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Butler, Mancini, McCollum, Whitley

Posted by James DeMidio at Apr 14, 2014 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Baseball: Lions pull out win in ninth

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
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Scott Voelker’s three-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Mekeel Christian Academy an 11-10 win over Canajoharie in a Western Athletic Conference game Monday.

The Lions’ 7-8-9 batters reached to load the bases in the ninth, setting the table for Voelker’s game-winning hit.

Dan Gregory had a bases-clearing double in the fourth, and Rhein Zeronda had an RBI single in the eighth inning to extend the game for Mekeel (2-1, 3-2).

Jason Winsman ripped a two-run single in the top of the seventh inning to force extra innings for Canajoharie (1-2).

Kiernan Briggs singled three times and stole three bases, Drew Furreno had three singles, three stolen bases and two RBI, and Eric Orologio drilled a two-run homer, driving in three runs overall, to propel Fort Plain over Duanesburg, 5-1.

Corey Hommel struck out 10 and tossed a two-hit shutout to help Shenendehowa blank Ballston Spa, 9-0, in the Suburban Council.

The Plainsmen backed Hommel with a five-run outburst in the fifth inning.

Matt Drumm drove in four runs on three hits, including a homer in the fourth inning and a double in the seventh.

Justin Yurchak added a two-run double for Shenendehowa.

Ben Contento plated four runs with a double and a single, and Ryan Osterhouat added a double and two singles to power Colonie over Columbia, 12-3.

Contento also pitched the first five-plus innings for the 2-1, 3-1 Garnet Raiders. Kevin Smith singled twice for 2-1, 3-1 Columbia.

Mohonasen scored all five of its runs in the seventh inning to beat Averill Park, 5-1.

Justin Cullum drove in four runs with a home run and single for the Mighty Warriors.

Danny Maynard (triple, single) and Josh Quesada (two singles) backed Josh Butler’s two-hitter over five innings as Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake stopped Shaker, 6-4.

Zach Formica belted a two-run homer, and Nick Bruno struck out five over five innings in Guilderland’s 5-4 win over Bethlehem.

Jake Smith and Tim McGinn each delivered two singles for the 1-2 Eagles.

Garrett Whitley’s four hits led Niskayuna over Saratoga Springs, 8-7.

Devin Coffey had four hits, while Jordan Prehoda and Brendan Coffey added three apiece for the Blue Streaks.

In the completion of last Friday’s suspended Big 10 game, Nick Schmid’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth sparked Schenectady past LaSalle, 4-3.

Jordan Bernacet doubled and singled for the Patriots. Jason Rose singled twice, and Jake Bernardo struck out 13 for the Cadets.

In the regularly scheduled game, Joe Germinerio tripled and doubled, and Justin Germain added a double and a single to catapult LaSalle past Schenectady, 13-2. The Cadets improved to 3-1 and 3-2. Schenectady drops to 3-1.

Jeremy Glazer struck out 15 and tossed a three-hit shutout in Catholic Central’s 14-0 win over Note Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Nick Hansen drove in five runs for the 2-2 Crusaders. Daniel Asselin had two singles for the 0-4 Golden Knights.

Scotia-Glenville banged out 19 hits in a 20-5 Foothills Council win over Glens Falls.

Luke Mancini (double, homer, two RBI), Nick Thomas (triple, single, five RBI) and Marty McCollum (triple, double, five RBI) led the high-powered Tartans’ offense.

Broadalbin-Perth put the game away with 12 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 19-9 win over host Hudson Falls.

Zach Morreale went 5-for-5 with a double and three RBI, and Luigi Magliocca chipped in with three hits and three runs scored for the Patriots. Brad Wood had three hits, and Jacob Lynch produced two hits and an RBI for the Tigers.

Matt Szurek (two doubles, single) and Connor Rodecker (double, two singles) combined for five RBI, and Adam Caputo chipped in with three singles to carry Johnstown to a 10-0 shutout of South Glens Falls.

Zack Parsons, Brett Rodriguez and Kyle Chambers combined on a no-hitter as Queensbury blanked Gloversville, 18-0.

The Spartans produced 18 hits, led by Parsons (3-for-4, two RBI), Eric Wettersten (3-for-3), Ryan Flansburg (two hits), Eric Daley (two hits) and Joe Marasco (two hits).

John Cooney struck out 12 and helped his own cause with an RBI double to lift Hoosic Valley (5-0) over Watervliet, 5-1, in a non-league game.

James Griffin had 10 strikeouts and an RBI single for Watervliet.

AJ Cioffi went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI, and Jesse Curtin went 2-for-4 with a triple and a single to help Cohoes beat Coxsackie, 8-3.

Zack Shippee had three hits and five RBI to pace Corinth past Mechanicville, 15-1.

The Tomahawks erupted for 11 runs in the first inning. Blake Basmajian added three hits and two RBI for Corinth.

Freshman Dalton Esposito belted a walk-off homer in the seventh inning to lift 3-0 Voorheesville over Albany Academy, 7-6.

Carter Knapeck had two-run single for the 0-1 Cadets

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Posted by James DeMidio at Apr 11, 2014 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Baseball: Capovani hurls one-hitter for Schalmont

Saturday, April 12, 2014
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Matt Capovani hurled a one-hitter, and Bob Anderson became the all-time wins leader at Schalmont after the the Sabres edged Mechanicville, 1-0, in a Colonial Council game.

Capovani struck out 15 and walked one in Scalmont’s second one-hitter in as many days. The junior saw his no-hit bid end with two down in the seventh when Nate Popiel singled.

Popiel pitched a two-hitter and fanned nine. Schalmont (2-0, 2-0) scored its run on a throwing error in the sixth.

Anderson picked up his 301st win, one more than former Schalmont coach Bruce Bouck.

Alex Minnick had a double and single, Jared Paigo had two singles, and both drove in two runs in Voorheesville’s 9-1 win over Cohoes.

Voorheesville (2-0, 2-0) pitcher Kristian Singh gave up three hits in the five-inning game and struck out eight. Jesse Curtain had a double, single and an RBI for Cohoes (1-2, 1-3).

Connor McDonough had three RBI, two on a single, and Tyler McDonough and Joey Vandenburgh both scored three times as Lansingburgh (3-0, 3-1) beat Cobleskill-Richmondville, 12-2.

Warren Mau doubled for the Bulldogs.

Kevin Smith and Mike Stanley hit home runs as Columbia overpowered Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, 9-4, in a Suburban Council game.

Codey Piel had a double and single for the Blue Devils (2-0, 2-0), and, like Smith and Stanley, finished with two RBI. Brendan Van Allen homered for the Spartans (1-1, 1-1).

Josh Hayner and Matt Bloise had two hits apiece, and Shenendehowa (2-0, 3-0) stayed perfect with an 8-4 win at Bethlehem.

Austin Herrmann doubled for the Eagles (1-1, 2-1).

Tyler Hoffman homered among 10 Shaker hits, and the Blue Bison downed Mohonasen, 10-1.

Luke Hansen had four hits including two triples and a double, drove in four runs and scored three in Catholic Central’s 11-0, five-inning Big 10 win over Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons.

Dylan Pollock limited the Knights to one hit.

Jeff Gritsavage hit a home run and single in Albany’s 10-0 win over Bishop Maginn.

Schenectady’s Giuseppe Carberg hit a tying RBI single in the seventh, and the Patriots and LaSalle were even at three in the eighth when the darkness halted the Big 10 game. LaSalle starter Jake Bernardo struck out 13, including nine of the first 10 batters he faced.

Jordan Van Nostrand scattered five hits, struck out 12 and drove in a pair of runs with two singles to lift Mayfield (2-0, 2-0) over Duanesburg, 8-4, in the Western Athletic Conference.

Pat McGarry had a double and single for the Eagles (1-3, 1-3).

Joe Winsman went 2-for-3 with two RBI and struck out 12 to lift Canajoharie over Galway, 9-4.

Buck Anderson had a double, single and two RBI for the Cougars (1-1, 1-1). Sam Uline paced the Eagles (1-1, 1-1) with a double and two singles.

Dylan Klock hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the sixth and Devan Battisti followed with an RBI single to give Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville (2-0, 2-0) a 5-3 WAC win over Berne-Knox-Westerlo.

Brad Smith went the distance for the Wolves, allowing four hits with 14 strikeouts. Taylor O’Connor doubles for the Bulldogs.

Shayne Richards sparked a five-run first with a two-run double, and Kealan Hitt struck out 13 as Hoosick Falls opened its season with a 6-2 Wasaren League win over Cambridge.

Wyatt Whitman had a double and two singles for the Panthers. Brady Sausville had a double and single for the Indians (0-3, 0-3).

Conway Gillespie and Alex Carlo both singled and doubled and combined for five runs as part of a 16-3 Hoosic Valley (3-0, 3-0) win at Stillwater (2-1, 2-1).

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Posted by James DeMidio at Apr 11, 2014 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
  • Baseball: Whitley's RBI triple gives Nisky 7-6 win

    Thursday, April 10, 2014
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    Garrett Whitley drilled a run-scoring triple in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a big comeback by Niskayuna Wednesday in a 7-6 Suburban Council win over Shaker.

    The Silver Warriors trailed in their season opener, 3-0, 5-2 and 6-3, before rallying.

    Ryan Feeney had a two-out single in the Niskayuna ninth and Whitley, who has committed to Wake Forest, followed with his second base hit. Tommy Sparato and Tyler Hanft had RBI doubles for the Silver Warriors, with Hanft getting his in a two-run seventh.

    Sean Egan hit a three-run homer for Shaker, Ben Cassillo had a home run and a single, and Dom DeMarco added two singles.

    Joey Butler pitched three-hit ball over six innings, and Danny Maynard launched a two-run homer as Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake beat Ballston Spa, 5-0, to open its Suburban Council schedule.

    Cody Mooney had a triple, single and an RBI for the Spartans, and Danny Purtell drove in a pair of runs. Grent Touhey doubled for the Scotties.

    Kyrek Osterhout belted a two-run home run to back Ben Contento as Colonie nipped Guilderland, 3-2, in the Suburban Council opener for both teams.

    Contento gave up five hits and struck out 11. Zach Formica doubled for Guilderland.

    Austin Lawrence had a double among three hits, and James Walters went 2-for-3 with two RBI in Columbia’s 8-7, nine-inning win at Mohonasen.

    Mike Fusco had two hits and scored two runs for Mohonasen.

    Tyler McAlone’s RBI single in the last of the sixth gave Shenendehowa a 6-5 win over Saratoga Springs.

    Josh Hayner had two hits and an RBI for the Plainsmen. Jack Herman had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Streaks

    Marty McCollum went 3-for-4 with two doubles and threee runs scored, and Dan Zeglen and Mike Borbee joined on a two-hitter as Scotia-Glenville beat South Glens Falls, 11-1, in its Foothills Council debut.

    Luke Mancini and Brett Sarnowski both had two hits and two RBI for the Tartans.

    Rhein Zeronda hit an RBI double, and Tyler Guido hit an RBI single as Mekeel Christian Academy beat Duanesburg, 3-2, in the Western Athletic Conference.

    Duanesburg pitcher Gabe Gentile struck out 17, and Justin Epstein had a double, single and an RBI.

    Max Conti homered, fellow freshman Sam Uline had two doubles and two RBI, and Tyler Hartman knocked in three runs to propel Galway over Berne-Knox-Westerlo, 17-7.

    Maclin Norray had two hits for the Bulldogs.

    Robbie Varvaro gave up two hits and fanned eight over five shutout innings, and Zach Baldwin hit an RBI double to lift Stillwater over Cambridge, 3-0, in the Wasaren League.

    John Rooney hurled four shutout innings and hit an RBI single, and Conway Gillespie had a double, single and two RBI in Hoosic Valley’s 9-4 win against Tamarac.

    Will Brooking allowed five hits, struck out 20 — one shy of his school record — and went 4-for-4 with a double in Rensselaer’s 28-3 Central Hudson Valley League win over Waterford-Halfmoon.

    Steve Harwood went 4-for-7 with a homer, double and six RBI for the Rams, and Tyler Oliver went 5-for-6 with a triple, double and six RBI. Ryan Baranski and Kyle Hotaling hit RBI singles for the Fordians.

    Noah Cipperly hit a three-run home run, and Connor McDonough had two hits, two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases to carry Lansingburgh past Cohoes, 11-7, in the Colonial Council.

    Nate Popiel went 3-for-4, Nico Dumas had two hits and an RBI, and Noah Harpe went the distance as Mechanicville topped Ichabod Crane, 7-5.

    Nick Chiseri struck out 14, Mike Hennessey doubled twice and scored three times, and Howie Guerrete hit a two-run double in the first to kick-start Voorheesville in an 11-2 win over Watervliet.

    Zach Sierra had a two-run double for the Cannoneers.

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    Posted by James DeMidio at Aug 13, 2013 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )