LONG BEACH — The St. Aloysius Flashes are taking a working vacation for spring break, and doing some mighty fine work indeed.

Haden Luke pitched a complete game one-hitter, James Trichell drove in two runs, and the Flashes beat Starkville Academy 4-2 on Thursday in their first game at the Battle at the Beach spring break tournament on the Coast.

St. Al won its second game in a row in its second spring break tournament this week. It split two games at the Battle on the River in Vicksburg earlier in the week, and will finish things up on the Coast Friday against Heritage Academy and Buckhorn (Ala.) at 2:30 and 5 p.m., respectively, at Gulfport High School.

The Flashes (4-2) got the Coast half of the week off to a good start thanks to Luke and some early run support.

Luke struck out four batters, walked only one and didn’t give up a hit until the top of the fifth inning. He carried a shutout into the sixth, when a walk and two errors led to both of Starkville Academy’s runs.

Luke got out of that jam and then retired the side in order in the seventh, two of them with strikeouts, to finish the complete game. He only needed 76 pitches to get through it.

Offensively, Kieran Theriot singled, walked and scored twice, and Trichell brought him in both times.

Theriot singled in the third inning and made it all the way to third on a throwing error. Adam Francisco, who had walked earlier in the inning, scored on the error and then Theriot came in on Trichell’s groundout to put St. Al ahead 3-0.

In the fifth inning, Theriot drew a two-out walk, stole second and scored on Trichell’s single for a 4-0 lead.

St. Al’s first run came in the second inning, Brandon Steed was hit by a pitch, went to third on a double by Tyler Breithaupt, and scored on a groundout by Ethan Parmegiani.

Sam Clark had Starkville Academy’s only hit. Starting pitcher Will Miller allowed all four runs, three earned, in 4 2/3 innings and took the loss.