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Batters Up! Varsity Baseball, Softball Seasons Get Underway

The Varsity Baseball and Softball seasons are underway with the Varsity Softball team winning its first four Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference games and the Varsity Boys’ team posting a 1-1 record in the conference before the Easter break.

The Varsity Girls’ Softball Team finished in second place last year and is looking to be a conference contender again this year.  On April 14, ACS played at home against Pilgrim Academy, who was in first place last season. ACS beat Pilgrim 13-12 in a game that saw every player contribute on offense and defense.

“Our girls will be very competitive this season and I’m excited about the strong contributions from some of our new players, especially freshman pitcher Ava Nixon,” said staff member Dara Kimmerley, in her ninth year as head coach. She is assisted by Kaylee Breunig, Lori Pearson, and Terry Vogel.

Top hitters so far this season are center fielder Maddie DeNick,  shortstop Evangelina Kim, 1st baseman Alli Lushina, 3rd baseman Paige Noble, and catcher Taylor Sutton. The team’s only loss was to Our Lady of Mercy Academy, 10-2, in a non-conference game on April 2. Starting pitcher Ava Nixon is throwing strong from the mound, with six strikeouts in the March 31 game against Kings Christian School, which ACS won 12-2. She had 10 strikeouts in the April 5 game against Cumberland Christian, which ACS won 21-1, and 4 strikeouts in the game against Pilgrim Academy.

The 17 members of the Varsity Softball Team are: Isabell Alford, Kaia Barbour, Sophia Costello, Maddie DeNick, Rebecca DiMaio, Angela Eggie, Vera Huff, Dayeon Jang, Lauren Kent, Evangelina Kim, Alli Lushina, Ava Nixon, Reyna Lewis, Paige Noble, Allison Schlundt, Summer Scott, and Taylor Sutton.

The Varsity Boys’ Baseball Team is led by head Gus Casey, in his second year at the helm. He is assisted by Rob Barberio, Ben Chapman, and Frank Hannum. The Varsity Boys’ team finished in second place last year and Casey has an optimistic outlook for this season, with the overall goal of “building good men of God and a good baseball program that the community gets excited about to come watch.”  ACS won its first game of the season against Cumberland Christian School and lost 8-1 at home on April 14 to Pilgrim Academy.

The 14 members of the Varsity Baseball Team are: Robby Barberio, Charlie Costello, John Hannum, Richie Jackson, Cole Lewis, Cruz Lewis, Nathan Mills, James Papanikolaou, Seth Phillips, Adam Schlundt, Josh Schlundt, Quinn Schrag, Eric VonColln, and Gary Wyckoff.

Check the Athletic Calendar on the ACS website or ACS App for all upcoming game schedules.

Photo Credit: Mia Liggins

 

 

New Batting Cage Installed in Time for Baseball, Softball Seasons

A new batting cage is open and ready for use by students on the ACS middle school and high school baseball and softball teams, built by the ACS facilities staff during the first week of March.

“We are very blessed to have a facilities team that was able to envision and build this new batting cage, just in time for the baseball and softball seasons,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner. “The COVID-19 pandemic limited our seasons over the past two years, so we’re looking forward to a full season and this new batting cage will help strengthen our skills when we go up to bat.”

Facilities Manager Jonathan Ireland oversaw the four-day project to build the 40-foot by 18-foot wood-framed cage, with assistance from facilities staff members Cisco Bernardino and Bill Smallwood. Ireland also enlisted help from local builder Mike Angerman, who donated his services to drill the 4-foot-deep holes for the wood support beams.

Hitchner said this new cage replaces an earlier metal-frame cage that was damaged in a storm.  “This new cage is built sturdy and strong and should last us for a number of years,” Hitchner said.

 

Varsity Baseball, Softball Teams to Play in TSCAC Championship Games on Sat., May 29

We’re in the Championship Games!  The Varsity Boys’ Baseball and Varsity Girls’ Softball teams are heading into the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday, May 29, after beating Calvary Academy’s teams in semi-final playoff games on Tuesday, May 25.

Come out and cheer for our Cougars as they both face off against Pilgrim Academy in the final matches that will also be played at Pilgrim Academy.  The Girls’ Softball Championship Game will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Boys’ Baseball Championship Game will begin at 1 p.m.

The Varsity Boys’ baseball team, under head co-coaches Ben Chapman and Gus Casey, were seeded second entering the playoffs.  Playing at home, ACS beat Calvary Academy 5-4 in the semi-final game, with 10th grader Caleb Vogel hitting in the first run in the bottom of the 5th inning. Senior Joshua Jacoby followed suit, hitting a stand up double in the bottom of the 6th inning and starting a rally that ended up with ACS scoring four runs in that inning.

The Varsity Girls’ softball team, under head coach Dara Kimmerley, beat Calvary Academy 13-3, playing away at Calvary. ACS and Calvary were tied for second place going into the semi-playoff game.  Senior pitcher Shelby Einwechter pitched a complete game with six strike-outs and went 3 for 3 at bat. Freshman shortstop Evangelina Kim went 5 for 5 with a double. Senior catcher Chloe Vogel went 2 for 3 with two singles and senior Sydney Pearson, who plays 1st base, went 1 for 3 with a triple. Coach Kimmerley is assisted by ACS parents Lori Pearson and Terry Vogel.

Congratulations to our players and coaches for working hard all season and making it to the Championship Games. Go Cougars!  The TSCAC gate fees on Saturday will be $2/students; $3/Adults; $10/per family.

 

Varsity Baseball, Softball Teams Heading into Playoffs on Tuesday; Seniors to be Honored at Saturday Game

The Varsity Boys’ Baseball and Varsity Girls’ Softball teams are heading into the semi-final playoff games on Tuesday, May 25, after beating Cumberland Christian School on May 20. Senior players will be honored for their contributions to our teams this Saturday, May 22 before the 3 p.m. start of non-league home games against Veritas Christian Academy.

The Varsity Boys beat Cumberland Christian 19-4 on Tuesday, finishing the regular season in second place in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference. The Varsity Girls beat Cumberland Christian 16-2 and finished the regular season tied for second place with Calvary Academy.

The Varsity Boys’ team will face off in the semi-final playoff game against Calvary Academy at home on Tuesday, May 25, with a 4 p.m. start time. The Varsity Boys team, under head co-coaches Ben Chapman and Gus Casey, has a 5-3 record in the TSCAC and a 5-6 record overall.

The Varsity Girls, under head coach Dara Kimmerley, will play their final regular season game at home on Monday, May 24 against Glassboro High School. The Varsity Girls’ will play a team in the semi-final playoff game on Tuesday, opposing team and location to be determined.  The Varsity Girls’ team has a 9-4 record overall and is 7-3 in the TSCAC.  In the May 20 game against Calvary, senior Sydney Pearson went 3 for 4 with a double and two home runs for ACS. 10th grader Alli Lushina was 3 for 3 with two doubles, 10th grader Paige Noble had a homerun, and senior Chloe Vogel was 2 for 2 with a triple.

The TSCAC Championship Games will be played on Saturday, May 29 at Pilgrim Academy. The consolation Boys’ and Girls’ games will begin at 10 a.m. The Girls’ Championship game will start at 12:30 p.m. and the Boys’ Championship Game will begin at 1 p.m. The outcome of the semi-final games on Tuesday, May 25 will determine which teams will play in the TSCAC final round of games on May 29.

Come on out and cheer our Cougars on to victory!

Batter Up! Baseball/Softball Season Preview

The High School and Middle School Baseball and Softball seasons are getting underway. High School tryouts will be held on Monday, March 9 and Middle School tryouts will be on Monday, March 23. Interested students should sign up in the gym. Check out the ACS website under the “Athletics” table for the game schedules of all our teams. Hope to see you in the stands!

The Varsity Baseball team will play its first game on Friday, March 20 — a non-league home game against Annapolis Area Christian School. The Varsity Baseball team will play its second, non-league game on Friday, March 27 at home against Oakcrest High School. The first Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference games for the Varsity Baseball and Softball teams will be on Tuesday, March 31 at home against Pilgrim Academy.

The Middle School baseball and softball teams will play their first games in the Atlantic Cape Junior High League on Tuesday, April 21 at home against Pilgrim Academy.

The head coaches who will lead our high school and middle school teams this season are:

  • Varsity Boys’ Baseball — Ben Chapman, in his 1st year. Chapman is a 2013 alumnus who was a stand-out baseball player at ACS and went on to be a pitcher on Cairn University’s baseball team;
  • Varsity Girls’ Softball — Dara Kimmerley, in her 6th year, with a strong record of winning seasons, including a TSCAC championship in 2017, a first place regular season finish in 2018, and taking the team to the championship game in 2019.
  • Middle School Boys’ Baseball — Charlie Costello, an ACS parent in his first year as head coach. He assisted former head coach Rob Barberio last year when the team finished in 3rd place in the league.
  • Middle School Girls’ Softball — Rick Jackson, an ACS parent in his first year as head coach. He assisted former head coach Mike Bohs, who led the team to a 1st place finish in the league in 2018 and tied for first in 2019.