SLP Baseball Starts Homestand with Huge Win to Push mark to 5-2

While snow and terrible field conditions have hindered all St. Louis Park spring sport seasons the baseball team led by head coach Jim Nunn is finally getting outside, and began a long home stretch today with a 24 -0 shellacking of Columbia Heights. The Orioles are 5-2 so far and play home games Wednesday at 4:15 vs North Branch, Thursday at 7pm vs. Totino Grace, Friday at 4:15 vs Chisago Lakes, and a 11am matinee vs Armstrong on Saturday. All games are FREE and at Derrick Keller Field at Dakota Park on 26th and Dakota. Sophomore Right-handed Kenny Furuli earned his second victory of the season with a one-hit, 5 k effort over three innings and Curt Greenbush struck out all three Hylander hitters in the fourth before Parker Stennes clamped down in the fifth in his first-ever appearance on the mound. Furuli also tamed Mpls. South last week in his varsity debut with impeccable control. A 4-1 Orioles victory was the result. The Orioles exploded for 14 runs in the third on numerous hits from Joey Jaramillo, Joe Burnley, Stennes, Martin Schlegel-Weiner, a laser by Jordan Fracassi and a safety from Furuli and catcher Kyle Nordstrom. On Monday the Orioles took the show on the road to Fridley and pounded out a 14-3 victory. Austin Broz picked up his second win of the season with masterful control of the strike zone and helped his own cause at the plate with a pair of safeties and walks from his lead off position. The Orioles jumped out go a 5-1 lead through five innings on a pair of massive doubles by Stennes and a pair of knocks from Cole Hoyt and two hits and a bases-clearing double by Ryan Froom. Curt Greenbush launched a long double to right and sophomores Burnley and Jaramillo chipped in. Mitch Thomas was a force behind the plate and at the bat. To follow the baseball team, fans are encouraged to visit gopark.org or go to mnbaseballhub.com - The Orioles also have home games slated for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 5/14-5/16 vs Southwest, Cooper, and Spring Lake Park. Thursdays game will be senior day with a special pre-game ceremony. ******************************************************************