Tuesday, April 1: Lake Oswego 7, Jesuit 6
On Tuesday, April 1, the Jesuit baseball team traveled to Lake Oswego to play the Lakers in a game that came down to the final inning.
The previously ranked #7 Crusaders have had a strong start to the season as they were 3-1 battling the 39th seed Lake Oswego who were 1-5 going into the game.
“We felt confident in our abilities to perform and succeed,” said senior Grady Keljo.
The Lakers came out strong building themselves a 3-0 lead going into the third inning but the Crusaders responded. With bases loaded, senior Dillon Garg hit a double allowing senior Kainoa Santiago, sophomore Kyle Goodwin and junior Griffin Nichols to score three runs to keep it a close game.
The game was back and forth with a score of 6-6 going into the bottom of the seventh inning with outstanding pitching from seniors Johnny Ingals, Santiago and junior Jake Rolling for the Crusaders. For Lake Oswego, Harrison Smith, Hudson Giboney, and Caden Gerritz. To end this game, there was a late walk off double from the Lakers pulling them ahead 7-6.
Nichols felt that “going into the game our guys felt pretty confident. We knew they were a good team and that it was going to be a scrappy game, but we as a team are pretty confident we can compete with any team in the state.”
Friday, April 4th: Jesuit 3, Grant 0
Pitching for the Crusaders, sopohmore Chase Kelly and senior Calvin Martinez. For Grant, Elliot Raiton, Abram Dasso, and Martin Elardo
Senior Carter Stewart got the game going in the bottom of the 3rd with a sac fly to right field allowing Santiago to score.
In the bottom of the fourth, Nichols also had a sac hit, advancing senior Treynor Cleeland to 2nd and getting Rolling home. Later in the inning, senior Dylan Ruchaber hits a ground ball bringing Cleeland home. The score remained 3-0 the rest of the game.
Tuesday, April 8: Jesuit 6, Mountain View 0
The Crusaders had a big start with Santiago hitting a double on a fly ball allowing both seniors Ruchaber, Kevin Hval and Rolling to score. Followed by a hit from Goodwin to get Santiago home, putting the Crusaders up 4-0 going into the 3rd.
At the bottom of the third, junior Ryder Listy doubles on a ground ball getting Rolling home. Courtesy runner Henry Vanderhoff comes in for Listy and later scores off a ground ball hit by Ruchaber.
The score remained 6-0 throughout the rest of the innings. Pitching for the Crusaders were seniors Johnny Ingals, Colby Lipp and Grady Keljo. From Mountain View, Ryder Carpenter and Tanner Loch.
Looking ahead to the rest of the season, the Crusaders will continue to face challenging teams. Rolling is optimistic when it comes to facing competition: “Our next big competitor will be sunset, who we play in week two of metro league play. Playing them last year left a bad feeling for us and we are hungry to get back. They have some decent arms, but I think we can compete with anybody and I’m excited to play them.”
The Crusaders are now 5-2 and will begin league play on April 14th as they will host the Mountainside Mavericks.
