The Bishops claimed the title of the Georgetown-based tournament Sunday with a 3-1 victory over Boiling Springs to complete a 4-0 effort that saw the Bishops outscore foes 28-10 in the four games.
“They play the game hard and have a ton of life and enthusiasm when they play,” Bishop England coach Mike Darnell said of his team.
Ryan Gaffney was the winning pitcher in the championship game, pitching a complete game and allowing only one run to be named the tourney MVP.
Geoffrey Gilbert, Leo Albano and Jacob Moore joined Gaffney on the all-tournament team. Gilbert, who has already committed to Clemson, struck out 10 batters in the 11-1 victory over Summerville in Saturday’s semifinal.
“For the most part we pitched well this weekend,” Darnell said. “We didn’t play as good of defense as we would like, but we were able to get out of some jams. We put pressure on defenses while we were hitting which seemed to make a huge difference.”
The Bishops had their bats working. Corey Cochran and Moore both batted .444. Albano hit .429 while Matthew Lobeck hit .417 and Gilbert .400. Albano also had a s... Click here to read full article
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