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May 6, 2007

Gwynedd-Mercy 9, Wesley 4
2007 PAC Championship Game
Griffins win third PAC Title; Make improbable run thru tournament

Box Score

BOYERTOWN, PA - Tournament MVP Josh Thomas (Severn, Md./Cardinal Gibbons) pitched seven innings in relief to help Gwynedd-Mercy capture its third Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Title with a 9-4 win over Wesley in the second game of the championship series.

Earlier in the day the Griffins, who came all the way back from the loser's bracket after dropping their first game on Friday, rode the momentum of yesterday's two wins including a 13-inning marathon to knock out defending champion Alvernia, forced the deciding game with a convincing 10-1 win.

The victory also assures the Griffins (30-10) a spot in the NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament which begins May 16th.

Thomas came on in relief on just two day's rest. The senior struck out five on six hits and two unearned runs and didn't allow a walk.

Senior Matt Martin (Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X) helped spark the offense going 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Sophomore Tim Hoban (Philadelphia/Roman Catholic) added three hits as Gwynedd clamped down on the title after four-straight runner-up appearances in the championship series.

After Martin's sac fly in the first, the Wolverines answered back with two runs in the second courtesy of a solo home run form Cory Huemmer and a RBI double from Shane Mitchell.

Martin struck again in the third with a two-out base hit to score junior Mark Mattes (Doylestown, Pa./C.B. East). Later in the fifth Martin drove in two runs with a double to deep left center as part of a three-run frame giving GM a 5-2 lead.

Thomas who started the third inning came in for freshman Tom Weiss (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent), relieving Griffin starter Kevin Dronson (Haddonfield, N.J./Gloucester Catholic). Thomas allowed just unearned runs and got out of a jam in the seventh after Wesley cut it to 6-4. With runners on second and third, Thomas fanned Scott Marshall to end the threat.

In the seventh, the Griffins took advantage of two key errors to help increase their lead, scoring three times.

From there Thomas pitched into the ninth, and got Kevin Ellis to ground out into a double play to end the game and the celebration was on.

2007 PAC Baseball Champions (GMC Sports Information)

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