Astoria, NY, April 28, 2016 – Trailing 2-8 going into their last at-bat, the La Salle Academy JV Cardinals erased a six run deficit with 10 runs in the top seventh to defeat St. John’s Prep 12-8 at ICYP Field.  Their amazing comeback keeps them in sole possession of second place in the CHSAA – A Division with a 4-2 record (5-6 overall).

After doing nothing for the first five innings and being thoroughly outplayed by a St. John’s team looking to prove they were better than how they played on Tuesday, LSA found themselves in an early 0-2 hole at the end of one thanks to errors and misplays in the field.  On top of all that, St. John’s had an encouraging fan base of students and parents from the neighborhood that got even louder as SJP seeming had the game on ice after scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth to go up six.

The magical LSA seventh all started with a pinch walk and was highlight by seven base hits, seven stolen bases, including Matthew Camacho’s almost steal at home which forced a balk, an infield fly (that turned into a run) and some clutch two out hitting to keep the line moving.

Camacho (W) picked up the win with four innings of work in relief of Nicholas Rivera and Nicholas Brito pitched a perfect seventh to secure the win. All toll the Cardinals only surrendered two hits, both to J. Leston, who was the hard luck loser.  Brito (3 hits), Jimmy Muniz (2 hits) and Christian Cueto (2 hits) had outstanding day at the plate, the Angry Bird, was given to Jordan Garcia (3 RBIs) for his two out 2 RBI opposite field single that provided the final margin of victory.

Next Game: Saturday, April 30^th vs Scanlan at American Legion at 12 noon.

Brooklyn, NY, April 26, 2016 – The La Salle JV Cardinals jumped out to an early 5-0 lead and never looked back as they defeated St. John’s Prep 11-1 at American Legion Field.  The win improves the Cards to 2-2, in league play, (4-5 overall) and temporarily bumps them into 2^nd place in the CHSAA – A Division.

Starting strong, LSA got on the board in the bottom of the first as the first five batters all reached safely and eventually came around to score for a 5-0 lead. Finish strong, the Cards closed out the scoring with four runs in the bottom of the six padding the lead to 11-0.  St. John’s spoiled the shutout bid with a run in the top of the seventh.

La Salle’s offense was led by Nicholas Rivera, Brian Sanchez and Jeffrey Tejeda who had two hits apiece.  For the second time in as many wins, the JV birds did not make any errors in stark contrast to their games against Nazareth.

The Angry Bird, for outstanding player of the game was given to Franklin Olivares who was not only exceptional on the mound in picking up the victory but also helped himself at the plate with a 2-RBI double in the aforementioned first.  His stat line for the day (W – 6Inn, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 6K and 1 for 3, R, 2B, K, 2RBI)

Next Game: Thursday, April 28^th at St. John’s Prep at Elmjack Little League in Queens at 4pm.

On Friday afternoon, the La Salle Varsity baseball team took on Saint John’s Prep at home. It was a great game at American Legion Fields. La Salle pulled off a win and ended the game 15-10. John Michel was the winning pitcher with 10 strike outs. This win brought the Varsity Cardinals to 3-1!

The angry birds played again on Saturday against Scanlan. It was a tough loss as Scanlan beat La Salle 8-1. This loss brings La Salle 3-2 in league play.

Next game: La Salle vs. Sacred Heart, Monday, April 25th at 4pm.

La Salle Cardinals defeated Bishop Louglin yesterday at American Legion Fields 8-4. Chris Pimental pitched a good game and hit the ball very well. Jervon Warlick went 3-4, and Angel Fernandez-Diaz closed out the game with 6 strikeouts. La Salle is now 2-1 in league play.

Check out the Varsity Baseball team’s new uniforms in the photo below!

Next game: La Salle vs. St. John’s Prep, American Legion Fields at 4pm.

The La Salle JV Cardinals opened up CHSAA league play yesterday with a sounding 9-2 victory over Monsignor Scanlan. The win evens La Salle’s overall record at 3-3 (1-0 in the division).

After giving up 2 earned runs in the bottom of the first inning, LSA’s Franklin Olivares settled and shut down Scanlan over the next 3 innings before giving way to Cristobal Rivera in the bottom of the fifth, who picked up the save the old-school way, with 3 scoreless innings and even struck out the last batter with the bases loaded to end the game.

The JV Cardinals were lead on offense by Nicholas Rivera, Jimmy Muniz and Christian Cueto who each had two hits. It was a very good all around game, and for the first time all year, LSA did not commit an error.

LSA entered the top of the sixth in a tight 4-2 game, but erupted and batted around plating five runs in the process on two hits and five walks.

On a day when it seemed everyone came up big, the Angry Bird was given to our shortest player, Cristobal Rivera, for outstanding player of the game (See photo below).

Next game: Tuesday, April 19th vs. Nazareth at 4pm at American Legion Fields.

Today’s JV baseball game against Scanlan is canceled due to weather. Rescheduled game is TBA. The next game will be Thursday at 4pm vs. Scanlan at Scanlan in the Bronx!

The La Salle Cardinals played a tough game against Nazareth Regional High School yesterday at American Legion Field. After Cardinal pitcher, Julian Nieves, struck out 8 Nazareth batters, Nazareth still came away with a 5-0 win. Despite this loss, La Salle Cardinals will not stop. These angry birds are on a mission! The next game is against Cathedral High School at American Legion Field at 4:00pm. Come out and see what these birds are capable of!

Brooklyn, NY, April 6, 2016 – In our final tune up before CHSAA league play begins, the La Salle JV Cardinals came home with a solid 10-7 victory over Packer Collegiate at the American Legion Fields.  The JV Cards second win of the season was a back and forth affair with multiple lead changes and pitchers on both sides working their way out of jams all game.  This even matchup came down to some pass balls by the Packer catcher and some key defensive plays by the Birds including a 3-6-5 double play and a nicely executed pick off play (which we just worked on in practice on Monday) to end threats.  La Salle jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first but Pelican pitching held the fort to prevent any further damage, similar to what Cards starting pitcher Carlos Flores did in the top of the inning after surrendering a leadoff double.  We added runs in each of the last four innings but Packer keep the heat on and drawing within one in the top of the sixth.  The Cardinals were resilient playing small ball in the fifth (Single, Sac Bunt and an RBI groundout from Franklin Olivares, Brian Sanchez and Cristobal Rivera, respectively) and held firm to push across the insurance runs needed to seal the win in the bottom of the sixth. Franklin Olivares picked up the win and Nicolas Rivera was stellar getting the save.  On offense, Nicholas Brito picked up two hits but the Angry Bird was given to Jimmy Muniz (3 for 3, 3 Runs, 1 Walk, 2RBI, 3 SB) as outstanding player of the game. 

CHSAA League Play begins with our  Next Game: Tuesday, April 12th vs Scanlan – 4pm at American Legion Fields