The Alvirne High School baseball team may be out of playoff contention this season, but the Broncos showed resilience last week, snapping a six-game losing streak and stringing together three consecutive victories in a four-game stretch.
Alvirne picked up impressive wins over three strong opponents, beginning with a 3-1 victory against Spaulding in Rochester, followed by an 8-3 win over neighboring Londonderry, and capped by a 13-3 rout of Manchester Central-West.
In the May 13 win over Spaulding, the Broncos did all their damage in the third inning, scoring three runs and then holding on the rest of the way. They allowed just one run in the fourth inning en route to their second win of the season.
Memphis Beach delivered a standout performance on the mound, pitching a complete game while allowing six hits and two walks and striking out nine of 27 batters.
Offensively, Alvirne managed just three hits-but made them count. All three came from shortstop Gavin Baviello, whose double, combined with two errors and a walk, helped fuel the decisive third inning.
Riding that momentum into the following week, the Broncos traveled to Londonderry on Monday, May 18, and produced another strong performance in an 8-3 victory.
Alvirne’s offense was firing on all cylinders, as eight players combined for 12 hits. Brody Buja earned the win on the mound, striking out five, walking one, and allowing seven hits over 32 batters faced.
Four Broncos recorded two hits apiece, including Beach, who added a double. A pivotal six-run fourth inning-highlighted by six singles, a double, and an error-proved too much for the Lancers to overcome.
Matty Bebris, Brady Mitchell, Casey Benning, and PJ Millette each contributed two hits in the win.
The Broncos extended their winning streak to three games on Wednesday, May 20, with a dominant 13-3 victory over Manchester Central-West at home.
Alvirne’s offense erupted, sending 28 batters to the plate and tallying 10 hits, including two doubles and a home run.
Millette delivered the biggest blow with a three-run homer to center field in the third inning, giving the Broncos an 8-1 lead. The blast capped a massive nine-run inning that also featured six singles and a double.
Mitchell earned the win in a brief outing on the mound, striking out six while walking five and allowing six hits and two earned runs.
Baviello and second baseman Alex Drown led the offense with three hits each.
The Broncos closed out the week with a hard-fought 6-5 loss at Manchester Memorial.
Alvirne jumped out to a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning but surrendered two runs in each of the third, fourth, and seventh innings to fall by one.
Beach pitched five innings in the loss, striking out eight, walking two, and allowing four runs on five hits. Baviello came on in relief, tossing 1 1/3 innings while allowing four hits and two runs.
Alvirne returns home this week to host Pinkerton Academy (13-4) on Wednesday, May 27, followed by another home matchup Thursday against Bishop Guertin (12-5).
