AHS varsity baseball grabbed their first win of the season against district rival Robert E. Lee led by the strong pitching of senior Eric Reynolds. Reynolds pitched seven good innings and recorded a complete game.

“It was great getting to go the whole game.  At the beginning of the game my goal was to go for five innings, but once my adrenaline started pumping in the game situation I was able to push through and finish strong,” Reynolds said.

The Atoms scored two runs on a clutch hit, with runners on second and third, from senior Evan Smith. Later two more runs were tacked on to give the Atoms the win with a final score of 5-3.

“We played well and competed hard, but we need to keep working hard to get better,” said sophomore catcher Matt Stevens.

“I’m glad that we won, but we have to play and hit the ball better in the future,” said Head Coach Ron Abrigo.

Surprisingly, the Atoms were able to win after only getting two hits.  The weak offensive showing needs to be solved quickly as the team will face four of the regions toughest teams in the next few weeks including, Lake Braddock, W.T. Woodson, South County and last year’s state champion, West Springfield.

“We got the win last Friday, but we have to play a lot better to beat the tougher teams in our district,” said senior first basemen Jordan Cowles.

The Atoms play away at district rival Lake Braddock on Friday and again on Monday against at home against W.T. Woodson.

Last year the Atoms beat W.T. Woodson when they were ranked no. 10 in the state in extra innings.  The victory knocked the Cavaliers out of first place in the District.
The Atoms are currently the fourth seed in the District behind Lake Braddock.

If the Atoms are able to have a strong week their season looks to be an impressive one.

AHS finished no. 5 in the Patriot District last year after being knocked out of the playoffs by W.T. Woodson.

For complete schedule and results visit www.annandaleatoms.com and click Boys Varsity Baseball.