S. Jersey Boys: Holy Spirit downs St. Augustine in baseball

Holy Spirit

got back in the Cape-Atlantic League National Conference Division I baseball race yesterday by handing visiting

St. Augustine

its first division loss, 3-2.

Trailing by 2-0 with two outs in the sixth inning, the Spartans (5-3 overall, 3-1 division) poked four straight singles, including Sean Peterson's two-run game-tying single with the bases loaded.

In the bottom of the seventh, the Spartans loaded the bases again, and Andrew McElroy drew a game-ending RBI walk to make a winner of pitcher A. J. Holland.

Also in the Cape-Atlantic, Scott DeCecco dominated

Middle Township

's 9-1 win over visiting

Atlantic City

by striking out 13 batters and allowing one hit.

Mike Ney's three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth ended

Buena

's 8-5 triumph over visiting

St. Joseph

. The Chiefs needed two runs in the seventh on Marco Carolla's homer and Dan Caregnato's sacrifice fly to force extra innings, and Ney also was the winning pitcher.

Matt Morey doubled twice and tripled for three RBIs, punctuating

Wildwood Catholic

's 13-hit attack en route to a 17-5 win at

Bridgeton

.

Colonial.

In the battle for second place,

Audubon

dealt visiting

Sterling

a 3-1 setback as Wade Gies threw a two-hitter, Steve Rizzo homered, and Pat Rich singled in the game-winning run.

League leader

West Deptford

defeated visiting

Woodbury

, 8-2, with Scott Renauro's two-run homer, and three hits each by Tim Wentz and Charlie McShane.

Burlington County.

Pitcher Chris Szymczak fanned nine

Cinnaminson

batters in seven innings, leading host

Maple Shade

's 8-1 win. Kevin Bowman had three hits and three RBIs, and Christian Rahman added two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Olympic.

Fifth-inning homers by Jason Gladden, Dan McGuckin and Jeremy Cruz rallied

Winslow Township

to a 10-8 win at

Camden Catholic

. Jim Tarabocchia homered twice for the Irish.

Seneca

was outhit by 10-6, but got two hits each from Dan Lawrence (two RBIs) and Dustin Worthman to escape with a 7-2 triumph over visiting

Pennsauken

.

Tri-County.

Don Haines, who hit four home runs in two games Saturday, stayed hot with another homer and six RBIs as

Penns Grove

beat visiting

Schalick

, 18-3. Haines hit a grand slam, and Jim Halter and Nick Dougan each went 3 for 4.

Deptford

raced past visiting

Highland

, 14-4, as Dave Prager drove in five runs with two doubles and Pat Steen contributed two singles, three runs and three RBIs.

Mike Hand threw a complete game with eight strikeouts as

Clearview

clipped host

Kingsway

, 9-6.

Wildwood

swept a doubleheader against visiting

Clayton

, 4-1 and 5-4. Mike DiBiasio slapped four hits and was the winning pitcher in the opener.

Nonleague.

Nick Harbist doubled in the tying run in the sixth inning and scored the winning run on Justin Stark's ground ball, pushing

Moorestown Friends

past visiting

Westampton Tech

, 7-6.

Washington Township

followed Mike Giantonnio's four hits and three RBIs and a 10-run first inning to a 16-13 win at

Overbrook

.

Two-run singles from Kyle Stewart and Bryan Greer aided

Gloucester

's 7-3 win over visiting

Cherry Hill East

.

Shawnee

junior Chris LaPierre capped a six-goal, two-assist performance with his 100th career goal, highlighting the Renegades' 14-1 victory over visiting

Seneca

. Ben Schwing added two goals and four assists.

Drew Spera scored two goals and assisted on five others, Mike Kraus scored three times, and

Cherry Hill East

goalie Andrew Ianarelli made 16 saves for a 9-5 win over visiting

Middle Township

.

Josh Crego's third goal of the game was scored with three minutes left in

Ocean City

's 7-6 comeback win from a 5-2 halftime deficit against visiting

Moorestown Friends

.