Varsity baseball poses after winning championship game.
“We put runs on the board when we needed to,” said outfielder Julian Billot.
Billot couldn’t have said it any better. For the third year in a row, the Carlmont Varsity Baseball team won the championship game at the annual Michael De Jesus Tournament in Milpitas.
“We [were] on the right side of it,” said head coach Rich Vallero. “[The game] turned out pretty good.”
The bats came alive in the second inning.
In the top of the second inning, pitcher Matt Seubert ran down a runner for the second out, allowing a run to score. With no runners on base, third baseman Aaron Albaum threw out the next batter for the third out.
Carlmont started off their hitting streak with Albaum hitting a hard grounder to shortstop. With one out and a runner on base, shortstop Aaron Pleschner had a solid bunt and, with an error on the first baseman, was safe at first with Albaum scoring the first run for Carlmont.
First baseman Joe Pratt continued the streak with a single past second base, followed by catcher Connor Loucks being hit by a pitch, loading the bases.
Billot crushed a shot to the right center gap for a 3-run double, advancing Carlmont to a 4-1 lead.
“After the first at bat, I had all the confidence,” said Billot. “The rest was just seeing the ball good.”
Seubert took control of the next three innings with four strikeouts and a strong defense behind him.
The score remained the same until the fifth inning, where Billot hit a single to center field with two outs. Second baseman Kyle Barret kept the streak going with a single to first, scoring Billot for the final run of the game.
“We played great defense and had timely hitting,” said Seubert. “Everyone did their job.”
The game finished with a strikeout by Seubert, ending with a final score of 5-1.
“Seubert pitched good,” said Billot. “It was a great team win.”
The team received t-shirts for their victory and cheers from the fans as they posed for their team picture.
“We’re all working hard, and [we] all want to win,” said Seubert. “We’re a family, and we play for each other. Right now, we’re doing great, and can’t wait to play our next game.”
Carlmont’s next game is on March 8 against Riordan at 11 a.m.