West Catholic won't field baseball team in 2012

West Catholic's lengthy baseball agony is over.

Brother Tim Ahern, the school's president, confirmed Thursday to Gene Otto, the Catholic League's baseball commissioner, that West will not field a team in 2012.

The Burrs went 8-168 in CL play in their final 12 seasons and posted an 81-game league losing streak before topping now-defunct Cardinal Dougherty, 9-5, on May 11, 2009.

Their last league win, thanks to pitcher Rich "Dizzy" Henderson and a seven-run, sixth-inning outburst, was a 12-5 verdict over Bishop McDevitt on May 17, 2010. They went 0-12 in '11.

West last won the title in 1979 - 4-2 over Father Judge - behind a future minor leaguer, lefty Bill Mendek.