By Ahmed Mustafa
With students at Darien High School off to spring break, DHS had a big baseball game against the top seed in Fairfield County, Trumbull. On the mound was the ace of the staff, senior Mackenzie Glavin, who got unlucky last time, taking the loss against Ridgefield after going 5 innings 4 runs (1 run earned) and 4 strikeouts. How would Darien do against the top seed?
Glavin looked sharp in the first 2 innings, but then struggled in the top of the 3rd. With runners on 1st and 2nd, Glavin got a ground ball to end the inning, but an error was made, so the inning continued. Trumbull took advantage of the opportunity, and broke the game open scoring 4 runs.
From there on, Trumbull had the game, as Darien was quiet offensively. DHS had many opportunities to make the game close, but they failed, going 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. DHS lost 5-1. However, one bright thing about the game was junior Andrew Nault coming in, pitching 2 scoreless innings. He was happy the way he pitched.
“ I felt good. I haven’t pitched in a week, so it felt good to come out” Nault said. Though senior captain Andrew Maley didn't comment, Glavin spoke to his dissatisfaction. After going 5 innings, 5 runs, (1 earned) he believes he can do better. “Tough loss; Trumbull is a good team though, so you have to give them credit. I felt pretty good, my stuff was there," said Glavin.
Coach Scott still believes in his players. “ We played a pretty good team, but at the same time we were a play or 2 away from being in a one run ball game. You have to tip your cap to Trumbull, they had a couple big 2 out hits that scored 2 runs each, they put a couple of good at bats together and that was the difference in this ball game" said Scott.
Darien is now in a 3 game losing streak, and is now 2-4 right now in the regular season. Now, with the tough schedule gone, Darien has to start swinging the bat, in order to make this season matter.
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