The Neumann-Goretti High School baseball team won its third state championship in school history after defeating Avonworth, 12-0, at Penn State University on Friday.
Despite a three-hour delay to the start time due to heavy rain, the Saints seamlessly adapted as senior Jayce Park threw five innings of one-hit ball.
The Saints enjoyed a monster fourth inning which opened the scoring with three straight bases-loaded walks before senior Evan McCoach smashed a three-run triple to center field. Senior Andrew Dankanich sealed the game with a walk off grand slam off the left field foul pole in the fifth inning. incredibly, Dankanich also ended the Saints’ state semifinal victory with an inside the park walk-off grand slam.
Neumann-Goretti captured its first state title since 2017, which was the second of back-to-back championships.
