The Times Herald (Norristown, PA)
Explorers fall in extra innings
Kell’s gem not enough in La Salle’s loss to Bonner-Prendergast
WYNDMOOR » Bonner-Prendergast took one step closer to realizing their Philadelphia Catholic League championship dreams Wednesday afternoon.
The Friars beat defending champion La Salle, 3-2 in eight innings, to improve to 11-0 in PCL play and clinch the No. 1 seed for the league playoffs with one game remaining in the regular season.
Kevin McGonigle led off the top of the eighth inning with a single and advanced to second on a Jaxon Kehoe sacrifice bunt. Joey
DeMucci followed with a single up the middle to score McGonigle and break the 2-2 tie that held since the third inning.
“I was just so excited,” DeMucci, who went 3-for-4, said. “I don’t even have words right now. We just clinched the one spot for the playoffs. Put this behind us, 0-0 again, back at it again on Monday against Neumann-Goretti. Big game.
“When I saw (the hit) got through (the infield) it felt great. I knew my man Kevin McGonigle was going to score.”
After stranding a runner on second base in the bottom of the seventh, B-P pitcher Harry Carr put the Explorers down in order in the bottom of the eighth to put the finishing touches on the win.
Carr earned the win with two scoreless, no-hit innings, striking out four batters to one walk. He entered the game after starter Kevin Henrich reached the 100-pitch limit. In six innings, Henrich struck out eight batters to three walks and allowed two runs on three hits.
“I was throwing my slider and off-speed a lot more than I usually do,” Henrich said. “With a team like that, you have to mix it up or they’re going to get on you. I think I did a pretty good job mix