Lake Forest Academy gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens a 17-0 shutout.
Carson Tucker and Christian Martinez made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Tucker tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Martinez pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Tucker scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Martinez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Tucker a new career-high in RBI (two).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chris Frekko, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ethan Nakanishi, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Forest Academy is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will take on Latin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The matchup will give the Caxys their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, they will venture away from home to challenge Hancock at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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