Neumann-Goretti — 2017

On June 16, at Penn State's Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Neumann-Goretti beat Bishop McCort, of Johnstown, 7-4, to claim its second consecutive state baseball title (over the same opponent). Phil Sanborn (4.1 innings) and Joe Messina divided the pitching while Brian Reynolds (walk), Eric Nardini and Sanborn (singles) had RBI in a five-run first. With the bases loaded in the seventh, Messina notched a three-pitch strikeout to end it.

Title-Game Box Score: Neumann-Goretti 7, Bishop McCort 4

| BISHOP McCORT | AB | R | H | BI | |---|---|---|---|---| | Boston Bradley c-p | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Cameron Bunn 2b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | Ian Fleck ss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Bryce Kramer 1b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | Chris Miller lf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Logan Kasper cf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Carmine Cannizzaro dh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Anthony Cacciotti rf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Zach Romach 3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 28 | 4 | 8 | 4 |

| NEUMANN-GOR. | AB | R | H | BI | |---|---|---|---|---| | Colin Eiser cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Aidan Baur 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | Jared Healey ss | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | RJ McGettigan 1b | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Steve Pizza 2b | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Brian Reynolds rf | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | Eric Nardini c | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Phil Sanborn p | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | | Joe Messina p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | George Mascuilli lf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 24 | 7 | 7 | 3 |

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | F | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Bishop McCort | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | | Neumann-Goretti | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | x | 7 |

| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Brenden Lavely (L) | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | | Brett Seitz | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | Boston Bradley | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | Phil Sanborn (W) | 4.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | | Joe Messina (S) | 2.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |

E: Bradley 2, Seitz, Baur. DP: N-G.