No Five-Peat: Poly Prep upset in Ivy Prep League baseball quarterfinals
Poly Prep’s incredible run of four consecutive Ivy Prep League championships is officially over after the Blue Devils lost 5-3 to Hackley in the quarterfinals round of the New York State Association of Independent Schools playoffs in Bay Ridge on Saturday.
“I really can’t believe it — I feel like we did everything possible in our power, we just didn’t have enough fire,” said Poly Prep’s starting pitcher Dylan Martinelli. “We play every game like it’s going to be our last. This game we just didn’t come out and show it.”
Poly Prep fell into a 4-0 hole in the second inning, and without Daniel Bakst, who left the game early after a play at third base, the Blue Devils couldn’t find the offense to come back.