Perhaps the best adjective to describe Chaminade's 2025 season to date is "inconsistent." 

These Flyers have neither won nor lost more than two games in a row, and this up-and-down pattern continued as the team approached Easter break, during which they posted a 1-2 record against Rocky Point, St. Francis Prep, and Poly Prep. 

After splitting a series with the St. John the Baptist Cougars, the Flyers took to the road to play the Rocky Point Eagles on Friday, April 11. The Flyers' record stood at 4-5, while the Eagles entered at 1-3. Each team was 0-1 in non-league play.

It was a reunion of sorts for Chaminade manager Patrick Kemp '04 and Rocky Point coach Brian Glen, as the two coached together at St. John the Baptist several years ago. 

The game was scoreless until the fourth, as Kenneth Meliere Jr. '25 and Vito Spadafina went punch-for-punch on the mound. The Flyers broke through in the top of the inning thanks to an RBI double by Michael Gardner '25. However, the Eagles responded via a bases-loaded walk, one of three free passes Meliere issued in the inning, forcing Kemp to go to the bullpen earlier than expected. 

The Flyers retook the lead in the next half inning when Vaughan Steinert '26 singled to left with two in scoring position. Unfortunately for the Crimson and Gold, the Eagles executed a perfect relay to nab Daniel Nawrocki '25 at home to keep the score 2-1. 

The teams continued to go back and forth throughout the next few half innings. A walk and an error put the first two hitters on for Rocky Point against Quinn Gillen '25 in the bottom of the fifth, and Alek Wozny cashed them in with a two-run double, making it 3-2, Eagles. In the top of the sixth, Kyle Hyland '25 squared the Flyers at three with a sacrifice fly.

Finally, the Eagles put the game away for good with a three-run sixth. After the first two hitters reached via a walk and hit by pitch, Gillen balked with a man on third, scoring the go-ahead run. Next, back-to-back hits by Ryan Loughlin and Tyler Maggio tallied two more runs to make it 6-3.

In the top of the seventh, Tyler Callahan finished it off for the Eagles by striking out the side in just 11 pitches. 

Rocky Point's ability to capitalize off Chaminade's miscues contributed to the Eagles' victory. The Flyers walked six hitters, hit two, and committed an error, as well - all aiding the Eagles' rallies.

The Flyers next game was supposed to be against Xaverian the following afternoon, but inclement weather postponed the contest. As a result, the Flyers turned their sights towards an April 15 matchup with St. Francis Prep, rescheduled from March 24.   

As they did against Rocky Point, the Flyers struck first. With runners on second and third and no one out in the bottom of the first, Nolan Fernandez '26 lifted a sacrifice fly to center to bring home the game's first run. Later in the frame, Steinert drove in the second runner on a ground out to make it 2-0.

The Terriers grabbed the lead with four unearned runs in the top of the third off Chaminade starter Alex Stoyer '25. The inning started with an error, but the Flyers seemingly had a pathway through the inning after Connor Meehan '25 gunned down a would-be base stealer. However, Allen Watson prolonged the inning with an RBI single, and it all went downhill from there. The next four hitters all reached base, and three runs scored; two resulted from an error, and the other came via a single. After a nightmare inning, the Terriers led, 4-2.

Fortunately for Chaminade, the tide turned. The Flyers picked up momentum when Steinert threw out a runner at home on defense, and they snowballed it into a three-run rally on offense.

After Gardner led off the bottom of the fourth with a single, Frank Fressie made a costly error for the Terriers that put the home team in business. Soon after, Meehan poked a single to center to cut the deficit in half. The poor play from the Terriers continued, as Hudson Oliviery lost the strike zone and walked home two to put Chaminade in front for good. 

The Flyers used a strong fifth inning to cruise their way to a 12-4 victory. The onslaught was the result of a lot of mistakes by the Terriers, as well as a few timely Chaminade hits. After two bases-loaded walks made it 7-4, Steinert came up with the big hit in the inning, as he drilled a two-run double to right to aggrandize the lead to five. 

Jack Pfeifer '26 was terrific in relief for the Flyers, keeping St. Francis Prep off the scoreboard. The junior righty worked 4.1 innings, scattering only two hits - his best outing of the season. 

Four guys had multi-hit games for Chaminade. Two of the four - Meehan and Collin Anderson '25 - had three hits.

"Going into the game, I think all the guys knew we had to step up and get our pitchers some more run support, which has been an issue we've been dealing with," said Anderson. "I think the big key to the win was having tough at-bats - only three strikeouts and a lot of big swings - which helped us pile on some runs in the last few innings."

This was an important win for the Flyers, especially considering their inconsistent start to the season. St. Francis had been rolling, winning six of seven, including victories over St. John the Baptist and Archbishop Molloy - both teams the Flyers fell to earlier in the year. The Terriers were also coming off a season in which they nearly took home the Brooklyn-Queens championship, and they returned a lot of talent from that team. 

To close out the week, the Flyers visited the preseason number one-ranked team in the state by Perfect Game, the Poly Prep Blue Devils. However, things did not go as anticipated for the Blue Devils through the first month and a half of the season, as the team sported a 4-8 record (including five consecutive losses) prior to the Thursday afternoon battle with Chaminade. 

This game was the definition of a pitcher's duel, as Carlos Pereira '26 and Justice DeJong - a Duke commit who can touch the upper 90s with his fastball - both pitched complete games. DeJong allowed only three hits while walking two and striking out 10; as for Pereira, he gave up four hits and two runs - both of which came at the very end of his outing - and a walk while striking out three.  

In the bottom of the sixth, the Blue Devils finally broke through against Chaminade's top starter. With two on and one out, Felix Heller crushed a two-run double to center to make it 2-0. That was all DeJong needed, as the big senior easily navigated his way through the top of the seventh to secure the shutout.  

Despite the loss, it was still a fantastic performance by Pereiera.

"The moment is never too big," said Kemp earlier in the season regarding the junior starter, who kept one of the top lineups in the nation at bay for nearly six full innings. 

The Flyers will now shift their sights to arguably the highlight of their schedule - a two-game series against defending league champion St. Anthony's. The Flyers need to start stacking wins, and there would be no better time to start than against the Friars.

"There's a few things we need to do if we want to put some wins together," admitted Anderson. "Most importantly, we need to keep a competitive and team-first mindset. You really need all 28 guys in order to win games in this league, and I think everybody is starting to realize that… We know we have the talent to be a force in this league; we just need to start putting everything together."