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Broncos slug their way past Huskies for coach’s 600th win

There were fireworks going off in the Phoenix sky Friday night April 23, a display put on by the Arizona Diamondbacks who had just beaten the Philadelphia Phillies.

The fireworks might not have been intended for the Brophy Broncos baseball team but as they watched them past the left field wall of Opus Field, the Broncos cheered in celebration of their own meaningful victory.

By beating the Hamilton Huskies 15-10, the Broncos upset the top ranked team in the state and the fourth ranked team in the entire country.

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Brophy hitting their stride in late season

As of April 21, the Brophy baseball team sits at 16-7 with five games remaining in the regular season; the Broncos have won eight of their last 13.

The four remaining games for Brophy are against Hamilton April 23, one against Red Mountain on April 22 and two against Desert Vista on April 27 and April 28.

Brophy’s baseball team beat the Mesa Jackrabbits 9-4 Tuesday, April 6 in what coaches called an important win making their record in region play 1-1 as of that game. The Broncos’ batters peppered the field with 14 hits.

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Brothers’ shadows don’t cast over Maggi

Whether people look out on the football or baseball fields, they will see No. 7, Joseph Maggi ’11.

Maggi is a junior that plays both baseball and football.

He has two older brothers, Drew ’08 and Beau ’09 who graduated from Brophy, both of whom play for the ASU baseball team.

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Broncos swinging for fences to start season

As students end their day they can hear that familiar “ping” coming from the baseball diamond—it’s baseball season once again.

A year ago Brophy finished the season with 21 wins and 10 losses, and went into the postseason tournament with a fifth seed. The team’s hopes were dashed though with a second round loss against Desert Ridge High School.

After a long off season, Brophy baseball looks to accomplish great things this season with fresh faces. Five sophomores have already been seen on the field, including starting outfielder David Graybill ’12.

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Brophy’s pitching, hitting enough to stun Corona

Coming into the baseball game Feb. 26, the Corona Aztecs were the defending 5A-1 State Champions, but after seven innings, the Broncos handed them their first loss since last April.

Junior pitcher Sean Maxon ’11 threw a complete game only giving up three hits and two walks on 83 pitches.

Besides those base runners, Corona would see no more action as Maxon struck out seven batters and added a solo homerun of his own to provide a bigger cushion.

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