The DeSales Knights varsity baseball team. Front row from left: Jared Pellicano, Colin Fragale, Jaydon Lang and Chris Goyette. Back row from left: Coach Todd Fragale, Sam Murphy, Joe Bohlman, Jason Buzak, Karl Darling, Frank Pellicano, Mark Crocker and Coach Tom Murphy. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

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The DeSales Knights varsity baseball team advanced to the WNY Catholic School Championship with a thrilling 4-3 win over St. Mark's on Wednesday afternoon at Delaware Park.

Sam Murphy scored the winning run when Colin Fragale laid down a perfect bunt in the bottom of the 7th. Jason Buzak, Chris Goyette and Mark Crocker scored the other runs. Murphy pitched five strong innings and added a pair of RBIs while Jared Pellicano chipped in with a huge RBI in the third inning. Karl Darling was dominant from the mound in the two final innings and went 3-for-3 from the plate.

The team is now 11-0 for the season. The championship game will be played against Notre Dame at 1:30 p.m. Saturday on the turf at St. Joe's Collegiate Institute.

DeSales is Eastern Niagara County’s only Catholic School, serving over 300 students in Early Childhood Education through Eighth grade. For more information call 433-6422 or visit desalescatholicschool.org.

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