Baseball Recap: Valley Forge Military Academy comes up short despite Noah Plotkowski's strong performance

By Team Reports May 3, 2024, 9:56am

Baseball Recap: Valley Forge Military Academy Trojans vs. Collegium Charter Cougar

Valley Forge Military Academy is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 23-8 to the Collegium Charter Cougar on Thursday. One positive for Valley Forge Military Academy, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Noah Plotkowski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Jonah Plotkowski was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

On Collegium Charter's side, Braydon Milito made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Milito was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.

In other batting news, Harrison Mendenhall was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing seven bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Evan Schnitzius, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.

Valley Forge Military Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Collegium Charter, their win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-8.

Valley Forge Military Academy will take on MAST Community Charter at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Collegium Charter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Dock Mennonite at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Dock Mennonite is coming into the match with four straight defeats on the road, meaning Collegium Charter will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.

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