Conchs Pitcher Davila Breaks School Saves Record With Key Victory

Auggy Davila jogged off the mound having done something no Key West High School pitcher had done since 2013: break the Conchs' all-time saves record. The junior right-hander's closing performance in a 2-1 victory over Southridge pushed his season total to eight saves while cementing a win the team had built carefully against a Class 5A Miami-Dade opponent, a cross-classification test that sharpened the margin for error.

Kade Maltz laid the foundation, working six innings and striking out five while allowing just four hits and a single earned run. Roman Garcia provided the offensive spark with a home run, and Kristian Master's triple was another pivotal moment in a game where every base felt consequential. With Maltz handing the ball over, Davila locked down the final outs to secure the one-run margin and history.

The save was not just a scorebook entry. Davila carried a sub-1.00 ERA, sitting between 0.90 and 0.95 on the season, a figure that complements a pitching staff where Maltz posted a 1.33 ERA and Nelson Ong held a 1.17 ERA. Together, the three arms anchored a rotation that kept opponents almost entirely off the scoreboard through a demanding spring calendar that required the team to log highway miles to Miami-Dade for competition.

At the plate, junior Xavier Perez led the lineup with a .388 batting average and a .483 on-base percentage to go with five stolen bases, while senior Donovan Thiery paced the team with two home runs. The Conchs' 21-3 record placed them No. 18 overall in Florida and No. 3 in FHSAA Class 4A.

Head coach Ralph Henriquez, who recorded his 398th career victory earlier in the 2025 season, has built that depth within one of Florida's most storied prep baseball programs. Since 1950, Key West High baseball teams have compiled 1,048 wins against 409 losses over six decades, a winning percentage approaching .720.

The final stretch of the regular season will test how far this roster can go. A high-profile late-season matchup against Marjory Stoneman Douglas of Parkland, ranked No. 10 in Florida in Class 7A with a 17-5 record, looms as the kind of cross-classification proving ground that shapes postseason seeding and scouts' notebooks alike. With Davila closing, a rotation this clean, and Perez setting the table at the top of the order, Key West enters that game as one of Class 4A's most complete teams.