games.
Although he saw his hitting streak end, shortstop Ganon Overfelt (‘25) was able to keep his on-base streak alive when he drew a walk and was hit by a pitch.
McDonald also has a five-game on-base streak and contributed two RBI’s against the Titans.
The Sea Kings Varsity has a short turnaround, as they host the Indians of Fullerton Saturday morning, March 8.