Connollys 11 K's powers Trojans over St Johns Prep

The Trojans defeated St. Johns Prep Eagles in the second round of the Inaugural MIAA Division 1A Super Eight tournament on Saturday afternoon at Campenelli Stadium in Brockton led by junior Notre Dame commit Jack Connolly in a thriller 3-1. 

Connolly managed to strike out 11 batters while allowing only 4 hits, 2 BB's and 1 earned run, and also had 1 of the Trojans 5 hits! The Trojans opened up the scoring in the 1st inning as Sr. Tyler Carey (HBP) would scamper home from 2b on an Andrew Noviello base hit to left. The Eagles would stop the bleeding executing a perfect 6-4-3 double play to kill the early threat. Connolly would face the minimum in the bottom of the 1st inducing 2 fly balls and a K. 

The Trojans added another run in the 6th as Cam Polson (pinch runner for Dinunno (HBP)) would score on a Connor Sullivan ground out advancing the Trojan lead to 2. The Trojans added another in the 8th as Andrew Noviello (double) would advance to 3rd on a groundout and score on an Eagle passed ball making it 3-0. The Eagles werent prepared to go home just yet as Sr. Mark Ethrington lasered a triple to left center that glanced just off the glove of Sr. Tyler Carey igniting the Prep bench and fans, and would score on a ground out to 1B.

Connolly gave up a walk to start the bottom of the 9th, bringing the tying run to the plate, but a drop 3rd strikem out throwem out, Connolly to Freiday to a diving Kyle Horseman, who aplied the tag, deflated the killed the Preps chances. A Prep routine fly ball to the sure handed CF tyler Carey and this game was over and the Trojans advance to round 3! The Trojans only mustered 5 hits on the day with 3 of them coming for Jr. Andrew Noviello as he went 3 for 3 with a huge 1st inning RBI. This was one of the more exciting games the Trojans have played at Campanelli stadium as it ranks right up there with both of last year thrillers against BC High (4-3 win) and Walpole (13-9 win with 0 errors for either team).

The Trojans will face off against the winner of the Newton North/Silver Lake game (3:00PM Sunday) at a date and time TBD.