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» Athletics › Baseball
May 7, 2006
BOYERTOWN, PA. - Gwynedd-Mercy fell in the 2006 Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championship Game to Alvernia, 13-3, Sunday afternoon at Bear Stadium in Boyertown. Senior Troy Peiffer (Royersford, Pa./Spring-Ford) went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles for GM. Junior Anthony Capella (Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic) added two hits and two runs scored. Tournament MVP Zach Lutz went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the fifth and the win on the mound, allowing three runs on eight hits, striking out 10 in eight innings of work. Scoreless through three innings, the Griffins got on the board in the fourth as senior Ryan McMahon (Upper Darby, Pa./Monsignor Bonner) singled home freshman Ken Bengtson (Jamison, Pa./C.B. East) for a 1-0 lead. But the Crusaders answered in the bottom of the inning, as Chris Raniere knocked in two runs and Erick Tavarez added an RBI triple for a five run frame to go up 5-1. Lutz' homer in the fifth chased out Gwynedd starter Tim McMenamin (Maple Shade, N.J./Maple Shade). The freshman fanned three but allowed seven runs on 10 hits. After Peiffer's RBI single in the sixth, Alvernia increased their lead as they plated six runs in the seventh, highlighted by Eric Bonds' three-run home run. The Griffins (31-13) and Crusaders (30-11) met for the second year in a row in the championship game. The 31 victories this season are the second-most in the eight-year history of the Griffin Baseball program. Peiffer and Capella, along with Josh Thomas, Kevin Dronson, and Chris Corkery, were all selected for the All-Tournament Team. 2006 PAC Tournament All-Tournament Team
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