Blue Jays Close Out Regular Season Play with a Sharp 6-1 Win on the Road in Baton Rouge
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The Jays in the dugout are all “Ugh-Gaga” over Stephen Sigle’s triple… and they let him know it.
Jays Have a Week to Prepare for the Playoffs
The Blue Jays ended their 2013 regular season on a cloudless Sunday afternoon (April 21) in Baton Rouge with a 6-1 win over St. Michael the Archangel. Senior pitcher Andrew Mitchell went the distance, allowing the Warriors only one run on three hits. Sophomore catcher Trent Forshag and junior second baseman Blake Baker wielded hot bats and accounted for two hits each, four of the Jays’ seven hits. Forshag had three RBIs and Baker had one RBI. The Blue Jays take a 26-8 record into the playoffs, which are scheduled to begin the week of April 29.
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Baseball vs. St. Michael the Archangel, April 21, 2013
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Blake Baker snatches this ground ball and flips it to second base for the first out... -
The Warriors and the Blue Jays meet on the field after their game, which brought the regular baseball season to an end for both teams. The Jays will carry a 26-8 record into the upcoming playoffs. The LHSAA is expected to release the playoff schedule and brackets the week of April 28. Meanwhile, the Jays are spending this week practicing hard and focusing on the playoffs. -
Spencer Miller shows his bandaged arm to Dr. Joe Licciardi, Jr. ’53, an orthopaedic surgeon who has served Jesuit’s athletes for almost a half century. Thanks, Doc, for all that you do for the Blue Jays! -
The Jays in the dugout are all “Ugh-Gaga” over Stephen Sigle’s triple... and they let him know it. -
... sliding safely into third base for a terrific triple. -
Junior designated hitter Stephen Sigle wraps a sizzling ground ball down the third base line and into the corner of left field... -
A few minutes later, senior Ben Tucker makes this catch in left field. -
Shortstop Brandon Sequeira catches this infield fly ball. -
Senior Branden Munster fouls off this pitch. -
... where senior Josh Koenig stretches to make the catch. A nifty double play! -
... Junior shortstop Brandon Sequeira gets the forced out at second base and, ignoring the charging Warrior, fires a bullet to first base... -
Early in the game against the Warriors of St. Michael the Archangel in Baton Rouge, sophomore Ben Hess takes the hit for a free trip to first base. -
Outfielders for both teams battled a glaring afternoon sun, particularly in right field, where Ben Hess makes this catch look easy. -
Andrew Mitchell threw an entire game, giving up only three hits to notch his second win of the season against no losses. Mitchell is also credited with several “saves.” -
Coach Joey Latino signs for catcher Trent Forshag. -
The Blue Jays come out the dugout after Blake Baker (7) and Mitch Alexander (second from right) cross the plate for the two runs in the fourth inning. -
Blake Baker also scored off Forshag’s double. -
... one of which was senior center fielder Mitch Alexander, who earlier hit a clean stand-up double, then advanced to third base on a single by Blake Baker. -
Sophomore catcher Trent Forshag smuggled his sizzling bat into Warrior Stadium, hitting 2-4 and driving in three runs... -
Junior third baseman Spencer Miller scoops up a ground ball and throws to second base for the forced out. The Jays turned this into a double play as both Warrior runners were called out because of interference from the runner moving from first to second base. -
Senior Andrew Mitchell gave up a run — the Warriors only run — in the bottom of the fiirst inning, but quickly settled into his usual rhythm. -
Junior Blake Baker wielded an exceptional bat against the Warriors, nailing two hits in three plate appearances and generating an RBI. Here, he hits this pitch for a single.
