Lourdes began the final regular season series of the season on Saturday with a 4-1 victory over Rochester (Mich.) at Mercy Field.
 
"I'm very proud of the team today," head coach Jeremy Snow said afterwards.  "We battled some tough conditions today and found a way to manufacture enough runs to win.  We had great energy from the dugout for a full nine innings and the starters fed off that."
 
Matt York (Oregon, Ohio/Clay H.S.) went the distance, scattering nine hits while allowing just the one run for the victory (4-3).  The senior struck out nine and walked three in the complete game effort.
 
"Matt York pitched great, but he's been doing that all season," Snow added.  "He battled the poor mound conditions extremely well and got locked in after a couple stressful innings early.  We are going to need a couple more performances like that to keep our postseason hopes alive."
 
George Pastor (Walled Lake, Mich./Central H.S.) and Cameron Gallo (Mason, Ohio/Bishop Fenwick H.S.) jump-started the offense in the third, as Pastor led off with a single and scored on Gallo's triple.  Glen Crabtree (Medina, Ohio/Black River H.S.) plated Gallo one batter later on a groundout.
 
After the Warriors cut the Gray Wolves' lead in half with a run in the fourth, Lourdes tacked on a pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth.  Devin Stanley (Euclid, Ohio/Saint Edward H.S.) singled to lead off the frame and took second on a wild pitch.  Pastor followed with a run-scoring single and eventually scored himself on a sacrifice fly from Crabtree.
 
Pastor finished the game 3-for-4 while Stanley and Gallo had two hits each as Lourdes managed 10 total on the afternoon against Christopher Owen, who went the distance in the loss (1-7).  He also struck out nine and walked one.
 
Lourdes (20-21, 11-15 WHAC) and Rochester (5-35, 4-21) will close out the regular season on Sunday with a doubleheader at Mercy Field.  First pitch is set for 1 p.m. with Senior Day activities taking place between games.  The Gray Wolves need a pair of victories to qualify for the WHAC tournament for the first time in program history.