Rick O’Brien has been at The Inquirer since 1993, primarily covering high school sports in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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BASEBALL Team Rec.
Records are through Tuesday. Last week's rankings in parentheses.
1. Strath Haven (1) 19-0
2. Bonner-Prender. (3) 15-3
After focusing on lacrosse the last three years, Pete Auteri approached La Salle skipper Joe Parisi last December about a possible switch to baseball.
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Santospago brothers powering Wood
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A break in accounting class Tuesday at Archbishop Wood allowed Joe and John Santospago to continue their friendly sibling rivalry. This time, it played out in an impromptu arm-wrestling match.
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Santospago brothers powering Archbishop Wood
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A break in accounting class Tuesday at Archbishop Wood allowed Joe and John Santospago to continue their friendly sibling rivalry. This time, it played out in an impromptu arm-wrestling match.
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Top 10 Pa. backstops
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We continue our top-10 baseball rankings with the best catchers in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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Scheuer adds balance for Calvary Christian
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While Tyler Scheuer's pitching and hitting are impressive, he's probably best known, at least nationally, for a skill away from the diamond.
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Draft changes Pugh's allegiance
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Thursday night, a little after 10 o'clock, Justin Pugh's family and close friends tossed aside their longtime allegiance to Gang Green and became Big Blue Nation disciples.
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Andrews sparking Neshaminy resurgence
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Justin Andrews enjoyed considerable success as part of Neshaminy's football squad the last three seasons, with the Redskins winning 29 games and losing 10.
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Here's the pitch: The best on the mound
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This week, we begin ranking the best in local baseball. We start with the marquee position, pitcher. Our subjective top-10 list, compiled with the help of area coaches and scouts, is based on velocity, movement, smarts, composure, and potential to flourish at the next level.
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Garrett likes to finish what he starts
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As Pennsbury coach Joe Pesci knows well, Falcons righthander Brandon Garrett would rather undergo complicated root canal than be pulled from a game.
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Coatesville catcher tries to live down gaffe
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Coatesville's Jake Kennedy, a savvy and hard-hitting catcher, hopes that some late-year heroics will replace an early-season blunder. In the seventh inning against host Unionville, with the bases loaded and one out in an 8-8 contest, the usually focused backstop erred in thinking a strikeout was the third out and rolled the ball toward the mound.
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Coatesville catcher tries to live down gaffe
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Coatesville's Jake Kennedy, a savvy and hard-hitting catcher, hopes that some late-year heroics will replace an early-season blunder.
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