Peddie Athletics

The Peddie varsity boys rowing team competed in the first day of the SRAA National Championships Regatta at Cooper River in Camden, in the final event of the season. The Peddie Sr. Boys 4+ were eliminated in the heats.

The Peddie varsity boys lacrosse team (9-7) defeated Princeton Day School, 8-6, at home, in the final game of the season. John Giblin scored a game-high seven goals. Devin Dzwolak had a team-high four assists. Hayden Nieves tallied four ground balls and blocked a shot with under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Goalkeeper Aayan Uppal made 20 saves, including crucial stops with 3:23 and 1:19 left in the fourth quarter.

The fourth-seeded Peddie varsity boys baseball team (6-12) fell to third-seeded Blair Academy, 8-0, in the NJISAA Prep A Tournament Championship game, the final game of the season.

The fourth-seeded Peddie varsity boys baseball team (6-11) defeated The Hun School of Princeton (top seed), 7-4, in the semifinals of the NJISAA Prep A Tournament (single elimination) on the road.

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.

The Stotesbury Cup Regatta at Schuylkill River – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Day 2 of 2) was canceled due to weather.

The varsity girls’ Senior and Second Fours both qualified from Friday’s time trials to come back and race in Saturday’s semi-finals. The Senior Four finished a solid 11th of 51 to capture one of the 18 qualifying spots. The Second Four finished a very strong sixth of 27 crews to claim one of the 12 qualifying spots.

Because of deteriorating river conditions, very late Friday night, regatta organizers reduced the number of teams coming back for Saturday’s semis, limiting the Senior Four to the top 12 and the Second Four to the top 6. Rather than racing in traditional lanes side-by-side, the format was changed to another time trial. Medals would be awarded based on time.

At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, racing was canceled due to river flow and debris. Medals were awarded based on Friday’s time trial.

The boys second four narrowly missed qualifying, placing 15th out of 27, only three seconds out of the qualifying range of top 12. The senior boys placed 22nd out of 52, missed qualifying in the top 18 by two seconds.

The Falcons next compete in the SRAA National Championships Regatta from Friday, May 23 to Saturday, May 24 at Cooper River in Camden, New Jersey.

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