Raiders unable to climb out of early hole
Baseball
Morris 15, G-MU 9
COPES CORNERS – Morris jumped out to a 7-0 lead before G-MU got on the board, and the Mustangs’ seven-run sixth inning put the game out of reach Wednesday.
Bryant Holmes hit a two-run single in a four-run first inning, and after the Mustangs nibbled for three more runs, took advantage of numerous G-MU mistakes to score seven more. Matt Joyce’s two-run single capped the frame. “As it turns out, we could have easily been out of that inning (the sixth) with no damage,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “We made some errors and poor mistakes of where to throw the ball.”
Luke Acanfora ended G-MU’s seven-run sixth inning with a two-run double, and eighth-grader Corin Todd paced the Raiders with three hits. Cody Hall and Tim Sloan finished with two hits apiece.
G-MU (4-7) plays at Afton today.
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Tim Sloan (L), Luke Hall (7) and Luke Hall, Corin Todd (7); Bryant Holmes (W), Clair Tompkins (6) and Ed Polimeni. Doubles: (M) Sean Babbitt, (G) Luke Acanfora.
Greene 8, Delhi 4
GREENE – A fast start and strong finish allowed Greene to hold off Delhi’s upset bid Wednesday.
Don Amell, Keith Savory, Dan Carlin, and Nate Whittaker all had ribbies in the first inning, then the scoring button was turned off until late in the game.
After Delhi pulled to within 5-4 in the sixth, Dan Carlin hit an RBI single and Justin Van Wert added a two-run sacrifice fly to end the arithmetic. “Delhi played a strong game against us, but we gutted it out,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We had a couple of guys under the weather, but when we needed big plays, we kept getting the runs.”
Don Amell pitched six innings for the win and Keith Savory tossed a scoreless seventh. Carlin went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Amell and Whittaker each finished 2-for-4.
Greene (11-5) plays at Sidney Friday.
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Del. 020 002 0 4 5 3
Don Amell (W), Keith Savory (7) and John Carlin. Devin Bedient (L), Nate Rockefeller (7) and N. Rockefeller, D. Bedient (7). Doubles: (G) John Carlin, Nate Whittaker, (D) Trent Kathmann.
Oxford 7, B-G 0
BAINBRIDGE – Steve Locke remained perfect in seven decisions this season throwing a four-hit shutout against B-G Wednesday.
Locke struck out five for the Blackhawks (15-1) and did not walk a batter, while surrendering just four hits – two in the last inning. “He (Locke) pretty much kept us under control – the seventh was about our only offensive threat in the game,” said B-G coach Steve Rice.
Pat Wade doubled and scored on Ian Grundner’s single in the sixth, and B-G made three of its five errors in the last inning leading to three more Oxford runs.
Locke led with three his and two RBI, and Trevor Nelson went 2-for-5. “It was a good game right up to the sixth inning,” Rice said. “They came up with some clutch hits.”
B-G plays at Walton Friday.
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Steve Locke (W) and Jake Vincent; Greg Dicks (L) and Ray Neubauer. Doubles: (O) Pat Wade.
Sus Valley 7, Norwich 3
CONKLIN – Susquehanna Valley played error-free, and Norwich’s errors led to the majority of the Sabers’ runs in Wednesday’s STAC matchup.
The Tornado committed errors in the first, fifth, and sixth innings, all of which was parlayed into six SV runs. “We really hurt ourselves on defense, and they did a nice job defensively,” said Norwich coach John Martinson. “We also made two errors running the bases, and that does not show up in the box score.”
Mike Chantry went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI for SV.
Shane Thompson led Norwich with three hits, two stolen bases, and an RBI. Mike Moon contributed a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
Norwich hosts Chenango Valley Friday.
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Luke Hinlicky (L), Amos Parry (5) and Patrick Coates. Nick Newton (W), Nick Pace (5), Chad Starzer (7) and Mike Chantry. Doubles: (S) Chantry (2) Tom Cady, Pace.
S-E 3, Canastota 2
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville ended a five-game string of one-run losses to Canastota – including a defeat earlier this season – winning in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday.
The Marauders loaded the bases, and with one out and the infield pulled in, Drew Doscher lined a single to right field to score Ethan Sconzo. “We’ve been so close against them and we finally got one,” said S-E coach Brian Hicks.
Caleb Brown worked 6 2-3 innings for the Marauders and Sam McLain recorded the final out of the seventh to eventually earn the win. “Brown pitched unbelievable for us and his curveball was just great,” Hicks said of his sophomore hurler. “It’s tough for him to not get the win, but he got the game ball.”
Dustin Brooks and McLain had two hits, while Doscher added two RBI to his two-hit day.
S-E (5-3, 5-6) hosts Cooperstown Friday.
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Caleb Brown, Sam McLain (7, W) and Jake Sampson. Mack Ghezzi (L) and Mike Hibbard. Triples: (C) Hibbard.
Softball
Morris 11, G-MU 7
COPES CORNERS – Morris overcame a six-run deficit in the first inning to prevail at G-MU Wednesday.
Kimmy Collison led the Mustangs with four hits and three RBI, and the visitors took the lead for the first time in the sixth inning scoring four runs. “Late in the game our pitcher started to tire,” said G-MU coach Tina Cole. “She had control problems and they had a couple of hits.”
Sierra French hit a two-run double to highlight the Raiders’ six-hit, six-run first inning. The well went dry the next five frames until a single tally in the seventh. “We just didn’t find the holes after the first inning, and their left fielder, Victoria Galbreath, made some nice plays on the ball,” Cole said.
Ashlea Osborne, Brandy Welch, and Kirsten Gonzalez had 2-for-4 days at the plate to lead G-MU.
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Asya Carroll (W) and Stephanie Feather. Marissa Finch (L) and Brandy Welch. Doubles: (M) Kimmy Collison, (G) Kirsten Gonzalez, Sierra French.
Unadilla Valley 4, Harpursville 0
HARPURSVILLE – Unadilla Valley reversed an extra-innings loss to Harpursville on Tuesday with a shutout victory Wednesday on the Hornets’ home diamond.
Kristen Elliott, who did not walk a batter in the first matchup, had her second straight walk-free game finishing with five whiffs and allowing just three hits. “Kristen was really sick last week, so we’re definitely happy to see her throwing this well,” said UV coach Brandi Backus.
Katrina Benson finished 3-for-3 with RBI hits in the second and sixth innings. Caree Acre also had three hits and scored two runs. Hannah Johnson and Leslie Barnes chipped in with single ribbies. “We finally started hitting the ball and we were really aggressive on the bases tonight,” Backus said.
UV (4-9) hosts Delhi Friday.
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Kristen Elliott (W) and Sakura Gysin. Stephanie Gaska (L), Heather Kelly (6) and Rachel Pratt-Smith.
Greene 18, Delhi 2
GREENE – Greene showed no ill effects from a blowout loss to Afton in its previous game in a blowout of Delhi Wednesday.
Aubrey Parrish had two-run singles in the third and fifth innings and finished with three hits and six RBI. Megan Boeltz tripled and finished with two hits, two runs, and one RBI. “I looked over the book, and at most we should have lost six or seven to nothing (to Afton). We just weren’t ready to play,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We discussed going back to basics today, making the little plays, and playing hard.”
Megan McDermott struck out five and allowed just two hits for the win. Greene (12-4) plays at Sidney Friday.
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Megan McDermott (W) and Haley McLaren. Lauren Barkelow (L) and Kristen Salerno. Triples: (G) Megan Boeltz.
Canastota 11, S-E 0
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville’s best opportunity to score came in the first inning, and thereafter the Marauders’ offense was quelled in Wednesday’s defeat to Canastota.
Katelin Peryer homered to lead off the game for Canastota and added an RBI single in the fourth. “We made mistakes and more errors in this game than we have all year,” said S-E coach Scott Fitzpatrick.
S-E loaded the bases in the first inning getting hits from Kate Fitzpatrick and Dee Holden. With two outs, however, Canastota hurler Liz McGinley recorded a strikeout to end the threat.
McGinley allowed just six hits for the shutout.
Megan Record and Holden each went 2-for-3 on S-E’s side of the ledger.
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Liz McGinley (W) and Liz Dennis. Lindsay Hodges and Dee Holden. Doubles; (C) Savage. HR: (C) Katelin Peryer
Track & Field
Oxford competes at B-G/Afton
BAINBRIDGE – Jessica Martin had two of Oxford’s three first-place finishes at B-G/Afton Wednesday.
Martin ran a season-best 1:02.4 to win the 400 meters, and claimed the triple jump reaching 31-1 1/4. Amanda Brown took second in the long jump (14-5 1/2).
Trey Seifert won the 3200 meters in his first race at that distance this season timing a 11:19.2. Eric Betts was second in the 400 meters (52.8).
Kyle Smith set a new Oxford school record in the 110-meter hurdles timing a 17.6 to place third.
Morris 15, G-MU 9
COPES CORNERS – Morris jumped out to a 7-0 lead before G-MU got on the board, and the Mustangs’ seven-run sixth inning put the game out of reach Wednesday.
Bryant Holmes hit a two-run single in a four-run first inning, and after the Mustangs nibbled for three more runs, took advantage of numerous G-MU mistakes to score seven more. Matt Joyce’s two-run single capped the frame. “As it turns out, we could have easily been out of that inning (the sixth) with no damage,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “We made some errors and poor mistakes of where to throw the ball.”
Luke Acanfora ended G-MU’s seven-run sixth inning with a two-run double, and eighth-grader Corin Todd paced the Raiders with three hits. Cody Hall and Tim Sloan finished with two hits apiece.
G-MU (4-7) plays at Afton today.
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G-MU 000 207 0 9 11 6
Tim Sloan (L), Luke Hall (7) and Luke Hall, Corin Todd (7); Bryant Holmes (W), Clair Tompkins (6) and Ed Polimeni. Doubles: (M) Sean Babbitt, (G) Luke Acanfora.
Greene 8, Delhi 4
GREENE – A fast start and strong finish allowed Greene to hold off Delhi’s upset bid Wednesday.
Don Amell, Keith Savory, Dan Carlin, and Nate Whittaker all had ribbies in the first inning, then the scoring button was turned off until late in the game.
After Delhi pulled to within 5-4 in the sixth, Dan Carlin hit an RBI single and Justin Van Wert added a two-run sacrifice fly to end the arithmetic. “Delhi played a strong game against us, but we gutted it out,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “We had a couple of guys under the weather, but when we needed big plays, we kept getting the runs.”
Don Amell pitched six innings for the win and Keith Savory tossed a scoreless seventh. Carlin went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Amell and Whittaker each finished 2-for-4.
Greene (11-5) plays at Sidney Friday.
Gre. 400 001 3 8 11 2
Del. 020 002 0 4 5 3
Don Amell (W), Keith Savory (7) and John Carlin. Devin Bedient (L), Nate Rockefeller (7) and N. Rockefeller, D. Bedient (7). Doubles: (G) John Carlin, Nate Whittaker, (D) Trent Kathmann.
Oxford 7, B-G 0
BAINBRIDGE – Steve Locke remained perfect in seven decisions this season throwing a four-hit shutout against B-G Wednesday.
Locke struck out five for the Blackhawks (15-1) and did not walk a batter, while surrendering just four hits – two in the last inning. “He (Locke) pretty much kept us under control – the seventh was about our only offensive threat in the game,” said B-G coach Steve Rice.
Pat Wade doubled and scored on Ian Grundner’s single in the sixth, and B-G made three of its five errors in the last inning leading to three more Oxford runs.
Locke led with three his and two RBI, and Trevor Nelson went 2-for-5. “It was a good game right up to the sixth inning,” Rice said. “They came up with some clutch hits.”
B-G plays at Walton Friday.
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Steve Locke (W) and Jake Vincent; Greg Dicks (L) and Ray Neubauer. Doubles: (O) Pat Wade.
Sus Valley 7, Norwich 3
CONKLIN – Susquehanna Valley played error-free, and Norwich’s errors led to the majority of the Sabers’ runs in Wednesday’s STAC matchup.
The Tornado committed errors in the first, fifth, and sixth innings, all of which was parlayed into six SV runs. “We really hurt ourselves on defense, and they did a nice job defensively,” said Norwich coach John Martinson. “We also made two errors running the bases, and that does not show up in the box score.”
Mike Chantry went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBI for SV.
Shane Thompson led Norwich with three hits, two stolen bases, and an RBI. Mike Moon contributed a 2-for-3 day at the plate.
Norwich hosts Chenango Valley Friday.
NHS 002 001 0 3 9 4
SVa. 101 032 x 7 6 0
Luke Hinlicky (L), Amos Parry (5) and Patrick Coates. Nick Newton (W), Nick Pace (5), Chad Starzer (7) and Mike Chantry. Doubles: (S) Chantry (2) Tom Cady, Pace.
S-E 3, Canastota 2
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville ended a five-game string of one-run losses to Canastota – including a defeat earlier this season – winning in the bottom of the seventh Wednesday.
The Marauders loaded the bases, and with one out and the infield pulled in, Drew Doscher lined a single to right field to score Ethan Sconzo. “We’ve been so close against them and we finally got one,” said S-E coach Brian Hicks.
Caleb Brown worked 6 2-3 innings for the Marauders and Sam McLain recorded the final out of the seventh to eventually earn the win. “Brown pitched unbelievable for us and his curveball was just great,” Hicks said of his sophomore hurler. “It’s tough for him to not get the win, but he got the game ball.”
Dustin Brooks and McLain had two hits, while Doscher added two RBI to his two-hit day.
S-E (5-3, 5-6) hosts Cooperstown Friday.
Can. 010 000 1 2 6 3
S-E 100 010 1 3 9 0
Caleb Brown, Sam McLain (7, W) and Jake Sampson. Mack Ghezzi (L) and Mike Hibbard. Triples: (C) Hibbard.
Softball
Morris 11, G-MU 7
COPES CORNERS – Morris overcame a six-run deficit in the first inning to prevail at G-MU Wednesday.
Kimmy Collison led the Mustangs with four hits and three RBI, and the visitors took the lead for the first time in the sixth inning scoring four runs. “Late in the game our pitcher started to tire,” said G-MU coach Tina Cole. “She had control problems and they had a couple of hits.”
Sierra French hit a two-run double to highlight the Raiders’ six-hit, six-run first inning. The well went dry the next five frames until a single tally in the seventh. “We just didn’t find the holes after the first inning, and their left fielder, Victoria Galbreath, made some nice plays on the ball,” Cole said.
Ashlea Osborne, Brandy Welch, and Kirsten Gonzalez had 2-for-4 days at the plate to lead G-MU.
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Asya Carroll (W) and Stephanie Feather. Marissa Finch (L) and Brandy Welch. Doubles: (M) Kimmy Collison, (G) Kirsten Gonzalez, Sierra French.
Unadilla Valley 4, Harpursville 0
HARPURSVILLE – Unadilla Valley reversed an extra-innings loss to Harpursville on Tuesday with a shutout victory Wednesday on the Hornets’ home diamond.
Kristen Elliott, who did not walk a batter in the first matchup, had her second straight walk-free game finishing with five whiffs and allowing just three hits. “Kristen was really sick last week, so we’re definitely happy to see her throwing this well,” said UV coach Brandi Backus.
Katrina Benson finished 3-for-3 with RBI hits in the second and sixth innings. Caree Acre also had three hits and scored two runs. Hannah Johnson and Leslie Barnes chipped in with single ribbies. “We finally started hitting the ball and we were really aggressive on the bases tonight,” Backus said.
UV (4-9) hosts Delhi Friday.
UVall. 200 002 0 4 7 2
Harp. 000 000 0 0 3 2
Kristen Elliott (W) and Sakura Gysin. Stephanie Gaska (L), Heather Kelly (6) and Rachel Pratt-Smith.
Greene 18, Delhi 2
GREENE – Greene showed no ill effects from a blowout loss to Afton in its previous game in a blowout of Delhi Wednesday.
Aubrey Parrish had two-run singles in the third and fifth innings and finished with three hits and six RBI. Megan Boeltz tripled and finished with two hits, two runs, and one RBI. “I looked over the book, and at most we should have lost six or seven to nothing (to Afton). We just weren’t ready to play,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “We discussed going back to basics today, making the little plays, and playing hard.”
Megan McDermott struck out five and allowed just two hits for the win. Greene (12-4) plays at Sidney Friday.
Del. 001 010 2 2 3
Gre. 108 072 18 11 1
Megan McDermott (W) and Haley McLaren. Lauren Barkelow (L) and Kristen Salerno. Triples: (G) Megan Boeltz.
Canastota 11, S-E 0
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville’s best opportunity to score came in the first inning, and thereafter the Marauders’ offense was quelled in Wednesday’s defeat to Canastota.
Katelin Peryer homered to lead off the game for Canastota and added an RBI single in the fourth. “We made mistakes and more errors in this game than we have all year,” said S-E coach Scott Fitzpatrick.
S-E loaded the bases in the first inning getting hits from Kate Fitzpatrick and Dee Holden. With two outs, however, Canastota hurler Liz McGinley recorded a strikeout to end the threat.
McGinley allowed just six hits for the shutout.
Megan Record and Holden each went 2-for-3 on S-E’s side of the ledger.
Can. 100 405 1 11 6 1
S-E 000 000 0 0 6 7
Liz McGinley (W) and Liz Dennis. Lindsay Hodges and Dee Holden. Doubles; (C) Savage. HR: (C) Katelin Peryer
Track & Field
Oxford competes at B-G/Afton
BAINBRIDGE – Jessica Martin had two of Oxford’s three first-place finishes at B-G/Afton Wednesday.
Martin ran a season-best 1:02.4 to win the 400 meters, and claimed the triple jump reaching 31-1 1/4. Amanda Brown took second in the long jump (14-5 1/2).
Trey Seifert won the 3200 meters in his first race at that distance this season timing a 11:19.2. Eric Betts was second in the 400 meters (52.8).
Kyle Smith set a new Oxford school record in the 110-meter hurdles timing a 17.6 to place third.
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