Storm passes through Oxford Blackhawks, 16-4
Frank Speziale Photo
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley’s early lead helped the Storm defeat Oxford 16-4 Monday afternoon.
Oxford tallied two runs in the first inning but UV responded with four of their own in the bottom half of the inning to take the advantage after one.
The Blackhawks tied the game, scoring another two runs in the second inning when Garrett Depew crossed the plate due to errors in the field. The errors came because of Depew stealing second base and the ball was overthrown twice.
Fast forward to three Oxford batters later, Josh Christian stepped up to the plate and singled to drive in Brad Beckwith from second base. Beckwith walked in his at-bat and advanced to second.
In the bottom of the frame, however, the Storm answered with three runs, taking the lead once again.
In their at-bats of the fourth inning, Unadilla Valley loaded the bases before Andrew Jackson’s plate appearance. Jackson smacked the first pitch of the at-bat to deep center field. His hit scored Colin Grant, Brandon Kneale and Drew Emrich. Jackson was able to round the bases in time to record a grand slam, making the score 13-4.
The Storm added another run in fourth inning and two in the fifth for the final score of 16-4. Adam Lamont touched all of the bags in fifth inning at-bat, recording the second home run hit by Storm player in the game.
Jackson had a big day at the plate to lead his team in the batting column, going 3-for-4 with five RBIs.
UV’s Timmy Postma also had three hits for the afternoon while teammates Lamont, Cameron Osborne and Colby Moore recorded two. Osborne, Postma, Moore and Brandon Kneale each batted in two runners in the contest.
“We are starting to hit the ball much better now and we are making plays in the field,” said Matt Osborne, UV’s head coach.
Oxford’s Depew, Sean Smith and Levi Bennett had two hits apiece, accounting for six of the eight hits by the Blackhawks. Christian and Beckwith had the other two hits.
Grant picked up the win as he started on the mound for UV. He allowed just four hits and four runs over three innings, striking out five. Osborne threw four innings on the hill in relief out of the bullpen.
Depew took the loss for Oxford Academy. He surrendered 13 runs on 11 hits over three and two-thirds innings of work. Depew rung up three Unadilla Valley batters.
The Storm baseball team is now 3-8 on the season and plays its final game tomorrow at Bainbridge-Guilford. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
Unadilla Valley 16, Oxford 4
Oxford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 8 1
UV 4 3 0 6 1 2 x – 16 13 3
Colin Grant (W), Cameron Osborne (4). Garrett Depew (L), Jason Davis (4)
Doubles: (O) Levi Bennett; (UV) Andrew Jackson
Triples: (UV) Colby Moore.
HR: (UV) Adam Lamont, Andrew Jackson (Grand Slam)
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley’s early lead helped the Storm defeat Oxford 16-4 Monday afternoon.
Oxford tallied two runs in the first inning but UV responded with four of their own in the bottom half of the inning to take the advantage after one.
The Blackhawks tied the game, scoring another two runs in the second inning when Garrett Depew crossed the plate due to errors in the field. The errors came because of Depew stealing second base and the ball was overthrown twice.
Fast forward to three Oxford batters later, Josh Christian stepped up to the plate and singled to drive in Brad Beckwith from second base. Beckwith walked in his at-bat and advanced to second.
In the bottom of the frame, however, the Storm answered with three runs, taking the lead once again.
In their at-bats of the fourth inning, Unadilla Valley loaded the bases before Andrew Jackson’s plate appearance. Jackson smacked the first pitch of the at-bat to deep center field. His hit scored Colin Grant, Brandon Kneale and Drew Emrich. Jackson was able to round the bases in time to record a grand slam, making the score 13-4.
The Storm added another run in fourth inning and two in the fifth for the final score of 16-4. Adam Lamont touched all of the bags in fifth inning at-bat, recording the second home run hit by Storm player in the game.
Jackson had a big day at the plate to lead his team in the batting column, going 3-for-4 with five RBIs.
UV’s Timmy Postma also had three hits for the afternoon while teammates Lamont, Cameron Osborne and Colby Moore recorded two. Osborne, Postma, Moore and Brandon Kneale each batted in two runners in the contest.
“We are starting to hit the ball much better now and we are making plays in the field,” said Matt Osborne, UV’s head coach.
Oxford’s Depew, Sean Smith and Levi Bennett had two hits apiece, accounting for six of the eight hits by the Blackhawks. Christian and Beckwith had the other two hits.
Grant picked up the win as he started on the mound for UV. He allowed just four hits and four runs over three innings, striking out five. Osborne threw four innings on the hill in relief out of the bullpen.
Depew took the loss for Oxford Academy. He surrendered 13 runs on 11 hits over three and two-thirds innings of work. Depew rung up three Unadilla Valley batters.
The Storm baseball team is now 3-8 on the season and plays its final game tomorrow at Bainbridge-Guilford. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
Unadilla Valley 16, Oxford 4
Oxford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 4 8 1
UV 4 3 0 6 1 2 x – 16 13 3
Colin Grant (W), Cameron Osborne (4). Garrett Depew (L), Jason Davis (4)
Doubles: (O) Levi Bennett; (UV) Andrew Jackson
Triples: (UV) Colby Moore.
HR: (UV) Adam Lamont, Andrew Jackson (Grand Slam)
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