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Tournaments  | Story  | 3/6/2022

Championship Primer: Academies

Blake Dowson     
Photo: Pablo Torres (Perfect Game)
Championship Sunday is here for the Academies portion of the PG High School Showdown, with a pair of semifinal matchups this morning, followed by the title game at the Hoover Met Stadium at 2:00 pm CT.
 
Semifinal #1 – Central Pointe Christian Academy (4-0) vs. P27 Academy Red (4-0)
9:00 am CT, Hoover Met Stadium
 
Central Pointe Christian Academy
Pool Play, Game 1: Defeated IBAHS Gray, 9-2
Pool Play, Game 2: Defeated National Baseball Academy 18u, 8-0
Pool Play, Game 3: Defeated ECB Academy – Navy, 6-2
Quarterfinals: Defeated Reborn Christian Academy, 4-3
 
Pablo Torres is leading Central Pointe Christian at the plate with a four hits in seven at-bats, along with four runs and three RBI, and hit a triple and scored in the bottom of the sixth inning against Reborn Christian in the quarterfinals to tie the game. He also pitched four innings in the game. Central Pointe Christian got past the arm of Charlee Soto in the quarters, a UCF commit pumping 96 mph fastballs against them.
 
P27 Academy Red
Pool Play, Game 1: Defeated CBC International, 10-0
Pool Play, Game 2: Defeated Pike Liberal Arts School, 12-0
Pool Play, Game 3: Defeated ECB Academy – Grey, 8-0
Quarterfinals: Defeated Sunshine State Elite Academy, 8-3
 
P27 has had a dominant run to this point, not allowing a single run during pool play and outscoring its four opponents by a 38-3 total so far in the tournament. Because of their prowess at the plate, P27 has used just five pitchers in four games: Zakery Szabo, Austin Williamson, and TJ Curlee all took turns throwing complete game shutouts during pool play. The team has been led by Ellis Garcia and Rom Kellis at the plate.
 
Semifinal #2 – Georgia Premier Academy (5-0) vs. ECB Academy – Texas Orange (4-0)
11:30 am CT, Hoover Met Stadium
 
Georgia Premier Academy
Pool Play, Game 1: Defeated Remington Christian Academy, 9-4
Pool Play, Game 2: Defeated Carlos Beltran Baseball Academy, 22-2
Pool Play, Game 3: Defeated Brunswick Academy, 10-2
Playoffs, Round 1: Defeated A3 Academy Varsity, 8-0
Quarterfinals: Defeated P27 Academy Navy, 2-0
 
Georgia Premier Academy has gotten things done in a couple different ways during the Showdown. During pool play, they knocked out 32 hits in three games and scored 41 runs. In their two playoff games, they have thrown back-to-back no-hitters thanks to Yannis Rembert and Shamaar McDuffie in Round 1, and Victor Nane Nivar and Jevarra Martin in the quarters. Edward Phelps III has been the leader at the plate, with five doubles and 15 RBI already.
 
ECB Academy – Texas Orange
Pool Play, Game 1: Defeated Hitters Count Select, 8-0
Pool Play, Game 2: Defeated Knights Academy, 3-0
Pool Play, Game 3: Defeated IBAHS White, 2-1
Quarterfinals: Defeated Artillery Baseball 2022 Scout Team, 3-2
 
ECB is another team that has dominated on the mound, allowing just one run and nine hits in three pool play games. Bryson Thacker and Blake Alta have been top-10 performers, Thacker with a 5-inning, 11-strikeout outing and Alta with a 6-inning, 6-strikeout day. John Cooper Williams has six hits, including a home run, at the dish.
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