Philadelphia Catholic League semifinal playoff recaps, final pairing

Second-seeded Conwell-Egan and No. 3 Archbishop Wood met in the semifinals of the Philadelphia Catholic League baseball playoffs , with top-seeded La Salle hosting Neumann-Goretti. Here are the results , with roundups and previews in games involving our Bucks County area teams : Philadelphia Catholic League Baseball Playoffs Semifinals: Monday, May 18 (2) Conwell-Egan 4, (3) Archbishop Wood 2: CEC rode a three-run fourth inning and the pitching of juniors Brady Guzzie and CJ Cuaves to a 4-2 victory over visiting Wood.

Guzzie, who had two RBIs, plated the first run on a fielder's choice and then senior outfielder Connor Landau tripled to right field, scoring Guzzie. Landau scored on a sacrifice fly by senior catcher Tommy Kalita . The Catholic League MVP, Guzzie added a fifth-inning RBI single.

Guzzie (7-0) allowed six hits, two earned runs, walked three and struck out nine in 5⅔ innings, then Cuaves struck out two of the final four batters he faced. For the Vikings , junior Averell Walls had an RBI single up the middle and senior center fielder Chase Cavallaro (two hits) contributed an RBI double. Senior pitcher Jack Coughlin went 4⅔ innings, giving up three hits and one earned run.

... Conwell-Egan also downed Wood 4-2 during the regular season. Both schools are in Class 4A, so CEC will be the top seed from District 12 and Wood the No.