CCS-bound Falcons heat up at the right time right before league playoffs

The Falcon baseball team ended its season the on a good note, winning the last seven games and coming back from a 3-0 deficit to beat Silver Creek 8-3 for Saratoga’s senior day on April 27. 

Earlier in the week, the Falcons dominated against Mountain View in their last league series of the season.  On April 26, the Falcons beat the Mountain View Spartans 4-1 behind the clutch pitching tandem of senior captains Kyle Dozier and Stevie Berman.

“Whenever those two pitch, we will always have an opportunity to win a game,” junior infielder Jason Aoki said.

Earlier in the week, the Falcons beat the Spartans at home 6-0 in a dominant showing of offense and pitching.

“Our offense has been really clutch, which relieves a lot of stress from the pitching,” sophomore pitcher Joey Medeiros said.

After sweeping Los Altos 6-0 on April 19 and 17-9 on April 17, the Falcons climbed to an 8-4 record in league, good enough for fourth place.

Prior to the Los Altos series, the Falcons split games with first place Wilcox, winning 4-1 on March 12 and losing 6-1 on March 10. On March 9, the Falcons defeated Terra Nova 4-0 in a non-league game.

The week before, the Falcons participated in the Valley Christian Crown classic, going 2-2 over the week. The Falcons capped off the tournament by beating Los Gatos 3-2 in a nailbiter.

Berman attributes the team’s recent success to the resurgence of the offense and strong pitching.

“Whenever our team can limit another team to under five runs, we will have a lot of success as a team,” Berman said.

Along with a strong pitching staff, the Falcons boast an offense that is strong from top to bottom. The Falcons scored 41 runs in three games the week of April 15.

“We are heating up at the right time and it feels really good for the team to be able finally come together, offensively and defensively,” Berman said. If the Falcons win the next four games, they will be crowned De Anza League Champions, something they have never done before.

CCS playoffs start on May 16 and the Falcon will most likely host the first game.