Mechanicville, Spa Catholic Advance to Final Four, Stillwater Falls

Mechanicville 7 Canton 0

WP: Chris Couser 7 IP 3 Hits 0 Runs 3 BB’s 4 K’s LP: C. Todd 6 IP 7 Hits 7 Runs 1 BB 7 K’s

Hitting Stars: Mechanicville – Scotty Lynch 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI’s Mark Pingelski 1-3, 2 RBI’s Jake Fedorowicz 1-2, 2 RBI’s Canton- Z. Roger 1-2 M. Brandish-Hayes 1-2

Take Away: Mechanicville plated six runs on five hits in the third frame and Couser spins the three-hitter to lead Mechanicville past Canton in the Class B regional championship. Mechanicville (18-6) moves to the B semifinals and a matchup with Babylon (20-3) on June 13th at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton at 4 p.m.

Spa Catholic 11 Ticonderoga 1

WP: Pierce Byrne 3 IP 2 Hits 1 Run

Hitting Stars: Saints – Pierce Byrne 2-3, RBI Hunter Fales 2-3, 3B, RBI Kihl Kelly 1-2, 3B, RBI

Take Away: The Saints (25-1) roll past Ti to earn the Class C regional championship and a state semifinal appearance where they’ll face Burke Catholic on June 13th at Union Endicott High School at 7 p.m.

Ticonderoga 4 Stillwater 3

WP: Drinkwine 7 IP 7 Hits 4 Runs 1 ER 5 BB’s 1 K LP: Eden Resch 7 IP 5 Hits 4 Runs 3 ER 1 BB 10 K’s

Hitting Stars: Drinkwine 2-3, 2B, RBI Johndrow 3B, RBI Stillwater – Eden Resch 3-4, RBI Katie Coogan 2-4

Take Away: Trailing 3-1 entering the sixth inning, Ti took the lead with a 3-run frame and held off Stillwater to secure the win in the Class C softball state regional championship. Stillwater scored single runs in each of the first three innings but went scoreless the rest of the way.

Stillwater (14-7) finishes an outstanding season including a six-game winning streak in post season play earning them a Section II Class C title and the school’s first state regional final appearance.

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