PL Playoff Results, 2001

PL Playoff Results, 2001
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FINAL
Central 1, Lincoln 0: The only run scored in the fifth as Steve Hopkins reached first on an error, moved to third on Ryan Meyer's single and came in as Meyer broke up a doubleplay at second on Adam Davis' grounder. Central's Noah White pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts. Lincoln's Ron Clarkson allowed two hits, fanned seven. It was the first 1-0 PL final in at least 50-plus years.

SEMIFINALS
Lincoln 7, GAMP 0: Ron Clarkson pitched a four-hitter with 11 strikeouts and went 2-for-3 with a walk. Joe Helveston went 2-for-3 with three RBI; two more runs scored on balls he put into play. Tim Szychulski and Jeff Kern scored two runs apiece.
Central 13, Frankford 12 (8 inn.): Thirteen runs were scored in the one extra inning. A grand slam by Teddy Lipford, who also doubled while going 3-for-4 with a walk, double and five RBI, capped Central's seven-run outburst. Joe Manini and Will Bromley had RBI singles as Frankford clawed back. With Bromley, the tying run, at third, Adam Hartman grounded to Lipford, the shortstop, and was called out on an extremely close play to end it. Noah White got the win, John Hickey the save. Frankford pitchers Glenn LaBadie and Tom DiBello were used two times apiece.

QUARTERFINALS
    Lincoln 8, Washington 2: Ron Clarkson scattered seven hits, walked none and struck out five as Lincoln dumped the 14-0 Division A champs. (Washington was 13-1 on the field. Its loss, to Lincoln, was reversed by forfeit.) Jeff Kern went 3-for-4 with a run scored. Steve Gallo had two RBI and Tim Szychulski went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Ivan Kosty homered for Washington.
    GAMP 1, Northeast 0: Chris DeMarco allowed one hit, a scratch infield single in the second inning, while walking none and fanning seven. He faced just 22 batters. Mario Malatino (2-for-2) scored in the second inning on Anthony Caines' groundout. Northeast's Jesse Bulicki allowed seven hits and walks and fanned seven. The game lasted 1 hour, 23 minutes.
    Central 13, Bok 3 (6 inn.): Leo Schonwald got the win and received support from Gabe Givnish (2-for-3, three RBI), Noah White (2-for-4, two RBI), Keith Cohen (2-for-4, two RBI) and John Hickey (two RBI). Under 30-year coach Tom DeFelice, Bok was making its first quarterfinal appearance.
    Frankford 11, Bartram 1 (6 inn.): Matt Colon, Russ Pizzo and Tom DiBello had two RBI apiece and Glenn LaBadie went four innings for the win.

ROUND-OF-16
Frankford 8, Kensington 0: Glenn Labadie pitched a four-hitter with 13 strikeouts. In a four-run third, Tom DiBello (two-run), LaBadie and Ambioris Puntier (one-run) had RBI singles.
    GAMP 18, Franklin LC 2 (5 inn.): Mike Sacco had a pair of three-run homers for six RBI. Chris DeMarco went 2-for-4 with four RBI. Anthony Caines fanned seven in the five-inning game.
   Central 18, Saul 4 (5 inn.): Winner John Hickey went 3-for-4 with four RBI. Emerson Martinez and Leo Schonwald both had a double and four RBI. Noah White had a three-run double.
   Washington 16, Overbrook (5 inn.): Charlie Ritterson allowed one hit and fanned eight. Jason Weinstein went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
Northeast 13, Mastbaum 1 (5 inn.): Joe Malloy and Steve Sandberg hit grand slams to make Jesse Bulicki a winner.
   Bartram 15, Eng. and Science 4 (5 inn.): Winner Anthony Boyer went 2-for-3 with two RBI, Akei Johnson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and Phil Obiesie cracked a three-run homer. Phil Chapman-Polite homered for E&S.
    Lincoln 11, Roxborough 1: Lincoln sent 16 men to the plate in an 11-run fifth. Steve Gallo's three-run triple started the barrage. Steve Mooney had a pair of RBI singles. Ron Clarkson got the win. Sr. 2B Brian Corbett returned to Lincoln's lineup after having his eligibility restored. (Lincoln earlier had to forfeit seven wins; the forfeits stood despite Corbett's return). Roxborough's Michael Gibbs went 3-for-3.
   Bok 10, Edison 8: On a 2-2 count with two out in the visiting seventh, winner Ron Kenney slugged a three-run homer to reverse an 8-7 deficit. Mike Sacco went 3-for-5.

FIRST ROUND
Saul 8, King 4: Bill Clark allowed seven hits while striking out six. Andy Godlewski had a two-run homer and Mike Koszowski went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Overbrook 9, Furness 4: James Clark fanned 10 in a five-hitter and Andre Andrews went 3-for-4 with a 400-foot solo homer, three RBI, three steals and three runs scored. Ed Daly homered for Furness.
Kensington 13, Fels 3: Winning pitcher Carlos Munoz went 3-for-4 and Jim Slavin had a double among two hits.
Franklin LC 7, Olney 6 (8 inn.): Cody Worthy fanned 13 in a six-hitter (he had a no-hitter through five) while Joe Holt went 3-for-3 with a double, sacrifice fly and bases-loaded walk, which scored the winning run, en route to three RBI. FLC's Billy Griffiths and Olney's Jiovanni Ramos (with two outs and two strikes) traded two-run homers in the seventh. Olney was missing its top five players, among them its top three pitchers (violation of school rules).