Seahawks lose heartbreaker to Telstar, 8-5
Gryffin Kristan pitched into the top of the fourth inning racking up five strikeouts. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#9 Sam Markowitz. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Umpire Bill Pearson. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Seahawks Coach Ed Crocker. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#22 Jordan Carrier. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#57 Robert Shaw. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Seahawks mound visit. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Kristan nods to catcher Maddox Cusumano’s signal. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The wind up. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The pitch. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Catcher #13 Maddox Cusumano. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Pitcher #20 Finn Harkins looks for the sign. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Harkins winds up. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The pitch. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#5 Cleyton Splaine. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Splaine gets a bead on the ball. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Splaine swings. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#4 Aidric Canada. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Kristan. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Kristan swings. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Carrier gets a good look at the ball. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The swing. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The follow-through. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Canada creeps toward third after stealing second. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Cusumano. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Cusumano takes another ball. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Coach Crocker catches for Harkins’ practice pitches. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Splaine gets ready to lay down a bunt. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Shaw. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Kristan, shortstop, and Splaine, left field, get ready for the ball to be put into play. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Time out. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Carrier and Coach Crocker talk before the at-bat. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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#12 Liam Thomas takes a swing. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Gryffin Kristan pitched into the top of the fourth inning racking up five strikeouts. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#9 Sam Markowitz. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Umpire Bill Pearson. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Seahawks Coach Ed Crocker. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#22 Jordan Carrier. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#57 Robert Shaw. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Seahawks mound visit. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Kristan nods to catcher Maddox Cusumano’s signal. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The wind up. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The pitch. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Catcher #13 Maddox Cusumano. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Pitcher #20 Finn Harkins looks for the sign. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Harkins winds up. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The pitch. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#5 Cleyton Splaine. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Splaine gets a bead on the ball. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Splaine swings. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
#4 Aidric Canada. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Kristan. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Kristan swings. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Carrier gets a good look at the ball. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The swing. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
The follow-through. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Canada creeps toward third after stealing second. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Cusumano. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Cusumano takes another ball. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Coach Crocker catches for Harkins’ practice pitches. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Splaine gets ready to lay down a bunt. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Shaw. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Kristan, shortstop, and Splaine, left field, get ready for the ball to be put into play. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Time out. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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Carrier and Coach Crocker talk before the at-bat. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
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#12 Liam Thomas takes a swing. JOSEPH CHARPENTIER/Boothbay Register
Seahawks baseball took a hard loss in its first game this season, 8-5 against Telstar High School April 20. Hot off only three outdoor practices and light scrimmaging, the young team, mostly underclassmen, came out strong in the first inning, holding the Rebels off and scoring three runs.
The Rebels rallied to tie the game in the second, though Seahawk #57 Robert Shaw, on-base from a walk, was able to steal second and third bases; and #4 Aidric Canada batted him in, bringing the game to 4-3 in favor of the Seahawks. On a lucky double, dropped third strike and a bomb to center field, the Rebels got the lead back, 6-4 going into the fourth.
Starting pitcher #8 Gryffin Kristan switched positions with shortstop #20 Finn Harkins in the fourth. Harkins held off the Rebels while the Seahawks found no luck getting more runs.
The Seahawks rebounded on defense in the fifth, turning a double-play in the top of the inning. Canada led the bottom of the inning with a base hit, stealing second and third base during Kristan’s at-bat. And #13 Maddox Cusumano earned a double off a Rebel error at first, driving Canada in to bring the score to 6-5, Rebels’ favor.
Back-to-back doubles and a sacrifice fly in the sixth allowed the Rebels to widen the lead for good, 8-5. Harkins continued holding off the Rebels in the top of the seventh, Canada and Kristan getting on base and #22 Jordan Carrier taking first off a pitch to the shoulder. Two infield fly balls and a ground-out ended the game with the bases loaded.
“Ugh, I wanted that one,” said Coach Ed Crocker. “I couldn't ask for anything more, though. We haven't been out here … so I'm perfectly happy with what I saw. What got me down was the looking-third-strikes. We had a lot of that. We need to get the bat off our shoulders and start making a little better contact.”
Crocker said pitching was solid with Kristan’s performance earning him five strikeouts from 88 pitches in three innings and Harkins, four strikeouts from 33 pitches in four innings. Going seven innings with just two pitchers leaves plenty of options from the pitching staff in the next game, he said.
“We've got to make some adjustments both in the order and maybe defensively, but other than that, I think we're going to be alright.”
The Seahawks lost, 12-2, to Spruce Mountain High School in Jay April 22. Carrier pitched three innings and #12 Liam Thomas pitched two. Each had three strikeouts, said Crocker.
