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The stage is set for the District 11 Class AA Championship game, pitting Tri-Valley and Marian Catholic against each other in a Schuylkill League matchup.
The Bulldogs are seeking their third straight district title, and fifth in the last six years, with the 2021 and 2022 championships coming in Class A competition.
Marian Catholic last won a district title in 2023, capturing the Class A crown.
The two teams last met in April 2024, a 12-1 win for the Bulldogs.
Now they meet with a trip to the PIAA playoffs on the line at 3 p.m. Wednesday at North Schuylkill High School.
How they got there
The top-seeded Bulldogs (18-5) have won 10 of their last 11 games, with the only loss in that span coming against Blue Mountain in the Schuylkill League Championship.
They rebounded from that loss and defeated Schuylkill Haven in the district semifinals, 5-1.
“Winning a (regular season) league title gave us a lot of momentum going into the district playoffs and it makes us feel good and we can compete with anyone,” Tri-Valley’s Peyton Schley said.
Marian Catholic (18-4) has won 12 of its last 13 games, and like Tri-Valley, was dealt its only loss in that span by Blue Mountain.
The Colts opened the district playoffs with a 4-2 win over Minersville and beat Williams Valley 9-2 in the semifinals on Monday.
Last time out
Rocco Griguoli led Marian Catholic with a home run and three RBI in the win over the Vikings, while Roman Bednarek pitched all seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
Cole Defrancisco tripled and drove in another three runs and Brayden Grant brought in two more.
Braeden Doyle and Gavin Klock each led the Bulldogs in the district semifinal with two RBI apiece and Klock delivered the big hit with a two-run single down the left field line
Schley got the start and worked 4.2 innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits and striking out seven. Doyle pitched the final 2.1 innings and allowed one run on two hits.
Tri-Valley 5, Schuylkill Haven 1
Tri-Valley scored five runs in the first three innings of a District 11 Class AA semifinal win over Schuylkill Haven.
Braeden Doyle and Gavin Klock each drove in two runs to lead the Bulldogs at the plate. Klock delivered the big hit for the Bulldogs with a two-run single down the left field line for the five run lead in the bottom of the third.
Doyle got the win in relief on the mound, going 2.1 innings and allowing just one run on two hits. He followed Peyton Schley who started and worked 4.2 innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits and striking out seven.
Schuylkill Haven 1 — Evans P 2 0 1 0, Maley 2B 2 0 0 1, Yoder SS 4 0 1 0, Hinnershitz 3B 3 0 0 0, Gerber CF 3 0 0 0, Terefencko RF 3 1 1 0, Wehr LF 0 0 0 0, Bayer DH 2 0 0 0, Neith PH 1 0 1 0, Diehl C 3 0 0 0, Trostle 1B 3 0 1 0. 26 1 5 1.
Tri-Valley 5 — Miller CF 3 1 1 0, Stewart SS 3 1 1 0, Doyle 1B 3 1 1 2, Klock 2B 3 0 1 2, Schley 1B 2 0 2 0, Bruso LF 3 0 0 0 0, Kaslavage 3B 3 0 1 1, Troutman C 0 0 0 0, Lettich DH 2 0 1 0, Nye 0 0 0 0. Scheib RF 1 0 0 0. Lesher 0 1 0 0. 24 5 8 5.
Marian Catholic 9, Williams Valley 2
Rocco Griguoli led Marian Catholic with a home run and three RBI’s for a District 11 Class AA semifinal win over Williams Valley.
Roman Bednarek pitched the all seven innings for the win, allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
Griguoli drove in a team-high three runs for the Colts, Cole Defrancisco drove in three runs and Brayden Grant brought in another two runs. Defrancisco tripled while Grant doubled and Roman Bednarek doubled for the Colts.
Williams Valley 2 — Hubler CF 3 0 0 0, Thompson C 3 0 1 0, Witmer SS 2 1 0 0, Rautzahn 2B 3 1 0 0, Deiter LF 1 0 0 0, Trawitz 1B 3 0 0 1, Green RF 2 0 0 0, Bowser CF 3 0 1 0, Berger 3B 3 0 0 0. 23 2 3 2.
Marian Catholic 9 — Quinn-Gutsie CF 2 2 0 0, Bednarel P 3 1 1 1, Labenburg C 0 0 0 0, Griguoli DH 4 2 3 3, Bauder 3B 2 0 0 0, Diaz PH 0 0 0 0, Lemus SS 1 1 0 0, Jordan 1B 3 1 0 0, Cannon PH 0 0 0 0, Marsch 0 1 0 0, Grant 2B 3 1 1 2, Grier RF 1 1 0 0, Defrancisco LF 2 0 1 3. 22 9 6 9.
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The Bulldogs are seeking their third straight district title, and fifth in the last six years, with the 2021 and 2022 championships coming in Class A competition.
Marian Catholic last won a district title in 2023, capturing the Class A crown.
The two teams last met in April 2024, a 12-1 win for the Bulldogs.
Now they meet with a trip to the PIAA playoffs on the line at 3 p.m. Wednesday at North Schuylkill High School.
How they got there
The top-seeded Bulldogs (18-5) have won 10 of their last 11 games, with the only loss in that span coming against Blue Mountain in the Schuylkill League Championship.
They rebounded from that loss and defeated Schuylkill Haven in the district semifinals, 5-1.
“Winning a (regular season) league title gave us a lot of momentum going into the district playoffs and it makes us feel good and we can compete with anyone,” Tri-Valley’s Peyton Schley said.
Marian Catholic (18-4) has won 12 of its last 13 games, and like Tri-Valley, was dealt its only loss in that span by Blue Mountain.
The Colts opened the district playoffs with a 4-2 win over Minersville and beat Williams Valley 9-2 in the semifinals on Monday.
Last time out
Rocco Griguoli led Marian Catholic with a home run and three RBI in the win over the Vikings, while Roman Bednarek pitched all seven innings, allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
Cole Defrancisco tripled and drove in another three runs and Brayden Grant brought in two more.
Braeden Doyle and Gavin Klock each led the Bulldogs in the district semifinal with two RBI apiece and Klock delivered the big hit with a two-run single down the left field line
Schley got the start and worked 4.2 innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits and striking out seven. Doyle pitched the final 2.1 innings and allowed one run on two hits.
Tri-Valley 5, Schuylkill Haven 1
Tri-Valley scored five runs in the first three innings of a District 11 Class AA semifinal win over Schuylkill Haven.
Braeden Doyle and Gavin Klock each drove in two runs to lead the Bulldogs at the plate. Klock delivered the big hit for the Bulldogs with a two-run single down the left field line for the five run lead in the bottom of the third.
Doyle got the win in relief on the mound, going 2.1 innings and allowing just one run on two hits. He followed Peyton Schley who started and worked 4.2 innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits and striking out seven.
Schuylkill Haven 1 — Evans P 2 0 1 0, Maley 2B 2 0 0 1, Yoder SS 4 0 1 0, Hinnershitz 3B 3 0 0 0, Gerber CF 3 0 0 0, Terefencko RF 3 1 1 0, Wehr LF 0 0 0 0, Bayer DH 2 0 0 0, Neith PH 1 0 1 0, Diehl C 3 0 0 0, Trostle 1B 3 0 1 0. 26 1 5 1.
Tri-Valley 5 — Miller CF 3 1 1 0, Stewart SS 3 1 1 0, Doyle 1B 3 1 1 2, Klock 2B 3 0 1 2, Schley 1B 2 0 2 0, Bruso LF 3 0 0 0 0, Kaslavage 3B 3 0 1 1, Troutman C 0 0 0 0, Lettich DH 2 0 1 0, Nye 0 0 0 0. Scheib RF 1 0 0 0. Lesher 0 1 0 0. 24 5 8 5.
Marian Catholic 9, Williams Valley 2
Rocco Griguoli led Marian Catholic with a home run and three RBI’s for a District 11 Class AA semifinal win over Williams Valley.
Roman Bednarek pitched the all seven innings for the win, allowing two runs on five hits with five strikeouts.
Griguoli drove in a team-high three runs for the Colts, Cole Defrancisco drove in three runs and Brayden Grant brought in another two runs. Defrancisco tripled while Grant doubled and Roman Bednarek doubled for the Colts.
Williams Valley 2 — Hubler CF 3 0 0 0, Thompson C 3 0 1 0, Witmer SS 2 1 0 0, Rautzahn 2B 3 1 0 0, Deiter LF 1 0 0 0, Trawitz 1B 3 0 0 1, Green RF 2 0 0 0, Bowser CF 3 0 1 0, Berger 3B 3 0 0 0. 23 2 3 2.
Marian Catholic 9 — Quinn-Gutsie CF 2 2 0 0, Bednarel P 3 1 1 1, Labenburg C 0 0 0 0, Griguoli DH 4 2 3 3, Bauder 3B 2 0 0 0, Diaz PH 0 0 0 0, Lemus SS 1 1 0 0, Jordan 1B 3 1 0 0, Cannon PH 0 0 0 0, Marsch 0 1 0 0, Grant 2B 3 1 1 2, Grier RF 1 1 0 0, Defrancisco LF 2 0 1 3. 22 9 6 9.
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