CHSAA baseball championship: Kellenberg vs. St. John the Baptist

Andrew Russell #1, Kelleberg shortstop, leads off the bottom of the first inning with a double in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. He came around to score the game's lone run later in the frame as the Firebirds won 1-0 to repeat as league champs.

Andrew Russell #1, Kelleberg shortstop, makes an acrobatic throw during the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. He doubled in the bottom of the first inning and came around to score the game's lone run as the Firebirds won 1-0 to repeat as league champs.

Jason Diaz #40, Kellenberg starting pitcher, delivers to the plate in the top of the third inning of the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. The righthanded sophomore tossed a shutout to lead Kellenberg to a 1-0 win.

Michael Repoli #22, Kellenberg left fielder, gets a pat on the back from head coach Chris Alfalla after the top of the fifth inning of the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. Repoli made a running catch near the left-centerfield wall to rob Baptist of an extra base hit with no outs in the frame and allow the Firebirds to preserve their 1-0 lead at the time. Kellenberg went on to win by that same score to claim the league crown for the second consecutive year.

Jonah Katz #9, Kellenberg catcher, top right, leaps atop the pile of celebrating teammates after the Firebirds' 1-0 win over St. John the Baptist in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Ryan Watson #22 of St. John the Baptist splinters his bat on an infield single in the top of the fourth inning of the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against Kellenberg at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. Kellenberg won by a score of 1-0.

Jason Diaz #40, Kellenberg starting pitcher, reacts after striking out the final batter in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. A dropped third strike required the ball to be thrown to first base, which was made successfully to give Kellenberg a 1-0 win. Diaz, a sophomore, tossed a shutout.

Jason Diaz #40, Kellenberg starting pitcher, delivers to the plate in the top of the fourth inning of the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. The righthanded sophomore tossed a shutout to lead Kellenberg to a 1-0 win.

Thomas Force #29 of St. John the Baptist ducks out of the way of a high and inside pitch during the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against Kellenberg at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. Kellenberg won the game by a score of 1-0.

Lukas Morrill #30, of Kellenberg, second from left, squirts teammates with a bottle of water as the Firebirds celebrate their 1-0 win over St. John the Baptist in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Jason Diaz #40, Kellenberg starting pitcher, reacts after striking out the final batter in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. He tossed a shutout in Kellenberg's 1-0 win.

Jason Diaz #40, Kellenberg starting pitcher, reacts after striking out the final batter in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. A dropped third strike required the ball to be thrown to first base, which was made successfully to give Kellenberg a 1-0 win. Diaz, a sophomore, tossed a shutout.

Jason Diaz #40, Kellenberg starting pitcher, reacts after striking out the final batter in the Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA varsity baseball championship against St. John the Baptist at Hofstra University on Monday, May 29, 2017. A dropped third strike required the ball to be thrown to first base, which was made successfully to give Kellenberg a 1-0 win. Diaz, a sophomore, tossed a shutout.