Baseball Recap: Taft School Triumphs

Canterbury School typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Taft School proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Saints. This was payback for the Big Red, who suffered a 5-0 loss the last time these two teams met.

Evan Douglas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.

Cayden Van Dolah

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/13/25 @ Canterbury School	3
05/07/25 @ Kent School	2
04/30/25 @ Choate Rosemary Hall School	2
04/18/25 @ Frederick Gunn	2
04/14/25 vs Kent School	2

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cayden Van Dolah, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Oliver Lefkowitz was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Taft School's record now sits at 11-7. As for Canterbury School, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 14-3.

Coming up, Taft School will challenge Hotchkiss School at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Canterbury School, they will face off against Suffield Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Saints' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 8.5 runs per game this season.