Final 4 of the State Tournament

The boys first game on Monday was against Canton with the winner advancing to the finals later that evening. The Canton pitcher started out tuff retiring the Bridgeport team in order in the top of the first but was able to do the same to Canton in the bottom of the inning. Kyle had full control of his pitches today and was mixing them up well. In the 2nd and 3rd innings the Bridgeport team jumped all over Canton scoring 7 runs and continued the offense throughout the rest of the game while also playing good defense.

Bridgeport ended up 10 running Canton in the 6th 16-1.

Kyle pitched a complete game giving up 3 hits and no earned runs. He also had 2 infield singles going 2 for 2.


In the championship game Bridgport would take on St. Mary's who were located about 20 minutes away from the field. Hundreds of St. Mary's fans were at the field which made for a great atmosphere under the lights. Bridgeport took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st but St. Mary's bounced back to tie it in the top of the 2nd with a solo homerun to right center. St. Mary's pitcher was strong and helped silence Bridegports bats while St. Mary's tacked on 3 additional runs. Going into the bottom of the 6th Bridegport was down 4-1 and struggling to get base runners. Justine Cunnane worked a walk with one out which brought Kyle to the plate. On a 2-2 pitch Kyle drove a shot to right center for a double scoring the man from first and breathing life into the Bridgeport bench. The next batter, Mike Popowicz, continued the offense with another double down the right field line. At the end of the 6th the score was 4-3 St. Mary's. In the next inning Bridgeport had a few tough plays followed by some key St. Mary's hitting which led to 5 St. Mary's runs. Bridgport would lose the game 9-3.

The team was hart broken but handled it well. In all, a great run by the team and 2nd in the PA State Championship.

In the final game Kyle went 1-3 with an RBI double and a run scored. He just missed getting an infield hit on a bang bang play and in his other at bat sent one to the right center field which was caught by the center fielder against the fence.

In the tournament Kyle went 7-12 during the tournament with 6 singles and a double and went 1-0 pitching with a save and did not give up an earned run. (1 unearned)