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Baseball: Mekeel senior Guido delivers a no-hitter

Saturday, May 10, 2014
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Senior pitcher Tylor Guido tossed a no-hitter and also had a pair of doubles Friday, leading Mekeel Christian Academy to a 15-4 Western Athletic Conference victory over Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Guido struck out seven. The four runs he allowed were unearned.

Dan Gregory fell a homer short of the cycle for Mekeel (6-5 WAC, 8-9 overall). JP Howard had a double and single.

Connor Brown had three singles and three RBI as Schoharie defeated Duanesburg, 10-7. Logan Largeteau homered, doubled and had two RBI for Duanesburg (2-8, 2-12), and Jason St. John hit a three-run homer in the seventh.

Jake Moline struck out 10, and Mike Naughton had two singles and two RBI to lift Saratoga Central Catholic to a 4-0 win over Galway. Dylan Czarnecki added a double for the Saints (11-0, 11-1).

Pete Africano drove in three runs with a double and single as Bethlehem (3-10, 6-10) used a nine-run fifth inning to beat Mohonasen, 12-5. Justin Cullam had a double and single for the Mighty Warriors (2-11, 3-13).

Ben Cassillo had three hits and two RBI to help Shaker beat Saratoga Springs, 9-5.

Garrett Whitley homered and doubled, Pat O’Brien had a triple and single, Ryan Feeney doubled and singled and Mike VanHeusen had two singles as Niskayuna edged Ballston Spa, 9-8. Grant Touhey homered for the Scotties.

Nick Brino had a triple, two singles and four RBI to power Bishop Maginn to a 12-5 Big 10 win over Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Matt Hamel had a triple, double, two singles and two RBI, and Alex Koshgarian homered, doubled, singled and had three RBI as CBA powered its way past Albany, 15-5. Chris O’Keefe had two doubles and three RBI for the Brothers.

Pitcher Nate Popiel had a great day on the mound and at the plate in Mechanicville’s 4-3 Colonial Council win over Cohoes. Popiel struck out 12 and walked none in going the distance for the Red Raiders (5-7 CC, 6-9 overall). He also had two doubles and two RBI.

Nico Dumas had a double and single with an RBI for Mechanicville. Bruin Smith led Cohoes (6-5, 7-9) with three singles.

Sean Dempsey had a triple and double as Albany Academy edged Voorheesville, 2-0. Trevor Francesconi added a double for the Cadets (9-3, 10-3). David Cardona, Dalton Esposito and Kristian Singh had two hits each for Voorheesville (5-7, 8-8).

Craig Craven tossed six shutout innings in Lansingburgh’s 7-0 victory over Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk. Jarred Jarosz and Nick Cioffi had two hits and an RBI each for Lansingburgh (9-2, 10-4).

Colin Duell had a double, single and three RBI as Glens Falls scored six times in the bottom of the sixth and earn a 12-8 Foothills Council come-from-behind victory over Hudson Falls. Marcus Owens added a double, single and an RBI for Glens Falls (9-3 Foothills, 12-3 overall), which trailed 8-6.

Luke Mancini tripled twice and drove in two runs to help Scotia-Glenville to a 9-1 win over Gloversville. Lucas Terwilliger added a double, single and an RBI for the Tartans.

Johnstown beat Broadalbin-Perth, 10-8, as Connor Rodecker had a double and single for the Sir Bills, while Richie Lee had two singles. Joe Zarecki drove in five runs for B-P.

Zack Parsons struck out 11 as Queensbury (12-0, 13-2) edged South Glens Falls (4-8, 6-10), 3-2. Nolan Huntley homered for SGF.

Anthony Villano tossed a no-hitter as Corinth beat Salem, 7-0, in the Adirondack League. Villano struck out 11 and walked one. He also had two doubles, a single and an RBI for Corinth (7-1 Adirondack, 10-2 overall).

In a Thursday WAC game played in Cooperstown, Tyler Goergen struck out 10 to lead Galway past Middleburg, 5-1.

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Posted by James DeMidio at May 7, 2014 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

School baseball: Plainsmen blank Scotties, 4-0

Thursday, May 8, 2014
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Ian Anderson pitched a two-hitter, and Matt Drum backed the sophomore with two doubles, a single and two RBI as Shenendehowa beat Ballston Spa, 4-0, in a Suburban Council game Wednesday.

Anderson struck out four and walked one, and needed only 89 pitches to subdue the Scotties.

Connor Douglas had two hits and scored twice for the Plainsmen.

Alex Varsanyi scattered seven hits, and Zach Formica collected a triple, two doubles and two RBI to lift Guilderland over Bethlehem, 6-1.

Brandon Peda had two hits, and Ben Favreau had a triple and an RBI as Guilderland (7-5, 9-7) continued its push for the playoffs. Zach Mendleson had two hits for the Eagles.

Jarrett Fortin had three singles, and Mike Fass had a double and a single as Columbia beat Colonie, 9-3.

T.J. Szesnat doubled for Colonie.

Brent Jones held Mohonasen without a hit, and Max Tessitore went 4-for-4 with a triple and an RBI in Averill Park’s 5-1 win.

Sean Egan hit a home run and two singles, and Ben Cassillo had a double and a single to back Nick Gavin as Shaker (7-5, 9-6) beat Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 7-2.

Danny Maynard homered for the Spartans (8-4, 9-5).

Tyler Graham spun a two-hitter with nine strikeouts, and Brett Getman had two hits, an RBI and a stolen base in Broadalbin-Perth’s 3-1 Foothills Council win over Johnstown.

Noah Martin had a double and two RBI for the Patriots. Steven Forker had a double for the Sir Bills.

Foothills leader Queensbury (11-0, 12-2) banged out 16 hits in a 16-5 win at South Glens Falls.

Brandon Begin fired a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts, and Tyler McDonough launched a two-run home run to carry Lansingburgh (8-2, 9-4) past Mechanicville, 8-0, in the Colonial Council.

Begin and teammates Noah Cipperly and Parker Brostl had two hits apiece.

Joey Campbell’s RBI single in the top of the seventh proved key as Cobleskill-Richmondville held off Voorheesville, 3-2.

Seth Billington had an RBI double for the Bulldogs (3-9, 3-10). Dalton Espesito homered in the sixth to tie the game for the Blackbirds (5-6, 8-7).

Pat Hart hurled a two-hitter and picked up two singles, and Fonda-Fultonville topped Watervliet, 6-0.

Anthony Sinicropi had two hits and two RBI for the Braves (6-4, 9-4), and Zack Valachovic and Brandon Baker both had two hits and an RBI.

Matt Capovani went the distance with a six-hit, six-strikeout effort, and Greg Musk had a double, a single, an RBI and a run scored as Schalmont beat Albany Academy, 3-1.

John Pascarella had a double and an RBI for the Sabres (9-1, 12-1). Trevor Francesconi homered for the Cadets (8-3, 9-3), and Eric Woods had a pair of singles.

Logan Frangella hit a two-run single, and winning pitcher Kyle Pentak had an RBI double and a sacrifice fly as Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk (5-5, 5-5) edged Ichabod Crane, 6-4.

Pat Reilly had a double, single and two RBI for the Riders.

Jim May had two singles and two RBI, Kiernan Briggs hit an RBI triple and Jesse Heroth went to 6-0 as Fort Plain (10-0, 11-0) downed Canajoharie, 4-1, in the Western Athletic Conference.

Fort Plain coach Craig Phillips picked up his 707th win, and shares the all-time lead among New York State Public High School Athletic Association mentors with Dom Cecere of Eastchester.

Jake Moline went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI, and Mike Naughton and Tim Brizzell both had two hits and an RBI to lift Saratoga Catholic (10-0, 10-1) over Mayfield, 11-2.

Bobby Gates hit a two-run homer for Mayfield.

Brad Smith went the distance and had four RBI with a triple, a double and a single to propel Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville (7-4, 8-5) over Galway, 11-4.

Payten Johnson had three hits and two RBI for OESJ. Max Conti doubled for Galway.

Connor Brown knocked in three runs with a triple and two singles, and Robbie Gaige had three hits and two RBI as Schoharie clipped Berne-Knox-Westerlo, 6-5.

Elijah Casper hit a two-run single and a sacrifice fly as Duanesburg beat Middleburgh, 7-4.

Evan Plante, Dom Herald and Sal Fuda joined for Christian Brothers Academy’s second no-hitter this season, and Herald went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBI in a 10-0 Big 10 win over Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Schenectady (9-4, 9-6) scored seven runs in the bottom of the seventh inning in an 8-7 Big 10 loss to Albany.

Zach Schellenger went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI for the Patriots, and Jordan Bernacet and Brandon Gwinner both went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Vinny LeClair and Connor McGrath split six hits for Troy in a 14-6 win over Catholic Central. Dylan Pollock had a double, a single and two RBI for the Crusaders.

Zack Shippee pitched two-hit ball over six innings, and Derek Robarge stroked a two-run single as Corinth (6-1, 9-2) dealt Whitehall (6-1, 8-1) its first Adirondack League loss, 6-0.

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Posted by James DeMidio at May 7, 2014 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Scotia-Glenville vs. Gloversville: Tartans win 10th

Thursday, May 8, 2014
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Scotia-Glenville's Marty McCollum is late with the tag at 2nd base as Gloversville's Lucas Terwilliger slides in at Scotia-Glenville High School Wednesday.
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Scotia-Glenville's Marty McCollum is late with the tag at 2nd base as Gloversville's Lucas Terwilliger slides in at Scotia-Glenville High School Wednesday.

— Dan Zeglen crushed one, Scotia-Glenville stole a run and the Tartans held off Gloversville, 3-2, in a Foothills Council baseball game Wednesday pitting two of the league’s youngest teams.

“I’m proud of my guys,” said Gloversville coach Mike DeMagistris. “We scored two runs in the seventh and had a shot at the end. We’re going to get there.”

Scotia-Glenville is already there, despite a roster that includes three sophomores and three freshmen. The Tartans played beyond their years in their 10th victory, using six shutout innings from 10th-grader Mike Borbee, seven stolen bases and Zeglen’s two-run inside-the-park home run to prevail.

“We’ve only got three seniors, but we’re coming along pretty good,” said Tartans coach John Striffler. “We’re learning and getting better all the time.”

Anthony Oathout had allowed an unearned run when Zeglen made it 3-0 in the fifth inning with his first homer of the season, and second inside-the-parker of his varsity career.

“I looked at it before I hit second base. I thought there was going to be a close play at third,” said Zeglen, a junior shortstop and one of the holdovers from last year’s Section II Class A runner-up team. “Coach [Striffler] waved me around.”

Peter Marola singled to start the Scotia-Glenville fifth, stole second with one down and Zeglen drilled Oathout’s curve ball deep into the right-center gap. That curve was Oahout’s only big mistake.

“He pitched well,” said DeMagistris of the sophomore. “He hung a curve. He knew it.”

Zeglen had singled in the first, but in the fourth, he flew out after Marty McCollum doubled. Zeglen also mishandled a grounder in the second.

“You try to erase that and move on,” said Zeglen. “Coach told me to move up in the box, and he hung a curve. I got a hold of it.”

Scotia-Glenville (9-2, 10-4) scored its first run in the fourth. Brett Sarnowski walked with one down, stole second and took third on a passed ball. After Juliano Febo walked, he stole second and Austin Luci’s throw sailed into center field, allowing McCollum to trot home.

“First-and-third play, we’re supposed to hit the second baseman. Cut the ball,” said DeMagistris. “We’re a young team.”

Febo and McCollum were two of seven different players to steal a base for the Tartans, who were 7-for-8 in their attempts.

“The kids are fast,” said Striffler. “You don’t always get fortunate to have that.”

Gloversville (1-10, 2-12) broke through in the seventh against reliever Matt Talbot, who issued a pair of one-out walks before Justin Putnam delivered a run on an infield single and Zack Frazier lofted a sacrifice fly. Talbot ended the contest with a strikeout.

Borbee allowed four hits in his shutout stint with seven strikeouts and one walk.

“He kept his composure and made pitches when he needed to,” Zeglen said of Borbee, a lefty. “He kept us in the game.”

Borbee wiggled out of threats in the first three innings, each time after Gloversville put runners in scoring position.

“No better place to learn than in a game,” said Striffler. “He got out of some tough situations.”

Borbee got some help from catcher Nick Schaub in the fifth after Putnam reached on an error and Frazier moved him up with his second single.

With Brad Mulligan at bat, Schaub fired to McCollum at second when Putnam drifted too far off the bag. Putnam broke for third, and McCollum’s throw and Matt Dagostino’s tag ended the threat.

“Schaub has a strong arm. He may have the best arm in the league,” said DeMagistris. “I told my guys he’ll snap throw behind us, and he did.”

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Oathout and Luci; Borbee, Talbot (7) and Schaub.