April 1, 2025
The Villages Baseball Team Dominates Spring Break Tournament in Tennesee
By Kyle Coppola
The Villages Baseball Team Dominates Spring Break Tournament in Tennesee
The Villages, FL – The Villages Charter High School baseball team showcased their dominance during spring break, traveling to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and returning as tournament champions with a perfect 5-0 record.
(Senior Dominic Pittman has thrown 13 innings with 22 strikeouts and 1 earned run during that time.)
Several players delivered standout performances at the plate. Torin Foley went 9-for-17 with two home runs, while Hunter Anderson hit 7-for-15. Lincoln Gagne posted a strong 7-for-13 performance, and Marcello Cortale shined with a 9-for-15 showing, also blasting two home runs.
On the mound, freshman Samuel Craig delivered a stellar performance in the championship game, throwing a complete game over seven innings. He allowed just five hits and two runs while striking out four batters, proving his potential as a key player for the program’s future.
(Torin Foley has been among the areas best hitters at the plate with a .500 average 34 hits and 28 RBIs. Photo Credit – Joe Ott.)
Under first-year head coach Devin Anderson, alongside assistant coaches Jeremy Migliori and Kyle Wales, the Buffalo have enjoyed a successful season, currently boasting a 16-4 record.
As the regular season winds down, The Villages faces a challenging final stretch with matchups against Horizon High School and the highly competitive IMG Academy Blue this week. The District Tournament is coming up fast.
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
