MORRISVILLE — Green Hope baseball’s season came to an end Tuesday at the hands of hot pitching from Broughton senior pitcher Carter Devlin, who held Green Hope scoreless en route to a 4-0 second round playoff defeat.

Devlin didn’t allow a hit until the fifth inning, striking out six batters in the game and holding Green Hope’s normally potent batting in check.

“He mixed it up real well, probably better than anyone we’ve faced this year,” Green Hope senior Eric Brady said. “It kept us off balance.”

Broughton jumped on Green Hope in the first inning, as Falcon pitcher Joe Pistacchio struggled early. Pistacchio hit Broughton’s Jake Kline with the first pitch of the game, and Kline later stole home on a wild pitch from Pistacchio. Broughton senior Daniel Brown hit a RBI single in the inning to give Broughton the early lead and momentum in the contest.

“It was a pretty even game, except we walked people and had a hit batter or two and that was the difference,” Green Hope coach Michael Miragliuolo said.

Broughton tagged on two more runs in the fourth inning, as Green Hope pulled Pistacchio for junior Adam Boghosian. Boghosian gave up a two-RBI double from Broughton junior Thomas Butler, which sent in two players Pistacchio allowed on base.

The difference in the game, according to Miragliuolo, was Green Hope’s inability to score runs. The Falcons didn’t get a hit until the fifth inning, but collected four hits in the final three innings and gave Broughton a scare by putting runners on second and third in the seventh and forcing the Capitals to pull Devlin.

“We were lackadaisical early at the plate and were taking too many pitches, getting behind the count,” Miragliuolo said. “Later we started swinging the bat and hitting it hard and getting hits. We just waited too long to get it going.”

Despite the loss, Green Hope walked away with a 20-6 record, tied for second best in Falcon history, and a Tri-Eight championship. Though the team didn’t put forth its usual effort at the plate Tuesday, the season’s accomplishments have not been overlooked by the coaching staff or fans.

Even better for Green Hope is that they will return a majority of the team next season. All three pitchers in Tuesday’s contest, Pistacchio, Boghosian, and sophomore Max Povse, will be back next season. The greatest loss to the team will be the graduation of Brady, who accepted a scholarship to play at Duke next year.

Brady, who his coach described as the team’s “stud,” set school records for career hits, single season hits, career doubles, single season doubles, and season average, batting over .500 his senior year.

And though his historic career has come to an end, Brady feels good about the direction of Green Hope baseball.

“We’re definitely back on the rise,” Brady said. “We have a lot of young talent.”

The leadership of Brady and his fellow seniors has left a lasting impression on the program, according to Miragliuolo.

“Our seniors led by example, whether they played or not. They set the tone for next year.”