South Slides Past Mater Dei in SCT
Eagles need extra inning to pull out opening-round win
The ending only seemed fitting. In a game filled with odd bounces and missed oppurtunities, the Middetown South Eagles boys baseball team was able to slip past Mater Dei in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament. And the team did it without managing to score a single hit in the bottom of the eighth inning. Stefan Poggioli lead off the inning by striking out, but was able to reach first base as the strike-out pitch was mishandled and the ball landed at the backstop. Next up to bat, Mike Gannon sacrificed a bunt as Poggioli took off for second. Poggioli would take off for third when he realized that the bag was open and would eventually score. The throw to third base was wild, giving the Eagles the thrilling 2-1 victory. "That …
