ANAHEIM – Miles Scott looks like a high school freshman. He talks like a high school freshman.
He did not play like a freshman Friday.
Scott made the defensive play of the game and his two-run single in the fifth inning provided the winning margin for Servite in a 3-2 win over Santa Margarita in a Trinity League baseball game at Servite High.
Santa Margarita’s Logan De Groot, right, gets a high five from Santa Margarita’s Zach Fjelstad, left, after scoring a run in the top of the fifth inning against Servite in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita’s Zach Fjelstad, right, dives back to the bag at third under the throw fielded by Servite third baseman Austin Rabago, left, in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite’s Chris Grothues delivers a pitch against Santa Margarita in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite infielder Agustin Gutierrez, left, is congratulated by Servite’s Xavier Cardenas (33) and other teammates after he scored a run in the fifth inning against Santa Margarita in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita’s Zach Fjelstad pumps his arm in the air after hitting triple against Servite in the top of the fifth inning in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite outfielder Trevor Schmidt makes the out against Santa Margarita in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite outfielder Miles Scott makes contact for a hit to drive in two runs in the fifth inning against Santa Margarita in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita’s pitcher Collin Clarke, center, is pulled from the game in a Trinity League baseball game against Servite in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita’s Ian Grogan, right, is forced out at second by Servite’s Agustin Gutierrez, left, in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita’s Collin Clarke delivers a pitch in a Trinity League baseball game against Servite in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite infielder Agustin Gutierrez, left, scores in the fifth inning to put the Friars ahead of Santa Margarita 3-2 in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite shortstop Roman Martin, left, places the tag on Santa Margarita’s Drew Rutter, right, trying to steal second in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita’s Blake Wilson makes the throw to first to get the Service runner in a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite’s Agustin Gutierrez, left, is tagged out trying to score by Santa Margarita’s Luke Lavin in the first inning of a Trinity League baseball game in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Santa Margarita coach Chris Malec during a Trinity League baseball game against Servite in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
Servite coach Shawn Gilbert during a Trinity League baseball game against Santa Margarita in Anaheim on Friday, March 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul Rodriguez, Contributing Photographer)
The win completed a three-game sweep for the Friars. Servite beat Santa Margarita 7-2 on Tuesday and 6-1 on Wednesday.
Scott who is listed as 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds, is a right fielder who bats and throws left-handed. In the first inning, Santa Margarita’s Blake Wilson hit a deep fly to right field. Scott ran a perfect route to chase down the ball and make a running catch just a few feet from the outfield fence.
Santa Margarita scored two runs in the top of the fifth inning, one on Servite’s errant pickoff throw and the other on Zach Fjelstad’s RBI triple.
In the bottom of the fifth, Servite’s Trevor Schmidt walked with the bases loaded and two outs to score pinch-runner Andy Mike. Scott followed with a sharp ground ball base hit up the middle to send home Jarrod Hocking from third base and Agustin Gutierrez from second to give the Friars a 3-2 lead.
Friars coach Shawn Gilbert said Scott was impressive enough during the fall baseball season to earn the starting position this spring.
“We’re almost through March,” Gilbert said, “so I keep telling him, ‘you’re not a freshman anymore.’ I threw him into the fire as a freshman and it was ‘let’s see what ya got.’”
Scott went into Friday’s game with a .387 average and was third on the team in hits with 12. He contributes like a senior but still has that “just glad to be here” freshman shyness.
“This is a great group of fellas to play with,” Scott said. “I love playing with these guys.”
Servite pitchers Chris Grothues and Colin Galvin combined to limit Santa Margarita to two hits. Santa Margarita pitchers Collin Clarke and Tanner Warady allowed only four hits, two of which came in Servite’s three-run fifth.
Servite freshman right fielder Miles Scott hit a two-run single in the Friars’ three-run fifth inning in a 3-2 Servite win over Santa Margarita that completed a three-game sweep @ocvarsitypic.twitter.com/bzr9A7yUW2
