ABQ JOURNAL NEWS STAFF
Even on a day with the wind blowing out, this could easily have evolved into a pitcher’s duel.
Albuquerque Academy ensured that it did not.
Class 4A’s top-ranked Chargers (18-4, 4-0) assumed solo first place in District 6-4A baseball on a cold afternoon in the North Valley, pulling away late in a 14-2 victory over Valley (11-11, 3-1).
In a battle of aces, it was Academy senior right-hander Alex Gaeto (3-2) who outpitched Valley junior lefty Alex Gilliam as Gaeto surrendered two runs over six innings, striking out eight.
The Chargers gave Gaeto all the support he’d need in the top of the third. A three-base Valley error plated the game’s first run, followed by RBI singles from Mark McNaney (a suicide squeeze) and Henry Mitchell.
