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Monday, May 29, 2017

Bergen County final
BASEBALL:Bergen Catholic finally has its finals moment

Don Bosco Prep's Anthony Petrosino.

By Cory K. Doviak
NJS.com Editorial Director

DEMAREST - It was a day of fortunate coincidences for Bergen Catholic sophomore Dominic Cancellieri. Having gone 0-for-7 in his two previous Bergen County Tournament games batting in the cleanup spot, he told BC head coach Bob Muggeo before Sunday's county championship game that he would take no offense if the skipper decided to move him out of the No. 4 spot. "Dominic said to me yesterday, 'Coach, I am oh-for-the-four-spot,'" said Muggeo. "So I said, 'OK, it's the black hole. I will get you out of there.'" So Cancellieri was moved to the No. 5 spot...problem solved, at least on the offensive side of things. From a pitching perspective, Cancellieri was brought on to close the game with a one-run lead in the top of the seventh inning. The last thing he wanted to do was to walk Tommy Courtney, Don Bosco Prep's leadoff hitter and fastest baserunner, and keep the line moving long enough to save an at bat for Casey Dana, the Ironmen's No. 3 hitter and one of Bergen County's best line drive hitters. MORE...

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