RADNOR, PA – Archbishop Carroll dropped two straight in PCL play, but was able to secure a close contest against the Eagles of Conwell Egan. They are now back up to .500 with their PCL record being 4-4.
Mark Fohner was on the bump Tuesday afternoon for the Patriots. He got things started off early with a quick first inning.
In the bottom half of the first, Carroll was able to get on the board. A two out walk from Drew Mulligan would be the first base runner in the game. Following the walk, a double from Nick Gilroy drove in Mulligan all the way from first to give them the 1-0 lead early.
The second inning was scoreless as Fohner continued to roll and Conwell Egan’s pitcher, Chase Forester, was able to bounce back after giving up a run in the prior inning.
Conwell Egan tied the game in the third. Brady Guzzie shot a line drive double to left and brought in the lead off walk.
The Patriots were able to quickly strike back in the next half of the third. Nick Gilroy had his second double and second RBI to bring in the lead off walk. They weren’t done just yet and tagged on one more with a Matt Mcgaughey double to left, making the score 3-1.
The Eagles struck again in the top half of the fourth. After the bases were loaded a base hit from Dan Fritag would bring in a runner and cut Carroll’s lead down to just one, 3-2.
The scoring was over from here on out, but the last inning got interesting. Chase Forester stayed in the game after four innings and pitched one more inning. For Carroll, Mark Fohner finished up his day with four innings pitched, two runs, a walk and a strikeout.
Matt Mcgaughey came in as a reliever in the fifth. He would give up a single, but was able to take care of business in the rest of the inning and in the sixth.
The seventh inning came around and the Eagles weren’t going to go down without a fight. Brady Guzzie had a one-out single and was followed by a fielder’s choice advancing him to second. Keegan Johnson hit a double but was thrown out at home by Drew Mulligan and that would end the game in dramatic fashion.
This is overall a great win for the Patriots as they were able to stay resilient in a tight game all the way through. They moved to 7-6 overall, facing St. Joseph’s Prep next Monday (4/28), and look to keep things going with only a couple weeks left in the season.