FREDERICK, Md. –
Keegan Brennan (Lake Wynonah, Pa./Nativity BVM) walks thrice and collects his 100
th career hit on a day where the Blazers draw 10 free passes to first base in the 13-3 win over Notre Dame of Maryland on Wednesday afternoon.
On the Mound
Tyler Knill (Frederick/Frederick) tossed six innings of shutout ball allowing three hits.
In the Batter's Box
Keegan Brennan (Lake Wynonah, Pa./Nativity BVM) drew three walks and scored three times. Brennan also grabbed four bags.
Ty Broughton (Charles Town, W.Va./Washington) scored twice and drove in three runs on the day.
Jonathan Tyndall (Felton, Del./Lake Forest) had a pair of doubles and scored twice.
From the Bullpen
Mason Potter (Ashburn, Va./Stone Bridge) threw an inning and allowed one hit with two strikeouts.
Michael Ashton (King George, Va./King George) and
Remi Schaber (Memphis, Tenn./Lausanne Collegiate School) both threw an inning of relief.
How it Happened
Brennan drew a walk to start the game and made work of good jumps to steal both second and third base before Broughton got the job done via a floating sacrifice fly deep enough to score Brennan.
A leadoff single to start the second inning followed by a walk put traffic on the bases for the Gators. Knill worked a strikeout before
Amrit Brown (Asheville, N.C./Asheville) ate up a groundball and tapped third and threw over first for a double play to end the threat.
Rinse and repeat, Brennan would walk again and be moved all the way to third and Broughton would slash a single to left to score him again in the third. Broughton would make it around the bases, the final 90 thanks to a sacrifice fly by
Ryland Weaver (Salisbury, Md./Homeschool).
The Blazers would load the bases in the fourth inning and Ludington would sneak a ball up the middle to score Brennan a third time. Hood would continue to go station to station as Broughton was drilled in the helmet with a pitch to score another. Stout would have the game's first heavy hit with a double over the head of the left fielder to score a pair to pour on. The inning would continue with an RBI groundout by Brown but a throwing error to cut that runner at home would have a second cross home.
Knill would find trouble in the sixth issuing a walk and a blooper to right but retired the next two to strand the first run at third base.
The Gators would eventually strike in the eighth inning with a poke to left to score a runner all the way from second. The Blazers would respond in the bottom half with RBI doubles by both
Jasper Wilfrid (Mountain View, Ca./Mountain View) and
Harrison Ludington (Woodbridge, Va/Forest Park High School).
For the Opponent
Joe Agrusti subbed in and had single that drove in two of the three runs for the NDMU
Up Next
The squad will jump back into conference play with a three-game series with Alvernia. Game one is set for Friday, March 21 at Alvernia 3:30 p.m. while the Saturday, March 22 doubleheader will be hosted by Hood at FCC with first pitch at noon. The Blazers will also be honoring their 10
th anniversary of their baseball program during the day as well.
