"The Monarchs varsity baseball team took the field at Lincoln Park High School last night for their first game of the season. The team ended up rallying from behind and won the game in extra innings with a score of 3-2. Senior Alex Nealey, got the start and pitched four strong innings with 7 strikeouts followed by senior Jimmy Fister for four as well, who would eventually earn the win. Junior Nick Ballas came in the bottom of the ninth and struck out two to earn the save.

The offense was led by senior Logan Fryz and junior Nick Ballas, who each had two hits on the night. Fryz would end up scoring the game winning run in the ninth off of a single from Ballas. Freshmen Ryan Kugelman came up clutch in the top of the the 7th with a leadoff double, where he would eventually come around to score to send the game into extras. The Monarchs will host Garden City on Saturday, March 23rd in a doubleheader for their home opener!"