Spa Catholic 12 Mechanicville 0 Saturday

WP: Pierce Byrne 5 IP 0 Hits 0 Runs 1 BB 13 K’s

Hitting Stars: Saints – Joey Linder 2-3, 4 RBI’s Jason Pescetti 3-3, 2 RBI’s Carson Mosher 1-3, 3 RBI’s

Take Away: Byrne throws the five-inning no-hitter, tying Tim Stauffer for most career wins in the Saints program at 30, leading Spa Catholic past Mechanicville on Saturday.

May 9, 2026 by valleyblue in Uncategorized | Edit

It’s been said in the sports world that a Mom is unquestionably their sons and daughters biggest fan.  Fiercely loyal to their children, whether they’re a star player or one that sees limited playing time.  Starting in Little League and for some on into college, Moms show out in full support, sport after sport, year after year.

I was fortunate to have a Mom like that.

She learned about sports that I played, and learned well.  She could keep a baseball book better than most.  Tough, but fair as she was in life, everybody had to earn hits, for if she thought the play should have been made an error went in the book and the batting average dipped.  Her book showed pitch count, where base hits landed and backward K’s signifying a strikeout looking.

In basketball seasons she didn’t keep stats, just a sharp eye on the action.  She grew to understood the game well.  Man vs. zone, what a box out meant, and why rebounding and taking care of the ball, while not as flashy as scoring, more times that not proved the difference between a win and a loss.  At night’s end she might share who shot it too much and who needed to shoot more.  Most times she was on the money.

In terms of officials, where people can get a little crazy, to Mom they were just part of the game, although I’m sure she thought I got fouled every time I drove to the basket.  I do remember after a high school baseball game in my junior year Mom having a conversation with the home plate umpire.

We had won the game 3-0 and I had thrown that day.  We’re picking up the equipment in the dugout and I see her getting her point across to the official behind the backstop. When I got home and asked her about it, Mom, who sat in the bleachers right behind home plate, said she told him his strike zone was too tight and that there were corners on that plate.  This coming after a win.  You’ve gotta love that.

I think of how much grass stain and dirt was washed out of baseball pants and how many socks washed and folded in basketball seasons.  I remember one night forgetting the uniform socks we wore for basketball at the Valley.  Played that night in Cambridge in just my white socks to which a friend of the family kidded Mom saying must be she hadn’t done the laundry.  She assured him she had and that the socks were on my bedroom chair.  She was right, because they always were.

Finally, if I had a string of good games and everyone was patting me on the back, she had the ability to keep me grounded never wanting me to think I was all that.  More importantly, when I struggled during a season, her undying support was at it’s strongest.

On this Mother’s Day I hope everyone takes the time to celebrate with their Moms, or to remember the woman that in the game of life, was far and away our biggest fan.

Join us for our “Baker’s Dozen” and Player of the Week selections.

Hoosic Valley 15 Joosick Falls 4

WP: Jackson Schram 6 IP 2 Hits 4 Runs 1 ER 11 K’s

Hitting Stars: Valley – Travis Bleakley 3-5, 2 RBI’s Jackson Schram 2-3, 2 RBI’s Keagan Tomkins 2-4, 3 RBI’s Falls – Luke Nicholas 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI’s

Take Away: Schram gives up one earned run over six innings of work and the Valley offense plates 15 runs on 12 hits in the win in Schaghticoke.

Stillwater 4 Waterford 2

WP: A. Murray 7 IP 3 Hits 2 Runs 2 ER 3 BB’s 11 K’s LP: J. Fraim 6 IP 3 Hits 3 Runs 1 ER 6 BB’s 5 K’s

Hitting Stars: Stillwater – T. West 2-3, 2 RBI’s D. West 1-3, RBI Fordians – T. Machia 2-4

Take Away: Murray limits the Fordians to three singles over seven frames to lead Stillwater to the road “W”.

Greenwich 16 Tamarac 3

WP: Owen Brockway 5 IP 3 Hits 3 Runs 2 ER 5 BB’s 6 K’s LP: Troy Karz 1 IP 4 Hits 8 Runs 8 ER 7 BB’s

Hitting Stars: Witches – Ethan Mullen 2 1B’s, 2B, HR, 7 RBI’s Ryan Ingber 1B, 3 RBI’s Michael Cronin 2 1B”s, RBI Bengals – Jake Smith 1B, HR, RBI

Take Away: Greenwich scores 16 times over the first three frames in cruising to the home win over Tamarac.

Hoosick Falls 15 Waterford 0

WP: Avery McMahon 5 IP 1 Hit 12 K’s LP: B. Morley 4 IP 11 Hits 15 Runs 14 ER 7 BB’s 4 K’s

Hitting Stars: Falls – Avery McMahon 3-3, 3B, 3 RBI’s A. Criscione 2-2, 2B, 3 RBI’s L. Parent 2-3

Take Away: McMahon spins the one-hitter, and the Panther lineup provides plenty of support in the home win for the Falls.

Hoosic Valley 14 Maple Hill

WP: E. Gibson 5 IP 1 Hit 0 Runs 1 BB 9 K’s LP: H, Feldman 1.1 IP 0 Hits 6 Runs 6 ER 9 BB’s

Hitting Stars: Valley – L. Gibson 3-4, 2B, 5 RBI’s Lainey Bochette 2-2, 2 RBI’s Ella Waldron 1-2, HR, 3 RBI’s

Take Away: Gibson tosses the one-hit shutout, and the Valley takes control with a six-run second, on their way to the home “W” in Schaghticoke.

Greenwich 11 Spa Catholic 4

WP: L. Jansen 7 IP 10 Hits 4 Runs 3 ER 1 BB 4 K’s LP: P. Jaffe 6 IP 10 Hits 9 Runs 3 ER 2 BB’s 3 K’s

Hitting Stars: Witches – E. Celani 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI’s L. Jansen 2-4, 3B, RBI Mya Saunders 1-3, HR, 3 RBI’s M. Cary 2-4, RBI Saints – A. Briggs 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI’s Grace Shaefer 2-4 P. Bunjo 2-4

Take Away: Leading 4-2 entering the sixth inning, Greenwich scored seven runs over the final two frames to pull away for the road win in Saratoga.

Saratoga Catholic 11 Catskill 1

WP: Luke Dejnozka

Hitting Stars: Saints – Joey Linder 3-4, 2 2B’s, 2 RBI’s Pierce Byrne 2-2, 2 RBI’s Kingston Davis 2-2, RBI Cats – Leo Gottesman 2-3, RBI

Take Away: The Saints put the game away with seven runs over the final two innings and move to 14-2 on the season.

Greenwich 5 Tamarac 3

WP: Ethan Mullen 3 IP 2 Hits 2 Runs 1 ER 6 BB’s 6 K’s Save: Mike Cronin 4 IP 3 Hits 1 Run 1 ER 3 BB’s 7 K’s LP: Jake Smith 4 IP 5 Hits 4 Runs 1 ER 4 BB’s 3 K’s

Hitting Stars: Witches – Owen Brockway 3-4, 2B Ryan Ingber 2-4, 3 RBI’s Bengals – Dylan Plante 2-3, 2BJake Smith 1-2, 2B, RBI

Take Away: Mullen and Cronin limit Tamarac to three runs on five hits and Greenwich earns the road win at Clum’s Coirners.

Hoosick Falls 6 Hoosic Valley 4

WP: Luke Nicholas 7 IP 6 Hits 4 Runs

Hitting Stars: Falls – Luke Nicholas 3 1B’s Porter Driscoll 1B. 2B. 2 RBI’s Spencer Tate 2 1B”s, 2 RBI’s

Take Away: With the scored knotted at 4-4 entering the bottom of the sixth the Falls push across two runs and close out the home win over the Valley.

Stillwater 4 Waterford 2

WP: D. Kramek 7 IP 8 Hits 2 Runs 2 ER 1 BB 13 K’s LP: L. Pace 5 IP 4 Hits 4 Runs 4 ER 6 BB’s 9 K’s

Hitting Stars: Stillwater – A. Murray 1-1, 2B, RBI K. Burdo 1-3, RBI Fordians – J, Fraim 2-3, 2B, RBI

Take Away: Stillwater took a 3-0 lead with a 3-run second and Kramek made it stand for the Stillwater “W”.

Spa Catholic 12 Cambridge 0

WP: P. Jaffe 4 IP 2 Hits 5 K’s LP: M. Proskin 4 IP 12 Hits 12 Runs 10 ER 4 BB’s 3 K’s

Hitting Stars: Saints – A. Fuller 2-3, 2 RBI’s L. Duell 2-3, RBI J. Desnozka 2-2, RBI L. Guidon 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI’s

Take Away: The Saints lineup produces 12 runs on 12 hits while Saints pitching combines for a two-hitter in the home “W”.

Saratoga Catholic 7 Mechanicville 3

WP: Carson Mosher 4 IP 3 Runs 3 BB’s 10 K’s Luke Dejnoska 3 IP 0 Runs 2 BB’s 6 K’s

Hitting Stars: Saints – Martin Elie 2-3, 2 RBI’s Kihl Kelly 2-3, 2B Joey Linder 2-4, 2B Pierce Byrne 1-4, 2 RBI’s Raiders – Kaleb Gowie 2-3

Take Away: Saints’ pitching sets down 16 Raiders on strikes in the road victory.

Stillwater 11 Berlin/New Lebanon 1

WP: K. Burdo 5 IP 1 Hit 1 Run 1 ER 3 BB’s 6 K’s LP: T Hastings 4 IP 9 Hits 7 Runs 6 ER 1 BB 3 K’s

Hitting Stars: Stillwater – D. Kramek 3-4, 2 2B’s, 2 RBI’s A. Murray 2-3, 2 2B’s, RBI B. Grennan 2-3, RBI

Take Away: Burdo limits B/NL to one hit and Stillwater walks it off with a nine-run fifth to earn the home “W”.

Spa Catholic 9 Waterford 0

WP: Nacy Devincenzo 7 IP O Hits 0 Runs 1 BB 1 HBP 10 K’s

Hitting Stars: Saints – Carson Mosher 1-2, HR, 2 RBI’s Luke Dejnozka 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI’s

Take Away: Devincenzo spins the no-hitter to lead the Saints past Waterford.

Hoosic Valley 4 Stillwater 3

WP: Craig D’Avella 7 IP 8 Hits 3 Runs 7 K’s LP: Avery Murray 7 IP 5 Hits 4 Runs 10 K’s

Hitting Stars: Valley – Austin Brown 3B Craig D’Avella 3B Karson Rasmussen 2-run go ahead 2B in the seventh Stillwater – David Kramik 2 1B’s, RBI Jack Luskin 2 1B’s, RBI

Take Away: Trailing 3-2 entering the seventh, Rasmussen’s 2-run double gives the Valley the lead and D’Avella closes things out in the bottom of the frame for the road win.

Mechanicville 12 Tamarac 4

WP: J. Harris 3 IP 4 Hits 2 Runs 2 ER 1 BB 2 K’s LP: A. Quackenbush .2 IP 2 Hits 5 Runs 5 ER 5 BB’s 1 K

Hitting Stars: Raiders – M. Pugliese 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s

J. Harris 1-3, 2B, RBI E, Veilluex 1-3, 2 RBI’s Bengals – Jacob Smith 3-3, RBI T. Kartz 2-4, RBI

Take Away: Mechanicville parlays five hits, six free passes and 4 Tamarac errors into 12 runs and a road win at Clum’s Corners.

Greenwich 8 Hoosick Falls 5

WP: Wyatt Skiff 6 IP 3 Hits 3 Runs 3 ER 3 BB’s 10 K’s LP: Spencer Tate 7 IP 8 Hits 8 Runs 3 ER 2 BB’s 4 K’s

Hitting Stars: Witches – Karson Bachich 2B, 2 RBI’s Falls – Porter Driscoll 2 1B’s, 2B, 2 RBI’s

Take Away: Greenwich jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first frame and rode that cushion to the road win over the Falls.

Greenwich 21 Stillwater 1

WP: Alexa Jansen LP: Peyton Chatt

Hitting Stars: Witches – Brooke Kuzmich 5-5, 3 RBI’s Ella Celani 2-4, Grand Slam, 4 RBI’s Mya Saunders 1-1, HR, 2 RBI’s Julie Nolan 4-4, 4 RBI’s

Take Away: Greenwich rolls over Stillwater for the home “W”.

Waterford 12 Berne Knox 2

WP: J. Fraim 5 IP 1 Hit 1Run 1 ER 3 BB’s 4 K’s LP: M. Dwyer 4 IP 8 Hits 8 Runs 8 ER 4 K’s

Hitting Stars: Fordians – T. Machia 3-5, 2B, RBI J. Fraim 3-3, 3B, 3 RBI’s N. Bailey 2-4, 2 RBI’s C. Belonga 2-3 BK/ D. Coats 1-3, RBI

Take Away: The Fordians ride a strong outing from Fraim and a 12-run, 11 hit day from their lineup to the nonleague win over BK.

Burnt Hills 6 Spa Catholic 2

WP: Trey Trumble 7 IP 5 Hits 2 Runs 2 BB’s 10 K’s LP: Pierce Byrne 4 IP 8 Hits 6 Runs 2 BB’s 10 K’s – Byrne breaks Tim Stauffer’s (2000), career strikeout record with 367 strikeouts

Hitting Stars: BH – Gavin West 2-4, 2 RBI’s Atticus Marvin 4-4, 2B Saints – Pierce Byrne 1-3, 2B

Take Away: Burnt Hills jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first frame and Trumble made it stand, scattering five hits to earn the win at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Saratoga.

Spa Catholic 6 Hoosic Valley 1

WP: Peyton Jaffe 7 IP 3 Hits 1 Run 0 ER 1 BB 9 K’s LP: E. Gibson 6 IP 5 Hits 6 Runs 3 ER 3 BB’s 6 K’s

Hitting Stars: Saints – A. Fuller 1-2, HR, 4 RBI’s C. Cassier 2-3 Valley – C. Bochette 1-2, RBI M. Bull 1-3, 2B

Take Away: Jaffe scatters three hits over seven frames and Fuller plates four with a long ball to lead the Saints to the home win on Saturday.

Spa Catholic 12 Waterford 1

WP: Cole Cefalu 6 IP 4 Hits 1 Run 4 BB’s 9 K’s LP: Tristan Philo

Hitting Stars: Saints – Carson Mosher 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s Jason Pescetti 1-2, 2B, RBI Martin Elie 1-1, 2 RBI’s

Take Away: Cefalu allows a lone run in the first then shuts the door while the Saints lineup provides plenty of run support in the win.

Greenwich 12 Hoosick Falls 2 Friday

WP: Ryan Ingber 5 IP 6 Hits 2 Runs 2 ER 5 BB’s 5 K’s LP: Luke Nichols 4 IP 7 Hits 9 Runs 6 ER 6 BB’s 2 K’s

Hitting Stars: Witches – Ethan Mullen 2 2B’s, 4 RBI’s Wyatt Jamieson HR, 3 RBI’s Michael Cronin 2 1B’s, 2 RBI’s Panthers – Luke Nichols 2 1B’s

Take Away: Greenwich used a 6-run fourth to take control and put the game away with four runs in the next frame to secure the home “W” on Friday.

Mechanicville 11 Tamarac 4

WP: Michael Wiesmann 6 IP 4 Hits 4 Runs 4 ER 3 BB’s 3 K’s LP: Nicky Desson 4 IP 7 Hits 5 Runs 5 ER 3 BB’s 3 K’s

Hitting Stars: Raiders – Vinny Taylor Jr. 3-4, 2 RBI’s Michael Pugliese 2-4, 3 RBI’s AJ Messercola 2-3, RBI Bengals – A. Quackenbush 1-4, 2 RBI’s Nicky Desso 1-2 T. Karz 1-2

Take Away: Mechanicville put 11 runs on the board with four Raiders enjoying multiple hit days and five Raiders driving in runs leading to the road victory over Tamarac on Friday.

Hoosick Falls 8 Mechanicville 0

WP: Kennedy Boisvert 7 IP 2 Hits 15 K’s LP: Paige Rogers 7 IP 9 Hits 7 K’s

Hitting Stars: Falls – Bella Stefanovich 1-4, HR Lily Parent 2-4, 2 2B’s

Take Away: The Falls ride a strong outing from the circle by Boisvert to the win over the Raiders on Friday.