Baseball Recap: St. Thomas More Academy Gets the Win

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Thales Academy Apex, St. Thomas More Academy was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past the Neuse Christian Academy Lions 7-6. The Chancellors haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Nello Caparoni

Batters Struck Out

03/24/25 @ Neuse Christian Academy	10
03/19/25 vs Thales Academy Apex	3
03/13/25 @ Trinity Academy	9

Nello Caparoni made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.5 strikeouts per game. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other batting news, Gavin Sandner was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.3 stolen bases per game. Drew Sandner was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.

St. Thomas More Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

St. Thomas More Academy's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Neuse Christian Academy, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. St. Thomas More Academy will challenge rival Thales Academy Rolesville at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Neuse Christian Academy is set to square off against their familiar foe Thales Academy Apex at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.