Philadelphia High School Baseball
Recaps
of Catholic League Playoff Games, 1981-present
(Title Games Not Included)
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1981
NORTH PREPLAYOFFS
At Ryan
Dougherty 6, Egan 0
In the first of two games to break a three-way tie for second
place, soph Jaime Przybylinski permitted one hit -- Tom Zito's single -- with seven whiffs
and went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.
At Ryan
Egan 7, Judge 2
The Eagles scored three apiece in the sixth and seventh to
make Fran Kelly (six-hitter) a winner. Kelly and Bill Kramer halved four RBI. Judge's
Harry Murray had two hits, two RBI.
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle College
West 10, SJ Prep 2
Russ Gianforcaro pitched a one-hitter -- a single by Sean
Fernandez -- with seven strikeouts and the seventh and eighth hitters, John Simko and
Jimmers Wollner, had three RBI apiece.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle College
Dougherty 5, Egan 4
Ed Law (2-for-2, two-run triple) and Joe Ruch (two steals, two
RBI) helped the Cardinals to a 5-0 lead. Bob Molle had a three-run homer for Egan in the
sixth before Mark Palmero earned a not-easy save.
At Swarthmore College
Carroll 5, West 0
Ed "Bull" Lisinski struck out just one, but pitched
a three-hitter and helped himself with a two-run double. Joe Innes also had two RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
North 9, Dougherty 6
The Falcons turned 10 hits, five for extra bases, into eight
runs in the third inning, erasing a 4-1 deficit. Vince Ciaramella had the big hit, a
two-run homer.
O'Hara 9, Carroll 6
George Clark went 3-for-4 with a double, 400-foot homer and
five RBI. Eight of O'Hara's runs were unearned. Clark and Steve Buonato had two-run
doubles to hand the Lions a 9-3 lead in the sixth.
1982
SOUTH PREPLAYOFFS
At O'Hara
Neumann 11, SJ Prep 5
In the first of two games to decide third place, Nick Martino
(3-for-4, four RBI) highlighted a nine-run fifth with a three-run homer and Frank
DiMichele won in relief with one-run ball over four innings. Mike Roccato went 2-for-3
with three RBI. Prep's Paul Murray had two hits.
At O'Hara
Bonner 5, Neumann 0
Jim Bellano pitched a two-hitter. Joe Kilroy and Steve Clark
had RBI singles in a three-run third.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle College
Egan 10, North 2
Rick Burns went 3-for-4 with a homer, two steals (making him
51-for-53 on the season) and two RBI. Burns stole 65 consecutive bases (16 to end '81,
first 49 of '82) before being thrown out at third by Judge's Stan Brach in the last
regular season game. Kevin Warren added two hits, two RBI. Bob Zupcic allowed five hits
over six innings. Bob Plumley tripled for North.
At Swarthmore College
Carroll 8, Bonner 0
Joe Innes went 2-for-4 with two RBI and pitched a three-hitter
Chris Pheneger had a three-run double.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
Judge 2, Egan 0
Pat Waninger allowed two hits, both by third-string
rightfielder Dave Burch, and Harry Murray had a two-run single in the third.
Carroll 6, West 5
The Patriots compiled a 6-0 lead after four at-bats and then
held on. Chris Pheneger went 6 1/3 innings and departed after West scored its fourth run
of the inning. Dave Lafferty got the final out on a line drive to shortstop Bill Walsh.
Joe Innes had two RBI. West's Doug DiEmidio went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
1983
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At O'Hara
Roman 5, SJ Prep 4 (12 inn.)
Paul Barton homered with one out in the home 12th to win it.
Pat DiCicco went 2-for-4 with an RBI, was issued two intentional walks, gunned out two
base-stealers and made a great block-and-tag at the plate to prevent an 11th inning run.
Roman scored two in the seventh on RBI singles by Pete Boylan and John Connor. In the
eighth, Prep scored on a doubleplay grounder and Roman's Fran Zehren had an RBI single.
Prep's Vince Bonaventura and DiCicco had RBI singles in the ninth.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle College
Egan 8, Dougherty 5
Greg Youngblood homered twice for three RBI and Bob Zupcic
added a solo blast. Both batted righthanded and all three homers went to right-center.
Zupcic (five innings) and Ted Blucas did the pitching. Dougherty had nine hits -- all by
different players.
At Swarthmore College
St. James 8, Roman 0
Tim McCarthy pitched a three-hitter with seven K's. Dan
McNeely went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle College
Egan 8, North 5
Bob Zupcic went 2-for-4 with a double, three-run homer and
four RBI and Greg Youngblood went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Ted Blucas won in
relief with three scoreless innings. North's No. 9 hitter, Joe Carr, went 3-for-3 and
scored twice.
At Swarthmore College
St. James 2, Neumann 0
Joe Knoud allowed three hits and the Bulldogs scored twice in
the visiting seventh on an error and Tim McCarthy's squeeze bunt. Neumann's Frank
DiMichele pitched a three-hitter.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
Egan 9, Ryan 5
Once again, Greg Youngblood went 2-for-3 with three RBI while
Bob Zupcic went 3-for-5 and scored three times. Egan upped its playoff batting average to
.364 (32-for-88). Zupcic struck out seven in five innings for the win. Ryan's Bob Senske
went 3-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBI.
O'Hara 1, St. James 0 (8 inn.)
In the home eighth, Joe Romano drew a one-out walk and stole
second. As Chris McCall grounded out, Romano ran to third and drew a throw from the first
baseman that bounced off the third baseman's glove and allowed Romano to score. Norm
Hanratty pitched a four-hitter to outduel Tim McCarthy, who allowed four hits and fanned
10 in his 7 1/3 innings.
1984
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle College
Judge 7, Dougherty 3
Brian Golderer had a two-run double to fuel a six-run fifth
and Mike Wieczorek went the distance. Mark Iacovelli had two hits and one RBI to match
Dougherty's Andy Garczynski.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle College
North 6, Judge 2
Tom Maiorano and Steve Korpalski had two-run doubles in a
five-run third. Jeff Parker allowed five hits, struck out seven.
Losing pitcher John Bachman had an RBI.
At Swarthmore College
West 20, Neumann 2
The Burrs rapped 11 hits, five for extra bases, and benefited
from 11 walks, two hit batsmen and eight errors. Winner Anthony Dell'Osa, a sophomore,
went 3-for-5 with two doubles, three RBI and three runs scored. Jay DeVito and Dave O'Mara
halved four hits and had four and three RBI, respectively.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle College
North 7, Egan 5
Tom "Tucker' Kalpokas went 4-for-4, slammed a three-run
homer in the fourth to break a 3-3 tie and pitched the final two-thirds (walk, two
strikeouts) to save the win for reliever Tom Mroz. Egan's Greg Youngblood went 3-for-3
with an RBI.
At Swarthmore College
West 6, O'Hara 3
Tom McDevitt pitched a five-hitter (all singles) with seven
strikeouts. Freshman Scott Thompson drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 3-2 in the fifth,
then McDevitt's steal of home and Anthony Dell'Osa's two-run double added three in the
sixth.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
Ryan 9, North 6
Backup second baseman Ron James stroked a two-run single in
the home sixth to expand a 7-6 lead. Ron D'Antonio went 2-for-3 with a triple and scored
three runs. Losing pitcher Jeff Parker went 2-for-3 with a two-run single and two-run
homer for four RBI.
Bonner 7, West 3
Sean Harding allowed six hits, fanned nine and received
support from Bill Coyle (two doubles, two RBI) and Dennis Hennelly (three hits, triple,
two RBI). Jay DeVito homered for West.
1985
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 4, Ryan 3
Mike Cummiskey, 2-4 in league play, allowed four hits in 6 1/3
innings and had a two-run homer, as did Kerry Cahill. Ryan's Dan Crowley had a three-run
homer in the visiting seventh.
At Haverford College
West 2, O'Hara 0
Tom McDevitt allowed five hits and Carlo Marinari sent a
fourth inning single down the leftfield line for two runs. He got one RBI and the other
run scored on a misplay. O'Hara's Mike Connor pitched a six-hitter.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 5, Wood 4
Judge won it with two in the visting seventh on an RBI,
ground-rule double by sub Mike Ginley and an infield throwing error. Wood had gone ahead,
4-3, in the sixth. Mike Wieczorek pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts. Wood's Rob
Kerrigan also allowed four hits.
At Haverford College
St. James 5, West 0
Tim Barbacane's solo homer and Tom Furman's two-run single
helped make Joe Knoud a winner. Knoud went 6 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and fanning
seven.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
Judge 6, North 5
Bill Shappell broke a 5-5 tie in the visiting sixth by
singling, stealing second, moving to third on Mike Cummiskey's single and scoring on a
passed ball. Reliever Mike Wieczorek pitched 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball for the win.
North's Steve Korpalski had two hits, two RBI.
St. James 5, Neumann 2
Bruce Thomason had a two-run double in the fourth and took a
no-hitter into the sixth before allowing three hits and a run. Mike Van Horn got the save.
1986
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At O'Hara
Bonner 11, Carroll 3
Tom "Tush" Millison went 3-for-4 with a two-run
single and a pair of two-run homers for six RBI, giving him 15 RBI in the last five games.
Kevin Meehan pitched a four-hitter and fanned 10. Carroll pinch-hitter Steve Troutman got
credit for a homer in the seventh when his liner to right-center momentarily got stuck in
the ivy covering the fence.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 13, Judge 5
Ryan trailed, 5-0, after the visiting fifth but then posted a
nine-spot capped by Jerry Witkowski's three-run homer. Jim McNesby, Dan Crowley and Al
Settembrino had RBI singles in the rally. Steve Hayes retired one batter for the win.
Judge's Kerry Cahill homered.
At Swarthmore College
Bonner 6, West 5
Kevin Meehan pitched a complete game for the third time in
nine days, permitting six hits and whiffing eight. Mike Weber (double) and Mike Jones
(triple) had run-scoring hits in a three-run fifth. West's Warren Keir had two hits.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 4, Wood 2 (9 inn.)
Earle Masciulli's second double of the game plated two runs in
the fifth and his RBI single capped a two-run ninth. Bob Valach got the win with 6 2/3
innings of two-hit, scoreless relief. Wood's Mike Kerrigan went 8 1/3 innings.
At Swarthmore College
Neumann 11, Bonner 7
Anthony "Tonto" Marinucci won in relief and had a
two-run triple in a four-run first. Brian Smith forced Bonner to strand five runners in
the last two innings. Bonner's Mike Weber went 2-for-3 with a double, triple, sacrifice
fly and three RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
North 9, Ryan 1
Jerry Rose homered and Dave Mastropietro went 2-for-3 with a
triple and three RBI. All eight hits against Joe Gillespie were singles. Earle Masciulli
had Ryan's RBI.
Neumann 20, O'Hara 9
Neumann had 19 of the game's 31 hits, but O'Hara had six of
the nine extra base hits. Anthony Grosso went 4-for-6 with three RBI. Rob Carfagno and
Eddie Ross both went 3-for-4 with four RBI while Anthony "Tonto" Marinucci went
3-for-6 with three RBI. Jim Conran homered for O'Hara.
1987
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 6, La Salle 0
Chris Gies allowed three hits and fanned seven while Kevin
Henes hit a solo homer and drew a walk to force in a run. Ron Filippo went 3-for-3 with an
RBI.
At Swarthmore College
Neumann 6, West 5
Tired after being thrown out trying to stretch a triple into a
homer, Mark Kavalauskas (one-hitter through five) needed help from Rob Carfagno (one
batter, one K) to get the win. Six Pirates had RBI. Rick Moss had two RBI for West.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 10, Kenrick 8
Carmen Caserta, Chris Walton and Ron Filippo had two RBI
apiece and reliever Mike Wieczorek got the win for one-third of an inning when Judge
scored three in the visiting seventh to erase an 8-7 deficit. Walton's two-run double
capped the rally. Steve Moloney and Sean McNamara homered for Kenrick.
At Swarthmore College
Bonner 7, Neumann 3
Joe Boyle allowed just two hits and fanned nine, though he
walked seven and his mates made four errors. Jack McCoy went 2-for-3 with two RBI and
Chris Boyle, no relation to Joe, went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
Judge 8, Wood 0
Chris Gies allowed one hit (John Hasson's clean single to left
leading off the sixth), walked none and struck out seven. He also went 2-for-4 with two
RBI. Ron Filippo had a two-run homer.
Bonner 19, St. James 14
In the highest-scoring playoff game in CL history, the Friars
exploded for eight runs in the visiting seventh to erase a 14-11 deficit. The leaders were
Pete Klein (2-for-3, triple, four RBI) and Chris Boyle (2-for-5, double, triple, five
RBI). Bonner was outhit, 16-8. For St. James, Jim Smith had three RBI while Neal
McLaughlin, Len Montano, Dave "Duke" Elison and Mike McBride had three hits
apiece.
1988
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 3, Egan 2
Ed Jagaczewski fanned 10 in a six-hitter. In the first, Jim
Stafford got Ryan's only hit to drive in a run and Bill Filer followed with a perfect
suicide squeeze. Egan reliever Chuck Coleman worked five hitless innings and allowed just
one baserunner -- Gerry Eck on an error. Coleman's RBI double pulled Egan within 3-2 in
the visiting seventh, then Jagaczewski recorded a strikeout and flyout.
At Haverford College
Bonner 10, SJ Prep 0
Jim Snell powdered a grand slam to break a scoreless tie in
the fourth while Jack McCoy pitched a four-hitter and went 3-for-4 with a double, triple
and three RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 11, Judge 10 (13 inn.)
This one featured 29 hits, 10 extra-base hits, 19 walks, 10
errors, seven steals, the use of 32 players and lasted 4 hours, 13 minutes, not counting
an 8-minute rain delay. Soph Tom Billek, a backup shortstop, made his first pitching
appearance and posted 2 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the win. The winning run
scored in the visiting 13th on Steve Devlin's suicide squeeze. Jim McNesby had a two-run
homer. For Judge, Doug Briggs went 2-for-6 with a double and three RBI. With no out in the
home seventh, Ron Brunner broke for home on an errant pitch, but catcher Jim Stafford
recovered quickly and tossed to pitcher Jim Yozallinas for the out.
At Haverford College
Bonner 7, West 5
The visiting Friars scored three in the sixth and four in the
seventh to wipe out a 5-0 deficit. Joe Hollingsworth started the comeback with a solo
homer. Jon Schaffer had one RBI in each inning. Reliever Jeff Tinari got the win with two
hitless innings. West's Dave Bertoline had a three-run triple in a five-run first.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
La Salle 3, Ryan 2 (10 inn.)
With the bases loaded in the home 10th, Ed Weber got plunked
by a first-pitch fastball to end it. Gene Schall (seven innings) and Jack Stanczak did the
pitching. Ryan's Jim McNesby went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Both teams scored one
run in the seventh.
Neumann 5, Bonner 2
Rob Carfagno allowed seven hits, fanned eight and tripled. The
Pirates milked nine walks; six came in a three-run first. Bonner's Jon Schaffer went
2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
1989
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Judge 4, Egan 3
Jeff Jordan recorded no strikeouts in seven innings, but
allowed just three hits. The Crusaders broke a 3-3 tie in the home sixth on a fielder's
choice RBI by Doug Briggs. Egan's Chuck Coleman struck out one in six innings.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle High
Judge 7, North 6
Substitute Jim Malone went 2-for-2 with two RBI and Doug
Briggs went 2-for-5 with a triple and two RBI. Ken Vogt went 4 2/3 innings to win in
relief and Matt Schnauffer got the save by allowing no hits and fanning two in 1 1/3
innings.
At Penn's Bower Field
O'Hara 6, St. James 0
Eric Parker pitched a no-hitter with six walks (one in each of
the first six innings) and received fielding gems from leftfielder Bob Neil (smash close
to the 330-foot sign) and second baseman Tony DiGregorio (popup in shallow right). Six
Lions had one RBI. Neil was the only one with two hits.
SECOND ROUND
At Phila. Textile
Wood 11, Judge 6
With the thermometer over 90, Sean Hollenbach went 2-for-3
with a homer, two RBI and four runs scored. Soph Brad Hamilton, a recent JV callup, got
the win with 3 2/3 innings of no-run relief.
At Penn's Bower Field
West 4, O'Hara 1
Brian Dunphy (two K's in one inning) saved the win for Frank
Stassel and Matt McCauley went 3-for-3 with two RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Temple's Erny Field
La Salle 3, Wood 2
Drew Shire (3-for-4) pounded a two-run double to left-center
in the home sixth to break a 1-1 tie as the Explorers became the first North team to win
back-to-back titles in 17 years of divisional playoffs (various formats). Jack Stanczak
pitched a five-hitter and allowed just Dan Kusters' sacrifice fly in the seventh after
Wood loaded the bases with one out.
Bonner 5, West 2
With No. 1 pitcher Jack McCoy unavailable (broken hand), Jeff
Tinari worked a five-hitter with eight strikeouts and had two RBI. The game's 11 hits were
singles.
1990
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At West Catholic
Bonner 10, Neumann 7
Neumann used five hits, two walks and three errors to score
six in the first, but Bonner roared back thanks mostly to Bob Sadwick (three RBI) and Ron
Bradly (two-run double). Shawn Lavin allowed 13 hits. Neumann five times left a runner at
third and two of those times also left a runner at second. Neumann's Gaeton Lucibello had
a homer and three RBI and Nick Del Percio went 4-for-5 with an RBI.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Kenrick 11, Judge 6
Brad Krenicky, a lefthanded hitter coming off a .210 regular
season, went 3-for-4 with two homers and four RBI. His first homer hit high in the trees
in right-center. His second, a three-run shot to dead right, came with two out in the
visiting seventh and erased a 5-4 deficit. Tom Sergio (3-for-5), B.J. Marchese (two RBI)
and Scott Lawler (3-for-4) also starred. Steve Hoppel went the distance. Brian Peacher and
George Beisel halved four RBI for Judge.
At Phila. Textile
O'Hara 9, Bonner 2
Eric Parker allowed six hits, nine walks and two homers, but
the homers by Shane Mayer and Bob Sadwick were solo jobs and he used 11 strikeouts to
strand 13 runners. Dave DiTrolio went 2-for-3 with a triple and scored three runs.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
La Salle 8, Kenrick 4
Roger Harrington went 1-for-2, stole three bases (making him
34-for-34 in CL play) and scored three runs. Chris Massella went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Chuck Malloy (4 2/3 innings) and Jason Pennington combined on a five-hitter.
At Phila. Textile
Carroll 9, O'Hara 2
Back miseries limited ace Keith Conway to one inning, but
Frank Rauscher moved in from first base and went six strong innings for the win. He
pitched shutout ball with 11 strikeouts. At bat, Conway went 3-for-4 with a double, homer
and three RBI. Rauscher added two hits.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Penn's Bower Field
Wood 6, La Salle 0
Dan Kusters allowed three hits (two in the infield) and fanned
eight and Mike Hildebrandt clubbed a two-run homer.
Carroll 7, West 1
Geoff Dreyer pitched a four-hitter and allowed just one runner
past second base until the seventh inning, when his throwing error handed West a run.
Dreyer, batting eighth, and No. 9 Glenn McClelland had two RBI apiece.
1991
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Kenrick 7, Dougherty 3
The Knights scored four in the visiting seventh to break a 3-3
tie and soph Tom Sergio had the big hit, a two-run triple. He also got the win with three
innings of one-run, five-strikeout relief. Jim Amplo had three RBI. For Dougherty, Kevin
Davis hit a two-run homer and threw out three basestealers. There was a 13-minute brick
delay in the second -- Kenrick starter Sean Vandegrift kept hitting bricks used to build
up the mound on his follow-through and La Salle coach Joe Parisi had to add more dirt.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Kenrick 9, La Salle 5
Catcher Sean Vandegrift went 2-for-3 with three RBI and caught
basestealer supreme Roger Harrington for the second time in the season. Also, Tom Sergio
had a two-run triple to make Steve Hoppel a winner. La Salle's Tom Poehlmann had two RBI.
At Phila. Textile
Neumann 5, Roman 3
Nick Del Percio had a triple just to the left of the 430-foot
sign in dead center and later hit a ball 40 feet high into the trees down the leftfield
line -- but 20 feet foul. Dennis Flinn pulled off this rarity: no walks and no strikeouts
in 6 2/3 innings (he allowed eight hits). Roman's Joe Tremoglie went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Wood 9, Kenrick 3
Dan Kusters allowed six hits and fanned nine in 6 1/3 innings
and went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI. Tom Whalen had three RBI and John Atkins, who
began the season as the scorekeeper, went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Kenrick's Tom Sergio had
two RBI.
At Phila. Textile
Carroll 10, Neumann 3
Keith Conway pitched a four-hitter with 16 strikeouts and no
walks and 5-9, 160-pound Tom Handzus hit a solo homer just a shade to the left of dead
centerfield; it was estimated at 430 feet. Joe Aylmer went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Neumann
used 21 players.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Wood 9, Ryan 2
Brad Hamilton went the distance and had three RBI while
catcher Dan Harvey, the valedictorian at the morning commencement ceremony, went 2-for-4
with a double and an RBI and made a key tag at the plate for a doubleplay. Ryan's Jim
Magee went 3-for-3.
Carroll 1, Bonner 0
Keith Conway (five innings) and Sean Dalton combined on a
four-hitter to outduel Mike Staehle (five-hitter). The run scored in the visiting first on
Sean McGarvey's walk, Mike Halpin's single and Conway's RBI single.
1992
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Dougherty 5, Ryan 2
Catcher Kevin Davis went 2-for-3 with two RBI and gunned down
a basestealer for the 14th time on the season. Chris Dugan, making his fourth appearance
in five days, went 2 1/3 innings to save Dave Bognar's win. Ryan's Joe Simko went 2-for-3
with an RBI.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Kenrick 6, Dougherty 1
John Kelemen had a triple and three RBI while Scott Lawler
went 2-for-2 and scored two runs. Rob Olszewski pitched a six-hitter (three by Andy
McMenamin).
At Phila. Textile
St. James 2, West 1
Jim Buggy pitched a no-hitter, faced just 23 batters (two
walks) and collected an RBI single in the fourth to break a 1-1 tie. Scott Green had
doubled and scored on an error in the first. Losing pitcher Greg DeFelice (five-hitter)
had a sacrifice fly.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Kenrick 9, La Salle 5 (8 inn.)
La Salle scored three in the sixth, both teams scored two in
the seventh, then Kenrick scored four in the visiting eighth. John Kelemen, previously
0-for-3, had an RBI single in the seventh and a two-run double in the eighth after Scott
Lawler's two-run single.
At Phila. Textile
Neumann 4, St. James 3
The Pirates inched within one strike of elimination before
accepting a gift-wrapped victory. With two outs and two strikes in the home seventh, Ray
Russo bagged an infield single, winner Lou Spadaccini (six-hitter, 10 strikeouts) walked
on a borderline pitch, Rocky Fogarino slapped a groundball that became a run-scoring error
and Dennis Romolini won it with an RBI single. Fogarino had a two-run triple in the first.
Tim McLaughlin homered for St. James.
SEMIFINALS
At La Salle University
Kenrick 6, Wood 4 (8 inn.)
Working for the third time in four days, Rob Olszewski
relieved in the home seventh with one out and two on and recorded three straight
strikeouts. He'd totaled one K in his previous 7 2/3 playoff innings. Scott Lawler (three
RBI) and John Kelemen had run-scoring singles in the eighth. For Wood, Mike Hartman had a
two-run homer and Tom Whalen went 3-for-3.
At La Salle University
Roman 6, Neumann 5
Rain forced a two-day delay for Game 2 of what should have
been a doubleheader. With one out in the home seventh, backup second baseman Chris Nottis,
batting ninth, inside-outted a solo homer down the rightfield line to create a 5-5 tie.
Bill Black reached second on an error and Dan Lauer followed with an RBI single. Mike
Moore had a 385-foot, two-run homer. Harry Carr got the win. For Neumann, Sal Laimo had a
two-run single.
1993
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Wood 9, Dougherty 8
Winner Rob Wertz went 5 1/3 innings and had a double en route
to three RBI. Steve Kusters homered. Dougherty's Tim Farley went 2-for-2 with a triple and
four RBI.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Wood 8, Judge 3
Phil Hurst hit a three-run homer en route to four RBI, Rob
Wertz went 3-for-4 and winner Steve Kusters pitched a six-hitter. Judge's Jack Smith went
3-for-4 and had a solo homer.
At Haverford College
Roman 2, SJ Prep 1
Andrew "Dew" Micali went 2-for-3 with an RBI while
Mike Gondos allowed three hits in six innings and Joe Noll had a two-whiff seventh for the
save. The Prep's Rob Williams permitted no earned runs.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Wood 11, Kenrick 1
In the seventh inning, Brian Schaller clubbed a grand slam to
the right of the leftfield scoreboard; the ball dented a car belonging to Bloomsburg
assistant Matt Haney. Sean Fisher pitched a five-hitter.
At Haverford College
West 5, Roman 2
Charlie Brown, the team leader in striking out, hammered a
three-run homer in a four-run fourth, erasing a 2-0 deficit. Steve Sala struck out 10.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Wood 5, La Salle 4
Coach Bill O'Toole had FOUR pitchers warming up before the
game and told La Salle coach Joe Parisi he would probably use a righthander. Instead, he
used lefty Rob Wertz, who pitched a five-hitter. Brian Schaller had a three-run homer. For
La Salle, Chris Zallie homered and Bob Ball went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Neumann 11, West 2
Sal Laimo (three-run, four RBI) and Dennis Romolini (two-run)
had homers in a seven-run home sixth as Neumann blew open a tight game. Ray Russo allowed
seven hits.
1994
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Ryan 3, North 2
Cole Unger had one RBI on a groundout and another on a sixth
inning double, scoring Chris "Hutch" McKenty (double). John Sforza (six innings)
and Dan Green did the pitching. North's Chris Heck pitched a four-hitter.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Conwell-Egan 7, Ryan 4
Carl Roder went the distance and went 2-for-3 with a double
and No. 9 hitter Todd Huber had two RBI. Ryan's John Sforza went 3-for-3 with two triples
and two RBI.
At Swarthmore College
SJ Prep 6, Kennedy-Kenrick 5 (9 inn.)
Rocco D'Alessandro went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and
three RBI as the Hawklets won a postseason game for the first time. Jason Nolte had a solo
homer. The Prep scored two in the home seventh, the teams scored two apiece in the eighth
and Chris Cavallaro won it with a bloop RBI single down the rightfield line. For K-K,
Carmen Gambone took a one-hitter into the seventh and Chris Sullivan went 3-for-5.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 4, Conwell-Egan 3
Tom Hellwarth pitched a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts and Mike
DeVincentis went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
At Swarthmore College
SJ Prep 8, Roman 5
Ben Crowley wriggled through a 10-hitter (one walk, no
strikeouts) and Jason Nolte went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
La Salle 5, Judge 4
Kevin Kline allowed seven hits and went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
He retired the last nine batters in order. Tim Gannon stole home with nobody out in the
third. Judge's Mike DeVincentis had two RBI.
SJ Prep 5, O'Hara 3
All five runs against losing pitcher Drew Baylor (11
strikeouts) were unearned. Mark Mooradian had a two-run double and Rob Williams pitched a
five-hitter. O'Hara's Matt Galati went 2-for-4 and scored twice and Dennis Kollhoff
homered.
1995
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
SJ Prep 5, O'Hara 3
Paul Blasetti allowed seven hits, walked seven and fanned seven while
forcing O'Hara to strand 11. Jason Nolte went 3-for-3 with a walk, two doubles and an RBI.
O'Hara's Bob Driscoll had two hits, two RBI.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle Univ.
Ryan 7, Conwell-Egan 3
Cole Unger went 2-for-4 with RBI doubles in the fourth and
sixth innings. John Sforza (win) and Chris Brown (save) did the pitching. Losing pitcher
Shawn Smith had two RBI.
At Phila. Textile
SJ Prep 11, Carroll 5
The Hawklets received seven RBI from their 2-3-4 hitters --
Mike Kuriger (three), Jason Nolte and winning pitcher Ben Crowley (two apiece). Nolte's
RBI single provided a 5-4 lead in the sixth. Crowley followed with a two-run double. For
Carroll, Jay Aquilante went 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 9, McDevitt 4
Chris Cavallaro pitched a four-hitter with seven strikeouts
and went 3-for-4 with a solo homer. John Sforza added two RBI, Shawn Magee went 3-for-4
with a walk and an RBI and Mike Bell had a two-run double. With two outs in the seventh,
McDevitt's Doug Conaway smashed a three-run homer. The ball dented a car far beyond the
leftfield fence. McDevitt committed eight errors in its first playoff appearance in the
program's 24-year history.
At Phila. Textile
Roman 8, SJ Prep 5
Mike Gondos was touched for two homers (by Mike Kuriger and
Ben Crowley), but got the win with an 11-strikeout six-hitter. Brian Leposki had two RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
North 9, Roman 5
A day after getting drafted by Pittsburgh in the 26th round,
Chris Heck pitched a four-hitter with nine walks, one hit batsman and six strikeouts. He
also went 2-for-3 with a double, homer and two RBI. Joe Dugan had a two-run double.
Neumann 5, Ryan 4
Doug Rubino carried a no-hitter through five innings, then
held on and did not get the win until Jason Guerrera scampered home on a wild pitch with
one out in the home seventh. Rubino finished with a four-hitter. Tom Anastasi had three
RBI. Tony Aspite was the only Ryan player to collect a hit and an RBI.
1996
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
La Salle 3, Conwell-Egan 1
Paul Grevy pitched a three-hitter and allowed just one runner
to advance past second base. Greg Kevane had a two-run single.
At Phila. Textile
Carroll 10, O'Hara 2
Mike Fuchs got two runs home on sacrifice flies, then added
three more on a booming homer down the left field line. The ball was approximately 55 feet
high as it left the field. Jay Aquilante stroked three hits and Jim Gentile went 4 2/3
innings for the win.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
La Salle 8, Dougherty 3
Drew Middlemiss began three-run uprisings in the fourth and
seventh innings with triples, and Jeff Pietrak added singles for a total of three RBI.
Bill Murphy won with help from Mike Wilkin, who pitched hitless ball over 2 1/3 innings
and entered the game by recording a two-out, bases-loaded strikeout.
At Phila. University
Carroll 11, Kennedy-Kenrick 5
Mike Daly went 3-for-4 with two doubles and scored three runs
while Rob Enoch had three RBI. Tim Noone, the No. 9 hitter, reached base three times on
catcher's interference. Jay Aquilante allowed seven hits.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
La Salle 9, SJ Prep 6
The Explorers built an 8-0 lead, then faltered until Mike
Wilkin came on to retire the final six batters in order. Drew Middlemiss and Pat Gorman
had two RBI apiece, Jeff Pietrak clubbed a solo homer and Jack Hammond collected three
hits.
Carroll 6, Ryan 1
Jay Aquilante went 4-for-4 with a double, homer and three RBI
while Kevin Murphy (four innings) and Brian Roller surrendered just one hit, John Sforza's
first inning RBI double.
1997
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Neumann 10, Bonner 5
Mike Ferraiolo went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two
runs scored, then rushed to his senior prom. Joe Scavetti and Mike DeLuca had two RBI
apiece. Losing pitcher Mike Kearney had three RBI.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
La Salle 6, Ryan 0
Paul Grevy hurled a four-hitter (all singles, two in the
infield) and allowed no one past second base. Jack Hammond went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
At Phila. Textile
Neumann 5, Kennedy-Kenrick 4 (9 inn.)
Anthony "Meat" Benedetto, a 5-6, 265-pound
righthander, pitched no-hit, no-run ball over the final 3 1/3 innings. The winning run
scored on an errant throw to home on a fielder's choice. Neumann's only earned run against
Jim Boylan (six-hitter, eight K's) came on Mike DeLuca's homer.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 6, La Salle 2
Kevin McGerry pitched a four-hitter with 12 strikeouts. Jim
White had a two-run double and Kris Dufner scored twice on wild pitches. La Salle's Drew
Middlemiss went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
At Phila. Textile
Carroll 5, Neumann 4
Jim Gilinger capped Carroll's comeback from a 4-0 deficit with
a solo homer in the home sixth. Jay Aquilante went the distance and Jim Fuchs had a
two-run double. Neumann's Mike DeLuca homered high into the trees in left-center.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Carroll 8, Dougherty 0
Jim Fuchs (four innings) and Jay Aquilante allowed three hits
apiece. Aquilante had a three-run triple and his brother, Justin, had a two-run single.
Judge 5, SJ Prep 2
Working on two days' rest, Kevin McGerry allowed four hits and
fanned 10 while receiving support from Ryan Hartey (3-for-3, double, walk, RBI, two
steals, two runs scored) and Mike Gies (two-run triple off the top of the fence in
right-center.)
1998
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
At Wood
O'Hara 13, Neumann 12
John Kokol had a homer and three RBI while Tom Marren also
homered. O'Hara scored five in the visiting fifth to erase a 12-8 deficit.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 5, Wood 2
Gene Peszek went 2-for-3 with a two-run double and a solo
homer for three RBI. The homer was his first as a varsity player and the ball landed in
shrubbery across the driveway in left-center. Neal Regan went 3-for-3 with an RBI. John
Price allowed six hits, fanned seven.
At Phila. Textile
O'Hara 5, SJ Prep 3
Jeff Randazzo allowed six hits and seven walks and plunked a
batter while fanning 10 and throwing 151 pitches. Phil Clark had two RBI. Prep's Kevin
Dougher had a two-run single en route to three RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 10, La Salle 4
Joe Corsanico went 3-for-4 with three RBI and John Price went
2-for-3 with two walks, two RBI, three stolen bases and three runs scored. Neal Regan
added two hits, two RBI. Six errors helped Ryan score six unearned runs. Rob Philipp
homered for La Salle.
At Phila. Textile
Carroll 11, O'Hara 4
The Patriots stormed to seven runs in the first inning. Jim
Fuchs scuffled through an 11-hitter and went 2-for-2 with two walks and three runs scored.
Brett Becker and John Pindynski had three RBI apiece.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Ryan 5, Bonner 3
Ryan, 10-8 in league play, packed all of its scoring into the
last two innings to stun the Friars, 17-1 in league play. Kevin Corcoran went 2-for-3 with
a double, walk and two RBI. Ryan's three runs in the visiting seventh scored on catcher's
interference and two walks. Ralph Kane (one inning) saved John Price's win. Bonner's top
pitcher, Dan Mulholland, had to leave after five innings due to a back injury incurred
while running the bases.
Judge 7, Carroll 2
Tom Walsh went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBI and, in a
big-time oddity, the Crusaders' other four runs scored on sacrifice flies -- two by Mike
Gies, one each by Brian Kearney and Pete Gabriele. Rib discomfort forced Josh Riordan out
of the game after 2 1/3 hitless innings and Bob Rogers got the win. Carroll's Brett Becker
had two RBI.
1999
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Conwell-Egan 15, Judge 6
Mick Angelo went 4-for-5 with four RBI, Chris Carter went
3-for-5 with a double, triple and one RBI and Shawn Grassi (three-run) and Chad Harvey
(two-run) smashed homers. Brian Delahanty went the distance and had two RBI. Judge's Bob
Greenfield had a double en route to four RBI.
At Phila. Textile
O'Hara 9, Kennedy-Kenrick 2
Lefty Jeff Randazzo was impressive enough on the mound,
posting a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts. But the righthanded hitter also had a pair of
two-run homers. His second home-run ball was 35 feet high as it left the field about 40
feet to the right of the leftfield foul line. B.J. "Butch" Hogan had a three-run
triple. John Kokol had a two-run homer.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
La Salle 5, Conwell-Egan 4 (11 inn.)
In the home 11th, with the bases loaded and one out, C-E coach
Rich Papirio went to a five-man infield and two-man outfield. Keith Olender ended it by
smashing a 350-foot single. Olender won in relief, allowing four hits and one run
(tainted) over five innings. Drew Santillo had a two-run homer. For C-E, Phil Papirio, the
coach's son, pitched seven innings in relief while B.J. Reiprich, Mike Lamina and Chad
Harvey had solo homers.
At Phila. Textile
SJ Prep 13, O'Hara 4
Steve Harris went 2-for-4 with homers good for three and two
runs en route to five RBI. Mike Lista also had two homers -- one an inside-the-parker --
for five RBI. Mike Gambone pitched 3 2/3 innings of hitless relief for the win. Dave Kern
and John Kokol had two RBI apiece for O'Hara.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Carroll 8, La Salle 5
John Pindynski had a three-run triple while Marty Higgins went
2-for-3 with an RBI. Jim Fuchs had an eventful 5 2/3 innings; he walked eight and fanned
seven. John Malara homered for La Salle.
SJ Prep 1, Ryan 0
Righthander Matt Altomare, who began the season on the junior
varsity and was cut from the freshman team in '98, pitched a six-hitter with five
strikeouts while becoming just the second soph to pitch a playoff shutout in 27 years. It
was just the fifth 1-0 game in that span. Ryan's John Price pitched a three-hitter with
eight K's, but uncorked a third-inning wild pitch to score Ed Turner.
2000
NORTH PREPLAYOFF
Conwell-Egan 3, North 0
Making his first varsity start, Mike Pinto twirled a five-hit
shutout and allowed no one as far as third base. Shawn Grassi had an RBI on a double, Tom
Terry had another on a sacrifice fly.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Conwell-Egan 4, Ryan 3
Gavin Beier pitched a seven-hitter and Kyle Lorenz drove in the
winning run in a two-run sixth with a double. Ryan's John Price allowed no earned runs.
At Phila. University
Roman 8, SJ Prep 0
Phil Terry pitched a three-hitter and Bob Drozdowski hit a double in
the fifth to drive in twin brother John, who'd singled. Prep's Andrew Gambone had faced
the minimum number of batters to that point. Later, Anthony Dabrowski, Tim Mahon, Todd
Kiefski and Terry had RBI while Joe McCourt and Ray Tierney scored two runs apiece.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
La Salle 7, Conwell-Egan 1
Bryan Harvey allowed just two hits in six innings, struck out six and went
2-for-4. No. 9 hitter Mike Manzi smacked a three-run homer in the second. Matt Michel
added a two-run shot in the third.
At Phila. University
Kennedy-Kenrick 4, Roman 1
Knuckle-curve specialist Matt Johnson pitched a four-hitter with
eight strikeouts and the run scored against him was unearned. No. 9 hitter Marc Wagner
slugged a two-run homer.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Judge 4, Kennedy-Kenrick 2
Eric Ruhland allowed eight hits and five walks, but survived because
he struck out 10 and six K-K runners were erased on the basepaths. Ruhland's RBI double
keyed a four-run third. The other three runs scored on bases-loaded walks. K-K's Jason
Rowinski went 3-for-3 with a walk.
La Salle 6, Carroll 3
John Reifsnyder allowed four hits in five innings and fanned seven.
Mike Lombardo got the save with two strong innings. Kyle Elliott provided a 4-3 lead in
the fifth with a two-run double that was lost in the sun. Ryan Parfitt hit a solo homer in
the sixth. Carroll's Tom Gardner had a two-run double.
2001
SOUTH PREPLAYOFF
Bonner 6, Roman 2
Randy Milia scattered seven hits and had a two-run double to make
the score 5-2. Ryan McMahon went 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and two RBI. Roman pitcher
Phil Terry five times made unassisted putouts on comebackers to the first-base side of the
mound. He made tags four times.
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 4, Conwell-Egan 0
With his team's No. 1 starter, Paul Koenig, unavailable
(strained biceps), John Keller got the nod and pitched a four-hitter with seven
strikeouts, allowing just one runner past second base. Chris Muessig had a two-run single.
Matt Evanitsky had an RBI double.
At Phila. University
O'Hara 5, Bonner 0
Kenny Grant fanned 11 in a five-hitter and made CL history
with Judge's John Keller -- it was the first time two pitchers threw complete-game
shutouts on the same day. Fran Burbidge went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 4, Ryan 3
Logging his first complete-game win of the season, John Boritz
threw a five-hitter and retired eight of the last nine batters after Mike Caringi's RBI
double brought Ryan within 4-3 with one out in the fifth. Harry Crane had a two-run
single.
At Phila. University
Kennedy-Kenrick 3, O'Hara 2 (9 inn.)
The game was decided on the game's only error, and the first
for O'Hara in 16 playoff innings. Kenny Grant, working his second inning in relief after
pitching a complete game the day before, made a throwing error to first base on Nick
Sacony's comebacker and Dan Rafferty (double) was waved in from second. Winning reliever
Matt Johnson and Chris Lubanski had RBI for K-K. Grant hit a 400-foot homer over the
20-foot-high fence in left-center.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Carroll 5, Judge 4
Mike Costanzo staked himself to a 1-0 lead with an RBI single
and posted a three-hitter with seven strikeouts. He was hurt only by Jim Hasher (RBI
double, three-run homer). John Gardner had a two-run single in a four-run third.
Kennedy-Kenrick 9, La Salle 1
Matt Johnson allowed four hits and struck out eight while
Jason Connor went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI. La Salle committed five
errors and surrendered eight steals.
2002
FIRST ROUND
At Phila. University
Ryan 8, Conwell-Egan 3
Tom Dolan pitched a five-hitter with nine strikeouts and went
2-for-2 with a double and two walks. Pat Keegan, a late addition to the lineup (a tender
knee had made him a question mark), went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Andy MacDonald added two
hits, one RBI, and Anthony Manes went 2-for-3 with a triple and two runs scored. C-E's
Gary Stricker went 3-for-4.
At La Salle University
Bonner 9, Kennedy-Kenrick 3
Randy Milia struck out 10, took a no-hitter into the sixth
inning and finished with a two-hitter. Nick Condo went 2-for-3, walked twice, reached base
in all five plate appearances and scored twice. Paul Cashin slammed a three-run homer.
Kevin Horning went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice.
SECOND ROUND
At Philadelphia University
Ryan 11, Wood 8 (8 inn.)
The Raiders scored two in the visiting seventh to tie as
Anthony Manes drew a bases-loaded walk and George Higginson smacked a run-scoring single
to left. Andy MacDonald (double) and Nick DiEnno (single) had RBI in the eighth. Tom
Dolan, coming off a complete game one day earlier, pitched two scoreless innings for the
win. For Wood, which collected 16 hits, Dan Mueller went 4-for-5 with two doubles and an
RBI.
At La Salle University
Bonner 9, O'Hara 0
Like Randy Milia the day before, Kevin Horning took a no-hitter
into the sixth inning and finished with a two-hitter. Mike Shalon, the No. 9 hitter,
slammed a two-run homer to highlight a four-run second. Tim D'Orazio went 3-for-5 with a
double and an RBI. Paul Cashin went 2-for-3 with a walk and two RBI.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Carroll 5, Ryan 3
Frank Gailey struck out eight in a six-hitter while receiving
support from Anthony Altomare (2-for-3, RBI), John Gardner and Ryan Stewart (both 2-for-4,
RBI). An error that capped a crazy, controversial play gave Carroll a 4-3 lead in the
fifth. Stewart's RBI single added insurance in the sixth. Anthony Manes had a two-run
single for Ryan.
La Salle 17, Bonner 5
The Explorers coasted after scoring three in the first and six
in the second. Dan Waters fanned 11 in 5.1 innings and had a two-run single in the first.
Chris Ladley's inside-the-park homer and Kevin McLoughlin's three-run double fueled the
second-inning outburst. Pat Riley went 2-for-4 with three RBI. Bonner's only RBI came on a
bases-loaded walk.
2003
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Judge 7, North Catholic 1
Kevin McDevitt, son of North assistant Brian McDevitt, stroked a
two-run single to break a 1-1 tie in the fifth. Joe Cione pitched a four-hitter and Dale
Curry smacked a two-run homer. Five North starters were held out at the beginning for
violating a team rule; they eventually played.
At Philadelphia University
Roman 4, Bonner 1
Matt Daley fired a three-hitter and received all the support he
needed in a four-run first. Mike McFarlane led off with a homer and Chris Corkery added a
two-run shot. After the early barrage, Bonner's Jay Kluka retired 17 of 19 batters.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Conwell-Egan 5, Judge 4 (10 inn.)
Todd Puzycki's groundball single down the leftfield line scored an
unearned run with two out in the home 10th to make a winner of reliever Mike Kane (three
perfect innings). Nick Natriello (double) and Tim Carroll (sacrifice fly) drove in runs in
the seventh to erase a 4-2 deficit. Judge catcher Dale Curry had an RBI triple among two
hits and threw out two baserunners.
At Philadelphia University
Carroll 3, Roman 1
Frank Gailey fanned 11 in a three-hitter while Matt Smith and Colin
McHale had RBI doubles in a three-run third. Roman's Chris Corkery homered.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
La Salle 9, Carroll 1
Sennior lefty Dan Waters pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts and
faced just 22 batters, one over the minimum, as the Explorers rolled. Leading off the
second inning, Matt Smith reached second for Carroll when Waters bobbled his comebacker
and then, with no play, threw the ball past first for a double error. He later scored on
Chris Cashman's sacrifice fly. Kevin McLoughlin and Andrew Carnevale had two-run singles
and Carnevale, the shortstop, made a spectacular play on a groundball up the middle (he
was two steps beyond the bag) to end the fifth and preserve the no-hitter.
O'Hara 10, Conwell-Egan 9
Dan Thiel, the fourth player to occupy the second spot in the order,
lofted an RBI single to right to cap a four-run home seventh and end the game. Paul
Titchenell (walk) and Mike Antonini (two-run single) also had RBI in the uprising. Steve
Cook went 4-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI and an intentional walk. Brian Campbell won in
relief and went 2-for-4 with two RBI. For C-E, Matt Brazil and Mike Kane (four RBI) had
three-run doubles.
2004
FIRST ROUND
At Philadelphia University
La Salle 22, North Catholic 8
Nine of the Explorers' 19 hits went for extra bases. Zac Hess and
Pat McCusker split six RBI while Pat Riley went 3-for-6 with two RBI. La Salle's outburst
broke the CL record for runs in a postseason game (20, by West vs. Neumann in a 1984
first-rounder) and the teams' combined total was three shy of the 33 posted by Bonner and
St. James in an '87 semifinal (Bonner won, 19-14). For North, Stan Orzechowski doubled,
tripled and homered en route to two RBI while Ed Jaskowiak also homered. The game included
43 players, nine pitchers, 31 hits (14 for extra bases), 11 walks and six errors.
At La Salle University
SJ Prep 4, Roman 3
With two out in the home seventh and Steve Vassalotti (walk, bunted
over by Bobby Muth) on second, Jim Bogan sent a very deep drive over centerfielder Jerry
Reed's head to end it. John Coury struck out 11 in a four-hitter for the Hawks, who
overcame a 3-1 deficit. Mark Noonan went 3-for-3 and scored twice while Ed Sullivan
stroked a pair of RBI singles. Reed had Roman's lone RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At Philadelphia University
Ryan 7, La Salle 5
Tom Dolan pitched no-hit ball for 4.2 innings and moved to
centerfield after surrendering five runs (three unearned) in the sixth. He allowed four
hits, fanned eight. Mike Szelagowski earned the save. Rob Fisher went 3-for-4 with three
RBI and Nick DiEnno cracked a solo homer to center. No one had multiple hits, RBI or runs
scored for La Salle.
At La Salle University
Carroll 8, SJ Prep 3
The Patriots rallied from a 3-0 deficit after four innings to
advance to the semifinals for the ninth consecutive season. Matt Smith and Ryan Stewart
stroked two-run singles while Brian Rorick pitched four-hit ball over six innings to raise
his league record to 8-0, with two saves. Steve Vassalotti had the Hawks' RBI on an
infield single.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Carroll 9, Conwell-Egan 8 (8 inn.)
The Patriots rallied from a 6-1 deficit, forced extra innings at 7-7
with three runs in the visiting seventh (big hit: Colin McHale's two-run double) and held
on in the home eighth when Alex Szathmary was rubbed out at the plate to end the game
while trying to take two bases on a wild pitch. Catcher Matt Lisowski could not locate
Brian Rorick's wild pitch. Rorick wound up recovering the ball at the base of the backstop
and tossed to Lisowski at the plate. C-E's Tim Carroll went 3-for-4 with a double, triple,
walk and two RBI. Kurt Bruehl added three hits, including a double, and two RBI. Of
Carroll's eight runs over the last four innings, six were unearned due to five errors.
Ryan 10, O'Hara 3
The Raiders completed the low seeds' sweep of the doubleheader
(first time since 1997) by erasing a 2-0 deficit with five runs in the fourth inning and
rolling from there. Rob Fisher had an RBI double off the top of the rightfield fence in
the fourth and squibbed a two-run single to right in the fifth. Tom Dolan hammered a
two-run homer way over the rightfield fence in the sixth and Nick DiEnno added an RBI
infield single in the seventh. Mike Szelagowski worked the first six innings. O'Hara's Don
Werner went 2-for-4 with a double, triple and one RBI.
2005
FIRST ROUND
At La Salle University
Ryan 3, Judge 1
Down to its last out in the visiting seventh, Ryan used an error to
tie the score and then received RBI singles from Kyle Unger and Ed Kovacs. Rob Fisher
allowed five hits and struck out 11. Judge's Matt Compton pitched a six-hitter with seven
whiffs and collected his team's RBI on a fielder's choice.
At Widener University
Roman 7, Kennedy-Kenrick 6
Nick DeMalto, Eric Di Santis and Tim Hoban, who saved Ryan Weber's
win, had two RBI apiece while Carmen Del Mastro had two hits and two steals and scored two
runs. K-K rallied from a 7-0 deficit over the last two innings and the game ended when
Dominique Joseph ran down a deep drive by Dennis Morgan (two RBI) with runners on second
and third.
SECOND ROUND
At La Salle University
Conwell-Egan 5, Ryan 3
C-E built a 5-0 lead despite getting just one of the runs home with
a hit (Rich Dupell's pinch-hit RBI double), then held on to avoid yet another playoff
collapse. Starter Ryan Geiss departed with one out and the bases loaded
in the seventh. Ryan scored three thanks a sac fly, hit-by-pitch and walk and had the
bases loaded when first baseman Chris David ended the game by making an over-the-shoulder
catch of a popup down the rightfield line.
At Widener University
Roman 6, Bonner 4
Brian Cooper went 2-for-4 with three RBI and his two-run single in
the visiting seventh broke a 4-4 tie. Carmen Del Mastro added two hits and three runs and
Nick DeMalto had two RBI. Tim Hoban allowed six hits in a 121-pitch effort. Bonner's Joe
McGilligan went 2-for-4 with two RBI. This one was delayed by one day due to poor field
conditions.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Conwell-Egan 11, O'Hara 4
The North runner-up rolled to a surprisingly easy win over the
South champ while advancing to the final for the first time since 1982. Greg Martoccio
reached base in all four of his plate appearances (two singles, two walks) en route to one
RBI and three runs scored. Help came from John Malloy (3-for-5, double, triple, RBI) and
Ryan Terry (2-for-4, double, three RBI). Chris "Meat" David had a no-hitter
going when he was removed in the sixth after issuing a walk and going to 3-0 on the next
batter. Brian Herman allowed two hits thereafter. Jim Young bagged a two-run triple when
rightfielder Mike Verdeur misjudged his blooper.
La Salle 5, Roman 4
With help from a strong wind, which arrived just before a
thunderstorm caused a 42-minute delay in the fourth inning, Zac Hess launched a three-run
homer over the fence in right-center to create a 3-3 tie. Sean Saverio singled home the
fourth run of the inning and Mike Pennington (double) scored on a wild pitch in the fifth.
Matt Zielinski allowed eight hits and fanned 10 in six-plus innings, then Chez Angeloni
recorded a save in hairy fashion. His wild pitch could not immediately be found by
Saverio, the catcher, and Brian Cooper scored from second. Then, pinch-runner Mike Mychack
was rubbed out in a rundown after Pennington fielded a grounder at third base and
Dominique Joseph was caught stealing at second base to end it. Joseph was easily safe, but
then was tagged out after momentarily losing contact with the bag.
2006
SOUTH PRE-PLAYOFFS
At La Salle High
O'Hara 14, Roman 9
In the first of two pre-playoffs to decide fourth place, the
Lions used a five-run visiting sixth to overcome a 9-8 deficit. Kevin Culbert
got the win with three perfect innings. Marco Menna collected three RBI while
Matt Izzi went 3-for-4 with an RBI. Will O'Mara, Rich Yoka and Pat DiGiovanni
had two RBI apiece for Roman.
O'Hara 6, Carroll 1
Kevin Culbert worked the first four-plus innings and finished
the weekend 2-0 with no walks in seven-plus innings. Harry Duke pitched one-hit
ball over the final three frames. The Lions scored two in the fourth as Rob
Crowley (single) and Marco Menna (double) checked in on groundouts.
FIRST ROUND
At Temple Ambler
Judge 6, Ryan 1
Matt Compton pitched a five-hitter and his teammates played
errorless ball in the CL's first visit to Temple Ambler's Skip Wilson Field. The
Crusaders packed all of their runs into the third and Justin DeCristofaro
provided the highlight with a two-run triple. Mike Chichearo went 3-for-4 with
an RBI. Rob McArdle singled home Ryan's run.
At Widener University
O'Hara 8, Kennedy-Kenrick 1
The Lions continued their hot streak with their third
postseason win in four days. Joe Sessa (4.1 innings) and Harry Duke combined for
a five-hitter with eight whiffs while Marco Menna went 3-for-3 with three RBI.
Pat Young added two RBI and Jonathan Szeliga and Pat Young halved four hits, two
RBI.
SECOND ROUND
At Temple Ambler
La Salle 4, Judge 0
Matt Zielinski, a senior lefty committed to Richmond, pitched a
two-hitter with 14 strikeouts, second only in CL playoff history to the 16
recorded by Carroll's Keith Conway in a 1991 second-round win over Neumann.
Sixty-eight of his 99 pitches were strikes. The Explorers posted three in the
second. Jeff Liberatore singled, stole second and came around on John Knab's
double. Jared Carter (triple) and Steve Ullrich (sac fly) added RBI.
At Widener University
Bonner 7, O'Hara 3
The Friars spotted upstart O'Hara a 3-0 lead, then roared back
behind the likes of Mike Coleman (two-run single) and Matt Gallagher (two-run
double). Rob Graham won in relief thanks to four-hit, nine-whiff work over 5.2
innings. For O'Hara, Pat Young went 4-for-4 and Jonathan Szeliga (two RBI) had a
double among two hits.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Widener University
Conwell-Egan 3, Bonner 1
Rider-bound righthander Brian Herman, the North MVP for the
14-0 Eagles, posted a four-hitter with six strikeouts and stroked a one-out
single in the home first that keyed a three-run outburst. Ryan Terry (single)
and John Malloy (two-run triple) followed with hits, then Malloy ran home on a
passed ball. Bonner scored an unearned run in the seventh and had runners on
first and third with two out when Herman recorded a looking strikeout to end it.
SJ Prep 3, La Salle 2
With two out and two men on base in the home seventh, and just
after star lefthander Matt Zielinski replaced T.J. Foley, Nelson Russom lined a
two-run double off the base of the rightfield fence to hand the Hawks the
dramatic win. Tim Edger and Tom Elliott (two outs, two strikes) had singled.
Russom also singled to drive in a third-inning run. Doug DiSandro allowed five
hits, and both runs were scored by guys who drew walks (thanks to Sean Saverio's
double and Ryan Creter's single).
2007
SOUTH PRE-PLAYOFFS
Doubleheader at La Salle High
Carroll 9, Roman 4
Chris Dengler pitched a two-hitter with one walk, one strikeout
(game's final batter) and no earned runs while Tim Weglicki (single) and Kyle
Baker (double) lined hits worth two RBI. Carroll's batters also struck out just
once; to BEGIN the game.
Carroll 9, Kennedy-Kenrick 0
Tim Collins, who played third base in game one, fired a
two-hitter with two whiffs. Chris Dengler's two-run double was the big hit in a
five-run fifth. Tim Weglicki finished 3-for-4 to finish the day 5-for-7.
FIRST ROUND
At Widener University
Judge 14, La Salle 7
In a game featuring 38 negative stats -- 10 errors, 10 unearned
runs, 11 walks, seven hit batsmen -- Tim Ashenbrenner was a breath of fresh air.
The Crusaders' third pitcher went the final five innings and allowed just one
run on one hit, Mike Martinelli's RBI double. Jim DiLisio lofted two sacrifice
flies while Andrew McHale (double) and Joe Ashdale (single) lashed hits worth
two RBI. The highlight for La Salle, which owned a 6-2 lead after two innings,
was Sean Saverio's two-run triple.
At Phila. University
Carroll 6, Bonner 4
Down 1-2 in the count, John Thomas lined a two-run double to
center in the top of the seventh to give the Patriots their third postseason
win. Though he did not receive credit for the win, Andrew Candelore was a
first-magnitude star thanks to his 5.2 innings of one-run (unearned) relief
after the starter failed to retire any of the first five batters. Chris Lisowski
posted a two-run single in the first and Chris Dengler, the No. 3 hitter,
created a 4-4 tie in the fifth with a squeeze bunt. Bonner, the third
consecutive Carroll opponent to do so, collected just two hits.
SECOND ROUND
At Widener University
North 10, Judge 9 (8 inn.)
The Falcons overcame deficits of 4-0 early and then 8-7 and 9-8
in the last two innings to jolt their arch-rival and earn a semifinal berth for
the first time since 1995. Frosh Ryan Etsell extended the game in the seventh by
scoring his senior brother, Derrek (single), with a double; Judge DH Joe Ashdale
(five RBI) had provided an 8-7 lead in the top half with a grand slam over the
Blue Monster in left-center. Bob Zanneo singled home a run in the eighth, then
North got two on an error and Chris James' RBI single. Each Etsell went 2-for-3
with a double and Chris Morrin collected two RBI. Kegan Smith won in relief.
At Phila. University
O'Hara 6, Carroll 0
Kevin Culbert pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and, with
Chris Dengler (double) on third base in the seventh, he was able to preserve his
shutout by inducing a popup caught behind the mound by third baseman Marco Menna.
Steve Juliano laced a two-run single while Jon Yuravage lofted a pair of
sacrifice flies. Pat Young (two hits) and Greg D'Alonzo (two runs scored) also
were factors.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Widener University
SJ Prep 6, North 1
Soph righthander Kyle Mullen nearly became the fifth pitcher in
CL semis history to notch a complete game while yielding no hits or one hit. But
in the seventh, he walked three and plunked Derrek Etsell to force in a run and
classmate Kevin Gillen was summoned to retire the final batter. Chris Morrin
had North's lone hit, a fifth-inning single. Mullen fanned nine. Tim Edger
(triple and single for one RBI apiece) and Steve Bruno (2-for-3, RBI) led Prep's
offense.
Ryan 11, O'Hara 3
Kevin McGovern, who'd personally scouted the big-hitting Lions
three days earlier, pitched a six-hitter. Each hit came in a different inning;
three came with two away. Nick Ferdinand went 2-for-3 with a walk, triple and
three RBI. Help came from Rob McArdle (3-for-4, two-run single), Andrew Lacovara
(3-for-4, two runs scored) and Mike Kovacs (two-run single). Ryan scored in all
six of its at-bats. For O'Hara, which used five pitchers, Marco Menna doubled
and tripled.
2008
RED PRE-PLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Ryan 4, N. Catholic 2
This one featured a major snafu. The teams first met on Sunday, but
the game was halted by rain in the bottom of the third, with North up, 2-0. CL
baseball moderator Fran Murphy was under the impression that PIAA rules in this
specific instance mirror the National Federation's, which call for a restart.
They don't. The game should have been resumed. By the time the mess was
untangled via assorted cell phones Monday afternoon, the Blue pre-playoff
featuring coach Murphy's Carroll team and host Wood (also halted Sunday after
one scoreless inning) was in progress. Murphy said Ryan-North, for consistency's
sake, had to restart since Carroll-Wood had already done so. Nick Ferdinand
pounded a solo homer deep into the leftfield woods and pitched three-hit ball
with eight strikeouts. Ferdinand and teammate Kevin Mack collected two hits.
Losing pitcher Ryan Etsell did so for North. Ryan's Jerry Smith had two RBI.
PIAA rules did not permit a protest.
BLUE PRE-PLAYOFF
At Wood
Wood 7, Carroll 3
Andrew Penecale and Kyle Schwab, the No. 9 hitter, slammed homers,
Joe Nicholson added two RBI, and Pete Gubicza (no-hit over the last two innings;
nephew of ex-major league pitcher Mark Gubicza) saved the win for Brian O'Grady.
Jared Tuwalski and Mike Maerz halved four hits for Carroll.
QUARTERFINALS
At Home Fields
Neumann-Goretti 1, La Salle 0
Lefty Mark Donato, the first soph MVP in league history, pitched a
three-hitter to outduel junior lefty Shawn O'Neill (also three hits allowed). In
the home sixth, Aggie Osano reached first on a bad-hop single, pinch-runner
Anthony Pfettcher got to second on a caught stealing/dropped ball combo and,
after Joey Armata was issued an intentional walk, soph Mike Riverso slashed an
RBI single to center. This was N-G/Neumann's first playoff visit since '97 while
the 1-0 score was the first in a CL playoff since 1999 (and eighth total).
SJ Prep 10, Wood 0
Kyle
Mullen, Kevin Gillen and Pat Carbone (two innings apiece) combined to spin a six
inning no-hitter. They struck out eight; Mullen led with four. Brett Tiagwad
went 3-for-4 with a double and triple for three RBI. Aaron Haas clubbed a
two-run homer. Perry Russom also had two RBI.
Bonner 8, Kennedy-Kenrick 1
Wet grounds forced a one-day postponement and then a move from
Bonner's new field to Neumann College. Conor Kerins still felt right at home,
allowing two hits and fanning 10 over six innings (seven in the first three).
Bill Hollingsworth's RBI double made it 2-1 in the third. Lou Tomasetti had a
pair of RBI singles.
Ryan 3, Conwell-Egan 2
Rain halted this one in the fifth inning, with the score tied at 2-2.
In the resumption, Ryan scored one in the visiting seventh as Jon Schmidt
walked, went to second on a wild pitch and came around on an infield throwing
error. Bob Steffney got the win with three no-hit, no-run relief innings. Nick
Ferdinand (HBP) and Jerry Smith (walk) had Ryan's RBI. Sean O'Hara (injured on
Day One, unavailable for Day Two) and Pat Sevick had C-E's on singles.
SEMIFINALS
At Philadelphia University
SJ Prep 5, Neumann-Goretti 1
On the strength of Mark Donato's rocketed homer to dead rightfield
(20 to 25 feet high; 346 down the line) and pitching of Nick Piscitelli, N-G was
giving the defending champs great cause for consternation through 5 1/2 innings.
Ten batters later, Prep owned a five-spot. The big hit was Perry Russom's
400-foot, two-run double to dead center. Aaron Haas and Kyle Mullen (two
innings) did the pitching. Semifinals became a CL staple in '73. This was the
first time they were not scheduled as a same-site doubleheader.
At Widener University
Bonner 11, Ryan 1
A pair of righthanders, junior Ryan Haley (2.2 innings) and senior
John Condo, combined to pitch a no-hitter that covered six innings. It was the
second such no-no of the week in a CL playoff (though SJ Prep's over Wood
featured three pitchers for two innings apiece) and it earned the Friars a spot
in the championship game for the first time since 1989. Haley walked three and
struck out two; the run scored on consecutive errors in the third. Condo walked
one and fanned one. Condo, a closer all season, would have enjoyed going to the
mound for the seventh, but the Friars scored eight in the home sixth on only
three hits (just one left the infield). For the game, Bonner had no extra base
hits and half of its eight singles did not reach the outfield. This was played
on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend; Prep/N-G was played a day earlier.
2009
FIRST ROUND
At Home Fields
Roman 4, Bonner 2 (10 inn.)
Sean Weber went nine and became the winner thanks to Anthony Ortiz'
two-run single in the visiting 10th. John Hildebrand (single) and Kyle DeLone
(sac fly) drove in Roman's other runs. Tim Racek got the save. Bonner's Alex
Liberatore had a two-run single.
North 7, Judge 4
yan Etsell allowed eight hits and two walks while striking out six.
He also tripled. Tom Ditro went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored.
Kennedy-Kenrick 3, Carroll 1
Joe Harvey fanned nine in six-plus innings and Jimmy Volpe earned the
save. K-K's runs scored on Derek Barnes' two-run double and Harvey's sac fly.
Conwell-Egan 12, Lansdale 2
Kevin Cahill (6-0) allowed seven hits in this five-inning affair and
Joe Petrino went 3-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored. Ben Keller tripled.
QUARTERFINALS
At Home Fields
SJ Prep 4, Conwell-Egan 0
Kyle Mullen pitched a six-hitter with nine strikeouts (seven in the
first three innings) and forced C-E to strand five guys in scoring position over
the final four frames. Ray Toto and Dan Turner (with singles) drove home runs in
the first and fourth. Gio Morales cracked a two-run double in the sixth. C-E's
Pat Sevick, normally the catcher but limited to DH duty due to a compound
fracture of his left index finger, had two hits.
Wood 14, Roman 13 (9 inn.)
In the highest scoring one-run playoff in CL history, the
Vikings rallied from deficits of 6-0 and 13-8 and won it in the home ninth on a
no-out, bases-loaded hit by pitch (drawn by Kyle McCrossen). The teams halved 28
hits. Roman created an 8-8 tie with one out in the seventh on Steve Herbetko's
solo homer. John Hildebrand (double) and Herbetko (another homer) slammed hits
worth two runs apiece in a five-run eighth. Wood battled back on two-run doubles
by McCrossen and Mike Kerns and Sean Duckworth's chopped RBI single over a
drawn-in infield. Jeff Courter pitched one uneventful inning to win it. He was
the only one of seven pitchers to yield no runs. Matt McAllister led Wood with
four RBI. McCrossen and Kerns had three apiece. Hildebrand and Herbetko managed
four apiece for Roman while A.J. Vagliani was the game's only player with four
hits.
Neumann-Goretti 4, North 0
Mark Donato pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts and one walk
and his two-run triple highlighted a four-run first. Joey Armata added an RBI
single to that uprising. North's Bob Hopkins allowed no hits after the first.
La Salle 6, Kennedy-Kenrick 1
Shawn O'Neill scattered four hits while fanning six and walking one.
The top of the order was huge: Joe Aloia went 2-for-3 with a triple and three
RBI while Kevin Johnson turned three hits, including a double, into two RBI.
SEMIFINALS
At Phila. University
La Salle 15, Wood 9
With Matt McAllister's grand slam serving as the obvious highlight,
Wood scored five runs in the first one-third of the home first. Soph Brian
Zielinski relieved and held the Vikings scoreless through six. He departed three
batters into the seventh and wound up getting charged with two runs (one
earned). Tyler Freeman went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, sac fly and
intentional walk en route to four RBI. Brendan McCoy added three hits, two RBI.
Mike Antoni managed two hits and one RBI and turned a huge doubleplay in the
fifth, keeping the lead at 7-5. He caught a hopper, tagged out a baserunner
who'd strayed off the bag, and gunned to first baseman Sean Abbott (also two
hits, one RBI).
At Neumann College
Neumann-Goretti 10, SJ Prep 9 (9 inn.)
The Saints suffered a serious blow in the home seventh when the Prep,
with two away, mounted a four-run rally to create a 7-7 tie. Ray Toto (double
for two runs), Jeff Lynch and Greg "Buddy" Brooks (singles) had the RBI. Reno
Regalbuto pitched shutout ball thereafter and the winning uprising featured a
walk to Dom Riverso, a stolen base and a groundball single to center by frosh
Marty Venafro. Regalbuto also had two hits, one RBI. Riverso and his brother,
Mike, combined for three apiece of hits and RBI, five runs scored and four
stolen bases. Toto (three RBI) and Gio Morales (three runs scored) stroked four
hits apiece for Prep. The game featured 27 hits (16 for Prep) and 45 baserunners.
With 43, these two games broke the city record for runs scored in semifinals.
There'd been 41 in '87 (CL) and again in '88 (PL).
2010
FIRST ROUND
At Home Fields
Judge 5, SJ Prep 4 (11 inn.)
Kevin Conroy smacked a mammoth solo homer in the first, capped a
three-run home seventh with an RBI groundout and singled to plate the winning
run in the 11th. He also got the W with four shutout relief innings, escaping
two hairy jams to boot. Jim Delaney scored the tying and winning runs. Matt
Stahl (single) and Greg "Buddy" Brooks (double) delivered RBI hits for Prep.
La Salle 7, O’Hara 0
C.J. Burns went the distance, held the Lions to four hits and
struck out seven while walking none. On offense, the Explorers were paced by
T.J. Burgmann, who was 2-for-3 with a pair of runs batted in.
Carroll 6, Lansdale 0
Seamus Finnegan went the distance while striking out three,
walking none and holding the Crusaders to four hits. He also contributed three
hits and an RBI while Greg DiSanto added a pair of singles and an RBI. This game
likely helped to establish a city record for biggest run turnaround in
consecutive games between the same opponents, at 22. Just four days earlier,
Lansdale had hit seven homers vs. Carroll while frolicking, 16-0.
Kennedy-Kenrick 5, Conwell-Egan 3
Jimmy Volpe pitched a six-hitter with 10 whiffs (most ever in Kenrick/K-K's
postseason history), Joe Harvey went 3-for-3 with a double and one run scored,
Sal DiPrinzio laced a two-run single and A.J. Koscelansky stole home after a
pickoff throw was made to first. C-E scored on Daulton George's two-run double
and Matt Petrizzi's sacrifice fly.
QUARTERFINALS
At Home Fields
Neumann-Goretti 10, Carroll 4
Mark Donato became just the third guy to register as many as 14
strikeouts in a CL playoff and just the ninth to homer twice in the same game.
Both were solo shots; he also doubled. Marty Venafro went 3-for-3 with a
three-run double and five RBI. Mike Santoleri (double) and Seamus Finnegan
(triple) hit shots to chase home two runs apiece.
Wood 1, Kennedy-Kenrick 0
Matt McAllister pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts, and
Mike Spahits scored in the third as Jeff Courter drew a bases-loaded walk. For
K-K, which advanced just one guy as far as third base in its final CL game, Joe
Harvey allowed five hits. Steve Zbyszinski singled twice.
Ryan 8, La Salle 7
Steve Markle's right-side infield dribbler scored Eric Frain, who'd
doubled, to win it with one out in the home seventh. Frain went 4-for-4 with
three RBI. John "Milk" Rizzo two hits, two RBI. Kevin Mack worked one-third of
an inning to get the win. AJ Rodriguez' two-run single and Mike Piscopo's single
drove in the final three runs in La Salle's four-run seventh. Joe Forcellini
bagged three hits and scored thrice, as well.
Bonner 9, Judge 8
Bonner scored the first six runs as Rick Reigner (solo homer, two-run
single) provided much of the impetus. Kurt Sowa's two-run single and Anthony
D'Ambrosio's three-run triple highlighted Judge's seven-run fourth. In the
bottom half, the Friars went ahead for good, at 8-7, as Alex Liberatore lofted a
sacrifice fly and Sam Christie, the only runner on base, daringly stole home.
Jim Bonner won in relief and faced, believe it or not, a pinch-hitter with the
name as the Friars' sister school, (Tom) Prendergast.
SEMIFINALS
At La Salle High
Ryan 9, Wood 8
The Raiders used an eight-run fourth to build a 9-2 lead, then held
on -- yes, for dear life -- as Wood scored five in the six and one in the
seventh. With two away and runners on first and second, Sean Kovacs replaced
winner Kevin Mack and served up a jolt caught right in front of the centerfield
fence by a slightly off-balance Pat Kwiatkowski (on his final step, his foot
slid on the warning track). Colin Budny had two hits, including a capping RBI
double, in Ryan's outburst. He also made a tag to complete a rundown in Wood's
sixth after Brett McCrossen's double brought in two runs. Chris Zikmund's homer
to left-center, which immediately followed, thus was good for just two runs, not
three. Mark Golic had a three-run double in Ryan's fourth. Mike Spahits homered
for Wood in the first.
At Widener University
Bonner 9, Neumann-Goretti 5
Proving their team was in hackin' mode, Bonner's first four batters
swung at the first pitch and two runs resulted. The Friars crunched 13 hits,
with seven for extra bases. Matt Mullen went 4-for-4 with two doubles and four
RBI and his three-run two-bagger, high off the fence in left-center, extended
the lead to 9-5 in the home sixth after Matt Ruggieri's sacrifice fly broke a
5-5 tie. Rick Reigner (double), Sam Christie (two doubles) and Josh VanHorn
(double, triple) thirded six safeties. The win, in relief, went to Matt Dolan
(no hits, no runs in two frames), who'd pitched almost not at all over the
previous month. For N-G, Mike Riverso thumped a two-run homer over the 400-foot
sign in dead center and Mike "Zoom" Zolk had two hits.
2011
RED PREPLAYOFF
At La Salle High
Roman 2, SJ Prep 1
These two, Judge and O'Hara finished in a four-way tie for fourth at
4-8. A coin flip decided fourth/fifth with Judge besting O'Hara. This one was
for sixth. Erik DeLone allowed seven hits, induced 15 groundball outs and
stranded the tying run at second after Jawan McAllister's RBI single moved the
Hawks within one. Matt Stoffere (on a passed ball) scored for Roman in the
third. Rich Houck's sac fly brought home a fifth-inning run.
FIRST ROUND
At Home Fields
La Salle 12, Roman 1 (5 inn.)
Nick Burns allowed four hits (fourth inning, in succession), Tyler
Kozeniewski went 2-for-2 with a walk, three-run homer and four RBI and Colin
Pyne smoked a pair of RBI doubles. While totaling nine runs in the first two
frames, La Sale lofted three sac flies (Corey Baiada, Jules Arici, Joe
Forcellini).
Judge 6, O'Hara 0
Kurt Sowa scattered seven hits while Shane "Stosh" Malone (worth two
RBI) and Mike O'Hanlon bagged doubles.
Conwell-Egan 9, McDevitt 1
Domenic Petrino (four innings) and Beau Fleming permitted three hits
apiece. Fleming turned two hits into four RBI while Matt Wagner and Nick
DeChristofaro halved four hits and as many ribbies.
Lansdale 6, Carroll 5
Ryan "Mugsy" Mulligan scored on Rory Clemens' fielder's choice in the
home sixth, breaking a 5-5 tie. Eric Lewandowski posted two RBI while Greg Meyle
and Kevin Neumann had two hits apiece. Carroll's Eric McGough had two hits.
QUARTERFINALS
At Home Fields
Neumann-Goretti 13, Lansdale 3 (5 inn.)
The Saints improved to 19-0 overall as frosh Josh Ockimey went
2-for-3 with five RBI, a three-run triple in the third and a two-run single in
the fourth, while Mike "Zoom" Zolk turned three singles into three RBI and he
scored all three times, as well. Joe Gorman went the distance. A double error on
a grounder ended the game.
Wood 3, Conwell-Egan 0
Brady McNab gave the Vikings the only run they needed with a two-out,
first-inning single. He added a sac fly in the third and Joey Monaghan doubled
home Kevin Sullivan (triple) in the fourth. Jeff Courter pitched a three-hitter
(all singles) with six strikeouts and was perfect through four full innings.
Bonner 10, Judge 0 (6 inn.)
Matt Dolan permitted one hit, a fourth-inning, groundball single
inside the third-base bag by Mike O'Hanlon, a lefty swinger. Jim Haley went
3-for-4 with three RBI and his two-run double sent everyone home with two away
in the sixth. Paul Shepherd and Joe Haley, Jim's brother, halved four RBI.
La Salle 5, Ryan 4
Kevin Long posted a six-hitter and Ryan Otis went 2-for-4 with a
double and two RBI. P.J. Acierno broke a 3-3 tie in the visiting sixth with a
single to left. The game ended on a weird play: Long's well-timed bullet to Joe
Forcellini picked a Ryan player off first. By the time the player was tagged
out, Mike Anusky had scored from second to leave the Raiders one run short.
SEMIFINALS
At La Salle High
Bonner 5, Wood 4 (11 inn.)
Seventh-inning RBI singles by Joe Haley (one out) and Ronnie Scull
(two out) enabled the Friars to force extra innings, then Jim Murphy took a
first-pitch curve on his left knee to end it with one away in the 11th. Scull
pitched shutout ball over 4.2 innings and contributed two significant defensive
gems; his diving catch of a popped-up bunt resulted in a doubleplay, and he
tagged out a runner near third after the screaming Friars duped the guy into
thinking a non-existent pickoff throw had sailed into centerfield. Wood's
highlight was Jeff Courter's two-run double.
At Widener University
Neumann-Goretti 18, La Salle 13
In an all-time crazy contest, La Salle scored the first 11 runs in
the initial two innings and N-G, the home team, scored the last 15 in its final
two at-bats. The Saints were one out away from being 10-runned, at 13-3, in the
fifth when frosh Josh Ockimey crunched a two-run homer. A bases-loaded walk,
followed by an uncaught popup, made it 15-3 in the sixth, then Ockimey hammered
a three-run triple, thus becoming the first player in city leagues playoff
history to post as many as five RBI in consecutive games. Earlier in that rally,
winning reliever Joe Gorman (double) and Jimmy Kerrigan (homer) walloped hits
worth two RBI apiece. For La Salle, Ryan Otis and starting pitcher Nick Burns
halved six hits, P.J. Acierno had three RBI and Corey Baiada slammed a homer.
2012
FIRST ROUND
At Home Fields
Ryan
9, Judge 1: Matt Budny struck out eight in five innings while Bob Romano,
Dylan Egan (two RBI apiece) and Jason Dones (two runs scored) all went 2-for-3.
Roman and Dones doubled. Tim Ross tripled for Judge.
Wood 7, Conwell-Egan 6: Justin Babb whiffed five in three relief
innings and a four-run home seventh made him a winner. Two walks and a single
loaded the bases. Brendan St. Thomas (one run), Matt Mandes (two) and Rich
Rosenbaum (one, over a drawn-in outfield) all lashed singles to account for the
RBI. Rosenbaum went 4-or-5 with two RBI. Benji Abercrombie went 3-for-3 and
scored twice.
Lansdale 11, McDevitt 1 (5 inn.): Brian Farrell went 2-for-3 with a
double and four RBI while Rick Norwood doubled, scored twice and had one RBI.
Pat Duggan went 4.2 innings for the win.
SJ Prep 4, O'Hara 3: Ryan Winton pitched a seven-hitter with no walks
and two strikeouts. Tim Rafter and Chris Stallings posted singles to drive in
the final runs in a four-run sixth, which erased a two-run deficit. Skyler
Mornhinweg went 3-for-4 with a run scored and made a tough scoop at first to end
the game; a runner was on third.
QUARTERFINALS
At Home Fields
Neumann-Goretti 8, Wood 4:
The visiting Vikings jumped to a 2-0 lead on John "Beef" Santospago's bomb of a
two-run homer in the first, but N-G answered right away with a two-run triple
off the bat of Josh Ockimey (3 RBI total). Joey Gorman went the distance,
allowing eight hits and fanning as many, and Marty Venafro raised his career hit
total to 101 with bunt and regular singles. Jimmy Kerrigan's triple started a
three-run fourth.
Bonner 5, Ryan 3: Ronnie Scull fanned 10 in six-plus innings and got
the win with save help from his across-the-street neighbor, Frank Saviski. Jack
Liberatore and Joe Haley posted one RBI apiece while Jim Haley, Joe's brother,
halved four hits with Saviski. For visiting Ryan, which started no seniors, Gage
Galeone went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
La Salle 6, SJ Prep 0: Senior righthander Kevin Long, a Lehigh commit,
spun a one-hitter with two walks and five strikeouts. The visitors' lone safety
came in the fourth as Jawan McAllister beat out an along-the-line dribbler maybe
50 feet toward third baseman Mike Piscopo. In the fifth, Long was hit on the
foot by Sean Connolly's liner. He recovered to get the out. Corey Baiada and
Colin Pyne halved two doubles, four RBI.
Carroll 4, Lansdale 3: Eric McGough, a junior righthander, became just
the fourth pitcher to record as many as 14 strikeouts in a CL playoff. The
record is 16, by Carroll's Keith Conway in 1991. McGough also allowed six hits
and three walks. Justin Roman went 3-for-3 with one RBI and Joe DiWilliams
provided a 4-2 lead with a suicide squeeze. Lansdale's Pat Duggan posted two
RBI. Carroll was the higher seed, but opted to play at a neutral site (Wood) due
to concerns about the small size of Carroll's home field.
SEMIFINALS
At Phila. University
La Salle 10, Carroll 0 (5 inn.): Dom Cuoci pitched four-hit shutout
ball and joined Tyler Koziniewski in stroking a two-run single in a five-run
fourth. Corey Baiada went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI while P.J. Acierno
slugged a solo homer. Matt Maerz (double) and Justin Roman (triple) laced extra
base hits for Carroll.
At Widener University
Neumann-Goretti 8, Bonner 7 (14 inn.): Everyone got a late start to
the holiday weekend as this baby lasted 4 hours, 15 minutes, and tied the city
record for longest playoff game, innings-wise (also a '71 Pub semi). Junior
righthanded reliever John La Motta, who had pitched just one league inning all season (and
had absorbed the Saints' lone CL loss), went an amazing nine innings (most
allowed by PIAA rule) to get the win. He allowed one run, four hits and whiffed
10, and only 21 of his 97 pitches were balls. Josh Ockimey capped a three-run
third, pulling N-G into a 4-4 tie, by clobbering a home run to dead center that
cleared the 400-foot mark by a lot. Also, he ended the game at 8:12, with
darkness warming up in the bullpen, by milking a four-pitch walk. For Bonner,
Jim Haley went 3-for-5 and scored three times while Frank Saviski turned two
hits into as many RBI. The teams combined for 23 hits (five for extra bases) and
14 errors, and left 33 runners on base. A whopping 424 pitches were thrown.
2013
FIRST YEAR OF DOUBLE-ELIMINATION FORMAT
PRELIMINARIES
At Home Fields Unless Noted
O'Hara 6, Lansdale 5: A single by Ian Conwell (one RBI) and double
by Tom Gibbons (two RBI) gave Lansdale a 5-4 lead in the visiting seventh, but
O'Hara won it on Will Latcham's sac fly and, after two intentional walks, a
first-pitch HBP absorbed by Scott Grinnan (2-for-3). Reliever Bob Ieradi got the
win. Nolan Cummings clubbed a two-run, first-pitch pinch homer.
Judge 11, Carroll 4: Josh Teson struck out seven while receiving strong
support from Jeff Seigafuse (two solo homers), Brandon Mau (two-run homer, three
RBI) and Ryan Mackiewicz (solo homer, three RBI). For Carroll, Steve Dengler
(3-for-3) and Eric McGough cracked solo homers.
FIRST OVERALL ROUND
SJ Prep 7, Neumann-Goretti 2: Chase Standen (double) and Alex Stewart
(triple) crushed hits worth three RBI in a seven-run fifth, enabling the Hawks
to erase a 2-0 deficit. Tom Mullin allowed six hits and struck out 12, most ever
by Prep guy in postseason action. N-G's Josh Ockimey went 3-for-3 with a triple
and a walk. Charlie Jerla (double) and Nick Simon (sac fly) had the ribbies.
Bonner-Prendie 5, O'Hara 3: Tom Crumlish (double) and Frank Saviski
(single) posted RBI in the home fourth as the Friars broke a 3-3 tie. Pat
Vanderslice fanned 10 while permitting five hits and Brad Scull recorded a
one-out save. John Banes scored twice for O'Hara.
Wood 7, Ryan 3: Scott Boches whiffed nine in a six-hitter while Brett
McCrossen went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI. His two-run double in the
home sixth expanded a 5-3 lead. For Ryan, Dan Stahl doubled and Connor Golden
tripled.
La Salle 6, Judge 4: In the home sixth, after John Fabriziani's bad-hop
single loaded the bases, Pete Auteri delivered a two-run single to snap a 4-4
tie. Joe Picard went 3-for-3 with a triple, two steals and three runs scored.
Reliever Nick Paglione got the win (two innings). Judge's Marc Berlanger went
2-for-2 with a homer and sac fly for two RBI. Jeff Seigafuse also had two
ribbies.
WINNERS BRACKET, FIRST ROUND
La Salle 11, Wood 8: Joe Picard became the first player in CL
postseason history, including City Title games, to hit for the cycle (double,
triple, single, homer) and bagged six RBI while going 4-for-4; intentional walk
in his fourth plate appearance. Reliever Nick Paglione got the win by pitching
one-run ball over the final three innings, which began with the score at 7-7. In
the home fifth, John Fabriziani drew a walk to break that tie.
SJ Prep 11, Bonner-Prendie 3: Soph Colin Cunningham allowed five hits
and two earned runs in going the distance while Shane Williams went 3-for-3 with
two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored. Jim Haley tripled for B-P, which was
coming off its first perfect league season in school history.
LOSERS BRACKET, FIRST ROUND
Ryan 12, Judge 6: Winning pitcher Connor Golden went 2-for-4 with a double
and homer for two RBI. Gage Galeone added three hits, three RBI. Ryan's Bobby
Romano and Judge's Marc Berlanger posted triples.
Neumann-Goretti 8, O'Hara 7 (9 inn.): Joe McGinley scored the
game-winner in the home ninth as a grounder off Nick Simon's bat was misplayed.
Joe Glennon's three-run double highlighted a seven-run sixth. Charlie Jerla won
in relief, allowing one run over four innings. O'Hara's Chris Salvey posted his
four RBI on a grand slam.
LOSERS BRACKET, SECOND ROUND
Wood 6, Neumann-Goretti 1: Scott Boches scattered five hits and fanned
eight while throwing 74 of his 112 pitches for strikes. Big hits went to Matt
Lafferty (two-run double), Matt Mandes and Brett McCrossen (RBI doubles). N-G's
Nick Simon also had a two-bagger.
Ryan 9, Bonner-Prendie 0: Chris Elmes allowed six hits and dismissed
eight (83 strikes among 120 pitches) while Matt Graber went 3-for-4 with three
RBI, Gage Galeone mixed two RBI with two runs scored, and Bobby Romano turned
two hits, a walk and one HBP into two runs scored. B-P's Jim Haley doubled.
WINNERS BRACKET FINAL
At Immaculata University
La Salle 10, SJ Prep 3: Dominic Cuoci faced the minimum 15 batters through
five innings (walk-drawer erased on steal attempt in fourth), then lost his
no-hitter on Alex Stewart's single to open the sixth. He allowed six total hits
while fanning the same number. Pete Auteri went 4-for-4 with a triple and three
RBI, John Fabriziani turned two singles into three RBI, Jimmy Herron managed
three infield singles and AJ Grezeszak made it 1-0 in the home fourth with a
run-scoring double. Shane Williams cracked a two-run single for Prep.
LOSERS BRACKET THIRD ROUND
Ryan 7, Wood 4 (8 inn.): Rick Romano allowed five hits over seven innings
and became the winner thanks to the Raiders' four-run visiting eighth. Shane
Smith's two-out, two-strike, two-run single made it 5-3. Nick Centeno earned a
hairy save by recording a strikeout and groundout with the bases loaded. Brett
McCrossen doubled and homered for Wood.
LOSERS BRACKET, ELIMINATION GAME
At La Salle University
SJ Prep 10, Ryan 3: In conditions better suited for late-November
football, the Hawks advanced on the strength of an eight-run second. Six tallies
were unearned, though Frank Santore (single) and Chase Standen (triple) lashed
hits worth two runs apiece. Standen added a third RBI on a fourth inning
groundout. Shane Williams went 2-for-3 with a double, sac fly and two RBI. Colin
Cunningham allowed five hits over six innings. It was cold and windy throughout
and rain, which came down briefly at a 45-degree angle, caused a 36-minute delay
in the bottom of the fifth.
2014
PRELIMINARIES
Carroll 7, Judge 2: At Neumann-Goretti, Bryan Chesky allowed three
hits over six innings and Max "Noodle" Frederick worked the seventh. Tom
Sparacino (double) and Rich Funchion (sac fly) had RBI while Kevin Bier went
3-for-4.
Conwell-Egan 22, Ryan 9: At La Salle, angered that Ryan's softball
players had recently been guilty of a no-no -- ringing C-E's famed victory
bell behind the school -- the Eagles exacted revenge by tying the CL record
for postseason runs; La Salle dropped a 22-run bomb on North Catholic in a
2004 first-rounder. Justin Forktus went 3-for-4 with two doubles and five
RBI. Other hitting heroes: Greg Black (4-for-4, two doubles, three RBI);
Shane Souchuck (2-for-2, two RBI) and Billy Bonfig (two doubles). Billy
Meyer won in relief.
FIRST ROUND
O'Hara 7, Bonner-Prendie 2: At O'Hara, starter Chris
Fusaro (eight) and Will Latcham combined to retire the first 15 batters they
faced over a two-day period. Rain flooded the field with one away in the
visiting fourth on Saturday. Latcham went the rest of the way Sunday in the
54-minute resumption to earn the win. Nick Newman's two-run double
highlighted the Lions' five-run first. Dan Dwyer went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
For the visiting Friars, Richie Tecco cracked a run-scoring triple.
La Salle 9, Conwell-Egan 2: At La Salle, Dominic Cuoci scattered
eight hits while sitting down seven, Ryan Coonahan doubled and tripled en
route to one RBI and Nick Dermo went 2-for-3 with two RBI. For the Eagles,
Greg Black contributed two hits, one RBI. This was the only first-rounder
played completely on Sunday.
Neumann-Goretti 4, Carroll 0: At N-G, Pat Doudican allowed just
hits through six full innings on Saturday before rain intervened. Charlie
Jerla quickly completed the shutout Sunday afternoon. Nicky D'Amore's
first-inning, two-run single gave the Saints all the runs they would need.
Bay To added two hits and two steals en route to scoring two runs.
Roman 6, Wood 5 (9 inn.): The visiting Cahillites dominated in hits,
11-3, then won it with a sac fly from Joe Mangano (3-for-4, two RBI). Joe
Myers went 2-for-5 with two RBI and Connor McKenna claimed the W with two
hitless relief innings after Kyle Rogalski allowed three hits (and no earned
runs) through seven. Matt Funk scored for Wood in the seventh via a balk.
WINNERS BRACKET SEMIFINALS
Roman 8, La Salle 4: At La Salle, the Cahillites scored four runs
apiece in the first and seventh to claim a second playoff victory in one
season for the first time since 2005. Conor Smith went 2-for-4 with three
RBI and made a sliding catch in center to maintain a 4-3 lead in the fifth.
One inning earlier, rightfielder Matt De Treux gunned down an Explorer at
the plate. Joe Mangano went the distance. La Salle's Brad Schneider went
2-for-4 with one RBI.
O'Hara 5, Neumann-Goretti 2: At N-G, in
the third inning, Nolan Cummings belted the Lions' first grand slam of the
year to provide a 5-0 lead. Also crucial were centerfielder Matt
McGraw's over-the-shoulder catch in the fourth inning, in left-center, with
two runners on base and Chris Fusaro's three scoreless innings in relief to
save Kevin George's win.
LOSERS BRACKET FIRST ROUND
Bonner-Prendergast 1, Carroll 0: At B-P, Danny Goggin’s two-out
single drove in Jesse Basden with the walkoff run in the home seventh. Nick
Bralczyk needed 83 pitches to go seven innings. He allowed two hits and
struck out six.
Wood 7, Conwell-Egan 1: At Wood, soph righthander Anthony Russo
pitched a five-hitter to earn his sixth victory of the season. Erik Bowren
scored twice and one of his two RBI came via a triple.
LOSERS BRACKET, SECOND ROUND
La Salle 5, Bonner-Prendergast 3:
At La Salle, Brad Schneider went 3-for-4 with a run scored and Adam Arcadia
contributed an RBI single to a four-run third. Dominic Cuoci got the win.
Neumann-Goretti 5, Wood 4 (8 inn.): At N-G, Pat Doudican, who
pitched the first seven innings, drove in Bay To with a bases-loaded single
with one out in the home eighth. Doudican went 3-for-4. He allowed seven
hits, then Charlie Jerla got the win. Wood tied it with two outs in the
seventh as Anthony Zupito drew a bases-loaded walk.
WINNERS BRACKET FINAL
At Immaculata University
Roman 6, O'Hara 5 (9 inn.): Roman claimed its third playoff win as
the lower seed by scoring five unearned runs over the last four innings
(three in sixth, one apiece in eighth and ninth). Mike Opiela went 4-for-5
with one RBI. Connor McKenna had two hits and one RBI and pitched a 1-2-3
ninth to save Kyle Rogalski's win. For O'Hara, Nolan Cummings (three RBI)
laced a two-out, two-run single to make it 4-4 in the seventh and Bill
Johnson fired a two-out, RBI double into the leftfield corner to make it 5-5
in the seventh. Joe Myers (walk, bunted over by Matt De Treux) scored the
winning run on an off-target throw in an attempt to complete a doubleplay.
LOSERS BRACKET THIRD ROUND
Neumann-Goretti 1, La Salle 0: At N-G, in a battle of lefties,
Charlie Jerla outdueled John Scheffey by allowing four hits. He received the
necessary run support in the second when Justin Curtin's single scored
courtesy runner Joe Lolio.
LOSERS BRACKET, ELIMINATION GAME
At Widener University
Neumann-Goretti 3, O'Hara 0: Soph Ethan "E" Pritchett tossed a
four-hitter with seven strikeouts and started one of the Saints' three
doubleplays with a barehanded stab of a one-hopper. The three runs (all
unearned) were scored in the third and Bay To's two-out double provided the
spark. An error allowed two runs to score. Pat Doudican then bagged an RBI
on an infield single.
FIRST FINAL
At Widener University
Neumann-Goretti 11, Roman 1 (5 inn): Pat Doudican fashioned a
four-hitter with eight strikeouts and tied the CL playoff record for RBI
with six thanks to a two-run double in the third, then two-run singles in
the fourth and fifth. Bay To added two hits, one RBI. Mike Opiela had an RBI
single for Roman, which missed out on a chance to become the first team in
major-sports CL history to win a championship after finishing below .500
(7-8) in league play.