In
a classic pitching dual, #10 St. Paul’s used three pitchers to limit
top-ranked Archbishop Spalding to just two hits and no runs, edging
Cavalier ace Paul Devito, 1-0, for a MIAA A Conference baseball win,
yesterday at St. Paul’s.
Matt March made the start and went five
shutout innings to get the win for the Crusaders, but was relieved in
the sixth with no outs and a runner on first. Colin Majev followed and
walked the first hitter he faced, before getting the first out on a
sacrifice bunt which advanced the Cavalier base-runners to second and
third. Senior Louey Mari then came on to end the threat by striking
out Spalding slugger Ryan Woods and coaxing a fly ball from Jason
Patten. Mari then pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the save.
St.
Paul’s scored its lone run in the bottom of the second when Brenden
Carlson led off the inning with a double down the third base line and
advanced to third on a ground out by Mari. Sean Perkins then walked on
four pitches putting Crusaders on the corners and setting the stage for
a successful squeeze by Ryan Clayton, which delivered the only run of
the game.
DeVito went the distance for the Cavaliers and allowed
just two hits while suffering his first loss of the year. He also hit
a triple.
With the win, St. Paul’s improves to 6-4 on the year
and 3-0 in the A Conference, where it shares the early lead with
Calvert Hall. Spalding is now 11-2 overall as it drops to 2-1 in the
league..
St. Paul’s 1, Archbishop Spalding 0
AS – 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 2 0
SP – 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 2 0
Divito and Palmer; March, Majev (6), Mari (6) and Roane. 2B: AS: Brinkley; SP: Carey, Carlson. 3B: AS: Divito.
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