Evening Sun Report

Softball

Marcellus 10, Sherburne-Earlville 1
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville departed from the Section III, Class B playoffs losing a quarterfinal matchup to visiting Marcellus Thursday.
The visiting Mustangs scored two in the first inning on just one hit, but took liberties on the basepaths advancing on a dropped third strike, two walks, and two passed balls.
S-E closed to 4-1 after Brenda Hoefler scored in the sixth inning on a Bree Neisinger groundout.
Marcellus put the game out of reach tacking on six runs in the seventh, the most runs S-E (16-5) gave up in any inning this season. Marissa Bankey had a two-run single, and a bases-loaded error scored two more runs. “The last inning...it was very ugly,” said S-E coach Scott Fitzpatrick.
Gina Cardarelli had 12 strikeouts and allowed just four S-E hits – two from Francesca Magro. “She threw a flat ball and moved it spot to spot,” Fitzpatrick said.
Cardarelli, Barb Henderson, and Kelly Harris had two hits apiece for the Mustangs.
Marc. 201 001 6 10 10 0
S-E 000 001 0 1 4 4
Gina Cardarelli (W) and Sophie Jackson. Lindsay Hodges and Megan Record. Doubles: (M) Kelly Harris.

Baseball

Otselic Valley 12, Lyme 5
SOUTH OTSELIC – Otselic Valley won its second Section III playoff game this week getting a complete-game victory from Chris Olin.
Olin scattered seven hits, struck out six, and walked just one as OV improved to 16-5 on the season. “We made some nice plays in the field and Chris was sharp on the mound,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “We hit the ball well, and took advantage of the baserunners we had.”
Taylor Duell led with a 3-for-4 day at the plate. Brian Graham, Brad Wentworth, David Cerasani, and Corey Williams all drove in two runs. OV will likely host Copehagen Saturday afternoon.
Lyme 200 030 0 5 7 2
OV 106 320 x 12 10 2
Chris Olin (W) and david Cerasani. Putnam (L) Sutherland (3), Seisto, Weston (5). Doubls: (OV) Putnam. (OV) Taylor duell, Brian Graham, Ryan Meigs.

G-MU 5, Worcester 0
COPES CORNERS – G-MU earned a date with top-seeded Deposit in the Section IV, Class D playoffs blanking Worcester.
Cody Hall struck out 15 and gave up just three hits for the victory. Cody Luettger went 2-for-3, and Hall, Tyler Wildfeir, and Tim Sloan were credited with single ribbies. “Cody mixed it up well, and these guys (Worcester) are free swingers,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson. “He kept them off balance, and once he got them deep in the count, he made them swing at his pitches.”
G-MU (11-7) visits Deposit Saturday for an 11 a.m. start.
Worc. 000 000 0 0 3 4
G-MU 020 120 x 5 7 2
Cody Hall (w) and Corin Todd. Joey Nelson (L) and Jason McHargue. Doubles: (G) Nate Sloan.

Afton 5, Cherry Valley-Springfield 3
AFTON – The Crimson Knights won their Class D playoff opener behind the pitching of Casey Mohrein.
Mohrein gave up seven Patriots hits striking out seven. He was buoyed by back-to-back two-run innings giving the host club a 4-1 advantage. Mohrein doubled in a run in the first inning, and Mohrein’s younger brother Corey had an RBI single in the second frame. Jacob Arnold added two hits and an RBI, while Adam Berkeley and Casey Mohrein wound up with two hits apiece. “We strung our hits together and it was nice to jump on top early,” said Afton coach Ron Rapp.
Afton plays at Edmeston Saturday at 11 a.m.
CVS 010 020 0 3 7 3
Aft. 220 010 x 5 9 1
Casey Mohrein (W) and Jake Snyder. Adam Halay (L) and Spencer Staley. Doubles: (A) Adam Berkeley, Triples: (C) David Adams.

Sidney 7, Oxford 6
SIDNEY – Sidney scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull to pull out a Class C playoff win over defending sectional champion Oxford.
The Blackhawks committed three of their six errors in the last inning, the last of which scored Aubrey Wood. Aubrey Wood drove in Marcus Delello with the tying run. “Sidney has good hitters with balanced swings,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “They put the ball in play and force you to make plays, which we didn’t do in the last inning.”
Oxford took the lead with four runs in the fourth. Hugh Witchella reached on a bases-loaded error to score two runs, and Nick Gates drove in two runs to give Oxford a 5-3 lead. The Blackhawks broke a 5-5 tie in the top of the seventh when pinch-runner Kyle Farrington scored on P.J. Hubman’s misplayed flyball. “To be honest, the game was sloppy on both sides,” Palmer said. “People were putting the ball in play and running the bases hard. It was a nail-biter.”
Witchella went 2-for-3, Jerid Hueth had two hits, and Gates led Oxford (10-9) with a 3-for-4 day.
Oxf. 010 400 1 6 8 6
Sidn. 210 101 2 7 12 2
Nate Sortino (L) and Robert Amor. Aubrey Wood (L) and Travis Fusco. Doubles: (O) Hugh Witchella, Triples: (S) Andrew Kozak. HR: (S) Aaron Wood.

Girls’ Track and Field

WINDSOR – Norwich’s 400-meter relay team of Katie Benenati, Elisha Eddy, Sarah Bonnell, and Cleo Daoud just missed the school record timing a 51.2 to place second at the Section IV, Class B sectional meet, Thursday at Windsor.
The quartet moves on to the Section IV state qualifier Thursday at Vestal. Benenati added three more place finishes taking second in the 100-meter dash (13.2), third in the long jump (16-feet, 1-inch), and fourth in the 200-meter dash.
Sarah Bonnell was fifth in the 100-meter dash, Kayla May took sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:14), and Brittany Barnes was sixth in the shot put (29-feet, 9 1/2-inches).