Top seed Mahopac survives Suffern behind Debrocky and DeMatteo heroics

It’s never easy being the No. 1 seed in the postseason. If feels especially tough in the Class AA baseball tournament this season, in particular.

Mahopac overcame the lofty expectations as the playoff favorites on Monday. After a first-round bye, the Wolf Pac fought off a talented Suffern team, 4-3, in an all-around gutty effort.

BRACKET: Section 1 Class AA Baseball Tournament
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Tyler Debrocky delivered hit two hits and two RBI and also went the distance on the mound for the victory. D.J. DeMatteo had the go-ahead RBI single in the fifth and made an incredible dive to cut down a runner at home plate in the sixth to preserve the lead.

Check out highlights from the game here via the LocalLive Networks broadcast:

Mahopac advanced to the Class AA semifinals on Wednesday where it will host No. 4 Eastchester, which had a 2-0 win at home on Monday over Harrison. The game will be streamed on LocalLive.

Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr.

Kevin Devaney Jr. has been covering high school sports in the Hudson Valley since 1998, working with The Journal News and LoHud.com, MSG Varsity and News 12 Varsity. He currently is Vice President of Digital Content at LocalLive Networks (locallive.tv), while also operating his own website KDJMedia.com

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