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Brett Villasenor pitches Providence past St. Laurence

By Daily Southtown

Brent Villasenor jumped off the mound and whirled toward the dugout with an emphatic fist pump.

The Providence senior had just gotten back-to-back strikeouts to end a sixth-inning rally in the Celtics’ Catholic League Blue opener Monday at St. Laurence.

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A student walks past Loyola University's Arrupe College building.

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