The Vincentian baseball team began the season with five team goals — make the playoffs, win the section, qualify for the state tournament, win the WPIAL and then win the state championship. Thursday, the Royals can cap off their season by accomplishing their final goal, though the road to the PIAA title game wasn’t an easy trek. Vincentian (20-7), which won the Section 4-A title, lost to Serra Catholic in the WPIAL semifinals but rebounded to defeat Union in the consolation game to qualify for the program’s first state tournament berth. “I said, ‘Let’s turn the page here. We accomplished three of the five goals. We have a chance to win a state championship and achieve four of our five goals,’ â€? Vincentian coach Paul Quarantillo said. “The boys were very disappointed they lost in the WPIAL semifinals. But I was very pleased with their attitude going into the states that this was something they really wanted to do.â€? The Royals, who won one-run games in the first round and quarterfinals and avenged their WPIAL semifinal loss to Serra Catholic, 2-0, on Monday in the state semifinals, will take on District 3 champion Meyersdale (21-5) at 4 p.m. at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at Penn State University. “The boys are psychologically in a great place,â€? said Quarantillo, in his third season as head coach at Vincentian. “We’ve played great baseball the last couple games. I think they’re anxious to get there and show everybody they’re ready to play in a championship game.â€? Meyersdale is led by Riley Christner, who is hitting .493 with 32 RBIs and five home runs, including a solo shot in a 3-2 semifinal win over Millersburg. He also earned the win on the mound. Bryce Kretchman (6-2, 2.96 ERA) is expected to get the start Thursday. “Obviously, you don’t get this far without being a good team,â€? Quarantillo said. “I think they’re a team that pitches well and plays good defense. We’re going to have to minimize our mistakes and make sure we don’t give them too many opportunities.â€? Vincentian counters with a talented lineup led by UConn recruit Christian Fedko, a junior who hit .660 with seven home runs in the regular season, as well as his brother, Kyler, a sophomore who hit .611 with four homers. “We are very fortunate that we have had contributions from almost everybody up and down the lineup,â€? the coach said. “It seems we have a different hero each game.â€? Class AAAA Plum baseball coach Carl Vollmer knows his team will have to have all three phases clicking against a Boyertown team that placed fourth in a deep District 1 tournament and owns a 23-6 overall record when the teams meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Penn State’s Medlar Field in the PIAA Class AAAA title game. Boyertown defeated the District 12 and 2 champions and District 3 third-place Cumberland Valley en route to the championship game. “You try to get as much information as you can, but it often just comes down to trusting in what got you to that point,â€? Vollmer said. “Hopefully, we can continue that. Boyertown is a baseball-rich town. They have a history in Legion baseball, and that continues with the high school team. It’s going to be a big challenge for the guys.â€? Boyertown is led by Ben Longacre (.387, 20 RBIs) and Ryan Jacobs (.323). Their likely starter on the mound Thursday will be Pat Hohlfield, who has a 6-3 record and 0.93 ERA with 47 strikeouts. The Mustangs, 19th in the USA Today Super 25 rankings, will counter with a talented lineup led by Minnesota Twins first-round draft pick Alex Kirilloff, who is batting .523 with four home runs and 31 RBIs. On Wednesday, he was named All-USA Today first team. Kirilloff went 2 for 3 with an RBI in Monday’s 6-2 win over Marple-Newtown in the PIAA semifinals. Plum, making its first PIAA title game appearance, bounced back from a 7-3 loss to Norwin in the WPIAL championship game by knocking off McDowell, Hempfield and then Marple-Newtown in the state playoffs. “This is a mature group of guys. They didn’t let the game against Norwin carry over,â€? Vollmer said. “They refocused themselves and kept going with a new goal in mind. It was uncharted territory having not lost before that point, but they didn’t fall apart.â€? Vollmer said his team is cherishing all the remaining times together as the season comes to a close. “We’ve made so many memories so far,â€? Vollmer said. “We have one more lasting memory to make.â€? Bill Hartlep and Michael Love are Tribune-Review staff writers. Reach them at bhartlep@tribweb.com and mlove@tribweb.com. Email Newsletters TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox.