Boys Varsity Baseball vs NJISAA Prep A Tournament Semifinal vs. The Hun School of Princeton on 05/18/2025
Brody Buchner pitched a complete game, struck out seven and walked one. He also went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a run scored and a walk at the plate, including a two-run single to extend the Peddie lead to 6-2 in the top of the sixth inning.
“It was nice to get a clean slate after a bit of a rough start the other day with the rain,” Buchner said. “I just wanted to come in here and do my job. The defense helped me behind me and it paid off.”
Buchner earned a win over Hun on the road on May 1.
“It definitely didn’t matter to me,” he said on the tournament seeding. “I did this a couple of weeks ago, same result, so I just had the same mindset, to go in there, throw strikes and get outs.”
Catcher Eduard Fernandez had two bases-loaded walks in the game.
“A walk is the same thing as a single, it helps the team out,” he said. “Pass it forward. I know my teammates have my back and they’re going to drive me in and that’s what happened throughout the whole game.”
As for what went well behind the plate:
“Brody’s command,” he said. “Throwing the right pitches at the right time. Last time we beat them it was the same thing, just throwing the right pitches at the right time. And letting our defense work and having confidence in our defense.”
The Falcons next face third-seeded Blair in the NJISAA Prep A Tournament Championship game on Sunday, May 18 at 4:15 p.m. at The Hun School of Princeton.