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Bishop Hendricken defeated Cumberland 4-3 in the first game of Rhode Island’s Division I baseball state championship series.

Frank Tillinghast hit the game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 4 p.m.

PROVIDENCE — This particular scorecard won’t be hung in Cooperstown, but how and why Bishop Hendricken outlasted Cumberland on a sizzling Thursday afternoon at Rhode Island College matters less than the result.

The Hawks now sit one win from consecutive baseball state championships thanks to a grinding victory over the Clippers.

Frank Tillinghast drove home the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning and Cooper Maher battled his way through 4⅔ frames to pick up the decision in long relief. Bishop Hendricken edg

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