A cool, dry Friday provided the backdrop to a full schedule of baseball and softball action in the league, highlighted by a Greenwich baseball victory moving the Witches to 5-0 on the season.

Baseball

Greenwich 9  Tamarac 2

Winning Pitcher:  Christian O’Brien 7 IP  3 Hits  8 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Witches – James Ostrowski 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI’s     John Walsh 2-3, 3 RBI’s     Cole Burgess 2-4, RBI       Bengals – Dalton Maxon 2-4, RBI

O’Brien allowed a pair of runs in the first then shutout the Bengals the rest of the way, while the Greenwich lineup broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth, and put the game away in the sixth with a four spot.  

 

Hoosic Valley 9  Mechanicville 2

Winning Pitcher:  Ethan Caiazza 6 IP  2 Hits  0 Runs  5 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Valley – Branden Haughney 2B, 2 runs      Justin Sawyer 2B        Red Raiders – Jacob Popiel 2B

Caiazza handcuffed the Raiders over the first six frames, and a 6-run seventh for the Valley sealed the “W”.

 

Hoosick Falls 13  Stillwater 2

Winning Pitcher:  Brandon Decker 7 IP  3 Hits  8 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Falls – Ryan Landry 2 1B’s, 2B, RBI     Ryan Bloomer 2 1B’s, RBI     Brandon Decker 2 1B’s       Warriors – Nick Campion 2B

The visiting Panthers plated seven runs in the top of the first and cruised to their first victory of the year.

 

Softball

Greenwich 5  Tamarac 3

Winning Pitcher:  Haley Spiezio

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Devin Drew 2-4, RBI     Lauren Maines 3B         Bengals Jess Hienrichs 2B     McKenna Ryan 2B

The Witches scored twice in the seventh to earn the road win.

 

Hoosick Falls 12  Stillwater 0

Winning Pitcher:  Abby Philpott 5-hit shutout  8 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Falls – Olivia Brownell 4-5, 2B     Abby Philpott 2-3, 3 RBI’s     Marissa Landry 2-3, 3 RBI’s

Phillpott throws the shutout and the Panther attack pounds 15 hits for the easy “W” over the host Warriors.

 

Cambridge 14  Saratoga Catholic 12

Winning Pitcher:  Woods

Hitting Stars:  Indians – Rhiannon Darling 2B     Victoria Dupuis 2B      Saints – Molly O’Reilly 2 HRs, 5 RBI’s     Cassidy Hayner HR, 2 RBI’s

Cambridge trailed 6-1 heading to the fifth, where the Indians scored four times, and doubled that with eight runs in the sixth frame, but had to weather a Spa rally in the last inning where the Saints plated five, coming up just short in their comeback bid.