The Steinbrenner High baseball team defeated Plant High 9-7 in the Class 8A, District 5 baseball championship game on April 20. The Warriors (22-5) enter the regional playoffs — which begin on April 27— on a nine-game win streak. Junior two-way player (starting pitcher, shortstop) CJ Van Eyk has helped pace the Warriors this season. Through 63 innings pitched, 6-foot-1, 190-pound righty is sporting a 1.00 ERA with 95 strikeouts. At the plate, Van Eyk is batting .344 and leads the team in hits (31).
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