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Head coach: Ed Gutierrez
Record: 11-8
Player to watch: James Norwood
Outlook: All Hallows might be the hottest team entering the third round of qualifying. The Gaels have won five straight and
six of their last seven. On Monday, All Hallows beat Regis and ace Chris Bates, 5-3, in nine innings. There were heroes
galore for the Gaels, including ace James Norwood, who allowed three earned runs on eight hits, striking out nine in seven
innings and going 2-for-4 with an RBI. Gilbert Gonzalez is a solid third baseman and the Gaels closer. You want to be
playing your best baseball heading into the playoffs and All Hallows is doing just that.
Monsignor Farrell finished second in Staten Island, losing three of its four games to rival St. Joseph by the Sea. The Lions
went on a long playoff run last year and several players, including third baseman Gary Boardman, shortstop Nick Del Prete
and center fielder Mike Viegas were key cogs to that squad. The speedy Viegas has been red-hot of late and is the Lions'
top hitter. Farrell has always been built on solid pitching and this year is no different. With quality starters Joe Fiori, Matt
Cascello and Chris Mione, Farrell is built for a three-game series.
No. 7 Iona Prep Gaels
Head coach: Fred Gallo
Record: 13-5
Player to watch: Colin Moran
No. 10 St. Francis Prep Terriers
Head coach: Bro. Robert Kent
Record: 12-6
Player to watch: Chris Fesler
Outlook: Iona Prep finished with the same record as Archbishop Stepinac, but lost out on a tiebreaker to the Crusaders.
The Gaels are led by North Carolina-bound Colin Moran, arguably the best player in the CHSAA. The senior plays
shortstop, hits third and even comes in to close games. Pitch around Moran and you have to deal with Justin Palladino,
Beau Kiklis and Justin Muratore.
St. Francis Prep has a deeper rotation, led by Adelphi-bound lefty Lebro Burnette, who tossed a complete-game two-hitter
in a 4-3 win against McClancy and could pitch Game 2 or Game 3. Senior Chris Fesler has had some very good outings
and some bad, but he’s been consistently one of the Terriers better hitters. But there are other good hitters, including Alex
Middlemiss, Jason Perrone and Chris Brudie. Freshman Taso Stathopoulos could be Prep’s ace in the hole, a future No. 1
pitcher coming out of the bullpen.
No. 8 Xavier Knights
Head coach: Rich Duffel
Record: 12-6
Player to watch: Rob Maguire
No. 9 Fordham Prep Rams
Head coach: Pat Deane
Record: 13-6
Player to watch: Mike Maschi
Outlook: On the gridiron, the Xavier-Fordham Prep rivalry is one of the best in the city. The two Jesuit schools have
battled for 86 years on Thanksgiving Day for the Turkey Bowl. No such trophy is at stake on the baseball diamond, but this
best-of-three should certainly be closely contested and, perhaps, heated. That is, if the regular-season meeting at Houlihan
Park is a precursor.
In that game, Xavier ace Rob Maguire, who is 6-1 with a 0.55 ERA, outdueled Fordham Prep’s No. 1 Joe Pareres as the
Knights left Rose Hill with a 2-1 win. Maguire, the Sacred Heart-bound senior, allowed one hit in six innings, striking out
seven and walking five.
Pareres allowed just four hits and struck out two in seven innings, giving up a pair of unearned runs. He also got into a
verbal confrontation with Xavier reliever Sean Meekins after the final out.
Fordham Prep, which is led by versatile senior center fielder Mike Maschi and power-hitting junior first baseman Sal
Annunziata, is the defending CHSAA Class A intersectional champions, advancing out of the qualifying round to win the
title.
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