Baseball Recap: O'Connor Triumphs

By Team Reports Feb 20, 2026, 12:12am

Baseball Recap: O'Connor Panthers vs. Eastwood Troopers

O'Connor saw some tournament action on Thursday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Eastwood Troopers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Joaquin Gallo

Batters Struck Out (Career)

02/19/26 vs Eastwood7
04/17/25 @ Stevens2
03/08/25 vs Antonian Prep2
02/28/25 @ Judson1

Joaquin Gallo looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.

At the plate, Marcus Morales was incredible, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooks Dutko, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

O'Connor now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Eastwood, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 1-1-1.

O'Connor didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-4 loss against Anderson on the 19th. As for Eastwood, they will challenge Burges at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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