Father Judge The Top Seed For 2023 Philadelphia Catholic League Baseball Championship

May 10, 2023

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CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Seeking its first league title since 2000, Father Judge is the top seed for the 2023 PCL Baseball Championship which gets underway on May 17.

The Crusaders posted an 11-1 record in league play and will host a quarterfinal round game on May 20. La Salle College earned the No. 2 overall seed, while defending champion Bonner & Prendie is the third seed. Vying for its first crown since 2015, Archbishop Wood is seeded fourth, while Neumann Goretti (fifth) and Roman (sixth) also garnered first round byes.

First round action commences on May 17 as No. 10 Archbishop Carroll visits seventh seed Cardinal O'Hara and No. 8 Archbishop Ryan hosts ninth seed St. Joseph's Prep.

The quarterfinal round will be held on May 20 while the semifinals will take place on May 24. The finals of the 2023 PCL Baseball Championship will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, at Bruder Field on the campus of Neumann University.

2023 PCL Baseball Championship
First Round - Wednesday, May 17
No. 10 Archbishop Carroll at No. 7 Cardinal O'Hara
No. 9 St. Joseph's Prep at No. 8 Archbishop Ryan

Quarterfinals - Saturday, May 20 (field reseeds after First Round)
TBA at No. 1 Father Judge
TBA at No. 2 La Salle College
No. 6 Roman at No. 3 Bonner & Prendie
No. 5 Neumann-Goretti at No. 4 Archbishop Wood

Semifinals - Wednesday, May 24 (field reseeds after Quarterfinals)
4:00 p.m. (sites TBA)

Finals - Saturday, May 27
11:00 a.m. - Bruder Field at Neumann University

Recent PCL Champions
2022 - Bonner & Prendie
2021 - La Salle College
2020 - No championship due to Covid-19 Pandemic
2019 - La Salle College
2018 - La Salle College
2017 - Neumann-Goretti
2016 - Neumann-Goretti
2015 - Archbishop Wood
2014 - Neumann-Goretti
2013 - La Salle College
2012 - Neumann-Goretti
2011 - Neumann-Goretti
2010 - Bonner & Prendie