Royals
| 04/21/25 vs Melbourne Central Catholic | 23 |
| 03/04/25 vs Trinity Prep | 16 |
| 03/18/25 vs Noble | 14 |
| 04/22/25 vs Melbourne Central Catholic | 12 |
| 04/15/25 vs Windermere Prep | 12 |
It's playoff time, and The First Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Lakeland Christian Vikings on Monday as they made off with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won 20 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kyle Hopper, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Lakeland Christian off the board. Hopper has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Austin Pierzynski and Remo Indomenico did most of the damage at the plate: Pierzynski went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Indomenico got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs. Those three stolen bases gave Indomenico a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Erick Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
The First Academy hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeland Christian struck out seven times.
The First Academy's victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 27-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Lakeland Christian, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 23-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: The First Academy beat the Vikings by a score of 10-0 on Tuesday.
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