Baseball team on a roll after a rocky start

The 4-2 boys' baseball team recently won 7-0 in a blowout contest against Fremont on March 23. The victory extended the Falcons’ winning streak to four games. 

However, the team's streak came to a crushing stop with a 3-1 loss a 3-1 loss to Homestead at home on March 27. They gave up three runs in the last two innings, allowing two home runs. Senior lefty Kyle Dozier pitched six innings and took the loss with only a solo home run against him.

Speaking of the team's recent success, senior Stevie Burman said, "We played well as a team,” said senior Stevie Berman, who is the team's ace right-handed pitcher and also plays catcher. “We play our best when we are having fun and while playing baseball and not worrying about anything else."

Throughout their winning streak, the Falcons got solid outings from their pitching staff. Their pitching core consists of Berman, juniors Thomas Alexander and Bobby Vithanage and seniors Steven Ruff, Trevor Hanks and Kyle Dozier.

They shut out Fremont 7-0 on March 23 and Santa Clara 9-0 on March 20.

“Our pitchers have done a great job the past week,” Berman said. “The starters are doing a good job going deep into the game and our relievers are doing a great job shutting down and securing the victory.”

Prior to the game against Fremont, the Falcons won 6-3 over Santa Clara on March 22. Through another well played performance from the pitching staff and consistent hitting, the Falcons brought home a victory. Sophomore Joey Medeiros was the winning pitcher and threw a solid five innings. The Falcons scratched across their runs with aggressive baserunning and small ball.

"We showed how dominant we were in our victory over Santa Clara," Dozier said. “They were definitely a team that we should win against and through a team effort, we were able to pull off the victory.”

With a collection of wins piled up from recent games, the team aspires to beat the top teams in their division including Homestead, Wilcox and Los Altos.

“Our league is very tough and we need to continue to work on the little things such as bunting and playing catch,” Berman said. “If we do these things and stay together as a team, we will be a really tough team to beat.”

Last year the Falcons advanced to the second round of CCS where they fell to Mt. Pleasant. This year, with the core players still on the team, the Falcons plan to go deeper into the playoffs.

The Falcons will play Terra nova High School next on April 9 in an away game.