SANTA ANA — The St. John Bosco baseball team earned a share of its first Trinity League title since 2017 with an 8-1 victory at Mater Dei Friday.
Bosco swept this week’s three-game series against the Monarchs, winning the first two rivalry games in extra innings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
“Our guys have been grinding away,” St. John Bosco second-year coach Andy Rojo said. “We just keep telling them, we think we’re a pretty athletic team and over the course of a series we’re pretty good at we’ll eventually win the series with the depth that we have position player wise and also on the mound.”
Braves junior pitcher Noah Everly, who had previously thrown four innings all season, started the game and picked up the win by only allowing four hits, one run and one walk in three innings.
Everly also helped himself by hitting the game’s first two RBIs, including the go-ahead hit for a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. He later scored on a passed ball to go up 3-1 in the fourth.
“It’s a hot streak going on,” Everly said. “It’s a feeling but I’m ready. I’m going to keep it going.”
Meanwhile, Bosco added five insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning. The first on an RBI out by junior first baseman Moises Razo. Subsequent runs came via a two-RBI double by junior center fielder Miles Clark, Clark scoring on a passed ball and by senior catcher Micah Taguiam’s solo home run.
The Braves, who have won 16 of their last 17 games, improved to 19-4 overall and 11-1 in the Trinity League. Bosco finished fourth (6-9) in the Trinity League in 2024 and last place (1-14) in the league standings in 2023.
“It feels great just knowing that we’ve came a long way,” said Taguiam, one of the team’s handful of senior starters. “These new coaches came in, they flipped this program around. I feel like we just came a long way ever since and we’ve been doing a great job. The team loves each other, everybody likes each other so we’ve got good chemistry.”
(From left to right) St. John Bosco junior pitcher Noah Everly and senior catcher Micah Taguiam discuss their team’s 8-1 win at Mater Dei on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Photo by: John W. Davis, SCNG Contributor)The Braves will conclude the Trinity League season with a three-game series against JSerra, which begins on April 29. Bosco will clinch an outright title with one more league win or if Orange Lutheran (19-5, 8-4) loses one of its three games against Mater Dei next week.
“It’s a learned skill,” Rojo continued. “You have to remind these that it literally is day by day, game by game, pitch by pitch. We have to keep these focused.”
Mater Dei (13-11, 3-9) was led by junior starting pitcher Kai Bratton went three innings and allowed one hit, one run, seven walks. He struck out two batters.
Everly’s RBI sacrifice fly scored junior shortstop James Clark for a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Clark reached base by drawing a leadoff walk. He was moved over to second on a fielder’s choice by junior designated hitter Jaden Jackson. Clark stole third base to put himself in prime scoring position.
Bosco junior left fielder Jhett Ohira stepped to the plate with bases loaded (after three straight walks by Bratton) and two outs but flew out to end the top of the first.
Mater Dei sophomore third baseman Sebastian Navarro hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the first. Navarro reached second base on a passed ball. Monarchs senior designated hitter Bradley Beadreau singled, which put runners on first and third with no outs.
Mater Dei junior center fielder Ezekiel Lara’s RBI sacrifice fly scored Navarro and tied the game at 1.
Monarchs junior pitcher Mason Mejias relieved Bratton to begin the fourth inning.
Everly’s two-out RBI single scored freshman third baseman Aaron Garcia and Bosco took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth. Garcia drew a leadoff walk and reached second on a passed ball. He was moved over to third on a sacrifice fly by James Clark.
Mejias, who went 2/3 of an inning and allowed one hit, two runs and three walks, was relieved by sophomore pitcher Justin Garcia with two outs. Garcia inherited bases loaded and threw a wild pitch, which allowed Everly to score on a passed ball. The Braves led 3-1.
Bosco freshman pitcher Brayden Krakowski relieved Everly and threw three scoreless innings. Junior pitcher Aidan Dahlk threw a 1, 2, 3 seventh inning to secure the 8-1 win.
St. John Bosco junior pitcher Noah Everly and senior catcher Micah Taguiam on @SJBoscoBaseball’s rise to earn at least a share of first place in the Trinity League.
Bosco beat Mater Dei 8-1 in Santa Ana Friday night. pic.twitter.com/ibYhkGMhxa
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) April 26, 2025
St. John Bosco baseball coach Andy Rojo on his team’s 8-1 win at Mater Dei.
The Braves swept the Monarchs in this week’s three-game series. pic.twitter.com/G6VUGxqxhk
— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) April 26, 2025
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