Baseball Recap: Choate Rosemary Hall School Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Taft School

Wild Boars

Team Score (Highest)

04/30/25 vs Taft School	15
03/29/25 @ Trinity-Pawling School	11
04/19/25 vs Kent School	10
04/22/25 @ Westminster School	9
04/28/25 vs Loomis Chaffee School	8

Choate Rosemary Hall School faced Taft School in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Wild Boars were the clear victors by a 15-8 margin over the Big Red. The Wild Boars' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Nate Kempton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Connor Tam and Julian Lemper-Turkisher did most of the damage at the plate: Tam went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double, while Lemper-Turkisher went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base was Lemper-Turkisher's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Gianni Vora, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

Choate Rosemary Hall School pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Taft School, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-5.

Looking ahead, Choate Rosemary Hall School is taking a road trip to square off against Kent School at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. The Wild Boars are facing the Lions at the right time seeing as the Lions are stuck on a ten-game losing streak. As for Taft School, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Avon Old Farms at 4:45 p.m. The Beavers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Big Red's hitters will have their work cut out for them.