Tower Summer 2022

Sports
Wrap
WINTER & SPRING
Up
By Mr. Michael Damon, Sports Information Manager
BASEBALL
The Montverde Academy baseball team ended this
spring with a 17- 9 overall record, which included
big wins against highly skilled teams in tournaments
across three states.
The Eagles started the season winning three of
their first four games against local-based schools
before competing in a trio of showcase tournaments
against the best high school competition around.
The Eagles competed in the Alabama Showdown in
Hoover, Alabama, the PBR Spring Break Experience
in Emerson, Georgia and the Florida League High
School Invitational in Sanford, Florida, winning a
combined seven of 12 games in those three events.
The elite competition proved to elevate the Eagles
play as MVA opened the month of April winning their
first five games, four of which were won via shutouts,
outscoring opponents by a combined 54-1 in that
span. Overall, the Eagles posted seven shutout wins
this season, including an 11-0 win over Ocoee (2/15),
2-0 over East Forsythe (3/5), 10-0 over Grayslake
Central (4/1), 5-0 over Ridge Community School
(4/4), 21-0 over Iola Scandinavia (4/5), 10-0 over
Lake Highland Prep (4/13) and 15-0 over Celebration
High School (4/27).
Salvador Alvarez
Statistically, the Eagles were led in hitting by senior
Salvador Alvarez who batted a team-high .521 and
led the Eagles in runs with 30, while finishing second
on the team with 25 runs batted in. AJ Goytia finished
second on the team in batting average, hitting .450
while leading the team in doubles with 11. Anthony
Cole batted .385 and led the team in home runs with
four and runs batted in with 27.
Pitching wise, Matthew Heyl led the way with a 2.27
earned run average, while striking out 52 batters in
43.2 innings of work.
Matthew Heyl
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