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Thursday’s Southeastern Pa. roundup: Archbishop Wood baseball downs St. Joe’s Prep on Luke Cantwell’s clutch hit

The top games and performances in Southeastern Pa.

Holy Ghost Prep baserunner Greg Sylvester, left, succesfully steals second base after Dock Mennonite shortstop Nolan Bolton, right could not get a handle on the throw in the first inning of their game on April 4, 2019.
Holy Ghost Prep baserunner Greg Sylvester, left, succesfully steals second base after Dock Mennonite shortstop Nolan Bolton, right could not get a handle on the throw in the first inning of their game on April 4, 2019.Read moreMICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer

Luke Cantwell hit a two-out, two-RBI single in the visiting eighth inning to lift the Archbishop Wood baseball team over St. Joseph’s Prep, 8-4, on Thursday. The Vikings added two more insurance runs in the the inning. Bob Hennessey went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Wood.

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Devon Koger delivered with a base-loaded, two-out double in the seventh inning as Neumann-Goretti edged Springside Chestnut Hill, 3-2. Connor Cook got the win tossing 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball.

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Will Binder stroked a walk-off single as Holy Ghost upended Dock Mennonite, 4-3.

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Nick Bitsko helped himself to a win on the mound with two homers and four RBIs in Central Bucks East’s 10-3 triumph over North Penn. Andrew Whinney, Tommy Webb, and Jack Nugent added doubles for the Knights.

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George Castro and Jose Camilo each homered as Frankford rolled past Franklin Towne Charter, 12-2. Castro also added a double, along with Richard Lugo and Cesar Castro.

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Jett Flaxman and Blake Mayberry each doubled to support Milton James in Central 10-3 victory over Esperanza.

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Fred O’Rourke struck out 15 batters over six innings, and doubled, to lead Constitution over Northeast, 10-0.

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Erik Lipson and Damian Hammond combined for five hits and seven RBIs as GAMP cruised past Mastbaum, 12-0.

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Kyle Lyons delivered with an RBI double as part of an eight-run sixth inning as Unionville knocked off Kennett, 8-6.

Softball

Ellie Kelcy laced two doubles and a triple as Upper Dublin held off Abington, 9-7. Gretchen Wolpert added two doubles and four RBIs for the Cardinals.

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Cait Ferry hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded as Nazareth Academy edged Hallahan, 4-3. Mackenzie Tobler and Megan Dignam each smacked doubles for the Pandas.

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Natalie Florschutz went 3-for-4 with two home runs and picked up the win on the mound to carry Coatesville past Downingtown East, 9-6. Kayla Bock also hit two home runs for the Red Raiders.

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Morgan DeFreitas doubled and homered as Downingtown West downed West Chester Henderson, 7-1. Cait Coker and Carly Grandizio added homers for the Whippets, while Natalie Bebee allowed three hits and struck out nine for the win.

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Hailey Sweeney punched out 14 batters and went 4-for-5 at the plate with a home run and a double as Bristol defeated Lower Moreland, 15-6. Destiny Brophy contributed a triple for the Warriors.

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Lindsey Davies allowed one run and struck out 14 as St. Hubert topped Little Flower, 8-1. Jordan Frye lashed a triple and drove in two runs as the Bambies scored all their runs in the sixth inning.

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Jessica Ermi smashed a double and a home run as Harriton beat Lower Merion, 13-1. Anna Reisner and Julia Ermi added doubles for the Rams.