Baseball Recap: Trinity Christian Drops Season-High Score on Quantico

Gryphons

Team Score (Highest)

04/24/25 vs Quantico	23
04/17/25 vs Northstar Christian Academy	15
04/01/25 vs Immanuel Christian	13
04/22/25 @ Immanuel Christian	11
04/08/25 vs Fredericksburg Christian	11

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trinity Christian). They put the hurt on the Quantico Warriors with a sharp 23-1 win on Thursday. The victory was nothing new for the Gryphons as they're now sitting on three straight.

Graham Stephenson and Grady Frank made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Stephenson struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Frank struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Those six strikeouts gave Stephenson a new career-high. At the plate, Stephenson went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Frank got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, four runs, and four RBI. Those stolen bases marked the first that Stephenson has snagged this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ryan Gardner, who went 3-for-4 with four stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Trinity Christian's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 7-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Ethan Tiede was another key player, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with four stolen bases and four runs.

Trinity Christian was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Trinity Christian's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Quantico, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

Coming up, Trinity Christian is taking a road trip to face off against Saint John Paul the Great Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Gryphons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Wolves have averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Quantico, they will face off against Immanuel Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Quantico is facing Immanuel Christian at the right time seeing as Immanuel Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak.