Baseball Recap: Ky McGary leads a balanced attack to beat Brophy College Prep

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 10:37pm

Baseball Recap: O'Connor Eagles vs. Brophy College Prep Broncos

On Saturday, O'Connor faced Brophy College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The O'Connor Eagles narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Brophy College Prep Broncos 3-1. The victory was familiar territory for O'Connor who now have three in a row.

Cody Stoller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, O'Connor's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ky McGary, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.

O'Connor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Brophy College Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 24-7.

O'Connor is on the road again on Tuesday to play Queen Creek at 7:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Queen Creek: 3.2, O'Connor: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Brophy College Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.

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