The Lions, now 5-0 in league play, hit the ball hard all game long amassing a season-high 20 hits that included 11 that went for extra-bases. Not surprisingly the offensive attack was lead by Calvary's two most consistent offensive performer's Matt Hartman and Russell Harmening who had 4 and 3 hits respectively. The previous record of 6 triples in a game stood for over 16 years when St. Augustine played University City on 4/16/96. Calvary hit 7 and could have possibly had more because runners were being held back due to the lopsided score. It was not until the final innings of play that the the coaching staff was made aware of the record.
The first inning was an omen of what was to come because with two outs and no one on, Hartman, Harmening and Sam Sheehan hit three consecutive triples. They hit three more in the 4th inning when Hartman and Harmening once again hit back-to-back triples. Hartman actually scored on his ball after being stopped at third but ended up advancing to home when the ball was mishandled. Three batters later David Flores tied the record when he lofted a ball to the right-center power alley and legged out three bases. The record breaker came when Sam Athas lined a bullet to center that bounced untouched by the sprawling fielder and he rumbled all the way to third with number 7.
Once again the Lion pitching staff combined for another very good outing with 3 pitchers combining to allow 1 run on only 2 hits. The run was the first the staff has allowed in league play this season and broke a streak of 16 consecutive scoreless innings.
Senior righthander Isaac Conover got the start and threw 3 solid innings. He struggled with his control by walking batters in each inning but pitched out of any real trouble by striking out 6 Patriot batters in the start. He allowed 1 earned run and gave up both Patriot hits.
Senior Connor Kollenda picked up the win in relief by throwing 2 hitless innings and Harmening finished it off with 2 hitless innings of his own.
All 19 players in attendance got into the game and contributed to the victory. Kollenda had 3 hits, Flores and Sam Hebert each had 2 and Sheehan, Alex Nurding, Aaron Frazee, Gordon Nixon, Athas and Anthony Martin all added to the hit parade.
Calvary is now 20-5 overall and will take on two more league opponents this week with 3rd place Foothills Christian on Wednesday and 2nd place Guajome on Friday. In all likelihood, the Citrus League title will be determined this week.
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