Baseball Recap: Six Straight Home Wins for Varela

There's no place like home for Varela, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Monsignor Pace Spartans by a score of 5-1 on Thursday.

Luis Sosa was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

Andy Espinoza

Hits Against

03/05/25 @ Westminster Christian	6
02/27/25 @ American Heritage	5
02/21/25 vs Dade Christian	3
03/13/25 vs Monsignor Pace	1
02/11/25 vs West Broward	1

In other pitching news, Andy Espinoza looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. He has become a key player for Varela: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three hits, but 3-4-1 otherwise.

Back at the plate, Alejandro Ponte and Yoidi Martinez did most of the damage at the plate: Ponte scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Martinez scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most hits Ponte has posted since back in April of 2024.

Varela was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monsignor Pace only posted a batting average of .048.

Varela pushed their record up to 7-4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Monsignor Pace, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Varela will square off against ABF Academy Homestead at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Monsignor Pace, they will face off against Chaminade-Madonna at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.