By Marshall Tempest
Reporter
This week brought spring break for all Orange County schools, so it’s time to check in on Wekiva High School spring sports, including baseball, softball and volleyball.
Baseball
The Wekiva baseball team hit the break with a 5-11 record, although 1-0 in district play and heating up of late. The Mustangs are ranked 577th in the state of Florida, according to MaxPreps.
Wekiva has scored 102 runs and allowed 176 for a negative 74-run scoring differential. The team sits second in 6A District 5, below Lake Minneola and above Evans and South Lake.
The team has turned a corner in the past two weeks, accounting for three of their five wins this season in the past six games. In their last six games, Apopka has lost to Lake Buena Vista (10-0), Mainland High School (24-2) and Gateway High School (17-4). They have beaten Jones (23-1), Evans (7-6) and Oak Ridge (10-6).
Leading the Mustangs at the plate this season are Brady Reinert, Jaden Graham and Emil Flaquer.
Reinert has a .405 batting average and a .569 on-base percentage while collecting 15 hits, 18 runs, seven RBIs and one double over 37 at-bats in 16 games. Graham has a batting average of .368 and an on-base percentage of .429 while collecting 14 hits, 10 runs, seven RBIs, three doubles and two triples over 38 at-bats. Flaquer has a batting average of .353 and an on-base percentage of .521 while collecting 12 hits, nine runs, nine RBIs and one double with 34 at-bats.
Leading the Mustangs on the mound are Flaquer and Graham, who are two-way stars for the Mustangs on the mound and at the plate. Flaquer has pitched eight times and a 2-1 record with 51 strikeouts and 30 walks. He’s allowed 28 runs (15 earned) and 15 hits, leading to an ERA of 3.62 over 29 innings.
Graham has pitched in six games and has a 1-2 record with 19 strikeouts and 15 walks over 11 and two-thirds innings. He’s allowed five hits and 12 runs (seven earned), good for a 4.20 ERA.
The Mustangs are having a hard time on defense. Wekiva has a team fielding percentage of .770 with 245 putouts on 348 total chances, collecting 23 assists and two double plays but committing 80 errors.
Two Mustangs stand out with their fielding: Cody Bowen, who plays infield and outfield, and Reinert, who plays infield and catcher. Bowen has a .956 fielding percentage with 82 putouts in 90 total chances, while collecting four assists and four errors. Reinert has an .837 fielding percentage with 39 putouts in 49 chances while collecting two assists, one double play and eight errors.
The week the Mustangs return from spring break, they will have three games. The first is at Mount Dora on Monday, March 24, set to start at 6 p.m. Wekiva will then host Evans on March 27 and visit cross-town rival Apopka—if its field is ready—on March 28.
Softball
The Wekiva softball team is 1-6 this season, but also 1-0 in district play. The Mustangs are ranked 459th in the state, according to MaxPreps this week.
Wekiva has scored 39 runs and allowed 99 for a negative-60 run differential. The team sits fifth in 6A District 9, below Edgewater, East Ridge, Osceola, and Poinciana but above East River.
The team’s only win this season was a dominant 19-0 win over Edgewater on Feb. 20. Since then, the team has been on a five-game losing streak.
Leading the Mustangs at the plate this season are Camilla Delgado, Janelle Rodriquez and Arianna Garcia. Delgado has been a one-woman wrecking crew on offense (see feature story on 1B) and leads the team in a range of hitting statistics.
Rodriguez has also raked at the plate in limiting playing time, posting a .667 batting average and a .714 on-base percentage while collecting four hits, four runs, two RBIs and a home run in six at-bats over four games. Garcia has a .571 batting average and a .667 on-base percentage while collecting eight hits, two runs, eight RBIs and three doubles in 14 at-bats across seven games.
Garcia and Delgado have been on the mound for the Mustangs this season, with Garcia being the go-to. Garcia has appeared on the mound seven times for the Mustangs and has accumulated 26 strikeouts and 20 walks. She has allowed 86 runs (53 earned) and 69 hits, leading to an ERA of 16.37 over 22.2 innings. Delgado has appeared twice on the mound for Wekiva and has accumulated three strikeouts and 10 walks. She has allowed 12 runs (11 earned) and one hit, leading to an ERA of 25.67 over three innings. Garcia and Delgado are the only pitchers for Wekiva.
On the bases, Wekiva is doing a pretty good job, tallying 21 stolen bases in seven games. In the field, they are struggling with a .735 fielding percentage and 35 errors. The Mustangs have collected 77 putouts on 132 chances, 20 assists, 35 errors and two double plays.
Following spring break, the team will host Lake Buena Vista at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26.
Boys volleyball
According to MaxPreps, the Wekiva boys volleyball team is 0-5, 0-0 in district matchups, and ranked 115th in the state. The Mustangs have won one set out of 16 and have played in five matches.
Wekiva’s one winning set was in its most recent match against West Port. In set two, they outscored the Wolf Pack 25-19 after being outscored 26-24 in set one. This game looked like it had a chance to be Wekiva’s first win until West Port bounced back in sets three and four. The Wolf Pack won set three 25-12 and set four 25-16.
The Wekiva boys’ volleyball team has entered no stats for the 2025 season. The week Wekiva returns from spring break, the team will have one match. They will host Ocoee on Thursday, March 27, for a match set to begin at 7 p.m. After that game, the team will be at the halfway mark of the season with just seven games left to play in the regular season.
