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Article: Brother Rice bags 2nd straight title
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- May 15, 2009
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Brother Rice catcher Ricky Palmer wasted no time setting the tone against rival St. Rita when he led off the first inning with a home run.
The No. 1 Crusaders stayed undefeated and captured their second straight Chicago Catholic League Blue baseball championship Thursday with a 10-6 win over the No. 3 Mustangs at Brother Rice.
Brother Rice (27-0, 13-0) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Along with Palmer's homer, senior Kevin Callahan delivered an RBI double in the first. Callahan hit a grand slam in the third to give the Crusaders a 6-2 advantage.
''Everything is just going well for us right now,'' said Callahan, who finished with five RBI. ''This year is a little sweeter than ...