The varsity baseball team has turned around a difficult start, improving from a 0-4 record to 8-7 through stronger pitching, timely hitting, and team-wide resilience.
After opening the season with four straight losses, the Wyverns began to show signs of progress in a close 2-1 loss to Choate Rosemary Hall, one of the top-ranked teams in New England. Senior Captain Outfielder Adam Gold said that the game was a turning point because it proved the team could compete with elite opponents. “The team needed to realize that if we threw strikes and played well, and had clean defense behind our pitchers, we could hang with the top clubs this year easily,” Gold said.
The team’s most memorable win came against Westminster School on April 4, 2026, when the boys earned a dramatic walk-off victory in the bottom of the seventh inning after Junior Second Baseman Colton Bowes hit the game-winning single winning the game 8-7, sealing one of the team’s most exciting victories this year. Sophomore Outfielder Peter Louis said it was the most memorable game because of the energy and momentum it created for the team.
That win helped fuel a five-game winning streak, allowing the team to improve from 3-7 to 8-7. The team’s turnaround came from improvements at the plate. “The whole lineup started consistently hitting the ball well the past few games,” Senior Captain Outfielder Connor Ellsworth said. “The pitching staff took time to settle into the season, and once they found their groove, KO began putting together complete games.” Once the team found consistency on the mound and at the plate, they began to win more games.
Practices focused on both skill development and building trust between teammates. Louis described the team chemistry as “great,” explaining that players spend time together outside of baseball at cookouts and other team activities. That closeness has helped the players stay positive during rough stretches, especially after the difficult start to the season.
Ellsworth said that resilience has been one of the team’s biggest strengths, as players learned to move past early losses and focus on improving in the games ahead. Rather than letting the 0-4 start define them, they stayed focused and gradually built momentum. Their biggest weakness early on was their inability to recover from mistakes, but that improved as the season went on.
KO has been focused on finishing strong and carrying lessons from this season into next year. Even though the playoffs are out of reach, the team has continued to compete with energy. “The season proved that just because things do start a certain way,” Louis shared, “it does not mean it cannot change.”
