Jesuit and Rummel Meet Tuesday, March 25, in District Opener at Kirsch-Rooney

Posted March 25, 2014 / Last updated April 11, 2014

Stephen Sigle hit a solo home run in Jesuit’s game against West Ouachita on Friday, March 21. Sigle, shown here batting against Jesuit Tampa, laced a pitch over the left field fence in the game against the Chiefs, marking the first Jesuit player to hit a home run in a prep contest at John Ryan Stadium.

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Jesuit’s varsity baseball team begins district play on Tuesday, March 25 when it meets Archbishop Rummel at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium. First pitch is 7 p.m. Students and faculty are admitted free with their school ID and season passes will be acccepted at the gate. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children (6-11).

The Jays boast a 14-3 record following this past weekend’s Gerard Oubre Memorial Tournament at which Jesuit won three of their four games, including an impressive 7-0 shutout of the West Ouachita Chiefs last Friday, March 21 at John Ryan Stadium. The decisive win was sweet because a few weeks ago in the WGNO Classic, the Chiefs shutout the Jays, 1-0.

Jesuit’s other tournament wins this past weekend were against Central Lafourche, 9-3, on Saturday (March 22) and Destrehan, 7-4, in eight innings on Thursday (March 20). In the final game of the tournament on Sunday (March 23), Jesuit came up short against Hahnville, 4-1.

In the three games Jesuit won in the Gerard Oubre Tourney, Blue Jay fans were treated to awesome shows of pitching and hitting. There was also history being made: senior Stephen Sigle sent a ball over the left field fence (320 feet) at John Ryan Stadium in Friday’s game against West Ouachita. It was Sigle’s first home run and the first for a Blue Jay playing in a prep game at John Ryan Stadium, an achievement that heretofore eluded Jesuit’s baseball players in the first two seasons at their new home field.

(Blue Jay baseball fans may recall that Matt Robért ’12 hit what was the first home run over the same left field fence at John Ryan Stadium. However, Robért’s homer occurred in the regional playoffs of American Legion Baseball in the summer of 2012.)

Senior C.J. Avrard (4-0) pitched a one-hitter against the Ouachita Chiefs and struck out six batters. Several Blue Jays had a productive night at the plate, including junior catcher Trent Forshag with three hits. Four Jays each had two hits: senior third baseman Brandon Sequeira (one of his hits was a triple), junior left fielder Scott Crabtree, junior shortstop Alex Galy, and junior outfielder Harrison Daste.

In the Gerard Oubre Memorial Tournament, junior Dan Edmund hit a grand slam against Central Lafourche at Destrehan’s field.

In the Jays’ 9-3 win over Central Lafourche on Saturday at Destrehan’s baseball field, junior pitcher Myles Blunt (1-0) had five strikeouts in five innings. Senior Zach Jones pitched the sixth inning and junior Logan Hornung took the mound in the seventh. Junior first baseman/ designated hitter Dan Edmund whacked a grand slam and Daste was good for two RBIs when he singled.

Jesuit’s lone loss in the tourney was at the paws of the Tigers of Hahnville. Senior starter Glynn Hyer (1-3) was tagged for two runs in the first inning and ditto for senior Christian Latino, who came to the mound in the second inning and pitched through five innings. Sophomore reliever Mason Mayfield threw the final two innings. Seniors Spencer Miller, Sequeira, and Crabtree each had two hits. One of Crabtree’s hits was a double.

Looking past the Jesuit-Rummel game on Tuesday, the Blue Jays will host Brother Martin on Friday (March 28) at 7 p.m. at John Ryan Stadium. The game between the Jays and Crusaders is expected to attract one of the largest crowds to the stadium since its opening night in April 2012.

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Baseball vs. Jesuit Tampa, Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Junior Myles Blunt threw 3 1/3 scoreless innings.
Shortstop Alex Galy and third baseman/ outfielder Spencer Miller
This was the first game at John Ryan Stadium that featured two Jesuit teams playing each other.
Both teams were treated to gumbo and other delicious Lousiana delicacies under the Wally Pontiff, Jr. Pavilion. While the teams started out sitting at separate tables, the ice thawed eventually and the players mingled easily with each other.
The Jays and the Jesuit Tampa Tigers meet on the field after the game.
Myles Blunt has his shoulder wrapped in ice, courtesy of team physician Dr. Joe Licciardi '53.
Coach Joey Latino assembles the team before the bottom of the seventh inning. The Jays were two runs in the hole, and Coach Latino told his players to dig deep.
Blake Baker gets under an infield pop fly as right fielder Harrison Daste backs him up.
Sophomore Mason Mayfield pitched the final inning.
Alex Galy slides safely into second base.
Glynn Hyer (1) returns to the dugout and the Jays show their support.
Coach Joey Latino calls the infield to the mound for a conference.
Alex Galy waits for the ball at second base but the runner is safe.
Junior left fielder Scott Crabtree chases a ball hit in the corner and throws to shortstop Alex Galy as the Jesuit Tampa batter stands up on second base.
Junior first baseman Dan Edmund, along with the Jesuit Tampa runner and his coach, look toward the umpire for the call: Safe (but close).
Ben Hess is safe at first as the Tigers' first baseman juggles the ball.
Senior Glynn Hyer (1-2) took the loss, pitching 2 2/3 innings and striking out three batters. However, he showed tremendous resolve in the face of difficult personal circumstances.
Senior second baseman Blake Baker fields this grounder for an easy out.