Baseball Recap: The First Academy Wins High-Profile Contest Against Windermere

Royals

Margin (Wins)

03/04/25 vs Trinity Prep	16
03/18/25 vs Noble	14
02/21/25 vs Windermere Prep	12
04/03/25 vs Montverde Academy	11
03/06/25 @ Lake Highland Prep	11

The First Academy faced Windermere in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Royals put the hurt on the Wolverines with a sharp 7-0 victory. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.

Blake Fields was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other pitching news, The First Academy got a great performance from Thomas Achey as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. Achey has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.

Back at the plate, Cannon Koronka was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Erick Martinez, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.

The First Academy hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Windermere struck out ten times.

The First Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Windermere, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 18-5.

Windermere has already played their next contest, a 7-2 victory against Boone on the 7th. Hopefully The First Academy payed attention to the Wolverines' game: the next time they hit the field, they'll take on the Wolverines at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.