Wednesday Roundup: Patten perfect for Cavs | Maryland Gazette (HometownGlenBurnie.com)

Senior Jason Patten tossed a six-inning perfect game as Archbishop Spalding shut out St. Paul's 11-0 to regain the top spot in the MIAA A Conference baseball race.

The right-hander threw 64 pitches, struck out seven and induced nine ground-ball outs and two flyouts for the Cavaliers (27-6) .

"Pitching coach Jimmy Jackson deserves a lot of credit," Spalding coach Steve Miller said. "He called an amazing game and Jason executed every pitch that he called.

"Jimmy is an excellent instructor who deserves a ton of recognition. He catches the blame when things don't go right, but in a situation like this, he should be applauded," Miller added.

The Spalding offense was working on all cylinders, pounding out 11 hits. Junior Eddie Palmer, who went 2-for-3, plastered a two-run home run, while senior Kody Hines had a 3-for-4 afternoon with a double and three RBIs.

Seniors Matt Hillsinger and Jeff Kemp both had two hits, with each stroking a triple and Kemp adding two RBIs. Junior Mike Hogan drove in a pair of teammates and seniors Ryan Woods and Adam Summerfelt delivered an RBI each.

Spalding (27-6) 006 113 - 11 11 0

St. Paul's (15-11) 000 000 - 0 0 0

WP: Patten (5-1). LP: Majev. 2B: AS - Hines. 3B: AS - Hillsinger, Kemp. HR: AS - Palmer. RBI: Hines 3, Kemp 2, Palmer 2, Hogan 2, Woods, Summerfelt.

ST. MARY'S 16, ANNAPOLIS 15: Junior Chris Ochall and senior Jordan King enjoyed 3-for-5 games, with each stroking a double. Ochall drove in four runs to go with King's two RBIs as the Saints won a wild affair against the Panthers.

Senior winning pitcher Ed Galligan and classmate Dwight Wilcox both had two hits, including a double each, with Galligan being credited with an RBI. Fellow senior Tony Izzi also ripped a double and added two RBIs and junior Tony Serverizzo had two singles and an RBI. Senior Jon Stewart also drove in a run for St. Mary's.

The Saints are 11-10 and battling with Annapolis Area Christian School for the final playoff spot in the MIAA B Conference Black Division with one regular season game remaining against Park.

For Annapolis, which scored seven runs in the bottom of the seventh only to come up a run short, sophomore Steven Hambruch clubbed a three-run home run and junior Matt Disher added a pair of doubles and an RBI. Senior Robbie Reuss laced a triple and a single and also contributed an RBI.

Junior Andrew Sanchez had a pair of singles and plated four runs, while fellow junior Zach Spencer had two hits and two RBIs. Sophomore Josh Kohut chipped in a double for losing pitcher, senior Donnie Lord, who went the distance.

St. Mary's (11-10) 230 420 5 - 16 17 2

Annapolis (6-14) 032 210 7 - 15 13 9

WP: Galligan. LP: Lord. 2B: SM - Galligan, Wilcox, Ochall, King, Izzi; ANN - Disher 2, Kohut. 3B: ANN - Reuss. HR: ANN - Hambruch. RBI: SM - Ochall 4, King 2, Izzi 2, Usewick, Galligan, Stewart, Serverizzo; ANN - Sanchez 4, Hambruch 3, Spencer 2, Disher, Reuss.

BOYS' LATIN 5, AACS 2: Senior Sean Kelley had a single and an RBI, while classmate Andrew Beall, along with juniors Aaron Marshall, Will Poulakos and Andy Stallings each had a hit, but the Eagles fell to the B Conference-leading Lakers.

Marshall was also the hard-luck losing pitcher, going six innings and striking out three. AACS fell to 7-7 with one regular season game remaining against Friends.

AACS (7-7) 100 100 0 - 2 5 4

Boys' Latin (17-5) 002 012 x - 5 7 2

WP: Jerrard. LP: Marshall. 2B: BL - Knight. HR: BL - Knight. RBI: AC - Kelley; BL - Knight, Daley.

PALLOTTI 10, SEVERN 0 (5 innings): Freshman Sam Wachs manged the only Admirals hit, a double, as the locals were blanked by the Panthers.

Senior Mike Stanley, Severn's workhorse since an injury sidelined ace Sander Beck, took the loss.

Severn (6-11) 000 00 - 0 1 0

Pallotti (16-10) 044 2x - 10 12 0

WP: Steffanelli. LP: Stanley. 2B: SE - Wachs; PA - Goodman, Matheson, Cressotti. 3B: PA - Goodman, MacNaught. HR: PA - Steffanelli, Hughes.

GOLF

Spalding (8-3) lost to Loyola 11.5-9.5 at Hunt Valley Country Club in a tuneup before next week's playoffs.

The outcome came down to the last hole as Loyola's fifth man parred the final hole to squeeze out the win.

Brian Petrosky was the only Cavalier to sweep his match. Kaitlyn Rohrback took 2.5 points, and Max Farrington halved his match.