Neumann-Goretti — 2016

On June 16, at Penn State's Medlar Field at Lubrano Park, Neumann-Goretti beat Bishop McCort, of Johnstown, 3-0, to claim its first state baseball title. Ethan "E" Pritchett pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and Brian Verratti, after scoring a run in the first inning (walk, sac, SB/E-2 combo), smacked a two-run triple to right-center in the fifth.

Title-Game Box Score: Neumann-Goretti 3, Bishop McCort 0

| NEUM.-GOR. | AB | R | H | BI | |---|---|---|---|---| | Brian Verratti cf | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | Colin Eiser rf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Nicky D'Amore 3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Jared Healey ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Aidan Baur 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Lou Testa 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Joe LaFiora dh | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Steve Pizza pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | RJ McGettigan lf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Anth. Pierandozzi pr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | Ethan Pritchett p | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 |

| BISHOP McCORT | AB | R | H | BI | |---|---|---|---|---| | Boston Bradley 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | Logan Wade c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Blake Wade ss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Bryce Kramer dh | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ian Fleck 2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | Zef Leech rf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Chris Miller lf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Brenden Lavely 3b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Logan Kasper cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Totals | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

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

| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Ethan Pritchett (W) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | | Billy Wilson (L) | 4.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | Nick Beblar | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

E: L. Wade. DP: McCort. 3B: Verratti. SB: Verratti 3, Bradley. T: 2:14 (rain delay of 1:48 before home 4th).