Intensity level crescendoes for No. 1 Orange Lutheran vs. No. 2 St. John Bosco baseball series
The Braves take two of three games from the Lancers in a Trinity League series between the baseball powers.
It was Brady Murrietta’s silence rounding the bases, then his Darth Vader-like stare directed at St. John Bosco pitcher Jack Champlin after touching third base on Thursday and slowly jogging toward home plate that sent a clear message: Don't poke the bear. His two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 3-3 tie and keyed a 5-4 win to prevent the No.
1-ranked Lancers from suffering a three-game Trinity League baseball sweep by No. 2 St. John Bosco.
One day earlier, the intensity level between the two teams reached such a crescendo that after the fiery Champlin got the final out in a 4-1 win at Hart Park, he decided to offer a taunt. "I was hearing them all game at third base," Champlin said. "I pointed to the ground and was saying, 'This is my field.
' A bunch ran out of the dugout toward me and it got bigger than it needed to be. " On a 3-and-2 count, Brady Murrietta hits a two-run home run for a 5-3 Orange Lutheran lead. pic.