CELTICS OPEN BASEBALL SEASON IN RAYTOWN TOURNAMENT

The O'Hara Celtics began the 2011 baseball season on March 21 winning a 4-2 game with the Raytown Bluejays in the Raytown Schools Varsity Baseball Tournament in the Blue Pool at Robinson Field. _____ Jake Slocum was O'Hara's starting pitcher with Cullen Rowland picking up the save. _____ Three of the Celtics' runs crossed the plate in the fifth inning as O'Hara went up 4-0 at that time. _____ Of the team's seven hits in the game, five were doubles. _____ _____ The Oak Grove Panthers won the next day 11-1 in a five inning contest, jumping to a 7-0 lead in the first two innings. _____ Austin Pearcy was O'Hara's starter while Logan Halil and Jacob Chichuk pitched the final three. _____ The Celtics' five singles were by Austin Pearcy, Sam Janet, Cullen Rowland, Jake Slocum, and Eric Sullentrup who got O'Hara's lone RBI. _____ _____ On the third day of the tournament, the Van Horn Falcons were unable to push a run across with Logan Halil pitching a complete game for the Celtics. _____ The big hit for O'Hara was a triple by Preston Kralicek as the Celtics scored four runs in the game.______ _____ On the last day of the tournament, the Celtics tied for third place in the eight-team tournament with the Cardinals from Raytown South 4-4 while Oak Grove won first palce with a 15-8 decision over the Liberty North Eagles.