Tornado baseball feels the sting of the Yellowjackets
Kieran Coffey
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
ONEONTA – It was a rough day for the Norwich varsity baseball team yesterday, May 1, as they succumbed to Oneonta on a final score of 23-6.
The Tornado struggled to find their footing, giving up 13 runs to the yellow jackets in the first inning.
“They sent 17 guys to the plate in the first inning; you’re not going to win too many games like that,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull following the loss. “We couldn’t get an out. They batted through the entire lineup. All nine guys scored.”
Following their first inning collapse, Norwich picked up their play, and managed to start a rally, stringing together five consecutive hits in a four-run fourth inning. They tacked on two more runs in the fifth, to cut Oneonta’s lead to 10, but ran out of gas in the sixth inning, surrendering six more runs to the opposition.
The Yellowjackets ran out comfortable victors in the end, cruising to the 17-run win.
Best on the day for Norwich were Dylan Mack, who went 2-4 at the plate, with an RBI and double. Marcus Cashman managed a fine day, as he went 2-4 in the loss, with two runs scored, as well as a stolen base. Nate Scheer finished 1-3, with a run scored an RBI and a triple.
Despite the loss, Turnbull remained optimistic about his team’s chances of reaching postseason play.
“We know that the next couple of games we play are winnable games,” said Turnbull. “The first inning killed us tonight, but we did a lot of good things. We stole some bases; we got some big hits, and manufactured some runs. We have to build on those things, and hopefully move on.”
In order to reach the Section IV playoffs, the Tornado (2-9 overall) have to win five of their next six games. They will begin their quest against Owego, next Wednesday, May 3, at home. First pitch in that game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., barring a rain out.
N: 0 0 0 4 2 0 0– 6 7 3
O: 13 1 2 6 0 2 0– 24 19 3
Sun Sports Contributor
sports@evesun.com
ONEONTA – It was a rough day for the Norwich varsity baseball team yesterday, May 1, as they succumbed to Oneonta on a final score of 23-6.
The Tornado struggled to find their footing, giving up 13 runs to the yellow jackets in the first inning.
“They sent 17 guys to the plate in the first inning; you’re not going to win too many games like that,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull following the loss. “We couldn’t get an out. They batted through the entire lineup. All nine guys scored.”
Following their first inning collapse, Norwich picked up their play, and managed to start a rally, stringing together five consecutive hits in a four-run fourth inning. They tacked on two more runs in the fifth, to cut Oneonta’s lead to 10, but ran out of gas in the sixth inning, surrendering six more runs to the opposition.
The Yellowjackets ran out comfortable victors in the end, cruising to the 17-run win.
Best on the day for Norwich were Dylan Mack, who went 2-4 at the plate, with an RBI and double. Marcus Cashman managed a fine day, as he went 2-4 in the loss, with two runs scored, as well as a stolen base. Nate Scheer finished 1-3, with a run scored an RBI and a triple.
Despite the loss, Turnbull remained optimistic about his team’s chances of reaching postseason play.
“We know that the next couple of games we play are winnable games,” said Turnbull. “The first inning killed us tonight, but we did a lot of good things. We stole some bases; we got some big hits, and manufactured some runs. We have to build on those things, and hopefully move on.”
In order to reach the Section IV playoffs, the Tornado (2-9 overall) have to win five of their next six games. They will begin their quest against Owego, next Wednesday, May 3, at home. First pitch in that game is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., barring a rain out.
N: 0 0 0 4 2 0 0– 6 7 3
O: 13 1 2 6 0 2 0– 24 19 3
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