Though ultimately falling just short of the team’s objective of winning a state championship, the baseball team had an incredibly impressive year.
Throughout the season, the team and the players achieved many significant milestones. Sixth Form pitcher Ian White captured two-hundred career strikeouts, and fellow Sixth Form pitcher Kevin Reavey captured one-hundred career strikeouts. The Fords also beat the state champions Malvern Prep, 2-1.
Another impressive achievement was Head Coach Bob Castell’s 500th career win as the head coach.
The Fords had the momentum, experience, and talent heading into the semifinal game against Perkiomen on May 23rd.
Unfortunately, Perkimon drafted the Fords and ended their season, sending Perkiomen to the state championship against Malvern Prep.
“It was brutal to lose like that, especially with how we had been playing,” Fifth Former Brenner Green said. “I know we would have loved to have a shot at Malvern.”
The team showed earlier in the season that they could beat anybody in the state, even the team that went on to win it.
“This season went well; we won many games and could turn it on when needed. Unfortunately, we just didn’t get the job done in the big moments and struggled to score in times when we needed it at the end,” Fifth Former Zac Fuscaldo said. “We didn’t achieve the goals we set at the beginning of the season, but we showed that on any given day, we could beat anybody. The seniors did a great job leading the team the whole season and were mentors to the younger guys the whole year.”
Despite not being able to win the championship, the Fords will be confident going into next season because of their skill and experience, and they will keep their heads high and look back on a remarkable year.
