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Taft Rhinos come from nowhere to win Founders League crown

By John McGuirkMay 25, 2019

Taft School Champions
Taft was below .500 two of the last three seasons before going 16-1-1 to win the Founders League. (Bob Falcetti/Taft)

For years, The Taft School was a program embedded in the middle or lower half of the Founders League standings. From a history standpoint, two schools — Loomis Chaffee and Avon Old Farms — have consistently been the league’s dominant figureheads. Few expected that to change this year.

But the Rhinos had a different viewpoint. Just 7-12 a season ago, Taft took control of the league by storm early this season and never relinquished its grip. The Rhinos earned themselves a long-awaited Founders title, capping off a marvelous 16-1-1 season, with a victory over defending three-time league champ Loomis Chaffee in walk-off fashion.

Down a run in the ninth inning, Taft tied the game on a Nolan Grooms RBI triple. Then, with the bases loaded, junior Justin Humenay singled home the game-winning run for a 5-4 victory. Humenay started the game on the mound as he tossed six strong innings, allowing two unearned runs and racking up 10 strikeouts.

“This team was amongst the most resilient I have seen, fighting through adversity that took a number of different forms throughout the season,” said second-year Taft head coach Andrew Prince. “The common denominator was a willingness to win that proved to be indomitable.”

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