PITCHING IN
Milkey helps De La Salle blank Stevenson
Jimmy Milkey III’s first start gave De La Salle Collegiate some relief.
The senior right-hander pitched four scoreless innings and Adam Broski hit a home run Monday to spark the visiting Pilots to an 11-0 victory over Stevenson in a non-league baseball game.
Milkey left with the Pilots leading 9-0 in their first game since losing a Catholic League doubleheader to Brother Rice on Sunday.
“I saw senior leadership,” coach John Musachio said when asked about Milkey’s performance. “He was ready to go. He threw a lot of strikes. He gave us some zeroes early on, and that’s what we needed. He did a heck of a job today.”
Broski’s two-run home run gave the Pilots a 3-0 lead and highlighted a five-run second inning.
“I’m most proud of the way the guys came out with energy and focus,” Musachio said. “We had a tough day yesterday in league play. We talked all preseason about having the ability to bounce back and play day to day, and they did that today against a real good program.”
Milkey appreciated having the lead when he went to the mound for the second inning of Stevenson’s season opener.
“Can’t do anything on the mound without my team,” Milkey said.
Milkey, making his initial start of the season, retired the side in order in the fourth.
“I felt great,” Milkey said. “My curveball was working.”
Broski, the Pilots’ catcher, said Milkey got stronger as his pitch count grew.
“As the game went on, his curveball started to move better, and his fastball had a little tail on it,” Broski said. “He placed his pitches well today.”
Broski got a curveball on the first pitch of his at bat in the second, and the junior expected — and received — the same kind of pitch on the second offering.
“He hung it, and I hit it to right field,” Broski said.
It was Broski’s first home run of the season.
“I’m more of a gap to gap, singles hitter,” he said.
De La Salle scored four runs with the help of one hit, five walks and a hit batter in the fourth.
Hayden Boudreau, Rhett Roeser and Amir Mitchell each drew a bases-loaded walk. Matt Bartoy’s single drove in a run.
Roeser’s RBI single in the sixth put De La Salle ahead 10-0, and Broski’s hit drove home the final run of the six-inning game.
“Too many swings and misses on offense and too many easy bases (allowed),” said Stevenson coach Joe Emanuele of the Titans’ day.
“It’s early. That’s the kind of thing that’s going to happen. They’re a good team. They put the ball in play and did a nice job with two strikes. That’s why they deserved to win today. You give a good team a bunch of bases, they’re going to beat you pretty good.”
Stevenson played Anchor Bay on Tuesday.
RICHMOND 8, ALGONAC 0
Hudson Davenport struck out five and allowed one hit in five innings as Richmond won the BWAC game and improved to 6-1 overall. Skylar Louwers pitched the sixth and seventh and had two strikeouts and did not al
low a hit. Brice Wesley and Joey Parenillo had two hits apiece and Parinello, Trey Taylor and Denny Salagan drove in two runs apiece.
LAMPHERE 3, ROYAL OAK 1
Lamphere won the nonleague game, leaving its record at 1-3.
Warren-Mott 12, Roseville 0: Senior Braden Abbott struck out the first 10 Roseville batters and finished with 11 strikeouts in four innings. He also hit a home run and a double and walked twice. Alex McLennan, Sean Jacobi and Jonah Abbott had two hits apiece as the Marauders improved to 3-0 with the MAC crossover victory.
Softball
FRASER 15, WARRENMOTT 0
Mckenzie Latshaw, Skylar Claeys-Meeks, Allisyn Melcher, Jordan Fabirkiewicz, and Kailey Viviano had two hits apiece to spark Fraser in the MAC crossover game. Olivia DeBets earned the victory.
FORD 3, ROCHESTER ADAMS 2 (10 INNINGS)
Jade Kupsky drove home the winning run in the 10th with her second hit of the non-league game. Kupsky knocked in Jenna Nilson, who singled to start the inning and took second on a bunt by Eliana Karas. Reliever Danielle Sugars struck out three after Adams had runners at second and third in the bottom of the sixth. She finished with five strikeouts. Kupsky started and struck out five in five innings. Addison Hill had three hits, including a double. Mallory Sornig had two hits, including a triple, and she scored a run as Ford won its season opener.
ANCHOR BAY 9-14, ARMADA 1-4
Allison Vogt struck out eight in the first game and Paige Keown 11 in the second to lead Anchor Bay to the non-league sweep. Lexi Hoff drove in three runs in the opener. Kayla Bane and Deanna Hyde had two RBI apiece in the second.
Soccer
ARMADA 5, NORTH BRANCH 2
Freshman Meg Barnett scored two goals to lead Armada. Senior captains Megan Brown and Alyssa Todd scored, as did freshman Ellie Ryzyi.