By Brody Kuhar, Reporter

The Knights varsity baseball team has started off the season after eleven games with a record of 11-6 as of press dead. In conference play they are 5-1. The one loss  was to DeKalb with a final score of 4-3 in extra innings.

It’s been a stronger start than last season, despite a 3-1 loss during the opener against Plainfield North. The team quickly came back and defeated Burlington Central 12-6 and Marmion 7-2 that same week.

The spring training showcase tournament in Peoria led to two wins against MacArthur and Eisenhower High Schools, and three losses to Washington, IVC and Limestone High Schools. Later the Knights crushed Dixon 15-4 and Rochelle 15-2.

During the Knights’ dominating victory over Rochelle, seniors Tom Fox,  Jacob Razo and Drew Peters shone. Fox was three-for -three with two doubles, a home run and 5 RBIs, while Razo was 2 for 2 with a double, base hit and 4 RBIs . At the mound, Peters won his second game for the Knights.

Pitchers Trevor Storck and Peters are holding other teams’ batting stats down so far this season, and Peters has a 500 pitching record of 2-2 as of press dead.

The team, which won a state title and had a record of 26-10, is working hard to have another record-breaking season and obtain another state title, Coach Brian Aversa said. Last season started slow, but then finished with a 13-game win streak and a championship.

“We have a tough schedule again this year filled with hard teams, such as teams in conference like Morris, DeKalb and Sycamore will be our toughest rivals,” Peters said.

The team isn’t resting on its championship title.

“Last year is over; it’s a completely new year. I have forgotten about what we did last year, as well as the team, and we have set new goals this year–the first being conference. Then in the playoffs, we want to win our regional and then go from there,” said Peters.