Charles W. Flanagan High School Baseball

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009 @ 6:30 PM

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The 2009 season ended in stunning disappointment on Thursday afternoon as the Flanagan Falcons were defeated by the South Broward Bulldogs, 2-1, in the District 12-6A semifinal at McArthur High School.  The hopes of another successful Falcon postseason were crushed by the complete game performance from Bulldogs starter Ashley Bulluck, who limited the boys in green to three hits and one unearned run.

Falcons starter Mark Peterson (2 2/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 5 H, 2 K, 1 BB) and Adam Quiles (4 1/3 IP, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 K, 2 BB) did all they could to keep it close, hoping for the Flanagan offense to mount a rally, as it had done time and time again, all season long.  However, on this afternoon, the bats were quiet as a pair of doubles from juniors Corey Janson and Geoff Jimenez, and a single from freshman Nick Basto, were all the hits the Falcons could manage off Bulluck.

The Falcons end their 2009 campaign with a 22-4 record, with all four losses decided by one run.  Despite the heartbreak associated with such a painful loss, the Falcons impressed all season long, with a potent offense that hit .345 as a team, with 39 HR and an OBP of .471, while outscoring opponents 237-92.  Just as impressive, the Flanagan pitching staff was one of Broward's best, holding opponents to a .239 batting average, with a team ERA of 2.72 and an outstanding 172/70 strikeout to walk ratio.  With six of eight position starters returning in 2010, and a solid crop of risng underclassmen, the future remains bright for one of Broward county's top baseball programs. 

Behind a six run, six hit outburst in the bottom of the sixth inning that saw them send eleven batters to the plate and overcome a 9-4 deficit, the Flanagan Falcons (22-3) rallied to defeat the Pembroke Pines Pines Charter Jaguars (14-9), 10-9, on Senior Night at Falcons Field on Wednesday night.

After a pregame ceremony honoring the nine graduating Falcon seniors, the Jaguars aimed to be spoilers, picking up three runs in their first at bat of the game off senior starter Diego Delgado.  Flanagan would bounce back immediately, cutting the Jaguar lead to 3-2 after Justin Frias (1-3, R, 2 RBI, HR, BB) slammed his ninth homer of the season, driving in Ricky Santiago (4-4, 2 R, RBI, 2B).

In the top of the second inning, senior southpaw Mark Peterson ended a Jaguar threat with two strikeouts in relief of Delgado.  The Falcons would then knot the game at 3-3 in the bottom half after a solo shot from freshman 3rd baseman Nick Basto (1-3, R, RBI, HR, BB).  However, after picking up a run in the third, the Jaguars would pick up four more in the fourth, capitalizing on 3 walks and 2 Falcon errors.

That 8-3 Jaguar lead would hold until the bottom of the fifth, when back to back doubles by seniors Zach Jackson (2-4, 2 R, RBI, 2 2B) and Danny Rojo-Campos (2-3, 2B, BB) were followed by an RBI groundout from Corey Janson (1-2, 3 RBI, 2B).  However, Pines Charter would get that run right back in the top of the sixth inning, leaving the home Falcons down 9-4 with two at bats and six outs left.

It was up to centerfielder Geoff Jimenez (3-4, R, RBI, SB) to start the rally, and he did with a single up the middle.  After a flyout to center, Santiago doubled in Jimenez and would score on consecutive wild pitches, but a strikeout would make it two outs, and concern began to set in for the Flanagan faithful.  A single from Pichi Torres (1-3, R, HBP, SB) would keep it going for Jackson, who delivered an RBI double.  With a man on second base and the base open, the Jaguars opted to intentionally walk Rojo-Campos to pitch to Janson, who made them pay with a two run double to tie it at 9-9.

After a passed ball and a walk put men on the corners, it was back to where the dramatics had started with Jimenez, and his second hit of the inning drove in pinch runner Robert Collin for the go ahead run.  After the inning ended, Torres was called upon in the top of the 7th to close the game out for Adam Quiles (2 2/3 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H , 3 K, 0 BB), who earned the victory, running his record to 4-0.

The Falcons, as the #1 seed in District 12-6A, will next play in the district semifinal at McArthur High School at 3:30pm on Wednesday, 4/29, awaiting the winner of the #4 Cooper City VS #5 South Broward matchup.

The Flanagan Falcons moved to 21-3 on the season after a complete game pitching performance from senior righthander David Thomas in a 4-1 road victory against the Taravella Trojans on Tuesday night.  Thomas (6-0) scattered six singles, allowing an earned run, while striking out eight and walking only one. 

The Falcons got two runs in the top of the first after a pair of solo home runs from Collin Martindale (1-3, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB) and Justin Frias (1-4, R, RBI, HR).  After Taravella picked up their only run in the bottom of the third inning,  Pichi Torres (1-4, 2 RBI, 2 SB) would give Thomas and the Falcons some insurance in the top of the fifth with a 2-run single to drive in Martindale and Ricky Santiago (2-4, R, 2B, SB).

The Falcons complete their regular season at home on Wednesday night, 4/22, against the Pembroke Pines Charter Jaguars at 7pm.  This game is Senior Night for the Falcons and all fans are encouraged to arrive early as the 2009 graduates are recognized in a pre-game ceremony beginning at approximately 6:30pm.

The Flanagan Falcons lost a close one on the road Friday night to the Nova Titans, 5-4, snapping their 8 game winning streak and dropping their record to 20-3.  The boys in green were stymied by Nova starter Patrick Morris, who threw a complete game 5-hitter, allowing two earned runs while striking out 12 Falcons. 

It looked good early for Flanagan, as former Titan Danny Rojo-Campos delivered a clutch two-out, two-run single in the first inning to provide a 2-0 lead.  However, after going down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first to Falcons starter Diego Delgado (4 IP, 5 R, 5 ER, 8 H, 3 K, 0 BB), the Titans would score all five of their runs in the bottom of the second on three straight two out hits, the biggest being a 2-run double from Nova 2nd baseman Kerry Doane.

Delgado would settle down in the third and fourth inning, facing the minimum and keeping it close at 5-2.  The Falcons would reward the senior lefty's composure with two 2-out runs in the top of the fifth, as Ricky Santiago (1-4, R) scored on a Nova error and Zack Jackson (1-3, RBI) drove in Justin Frias (2-4, 2 R).

After a pair of Nova baserunners got on to lead off the bottom of the fifth inning, David Thomas (2 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 4 K, 0 BB) would relieve Delgado to end the threat and keep the Falcons deficit at 5-4.  However, Morris kept the Falcons bats quiet in the sixth and seventh, dealing them their third one run loss of the season.

The Falcons will look to bounce back on Tuesday, 4/21, at 6:30pm when they travel to face the Taravella Trojans.