Parkland High School Baseball

Pitcher Connor Higgins, pitcher/infielder Alex Flynn, and outfielder Jeff Strisovsky receive 2014 Morning Call All-Area honorable mention. 

Junior southpaw Higgins was a key part of a strong Trojan pitching staff this season.  Higgins had a record of 4-1 in 38.1 innings of work and had 59 strikeouts.  He allowed only 4 earned runs for an impressive 0.73 ERA.   He was on the mound for the LVC semi-final matchup against Whitehall and pitched six strong innings with 8 strikeouts with the Trojans winning that game in extra innings on their way to the LVC championship.  Opposing batters only managed a .156 batting average when Higgins was on the mound and he struck out the lead off hitter of an inning 15 times during the season.  He threw six innings of shutout baseball in consecutive starts; a victory over Central Catholic where he struck out 10 and a 9 strikeout performance for the win over Pleasant Valley. The Indiana commit returns to the team next year for his senior season.

Junior outfielder Strisovsky was one of the key contributors, both offensively and defensively, to the Trojan’s championship season.  Strisovsky batted .328 from the second spot in the Trojan batting order this season and with his 19 walks earned a .487 on-base percentage.  He hit 5 doubles and scored 18 runs, and led the team with 5 sacrifice bunts/flies.  Jeff was even more productive during the second half of the season and during the Trojan’s playoff run.   He batted .400 with an outstanding .571 on-base percentage during the Trojan post-season, along with 7 runs scored.  Jeff was also recognized this season by the LVC receiving All-Conference honorable mention.  Jeff returns to the team next year for his senior season.

Flynn was a two-way player earning a record of 6-1 with a 1.46 ERA as a starting pitcher, and he played second base when not on the mound.  He hurled two complete game shutouts during the season earning victories against Northampton and Easton.  He earned two playoff wins during postseason play.  He pitched three innings of shutout baseball in relief for the extra innings win against Whitehall in the LVC semi-final, and he was on the mound for the District XI playoff win against Liberty working 6 strong innings.  Flynn had 36 strikeouts in his 38.1 innings of total work on the mound this season.  For his career at Parkland, Alex earned a spot on Parkland’s all-time record lists.  With 12 career wins on the mound he is fourth on the list for most career wins, and he is third on the all-time list for most career shutouts with four. 

At the plate, Flynn batted .291 with four doubles and a triple.  He led all Trojans with 21 walks and had an outstanding .500 on-base percentage, which earned him the lead off spot in the batting order for the second half of the season.  More impressively, Alex came on strong at the end of the season and during the postseason helping Parkland win both the 2014 LVC and District XI championships.  He collected at least one base hit in 8 out of the last 9 games of the season, batting .500 with 9 walks and 8 runs scored during that span.  In the post-season, he had a batting average of .400 with 6 walks and 6 runs scored.  Alex will be attending Temple University in the fall.

Congratulations to Connor, Alex and Jeff!