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By Dave Haley, Posted 05-23-2012
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Kyle DiCesare knocked in two runs & earned the save in the Clippers win

Mon 05-21-2012	Score
Portsmouth	4
St. Thomas Aquinas	2
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 For the second time in two epic meetings this season Portsmouth held a late inning lead on St. Thomas and starting pitcher Ricky Holt was in trouble.

 After pitching lights out for six innings the Clippers ace was spent and in came players' lounge member Kyle DiCesare, owner of two state titles already in his senior season, for the save. DiCesare got Portsmouth out of the jam with both his right arm and his glove, or more accurately, his bare hand. DiCesare made a bare handed stab at a shot up the middle that he then turned into a 1-4-3 double play that would prove to be the Saints last shot at another come from behind win.

 Portsmouth stays in the hunt for the top seed in the Division II with a 4-2 win over their arch-rival and sets the stage for a possible rubber match down the line. DiCesare and shortstop Billy Hartmann had key RBI's as Tim Hopley's team moved to 14-1 with only a meeting today with Oyster River remaining.