Announcement
Flynn Throws Three-Hit Complete Game Shutout; Trojans Celebrate Senior Night
On a night when Parkland Trojans Baseball celebrated its seven graduating senior players, senior right-handed pitcher Alex Flynn pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout to lead Parkland to a 4-0 win over Northampton. With the victory, Parkland clinches a spot in the LVC playoff tournament slated to begin next week.
Flynn was in control the entire game and the Trojan defense made some special plays to keep the Konkrete Kids off the bases. A lead off Northampton double to begin the 2nd inning was quickly erased by Parkland's defense when the Northampton runner tried to stretch it into a triple. A perfect relay throw from right fielder Jeff Strisovsky to senior second baseman Gabe Mosser to third baseman Justin Afflerbach who tagged the runner out. In the 5h inning, Mosser made a diving play on a grounder in the hole between first and second base to rob Northampton of a single. Flynn was very efficient on the mound, retiring Northampton batters in order five times, he had 8 strikeouts in the game and only one walk, which came in the 7th inning.
Parkland took a 1-0 lead in the 1st inning when senior Brad Vasilik (1-for-2, BB, 2 runs) reached on an error and advanced to second base on a Strisovsky (1-for-2, sac bunt, 2 RBI, run) sacrifice bunt. Senior Zach Miiller (1-for-2, HBP, RBI) hit an RBI single to score Vasilik. Parkland's bats were quiet until the 5th inning when Afflerbach (1-for-3, 2B run) got things going with a lead off double. A bunt single by Vasilik followed by a wild pitch put runners on second and third with no outs. Strisovsky then singled to drive in both base runners for a 3-0 Parkland lead. Strisovsky would advance to third base on an overthrown pick off attempt. Chris Rabasco (1-for-3, RBI) then singled to left field to plate Strisovsky to put Parkland up 4-0. Alex Flynn (1-for-2, 2B, BB) doubled in the bottom of the 6th inning, but he would be stranded. Four runs were more than enough for Flynn as he ended the game with strikeouts for the final two outs of the game.
