Charles W. Flanagan High School Baseball

The Baby Falcons continue their winning ways with an impressive 12-1, in 5 innings, victory over the McArthur Mustangs. The Falcons have outscored their opponents 38-2 over this 3 game stretch. 

Freshman LHP, Adam Murray, got the victory on the mound (4 IP, 5 H, 4 K, 0 BB, 0 ER). Murray was helped in the first inning with an unassisted DP by 3^rd baseman, Danny Oliveri. The lone run scored by McArthur was unearned. Freshman RHP, Tyler Neville, threw the 5^th inning to close the game out. 

Offensively, the Falcons were led by Sophomore, Carlos Lopez. Lopez (2-2, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 1 BB) was part of a 5 run first inning that produced 3 doubles. The other offensive highlight went to Rafael Betances, with a 2 run, pinch hit, single to put the game out of reach. 

The JV Falcons’ next game is a double-header, at home, vs St. Thomas Aquinas on Sat. March 6. First game starts at 10:00 A.M.

After many months of preparation, the JV Falcons got their season off in grand fashion. The JV squad, led by head coach, Noel Figueroa, and assistant coach, Pete Greenwood, started their season with a doubleheader sweep of district foe, Cooper City Cowboys.

Game 1 started off a little slow, as the Falcons (2-0) led the Cowboys 3-0 going into the bottom half of the 4^th. The Falcons would bat around the lineup and take a 7-0 lead. The inning was topped by an Adrian Garces solo HR. The final score would end up 10-0 after 6 innings. Pitchers, Jose Mesa Jr. and Adam Murray, combined for the shutout. Centerfielder, Christian Nelson, made a spectacular catch to save a run, and also threw out a runner at home to thwart the Cowboys only scoring threats. 

Game 2 was equally impressive as the JV Falcons would defeat the Cowboys 16-1 in 5 innings. Peter Llerena threw 4 strong innings, only allowing 1 run, and Tyler Neville threw 1 inning, allowing no runs. The offense was led by a Carlos Lopez grand slam in the 3rd inning. Andres Sanchez also added a 2 run double in the 4^th.

The Baby Falcons’ next game is Tuesday, March 2, at 6:30 P.M. vs McArthur High.

It didn't come easy, as after 4 1/2 innings played, the Falcons had no hits and were staring at a 2-1 deficit, but behind another solid pitching performance from senior righthander Pichi Torres (2-1) and key two-run hits from Collin Martindale (1-3, R, 2 RBI) and Ricky Santiago (1-3, 2 RBI) in the bottom of the 5th, the Flanagan Falcons pulled away late to defeat the Everglades Gators, 6-2.

Torres pitched a complete game 7-hitter for the Falcons, allowing no earned runs while striking out 11 and walking only one.  Junior firstbaseman Mike Melendez also belted his 2nd home run of the season.  The Falcons wait a week to get back on the home diamond against the Cooper City Cowboys at 6:30pm on Friday, March 5.          

Despite sending 14 batters to the plate in the bottom of the first inning and staking themselves to an 8-0 lead, the Flanagan Falcons (3-1) needed a walk off RBI single from senior catcher Corey Janson to break a 7th inning tie and defeat a resilient Coral Springs Colts ballclub, 13-12, at Falcons Field on Tuesday night.

The game that saw a combined 15 runs and 30 hits was a far cry from the 1-0 thriller played here last Friday between the Falcons and American Heritage.  Instead, the Falcons saw an 8 run first inning lead turn into a 9-8 deficit by the time the top of the third inning ended.  The Falcons would retake the lead, 10-9, in the bottom of the third, only to have the Colts tie it back up in the top half of the fourth.  In the home half of the 4th, the Falcons grabbed another one run lead at 11-10, but after a scoreless 5th inning, the Colts would again knot it up at 11-11 in the top of the 6th inning.  After the Falcons took a 12-11 lead into the final inning and recorded the first out, it looked like the gritty Colts (2-2) were on their way to their second straight one run defeat.  However, a few Falcon defensive miscues and a bases loaded walk would result in an unearned run, and yet another tie at 12-12, setting up the Janson heroics in the home half of the final frame.

Senior righthander, Justin Machado, earned his 2nd win of the season in relief, going 2 1/3 innings, allowing one hit and one earned run, while striking out 4 and walking 1.  Offensively,  Matt Figueroa (3-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2B, BB) and Pichi Torres (3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, HBP) led the Falcon hit parade, with senior centerfielder Geoff Jimenez (2-5, R, 3 RBI, HR, SB) and junior shortstop Ricky Santiago (2-4, R, RBI, HR, BB, SB) also providing the long ball.  Three other Falcons had multi-hit ballgames, including Collin Martindale (2-5, R, SB), Mike Melendez (2-4, R, RBI, 2B, BB, SB) and Ryan Lozada (2-4, R, RBI, SB).

The Falcons are back in action at home on Friday, 2/26, at 6:30pm against district foe, Everglades Gators. 

A lone earned run scored scored in the top of the first inning was all American Heritage starter Alex Siebold would need, as the Patriots defeated the Flanagan Falcons, 1-0, to win the 2010 Falcons OTS/Nike Challenge.  Falcons starter Pichi Torres (1-1), bouncing back from a scary beanball to the face just 48 hours earlier, was brilliant himself, scattering 7 hits in 6 innings, while striking out 8 and walking none.  However, the Falcons offense had a tough time getting anything going off the crafty Siebold, as only Ricky Santiago (1-2, BB) and David Gonzalez (1-2) managed singles off the sophomore righthander.  The Falcons struck out 12 times and only had one baserunner reach second base in the 1 hour, 45 minute contest.

The Falcons move to 2-1 in the young season and wait for the Coral Springs Colts to come visiting at 6:30pm on Tuesday, 2/23.