Alex Fabian tossed a complete-game four-hit gem, striking out 13 and walking just three on an economical 97 pitches to lead St. Francis Prep to a 5-1 win against rival Holy Cross in eight innings Monday afternoon at Preller Field.
“His fastball was working today,” St. Francis Prep coach Bro. Robert Kent said.
John Liquori gave St. Francis Prep, which has won three straight since opening the season with back-to-back league losses, a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning with an infield hit, but Holy Cross (2-3) tied the game with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the seventh.
With the bases loaded, Chris Brudie walked, Lebro Burnette had an infield hit, Joe Lentino was hit by a pitch and Jordan Colflesh walked in a four-run eighth inning.
Fordham Prep 3, St. Raymond 1: Joe Pareres went the distance, allowing one run on four hits and striking out two, and Alex O’Neil and Dan Turner had RBIs in a three-run sixth inning for Fordham Prep (4-1) Monday afternoon at Houlihan Park in The Bronx. Luis Paniagua had an RBI single and Ricky Eusebio, who carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning, was the hard-luck loser for St. Ray’s (3-3).
Monsignor McClancy 4, Christ the King 3: Trailing 3-1 in the sixth inning, Dan Restrepo doubled to tie the game and Peter Garcia had a game-winning two-out infield single in the seventh for McClancy (3-2) Monday afternoon. Nyal Rivera got the win for the Crusaders, shutting down Christ the King (0-5), which received a solid pitching performance from Joe Cavanaugh, in the final five innings.
Bishop Ford 10, St. Edmund Prep 7: Matt Molbury and Anderson Mateo each had a single and two RBIs and Miguel Ariza allowed one earned run on four hits, striking out five with four walks in six innings to earn the win for Bishop Ford (3-2), which led 10-1 after a five-run sixth inning Monday afternoon in Brooklyn. St. Edmund Prep (1-4) scored six runs in the seventh and had the bases loaded when Molbury, the starting catcher, moved to the mound and earned the save after the Ford bullpen imploded.
Archbishop Stepinac 12, Cardinal Hayes 0: Jackson Markey went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Christian Huertas allowed two hits and struck out seven to lead Stepinac (3-2), while Hayes falls to 3-3.
Monsignor Farrell 14, Salesian 2: Nick Del Prete was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored, Ryan Curylo was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored and Kevin Kelly scored three runs as Monsignor Farrell (3-1) scored nine runs in the final two innings of a run-shortened victory Sunday at the College of Staten Island. Joe Fiori allowed one hit, striking out three with one walk in five innings to get the win for the Lions.
Regis 4, Archbishop Stepinac 3: Kevin Ames allowed three runs in the second inning and then settled down nicely, reliever Ed Kelly tossed two innings of scoreless relief to get the win as Rob Mohen scored on a double steal in the bottom of the ninth for Regis (4-0) Sunday afternoon.
