Showcasing impressive pitching and solid defense, and keeping the opponents at bay throughout the game, Poway demolished Santa Fe Christian High School, 4-1, in their North County tournament game.
They had a batting average of .286 and an on-base percentage of .360. With this win, the team continues to build momentum as they advance in the season with a 0-0 league record and a 2-5 overall.
“A team strength we have is definitely all bonded together very well. I am working on being a better teammate, and our goals have been to come together and win and hit the ball hard,” senior Teagen Boren said.
On March 28. they played Eastlake High School, ranked 11th in San Diego, unfortunately losing 4-1.
“I think so far our toughest competition was Eastlake because it was a very back-and-forth game,” Camden Bowser, one of two freshmen on the team, said.
Amidst their loss against Eastlake, they still had some top-performing players like senior Trenton Uyeda, junior Parker Smith, and Bowser. Trenton came out with a top batting average of .420 and an on-base percentage of .556
Poway baseball has won CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) ten times, the most recent being in 2003. Varsity baseball head coach Caleb Allen has big hopes for his team this season and thinks they can steal their title back.
“Rancho Bernardo is going to be tough, that’s going to be our biggest battle getting through the league and hopefully getting a title,” Allen said.
They will play Rival Rancho Bernardo in a three-day Coastal League tournament at home on April 21, 23 and 25.. Currently, the Broncos are 4-5 in the league and ranked 24 in San Diego.
Varsity Baseball has lots of tough games coming up, on Apr. 5 they play Bonita Vista High. Their next home game is on Apr. 11 against Torrey Pines.
