Chenango County high school baseball recap
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Owego Baseball defeats Norwich 9-3 on Wednesday
NORWICH – Short of toppling the 9-2 division leaders in Susquehanna Valley – Norwich’s 9-3 loss to Owego on Wednesday evening has eliminated them from a 2017 playoff berth.
“I wish we played with a little bit more energy. It was combination of a lot of different things – an error, some passed balls, some wild pitches, some walks,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull. “We didn’t handle the adversity of that inning. They had two hits in that entire inning. We hurt ourselves in that inning, badly. They put pressure on us by stealing a few bases. It was a bad inning all the way around.”
Norwich and Owego stood locked at 0-0 after the first two innings of play, that is when both teams suffered minor lapses in their decent play. Norwich surrendered six runs to the Indians, as they swarmed the Tornado – taking full advantage of the Norwich mishaps.
“The third inning we made some errors. We kind of were cruising the first two innings. I did feel like my guys settled in a little to much, and I think that kind of did catch up to us,” said coach Turnbull.
Norwich added three runs of their own in the hectic third inning – returning the favor of capitalizing on mistakes from Owego. However, those three third inning runs would be Norwich’s only times rounding the bases, Owego added a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth for the 6-3 road win.
“At the end, they just kind of chipped away at us. It wasn’t like they overly crushed the ball, we just hurt ourselves,” said coach Turnbull.
Norwich earned five hits in the home loss, with Marcus Cashman earning an RBI single in the third inning. Dashawn King, Nate Scheer, Mike Trevisani, and Cristobal Caballero each saw a hit at the plate for the Tornado – with Trevisani earning the only other RBI, coming off a hit-by-pitch.
“Besides that third inning, it was fairly even the rest of the game. You take away that third inning and it actually was a well played baseball game,” said coach Turnbull of the game where each team only committed one error a piece. “We are really young.”
Taking the loss on the mound for Norwich was Nate Scheer. Scheer tossed out six strikeouts in four innings, while walking six batters as well. Trevisani would pitch two innings, with no walks or strikeouts – while Caballero pitched one inning and recorded no strikeouts and two walks.
Norwich (2-9 overall) will play next on the road, as they are set to travel to Susquehanna Valley on Thursday, May 4, at 4:30 p.m.
“Marcus (Cashman) and Mike (Trevisani) will pitch against Susquehanna Valley,” said coach Turnbull. “We are going to try and shock the world.”
N: 0 0 3 0 0 0 0– 3 5 1 10
O: 0 0 6 1 0 2 0– 9 8 1 9
Little Falls Baseball defeats Sherburne-Earlville 11-1 on Monday
SHERBURNE – In a mismatch on the field, Sherburne-Earlville started off their rough week with a home loss to Little Falls on Monday, dropping the game at 11-1.
S-E would suffer again at the hands of an opposing pitcher, only snagging five hits in the near -shutout.
Little Falls saw their pitcher, Tooley, take the win from the mound with 10 strikeouts and just two walks – as their offense lit up the scoreboard with a fantastic 11 runs off of 13 hits. Trumbull, Little Falls relief pitcher earning no walks or strikeouts in his two innings pitched.
Taking the loss in the mound for S-E was Trevor May. May pitched four innings with four strikeouts and one walk – all before Ben Osborne finished the final three innings off with four strikeouts and no walks.
S-E’s five hits came by way of four batters – as the shutout was avoiding with a late Marauder run in the seventh inning. Leading the way at the plate, Wayne Law finished 2-4 with an RBI. Law was followed by Joe Purdy 1-4, Ben Osborne 1-3, and Jordan Zimmerman 1-3. Blake Perry would score S-E’s lone run.
LF: 0 0 4 2 5 0 0– 11 13 1 10
SE: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1– 1 5 5 8
Frankfort-Schuyler Baseball defeats Sherburne-Earlville 9-3 on Wednesday
FRANKFORT – Following S-E’s disastrous loss on Monday evening, the team attempted to regroup for a Wednesday showdown with Frankfort-Schuyler – a game which saw S-E hold the first lead at 1-0, before the eventual loss at 9-3.
“Playing sloppy baseball right now. Our defense isn’t providing the support needed for us to be successful,” said Sherburne-Earlville head coach Jay Tackabury. “Offensively, we need to work on having quality at-bats if things are to improve.”
Four errors and six hits later, the Marauders found themselves in a similar situation – down big with mistakes all around.
S-E tagged up the first run of the game in the top of the first inning, however, wouldn’t earn another run until they drove in two late runs in the seventh.
This time around, Cody Beckwith would be credited with the loss on the mound – tossing two strikeouts and three walks in 3.33 innings. Dawson Lagoe would pitch 1.67 innings with one strikeout and two walks, while Joe Purdy pitched one inning with two strikeouts.
Frankfort-Schuyler earned 15 hits in the game against the S-E pitchers. The Marauders were led at the plate by Purdy, who finished 2-4. Following Purdy was Lagoe 1-4, Kyle Cole 1-3 and an RBI, Beckwith 1-2, and Trevor May 1-3 – Brandon Howard and Jordan Zimmerman each scored a run for S-E.
Next up for Sherburne-Earlville, they are scheduled for a home game against Sauquoit Valley on Thursday, May 4, at 4:30 p.m.
SE: 1 0 0 0 0 0 2– 3 6 4
FS: 1 1 4 0 0 3 x– 9 15 1
Unatego Baseball defeats Unadilla Valley 22-2 on Monday (Senior night)
NEW BERLIN – The sting of a senior night loss for the Unadilla Valley Storm is still fresh for the 2017 UV squad, as Unatego came to town on Monday night and throttle them for a 22-2 final score.
Prior to the game Unadilla Valley honored their six graduating seniors, Edwin Thomsen, Jacob Grant, Jared White, Brayden White, Mason Mikalunas, and Matt Turner.
Following the first inning of play, hope was still in the air – as Unatego punched in five runs to open the game, UV kept it competitive with two of their own.
However, after that opening stanza, it was all Spartan baseball. Unadilla Valley recorded just six hits in the loss, while the Storm pitchers surrendered 22 runs on 23 hits. A big factor in the loss, UV’s six errors committed.
Recording hits for UV was Andrew Jackson 2-3 with a run, Jared White 2-3 with a run, Timmy Postma 1-3, and Cameron Osborne 1-3 with an RBI.
Taking the loss on the mound for UV was Payton Stirone. Stirone pitched 1.2 innings with three strikeouts and three walks. Following Stirone was Jackson for 2.1 innings with five strikeouts and one walks, and Osborne for three innings with three strikeouts and no walks.
UN: 5 4 2 6 0 2 3–22 23 2
UV: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0– 2 6 6
Sidney Baseball defeats Unadilla Valley 11-6 on Wednesday
SIDNEY – Following their collapse on senior night on Monday, May 1, UV attempted to steal a game in their winless 2017 season so far.
With some added vigor to the mix, the Storm battled to a 11-6 respectable loss, however, saw the promising offense early on sputter out down the stretch.
Taking the loss for UV on Wednesday, Cameron Osborne pitched four innings with two strikeouts and no walks – while Timmy Postma pitched two innings with only one additional strikeout.
UV was able to match their hits from Monday, at six hits, but it would not prove enough to overcome the Sidney Warriors who stacked 11 runs off of 14 hits.
Impressively, one of the lone bright spots in the loss was the Storm cutting down on their fielding errors – committing only one error against Sidney.
Leading UV at the plate against Sidney was Osborne and Postma. Osborne and Postma both finished 2-4 with an RBI in the loss on the road. Andrew Jackson finished 1-2 with two runs, and Jared White 1-4 with a run. Payton Stirone, Colby Moore, and Brandon Kneale each would score a run for the UV squad.
Next up for Unadilla Valley (0-10-1), they are scheduled next to compete in the MAC league tournament.
UV: 1 5 0 0 0 0 0– 6 6 1
S: 0 7 2 1 1 0 x– 11 14 4
Greene Baseball defeats Walton 13-11 on Wednesday
GREENE – The Greene varsity baseball team snagged a win heading into the MAC league tournament, defeating non-league opponent Walton 13-11 in a shootout on Wednesday.
“The kids put a complete game together tonight,” said Greene head coach Ron Rapp. “That first inning, nine runs between the two squads. They had three errors in the first inning, the other half of their errors game in the second inning.”
The Trojans saw their chance to strike and did just that – racking up all 13 of their runs in the first four innings, beginning with four in the first and five in the second. Walton committed all of their six errors in the game during the first two innings, allowing enough breathing room for a Trojan victory.
Taking the win for Greene was Alec Frair. Frair pitched five innings before Nick Shoemaker came in to help stave off the Warriors of Walton. Walton came on strong late in the game, grabbing three runs in the fifth inning with an additional in the sixth.
Leading the Greene batters was Brandyn Scott. Scott finished 2-3 with two runs and three RBI in the win. Zach Orzell record two hits, followed by Alec Frair 2-3, and Bradley Tafft 2-4.
Walton’s Jacob Beach smashed the Greene pitchers all night – almost single-handedly keeping Walton in the game – finishing 3-5, with two doubles and four RBI.
“He (Church) had a phenomenal day,” said coach Rapp. “It was defense today, my pitchers only struck out four times. It was the team that was able to complete as many passes as possible, that is who won today. The ball was put in play an awful lot today, you had to make plays on the ball.”
Greene (4-8 overall, 3-7 league) will play next on Monday, May 8, in the MAC league tournament.
G: 4 5 1 3 0 0 0– 13 11 2
W: 5 0 0 2 3 1 0– 11 14 6
Harpursville Baseball defeats Bainbridge-Guilford 5-1 on Tuesday
HARPURSVILLE – The Hornets stung the Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats varsity baseball team on Tuesday, defeating B-G 5-1.
The Hornets jumped to a 2-0 lead after the first inning, all before burying their stingers in the Bobcats with an additional run coming in the second inning.
Despite the loss, Bainbridge-Guilford out-hit Harpursville 6-5 on Tuesday – but failed to string any plays together short of their lone run in the third inning.
“Too many errors, unearned runs,” said Bainbridge-Guilford head coach Jim Mosher.
The Bobcats committed two costly errors in the tight Tuesday contest, while the Hornets committed just one.
Ryan Kachmar of Harpursville took the win on the mound. Kachmar pitched six innings recording 13 strikeouts and two walks. Bainbridge-Guilford employed Sean Jones on the mound for three innings. Jones was credited with the loss earning four strikeouts and no walks – B-G’s Jon Castle would come in for three innings recording two strikeouts and three walks.
B-G’s top batter in the game was Trevor Halaquist 2-4 with an RBI. Following Halaquist was Sean Jones 1-3 with a run, Collin Puerille 2-3, and Brent Rideout 1-3.
Bainbridge-Guilford (10-4overall, 8-2 league), will play next in the MAC league tournament.
BG: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0– 1 6 2
H: 2 1 0 0 2 0 x– 5 5 1
Afton Baseball defeats Sidney 9-3 on Tuesday
SIDNEY – Afton baseball started their solid week of ball with a road win over Sidney on Tuesday, by a score of 9-3.
The Crimson Knights used a swift attack to essentially seal the deal – scoring three runs in both the first and second inning – tacking on three more in the fourth.
This early attack of six runs, sunk the ship for the home Warriors. Despite committing more errors at 3-1 than Sidney, the Afton bats prevailed on Tuesday.
Afton’s Collin Nabinger drove in three runs, finishing 2-4 with a run himself – while Vince Caiati finished 1-3 with three RBI and one run.
Afton’s batters combined for nine hits for nine runs – a sold stat-line for a solid win. Taking the win on the mound for the Crimson Knights was Nabinger. Nabinger struck-out nine Sidney batters, while only walking one in six innings. Hubbard finished off the game for Afton, adding one strikeout and one walk.
A: 3 3 0 3 0 0 0–9 9 3
S: 0 1 0 0 0 0 2– 3 7 1
Afton Baseball defeats Delhi 8-2 on Wednesday
DELHI – Using no downtime, and riding off the momentum, Afton traveled to Delhi on Wednesday to take on the Bulldogs – winning once again, by a score of 8-2.
This Afton attack would prove to be more spaced out, however, it was the solid pitching and at-bats that proved to be the difference for the formidable Crimson Knights.
KJ Ives of Afton took the win on the mound, pitching five innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Tuttle would finish off the game, adding two strikeouts and two walks.
The bats were on fire for Afton, as the team amassed 13 hits in the win – smashing the Delhi pitches throughout. After jumping to a solid 2-0 lead in the first, Afton added two in the fourth and three in the fifth. The Afton defense never allowed more than one run to be score in any inning.
Leading the Crimson Knights bats was KJ Ives. Ives finished 3-4 with a run and four RBI. Following Ives was Nabinger 2-5 with a run and an RBI, Vince Caiati 2-4 with an RBI, Tuttle 2-3, Antonio Derrigo 2-2 with two runs, and Austin 2-3 with a run and an RBI.
The Bulldogs bite fell short of a home win, as Afton walked away the victors.
Next up for Afton (7-5 overall), they are scheduled to play next in the MAC league tournament.
A: 2 0 0 2 3 0 1– 8 13 1
D: 0 0 1 0 1 0 0– 2 9 2
Otselic Valley Baseball defeats Blessed Virgin Mary 14-9 on Monday
OTSELIC – The Vikings baseball team at Otselic Valley has struggled in the 2017 season, however, a surprising win at home awaited the Vikings on Monday, as they pulled out the 14-10 victory.
Seven runs in the third inning – and down 4-1 at that point – Otselic Valley rallied to answer the call of a win. OV drove in five additional runs to reclaim and keep the lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Recording the win on the mound for OV, was Justin Graham, who pitched six innings to the tune of three strikeouts and no walks. Jonah VanVoorhis finished off the final inning, adding two walks.
The Vikings would steal the win at home, despite committing four errors to Blessed Virgin Mary’s one – while also being outhit 16-11. An impressive feat.
Leading OV at the plate was VanVoorhis 2-4 with two RBI and two runs, Justin Rodda 2-4 with two RBI and two runs, Titus Reichard 3-4 with one RBI and two runs, Carter Rood 2-4 with two runs and two RBI, and Pete Kalin 0-3 with two RBI.
OV: 0 1 7 1 0 5 x– 14 11 4
BVM: 1 3 0 3 1 0 2– 10 16 1
Madison Baseball defeats Otselic Valley 12-5 on Wednesday
OTSELIC – Following the solid win on Monday, Otselic Valley’s baseball team grinded a game out of Wednesday at home, losing 12-5 to Madison Central.
The bats could not find the ball for the Vikings being outhit 14-5 in the Wednesday loss. Taking the win for Madison on the mound was Mike Ford. Ford pitched just 1.2 innings, walking four and striking out one batter. Zach Zombek would finish off the game for Madison, striking out seven and walking none.
Taking the loss for OV was Trent McCarthy. McCarthy pitched 3.1 innings striking out five and walking five. OV struggled to find pitching in the loss, as Jonah VanVoorhis added one strikeout no walks in 1.2, CJ Haitian one inning no walks, no strikeouts, and Tanner Costa added two walks and one strikeout in one inning.
Despite the loss, and lack of hits in the game OV was able to play a generally clean game with only one fielding error.
Costa, VanVoorhis, Carter Rood, McCarthy, and Jamie Andres-Lopez each saw one hit at the plate for OV. McCarthy and VanVoorhis each recorded two RBI on the day.
Next up for Otselic Valley (2-6 overall), they are scheduled to rematch Blessed Virgin Mary on the road next, on Friday, May 5 at 4:30 p.m.
M: 0 2 3 4 2 1 0– 12 14 1
OV: 0 3 0 0 0 0 2– 5 5 1
Notably, the Oxford Blackhawks baseball team saw action on Tuesday when they hosted the Delhi Bulldogs. Delhi was leading Oxford 2-1 after two innings, however, due to weather the game was postponed until a further date.
Owego Baseball defeats Norwich 9-3 on Wednesday
NORWICH – Short of toppling the 9-2 division leaders in Susquehanna Valley – Norwich’s 9-3 loss to Owego on Wednesday evening has eliminated them from a 2017 playoff berth.
“I wish we played with a little bit more energy. It was combination of a lot of different things – an error, some passed balls, some wild pitches, some walks,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull. “We didn’t handle the adversity of that inning. They had two hits in that entire inning. We hurt ourselves in that inning, badly. They put pressure on us by stealing a few bases. It was a bad inning all the way around.”
Norwich and Owego stood locked at 0-0 after the first two innings of play, that is when both teams suffered minor lapses in their decent play. Norwich surrendered six runs to the Indians, as they swarmed the Tornado – taking full advantage of the Norwich mishaps.
“The third inning we made some errors. We kind of were cruising the first two innings. I did feel like my guys settled in a little to much, and I think that kind of did catch up to us,” said coach Turnbull.
Norwich added three runs of their own in the hectic third inning – returning the favor of capitalizing on mistakes from Owego. However, those three third inning runs would be Norwich’s only times rounding the bases, Owego added a run in the fourth and two more in the sixth for the 6-3 road win.
“At the end, they just kind of chipped away at us. It wasn’t like they overly crushed the ball, we just hurt ourselves,” said coach Turnbull.
Norwich earned five hits in the home loss, with Marcus Cashman earning an RBI single in the third inning. Dashawn King, Nate Scheer, Mike Trevisani, and Cristobal Caballero each saw a hit at the plate for the Tornado – with Trevisani earning the only other RBI, coming off a hit-by-pitch.
“Besides that third inning, it was fairly even the rest of the game. You take away that third inning and it actually was a well played baseball game,” said coach Turnbull of the game where each team only committed one error a piece. “We are really young.”
Taking the loss on the mound for Norwich was Nate Scheer. Scheer tossed out six strikeouts in four innings, while walking six batters as well. Trevisani would pitch two innings, with no walks or strikeouts – while Caballero pitched one inning and recorded no strikeouts and two walks.
Norwich (2-9 overall) will play next on the road, as they are set to travel to Susquehanna Valley on Thursday, May 4, at 4:30 p.m.
“Marcus (Cashman) and Mike (Trevisani) will pitch against Susquehanna Valley,” said coach Turnbull. “We are going to try and shock the world.”
N: 0 0 3 0 0 0 0– 3 5 1 10
O: 0 0 6 1 0 2 0– 9 8 1 9
Little Falls Baseball defeats Sherburne-Earlville 11-1 on Monday
SHERBURNE – In a mismatch on the field, Sherburne-Earlville started off their rough week with a home loss to Little Falls on Monday, dropping the game at 11-1.
S-E would suffer again at the hands of an opposing pitcher, only snagging five hits in the near -shutout.
Little Falls saw their pitcher, Tooley, take the win from the mound with 10 strikeouts and just two walks – as their offense lit up the scoreboard with a fantastic 11 runs off of 13 hits. Trumbull, Little Falls relief pitcher earning no walks or strikeouts in his two innings pitched.
Taking the loss in the mound for S-E was Trevor May. May pitched four innings with four strikeouts and one walk – all before Ben Osborne finished the final three innings off with four strikeouts and no walks.
S-E’s five hits came by way of four batters – as the shutout was avoiding with a late Marauder run in the seventh inning. Leading the way at the plate, Wayne Law finished 2-4 with an RBI. Law was followed by Joe Purdy 1-4, Ben Osborne 1-3, and Jordan Zimmerman 1-3. Blake Perry would score S-E’s lone run.
LF: 0 0 4 2 5 0 0– 11 13 1 10
SE: 0 0 0 0 0 0 1– 1 5 5 8
Frankfort-Schuyler Baseball defeats Sherburne-Earlville 9-3 on Wednesday
FRANKFORT – Following S-E’s disastrous loss on Monday evening, the team attempted to regroup for a Wednesday showdown with Frankfort-Schuyler – a game which saw S-E hold the first lead at 1-0, before the eventual loss at 9-3.
“Playing sloppy baseball right now. Our defense isn’t providing the support needed for us to be successful,” said Sherburne-Earlville head coach Jay Tackabury. “Offensively, we need to work on having quality at-bats if things are to improve.”
Four errors and six hits later, the Marauders found themselves in a similar situation – down big with mistakes all around.
S-E tagged up the first run of the game in the top of the first inning, however, wouldn’t earn another run until they drove in two late runs in the seventh.
This time around, Cody Beckwith would be credited with the loss on the mound – tossing two strikeouts and three walks in 3.33 innings. Dawson Lagoe would pitch 1.67 innings with one strikeout and two walks, while Joe Purdy pitched one inning with two strikeouts.
Frankfort-Schuyler earned 15 hits in the game against the S-E pitchers. The Marauders were led at the plate by Purdy, who finished 2-4. Following Purdy was Lagoe 1-4, Kyle Cole 1-3 and an RBI, Beckwith 1-2, and Trevor May 1-3 – Brandon Howard and Jordan Zimmerman each scored a run for S-E.
Next up for Sherburne-Earlville, they are scheduled for a home game against Sauquoit Valley on Thursday, May 4, at 4:30 p.m.
SE: 1 0 0 0 0 0 2– 3 6 4
FS: 1 1 4 0 0 3 x– 9 15 1
Unatego Baseball defeats Unadilla Valley 22-2 on Monday (Senior night)
NEW BERLIN – The sting of a senior night loss for the Unadilla Valley Storm is still fresh for the 2017 UV squad, as Unatego came to town on Monday night and throttle them for a 22-2 final score.
Prior to the game Unadilla Valley honored their six graduating seniors, Edwin Thomsen, Jacob Grant, Jared White, Brayden White, Mason Mikalunas, and Matt Turner.
Following the first inning of play, hope was still in the air – as Unatego punched in five runs to open the game, UV kept it competitive with two of their own.
However, after that opening stanza, it was all Spartan baseball. Unadilla Valley recorded just six hits in the loss, while the Storm pitchers surrendered 22 runs on 23 hits. A big factor in the loss, UV’s six errors committed.
Recording hits for UV was Andrew Jackson 2-3 with a run, Jared White 2-3 with a run, Timmy Postma 1-3, and Cameron Osborne 1-3 with an RBI.
Taking the loss on the mound for UV was Payton Stirone. Stirone pitched 1.2 innings with three strikeouts and three walks. Following Stirone was Jackson for 2.1 innings with five strikeouts and one walks, and Osborne for three innings with three strikeouts and no walks.
UN: 5 4 2 6 0 2 3–22 23 2
UV: 2 0 0 0 0 0 0– 2 6 6
Sidney Baseball defeats Unadilla Valley 11-6 on Wednesday
SIDNEY – Following their collapse on senior night on Monday, May 1, UV attempted to steal a game in their winless 2017 season so far.
With some added vigor to the mix, the Storm battled to a 11-6 respectable loss, however, saw the promising offense early on sputter out down the stretch.
Taking the loss for UV on Wednesday, Cameron Osborne pitched four innings with two strikeouts and no walks – while Timmy Postma pitched two innings with only one additional strikeout.
UV was able to match their hits from Monday, at six hits, but it would not prove enough to overcome the Sidney Warriors who stacked 11 runs off of 14 hits.
Impressively, one of the lone bright spots in the loss was the Storm cutting down on their fielding errors – committing only one error against Sidney.
Leading UV at the plate against Sidney was Osborne and Postma. Osborne and Postma both finished 2-4 with an RBI in the loss on the road. Andrew Jackson finished 1-2 with two runs, and Jared White 1-4 with a run. Payton Stirone, Colby Moore, and Brandon Kneale each would score a run for the UV squad.
Next up for Unadilla Valley (0-10-1), they are scheduled next to compete in the MAC league tournament.
UV: 1 5 0 0 0 0 0– 6 6 1
S: 0 7 2 1 1 0 x– 11 14 4
Greene Baseball defeats Walton 13-11 on Wednesday
GREENE – The Greene varsity baseball team snagged a win heading into the MAC league tournament, defeating non-league opponent Walton 13-11 in a shootout on Wednesday.
“The kids put a complete game together tonight,” said Greene head coach Ron Rapp. “That first inning, nine runs between the two squads. They had three errors in the first inning, the other half of their errors game in the second inning.”
The Trojans saw their chance to strike and did just that – racking up all 13 of their runs in the first four innings, beginning with four in the first and five in the second. Walton committed all of their six errors in the game during the first two innings, allowing enough breathing room for a Trojan victory.
Taking the win for Greene was Alec Frair. Frair pitched five innings before Nick Shoemaker came in to help stave off the Warriors of Walton. Walton came on strong late in the game, grabbing three runs in the fifth inning with an additional in the sixth.
Leading the Greene batters was Brandyn Scott. Scott finished 2-3 with two runs and three RBI in the win. Zach Orzell record two hits, followed by Alec Frair 2-3, and Bradley Tafft 2-4.
Walton’s Jacob Beach smashed the Greene pitchers all night – almost single-handedly keeping Walton in the game – finishing 3-5, with two doubles and four RBI.
“He (Church) had a phenomenal day,” said coach Rapp. “It was defense today, my pitchers only struck out four times. It was the team that was able to complete as many passes as possible, that is who won today. The ball was put in play an awful lot today, you had to make plays on the ball.”
Greene (4-8 overall, 3-7 league) will play next on Monday, May 8, in the MAC league tournament.
G: 4 5 1 3 0 0 0– 13 11 2
W: 5 0 0 2 3 1 0– 11 14 6
Harpursville Baseball defeats Bainbridge-Guilford 5-1 on Tuesday
HARPURSVILLE – The Hornets stung the Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats varsity baseball team on Tuesday, defeating B-G 5-1.
The Hornets jumped to a 2-0 lead after the first inning, all before burying their stingers in the Bobcats with an additional run coming in the second inning.
Despite the loss, Bainbridge-Guilford out-hit Harpursville 6-5 on Tuesday – but failed to string any plays together short of their lone run in the third inning.
“Too many errors, unearned runs,” said Bainbridge-Guilford head coach Jim Mosher.
The Bobcats committed two costly errors in the tight Tuesday contest, while the Hornets committed just one.
Ryan Kachmar of Harpursville took the win on the mound. Kachmar pitched six innings recording 13 strikeouts and two walks. Bainbridge-Guilford employed Sean Jones on the mound for three innings. Jones was credited with the loss earning four strikeouts and no walks – B-G’s Jon Castle would come in for three innings recording two strikeouts and three walks.
B-G’s top batter in the game was Trevor Halaquist 2-4 with an RBI. Following Halaquist was Sean Jones 1-3 with a run, Collin Puerille 2-3, and Brent Rideout 1-3.
Bainbridge-Guilford (10-4overall, 8-2 league), will play next in the MAC league tournament.
BG: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0– 1 6 2
H: 2 1 0 0 2 0 x– 5 5 1
Afton Baseball defeats Sidney 9-3 on Tuesday
SIDNEY – Afton baseball started their solid week of ball with a road win over Sidney on Tuesday, by a score of 9-3.
The Crimson Knights used a swift attack to essentially seal the deal – scoring three runs in both the first and second inning – tacking on three more in the fourth.
This early attack of six runs, sunk the ship for the home Warriors. Despite committing more errors at 3-1 than Sidney, the Afton bats prevailed on Tuesday.
Afton’s Collin Nabinger drove in three runs, finishing 2-4 with a run himself – while Vince Caiati finished 1-3 with three RBI and one run.
Afton’s batters combined for nine hits for nine runs – a sold stat-line for a solid win. Taking the win on the mound for the Crimson Knights was Nabinger. Nabinger struck-out nine Sidney batters, while only walking one in six innings. Hubbard finished off the game for Afton, adding one strikeout and one walk.
A: 3 3 0 3 0 0 0–9 9 3
S: 0 1 0 0 0 0 2– 3 7 1
Afton Baseball defeats Delhi 8-2 on Wednesday
DELHI – Using no downtime, and riding off the momentum, Afton traveled to Delhi on Wednesday to take on the Bulldogs – winning once again, by a score of 8-2.
This Afton attack would prove to be more spaced out, however, it was the solid pitching and at-bats that proved to be the difference for the formidable Crimson Knights.
KJ Ives of Afton took the win on the mound, pitching five innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Tuttle would finish off the game, adding two strikeouts and two walks.
The bats were on fire for Afton, as the team amassed 13 hits in the win – smashing the Delhi pitches throughout. After jumping to a solid 2-0 lead in the first, Afton added two in the fourth and three in the fifth. The Afton defense never allowed more than one run to be score in any inning.
Leading the Crimson Knights bats was KJ Ives. Ives finished 3-4 with a run and four RBI. Following Ives was Nabinger 2-5 with a run and an RBI, Vince Caiati 2-4 with an RBI, Tuttle 2-3, Antonio Derrigo 2-2 with two runs, and Austin 2-3 with a run and an RBI.
The Bulldogs bite fell short of a home win, as Afton walked away the victors.
Next up for Afton (7-5 overall), they are scheduled to play next in the MAC league tournament.
A: 2 0 0 2 3 0 1– 8 13 1
D: 0 0 1 0 1 0 0– 2 9 2
Otselic Valley Baseball defeats Blessed Virgin Mary 14-9 on Monday
OTSELIC – The Vikings baseball team at Otselic Valley has struggled in the 2017 season, however, a surprising win at home awaited the Vikings on Monday, as they pulled out the 14-10 victory.
Seven runs in the third inning – and down 4-1 at that point – Otselic Valley rallied to answer the call of a win. OV drove in five additional runs to reclaim and keep the lead in the bottom of the sixth.
Recording the win on the mound for OV, was Justin Graham, who pitched six innings to the tune of three strikeouts and no walks. Jonah VanVoorhis finished off the final inning, adding two walks.
The Vikings would steal the win at home, despite committing four errors to Blessed Virgin Mary’s one – while also being outhit 16-11. An impressive feat.
Leading OV at the plate was VanVoorhis 2-4 with two RBI and two runs, Justin Rodda 2-4 with two RBI and two runs, Titus Reichard 3-4 with one RBI and two runs, Carter Rood 2-4 with two runs and two RBI, and Pete Kalin 0-3 with two RBI.
OV: 0 1 7 1 0 5 x– 14 11 4
BVM: 1 3 0 3 1 0 2– 10 16 1
Madison Baseball defeats Otselic Valley 12-5 on Wednesday
OTSELIC – Following the solid win on Monday, Otselic Valley’s baseball team grinded a game out of Wednesday at home, losing 12-5 to Madison Central.
The bats could not find the ball for the Vikings being outhit 14-5 in the Wednesday loss. Taking the win for Madison on the mound was Mike Ford. Ford pitched just 1.2 innings, walking four and striking out one batter. Zach Zombek would finish off the game for Madison, striking out seven and walking none.
Taking the loss for OV was Trent McCarthy. McCarthy pitched 3.1 innings striking out five and walking five. OV struggled to find pitching in the loss, as Jonah VanVoorhis added one strikeout no walks in 1.2, CJ Haitian one inning no walks, no strikeouts, and Tanner Costa added two walks and one strikeout in one inning.
Despite the loss, and lack of hits in the game OV was able to play a generally clean game with only one fielding error.
Costa, VanVoorhis, Carter Rood, McCarthy, and Jamie Andres-Lopez each saw one hit at the plate for OV. McCarthy and VanVoorhis each recorded two RBI on the day.
Next up for Otselic Valley (2-6 overall), they are scheduled to rematch Blessed Virgin Mary on the road next, on Friday, May 5 at 4:30 p.m.
M: 0 2 3 4 2 1 0– 12 14 1
OV: 0 3 0 0 0 0 2– 5 5 1
Notably, the Oxford Blackhawks baseball team saw action on Tuesday when they hosted the Delhi Bulldogs. Delhi was leading Oxford 2-1 after two innings, however, due to weather the game was postponed until a further date.
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