Prep Baseball Report

Francis Howell North takes on Vianney in the Tuesday March 27th game of the day



Francis Howell North takes on Vianney the Tuesday March 27th game of the day.

Through the first week of the season, the two teams have been offensive juggernauts, combing for ninety-five runs between the two squads.

Vianney comes into the contest with a record of 3-1, and ranked No. 2 in the state.  The Griffins are led offensively by senior LF Petey Spradlin and his .538 batting average and six RBIs.  Junior C Jack Klages has been swinging a hot bat with his .500 batting average and finding a way to get on base with a .647 On Base Percentage. 3B Matt Brown has also provided some power, with a .429 batting avergae, three doubles, one homerun, and three RBIs

On the mound, Vianney has a trio of starters in Tim Agne, Aaron Bossi, and Michael Dillon that have kept batters off balance, allowing a combined eight runs through four games.

Francis Howell North (4-1-1) is coming off a 10-0 big win yesterday, and have been putting up impressive offensive numbers. In their five games, they have scored fifty-eight runs.

Howell North’s offense is led by senior 1B/3B Braxton Martinez, OF Yoonjae Nam, and DH Tyler Ehlman. Other players to watch for Howell North are a pair of sophomores, C Dave Prost and OF Cale Laughlin, who compliment the top half of the batting order and have the potential to be standouts for the Howell Knights.