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May 4, 2008
Tribunes win fourth straight Region III title
NORTH EAST, PA - The MCC baseball team continued its unprecedented run of Region III, Division II championships, defeating Mercyhurst North East 2-1 Sunday for the school's fourth straight title.
Tournament Most Valuable Player Matt McGovern (Ottawa, ON/Gloucester) pitched a gem on the mound for MCC. The sophomore twirled a six-hitter while allowing one unearned run and striking out 10. McGovern also finished the tournament 7-for-10 at the plate.
The regional title was the 19th in the storied history of MCC baseball. The Tribunes (34-12) will play in the district tournament next weekend at Rockland CC. Opponents are to be determined.
On a day when Monroe struggled to get the big hit, it was Jeff Osler (Brockville, ON/St. Mary's) who broke through for the Tribunes. The sophomore outfielder laced a bases-loaded, two-out single up the middle in the third inning to score MCC's only runs.
Those runs were all McGovern needed. The right-hander used a dazzling array of pitches to keep Mercyhurst off balance all game. The Saints scored once in the first, but did not get a runner past second base the rest of the game.
Kaleb Cunningham (Canton, NY/Stockton) finished 2-for-5 and in the process became MCC's career hits leader. His 143 hits put him one ahead of 2007 graduate Mark Stuckless.
Dan Kaplan (Rochester, NY/Penfield) also added two hits.
MCC's Steve Forster (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) was named the tournament's Most Valuable Pitcher after beating the Saints on Friday. First-year head coach Mike Kelly was named the Region III, Division II Coach of the Year.
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