April 13, 1983 — Marian pushes across two runs in the seventh inning to take a lead and then hold on for an 8-7 victory over Freeland MMI in its Schuylkill League opener. The Colts receive RBI singles from both Jerard Butala and Steve Baranko in the seventh to go ahead, and Don Oakes follows by tossing a scoreless inning to secure the win. Butala finishes 3-for-3, which includes a triple, while Baranko ends with a pair of hits. Trevor Lawrence collects three hits, one of them a run-scoring double. Joe Dunn chips in with two hits and a pair of runs.