District 11 baseball capsules

Where: All games at Coca-Cola Park

CLASS A:

Pius X vs. Notre Dame-ES

When: 2 p.m. today

PIUS X (14-5, NO. 2 SEED)

Coach: Anthony Casciano (18th year, 239-101)

Projected lineup: 1. jr. LF George Dalessandro (.328, 25 R, 11 RBIs); 2. sr. RF Justin Mazza (.339, 27 R, 20 RBIs); 3. jr. SS Brett Bittiger (.358, 20 R, 20 RBIs); 4. sr. CF Scott Douglas (.468, 18 R, 22 RBIs); 5. sr. P Anthony Casciano (.457, 18 R, 3 HR, 23 RBIs; 4-3, 3.93 ERA); 6. sr. 1B Vinnie Trivett (.347, 5 R, 15 RBIs); 7. so. 3B Matt Camilletti (.362, 14 R, 19 RBIs); 8. so. DH Jay Maletz (.258, 6 R, 7 RBIs); 9. so. 2B Connor Breslin (.273, 11 R, 5 RBIs); 10. jr. C Josh Labar (not hitting).

About the Royals: Reached the district final with a 5-3 win over No. 3 Williams Valley in the semifinals. Â… Playing in their second straight district title game; they lost to Williams Valley last season. Â… Making their 15th appearance in districts in Casciano's 18 years as coach. Â… Two of their five losses this season came against Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg. Â… Have won four straight since an 8-6 loss to Notre Dame on May 5. Casciano allowed five runs (four earned) and six hits over 3 1/3 innings in that loss. Â… Outscored their opponents 183-72.

NOTRE DAME-ES (16-3, NO. 1)

Coach: Dan Sciarrillo (third year, 33-18)

Projected lineup: 1. jr. SS Mike Agosto (.561, 5 HR, 37 R, 30 RBIs); 2. so. CF Matt Traino (.403, 20 R, 14 RBIs); 3. sr. C Dan Carney (.536, 6 HR, 25 R, 40 RBIs); 4. sr. P Rob Solano (.364, 22 R, 13 RBIs; 7-1, 1.64 ERA, 66 Ks); 5. sr. RF Mario Borbon (.283, 15 R, 11 RBIs); 6. so. 3B Billy Lewis (.273, 15 R, 13 RBIs); 7. jr. 1B Justin Valenti (.433, 13 R, 13 RBIs); 8. jr. 2B Dan Kilroy (.200, 16 R, 11 RBIs); 9. jr. LF Eric Asche (.321, 19 R, 10 RBIs).

About the Spartans: Advanced to the title game with a 10-4 win over No. 5 Marian Catholic in the semifinals. Â… Seeking the first district baseball title in school history. Â… Their 16-3 record is the best in school history. Â… Their losses came to Bethlehem Catholic, Pen Argyl and Belvidere. Â… Have won six of their last seven games. Â… Have outscored their opponents 181-78. Â… Carney is heading to Holy Cross to play baseball and is president of the National Honor Society. Â… Solano will continue his baseball career at Moravian.

CLASS 2A:

Catasauqua vs. Pine Grove

When: 4:30 p.m. today

CATASAUQUA (12-10, NO. 6)

Coach: Tim Hurd (11th year, 107-122)

Projected lineup: 1. sr. CF Chris Litzenberger (.364, 25 R, 23 SB); 2. sr. C Steve Yost (.440, 25 R, 19 SB, 23 RBIs); 3. jr. SS Mike Tatasciore (.290, 19 R, 12 RBIs); 4. sr. RF Tommy Armellino (.408, 18 R, 19 RBIs); 5. jr. P Joe Taves (.299, 16 R, 6 HR, 23 RBIs; 6-3, 3.50 ERA); 6. sr. LF Jonathan Aviles (.302, 12 R, 12 RBIs); 7. so. DH Jake Bloszinsky (.284, 17 R, 23 RBIs) or so. DH Tyler Silberman (.242, 14 R, 10 RBIs); 8. sr. 3B Ben Hammel (.265, 8 R, 5 RBIs); 9. sr. 2B Jonny Ruiz (.333, 14 R11 RBIs); 10. sr. 1B Zack Koller (not hitting).

About the Rough Riders: Advanced to the title game with an 8-1 win over No. 3 Pen Argyl in the quarterfinals and a 4-2 win over No. 2 Schuylkill Haven in the semifinals. Â… Qualified for districts by winning their final regular-season game, beating Northwestern 13-6. Â… Average 8.1 runs per game and allow 5.2. Â… Making their first district final appearance since 1997, when they beat Minersville 9-0 en route to the state title. Â… Six of their 10 losses came by one run. Â… Their eight Colonial League losses came by a total of 11 runs. Â… Have held eight of their last 12 opponents to four or fewer runs.

PINE GROVE (15-7, NO. 4)

Coach: Keith Lehman (11th year, 195-53)

Projected lineup: 1. sr. RF Pat Mackewicz (.255, 16 R, 11 RBIs); 2. jr. 2B John Cataldo (.344, 15 R, 10 RBIs); 3. sr. P Ryan Boyer (.364, 11 R, 23 RBIs; 8-3, 3.50 ERA, 121 K); 4. sr. 3B Scott Frew (.295, 10 R, 10 RBIs); 5. sr. 1B Keith Loy (.339, 12 R, 14 RBIs); 6. so. LF Josh Scheibley (.304, 9 R, 9 RBIs); 7. so. C Ty Zimmerman (.255, 6 RBIs); 8. jr. SS Dylan Spotz (.275, 5 R, 8 RBIs); 9. sr. CF Tyler Sholl (.265, 11 R, 4 RBIs).

About the Cardinals: Advanced to the final by beating No. 5 Notre Dame-Green Pond 11-1 in the quarterfinals and No. 1 Northern Lehigh 3-1 in the semifinals. Â… Seeking their fourth straight District 11 Class 2A title. No baseball team in the district has ever won four straight titles at any classification. Â… They have won five district titles in the last 10 years and six overall. Â… Have ripped off a 13-3 streak since a 2-4 start. Â… Finished third in the Schuylkill League Division I, behind league champion Blue Mountain and Schuylkill Haven. Â… Current seniors are 70-26 during their careers.

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