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Sussex Academy baseball falls to Smyrna 7-3

Seahawks move to 5-10
Seahawks freshman pitcher Matthew Brittingham delivers to the plate. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
May 17, 2023

The Sussex Academy baseball team celebrated Senior Day May 15, but fell to 5-10 with a 7-3 loss to Smyrna at Sports at the Beach in Georgetown.

Seahawks starting pitcher Matt Brittingham went five innings with no earned runs, allowing just four hits. He also went 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI single in the first inning.

The Seahawks outhit the Eagles 10-9.

Whitman Stout went 2-for-4 with two singles and was hit by a pitch. Jerry Green went 2-for-4 with an RBI single.

The game was tied at 3-3 until the sixth inning, when the Eagles secured the victory with two runs. Solo homers by Jake Macey and Nolan Oakley in the seventh added insurance runs.

 

Seahawks senior Elisha Jones was celebrated in a pregame ceremony. Shown are Jones and head coach Doug Nowell.
Seahawks sophomore Theodore Layton just misses the tag on Smyrna’s Connor Wilson.
Seahawks sophomore third baseman Whitman Stout squeezes a foul ball for an out.
Seahawks sophomore Theodore Layton throws to first for an out.
Sophomore Nathan Silva makes a sliding play for the Seahawks.
Seahawks senior Elisha Jones slams a hit.
Whitman Stout takes one off the elbow.
Smyrna third baseman Jacob Tiberi makes an effort on a foul ball.
Seahawks right fielder Nathan Silva grabs a fly ball for an out.
Senior Connor Wilson powers a hit for the Eagles.
Sophomore Douglas Horton slams one into the outfield.
Sussex Academy shortstop Theodore Layton tags out Smyrna’s Dylan Oakley at second.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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