CHRIS PEDOTA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER: St. Mary center fielder Greg Dahl made this run-saving catch late in the game to keep the Gaels in striking distance.
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Hulse and his team couldn’t win it this time, falling to Holy Cross, 2-0, in the Non-Public B final at Ken Frank Baseball Stadium.“I told them to take it all in,” said Hulse, who spoke to his team about the experience of a state final. “It’s going to go by quick.”
It wasn’t happening quickly at the start for junior starting pitcher Chris Quijano. Despite striking out three in the first inning, Quijano gave up a one-out double off the center-field wall and a two-out walk. Quijano escaped with no damage done, but threw 27 pitches to get out of danger.
“I couldn’t find my fastball early, but I stayed strong throughout,” Quijano said. He said he didn’t experience fatigue despite throwing more than 50 pitches in the first two innings on short rest. Quijano threw 85 pitches Tuesday in the sectional final against Morristown-Beard.
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