Catholic League wins a slugfest

0 Comments | Philadelphia Inquirer, The, June, 2009 | by Marc Narducci Inquirer Staff Writer

In the first 23 years of the Carpenter Cup baseball tournament, a player had hit two home runs in a game four times.

Yesterday, the feat was accomplished twice in a launching pad of a quarterfinal triple-header at the University of Pennsylvania's Meiklejohn Stadium.

Neumann-Goretti first baseman Mark Donato hit two home runs, including one measured at 405 feet, to lead the Philadelphia Catholic League to an 11-9 win over Mercer County. 

With the victory, the Catholic League will meet Suburban One National/Bicentennial Athletic League in Tuesday's 2 p.m. semifinal of this 16-team single elimination tournament at Citizens Bank Park.

In yesterday's third game, Tri-Cape catcher Juan Velazquez of Vineland also hit two home runs in a losing effort as the Suburban...