Brooke Point 5, North Stafford 1

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North Stafford's march to the Commonwealth District baseball title this season is its third under coach Jim Labrusciano.

On Tuesday, the Wolverines clinched the regular- season championship and a berth in the upcoming Northwest Region playoffs later this month.

And while most of the district has had trouble finding a way to beat the talented Wolverines and their deep pitching staff, there's one team that has thrived on the opportunity...

"We've had great pitching and played great defense all year, and today we got the hits when we needed them," said Brooke Point coach Brian Mays after watching his Black-Hawks claim a 5-1 victory over North Stafford last night.

It was the second time this season the Black-Hawks have handed the Wolverines a district loss. Last month, they rode the pitching of Evan Houde and a surge of power hitting to a 9-3 victory...

"It's a big rivalry when we play them in any sport," said winning pitcher Andrew Tyree. "And we seem to hit the ball better whenever we play them."

Tyree's complete-game effort on the mound gave Brooke Point a big boost in dealing the Wolverines (12-7, 10-3) their third district loss. The senior transfer from Caroline struck out nine and scattered eight hits to improve his record to 4-0.

"He's been a pleasant surprise," said Mays. "He's a good kid and a warrior. He's aggressive and he doesn't back down." ...

Tyree held the Wolverines' normally potent bats in check for most of the game. He also got a lift from the Black-Hawks' defense on several occasions to help seal the win.

One defensive gem came in the top of the fifth. Thomas Brandon and Nate Connaughton led off the frame with singles to start a potential rally for North Stafford, which trailed 2-0 at that point.

But the next batter, Steve Buel, popped up to Tyree, who fired a strike to second to double-off Brandon. Black-Hawks catcher Travis Cole then threw out Connaughton on a steal attempt at second.

The Black-Hawks got only seven hits in the game, but made the most of them. First baseman David Dilegge scored their first run in the bottom of the first after he reached on an error and then came home on a double by J.J. McDaniel.

Dilegge increased the Brooke Point lead to 2-0 in the third, when he drilled the first home run of his career. The junior drove a change-up from Connaughton over the right-center field fence.

"I got behind it and then the wind helped it a little," Dilegge said. "Once we started hitting, I think we fed off each other."

The Black-Hawks padded their lead with insurance runs in the fifth and sixth innings. In the sixth, they scored twice on RBI hits by Houde and Matt Cammuse...