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Currently, as of May 8th, Avonworth Varsity Baseball is 12-8 overall, and 8-2 against their conference. Their last two games, both against Steel Valley, were absolute landslides, as Avonworth won 15-0 on April 29th, and 11-0 on April 30th. Avonworth has 4 games left this season, with the first 3 all being home games. Avonworth is currently ranked 2nd in their division as of May 7th, only one game behind South Allegheny.
The seniors on the team, namely Jacob Hanny, Ryan Hetcko, Brandon Sapolsky, and Benjamin Barnes, all believed they fell short of their expectations. “We didn’t meet our goal of winning the section,” Brandon Sapolsky explains, “We played 2 bad games and unfortunately did not win the section.” Barnes adds that, “we under-performed slightly, but we have the playoffs to prove that we are a lot better than our record shows.”
The team seems to unanimously agree that the beginning of the season was rough, as Jacob Hanny states: “We showed a lot of defeat at the start of the year, but we bounced back and ended up with a good record.”
The seniors had very different lists of their favorite games this year, but the 3 games that stood out were their game against Mohawk, where Avonworth gave them one of only 3 losses. (Mohawk is also a heavy competitor for the championship) Another game at Myrtle Beach was also highly praised, and the game in Ohio against Chardon.
Overall, the season was very tough, but the team stuck together and made it to the playoffs. The team itself is only going to get better from here, as Brandon Sapolsky says: “We have grown throughout the season and have showed that we are a WPIAL championship team.”
