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The varsity baseball team lost 9-6 to Cambridge Rindge and Latin School on Saturday, May 2. The game, which took place at Yetten Field in Waltham, was a part of the Dual County League (DCL) “Strikes Out Cancer” game. Similar to Kicks for Cancer for boys varsity soccer, each player wore custom black and pink jerseys that had the names of a family member or close friend impacted by cancer.
Cambridge entered the game as the top team in the DCL, ranked No. 13 in Division I. Wayland jumped ahead early, with a triple from senior captain Albin Valdez in the first inning, going ahead 6-3 into the bottom of the fifth inning. Junior captain Joey Fay was the starting pitcher for Wayland, and went four and a third innings before being replaced by junior Noah Horne, and later freshman Lucas Cooley.
In the bottom of the fifth, Cambridge took over with a big six run inning to go ahead 9-6, and Wayland couldn’t recover.
Despite the loss, head coach Chris Fay said that the team’s effort stood out against a highly ranked Division I team.
“[Cambridge is] a great team […] one of the highest D1 teams that we’ll play all year,” C. Fay said. “I love the grit and toughness that our guys played with. They competed every single pitch.”
According to C. Fay, at the plate, Wayland showed one of its strongest approaches this season, consistently putting the ball in play. Wayland had 14 hits with Valdez leading the way with four hits, including a triple and a double.
“We didn’t have any strikeouts looking,” C. Fay said. “We hit a lot of hard balls that were caught, and hopefully next game those will fall.”
Valdez emphasized the importance of consistency moving forward. Wayland started the season with three losses, and is 1-8 since. In this skid, Wayland has lost five games by three runs or fewer.
“If we play with consistency, we’re gonna be able to scratch out more wins,” Valdez said.
Despite the loss, the message of the game extended beyond the field. C. Fay reminded his players to honor those affected by cancer.
“There’s a lot of teenage boys who would give anything to be in their position, to be able to play baseball,” C. Fay said. “And unfortunately, to no fault of their own, have been dealt a bad hand because of cancer. The message to the boys was don’t forget how lucky [you] are to be able to play the greatest game in the world with [your] friends.”
Wayland’s next game is on Tuesday, May 5, against Boston Latin School. This will be Wayland’s first home game of the year as their field has been under renovation all season. For the full schedule, visit Arbiter.
