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Cardinals crowned City champs

Print | Comments () Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff May 25, 2009 05:19 PM

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Brighton senior Lorenzo Cruz slides home safely during Monday's game. (Dina Rudick / Globe Staff)

Madison Park rallied from a five-run deficit over the final two innings to stun Brighton, 11-10, and capture the Boston City League baseball championship at Boston English High School.

Here's more from the Globe's Evan MacDonald. Read his full game story online.

All season, the Madison Park baseball team has made a habit of coming back to win late. On the biggest stage yet for the Cardinals, they dug deep once more to bring home the first Boston City League championship in program history.
Giovanni Abreu's line single to center field in the bottom of the seventh capped a six-run rally over the final two innings and gave Madison Park (16-4) an 11-10 victory over Brighton (13-7) yesterday at Boston English High.

"I was just looking for a sacrifice fly, or to get on base," Abreu said. "We've been trying to win [the city championship] for four years, and we finally got it this year."

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