A season full of notable accomplishments for the Bishop O’Connell Knights culminated in winning the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) baseball tournament for the first time in 25 years.
The second seed won the tournament with a 5-1 record, clinching the crown by defeating the top seed St. Paul VI Catholic Panthers in the deciding contest of a three-game championship series played at the University of Maryland.
O’Connell (27-7) won that deciding game, 5-2, bouncing back to win two straight after losing the opener.
In the previous three-game semifinal series, the Knights defeated Good Counsel in two games, and blanked St. Mary’s Ryken, 5-0, in the opening play-in contest.
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