Take Away: Groom spins the no-hitter to lead Chatham past Hoosick Falls and earn the Section II Class B softball championship.
Galway 10 Greenwich 7
WP: Emma Menge LP: Lexie Jansen
Hitting Stars: Galway – Courtney Smith 3B, HR, 4 RBI’s Witches – Lexie Jansen HR Elle Celani Grand Slam
Take Away: Greenwich took a 6-4 lead in the top of the second on Celani’s grand slam. but Galway responded with a four-run third and held off the Witches the rest of the way to capture the Section II Class C softball title.
Hitting Stars: Saints – Jason Pescetti 1B, RBI Luke Desnozka 2B, RBI
Take Away: In a battle between the top two seeds in Class C Spa Catholic rides a dominant outing from Byrne to the win, earning their section straight section two title. Both hits Byrne allowed came in the first frame, but the Saints turned a double play to keep Maple Hill off the board and Byrne and the Saints defense shut the door the rest of the way.
Spa Catholic scored a lone run in the third on a Pescetti run-scoring single and added another tally in the sixth when Desnozka doubled in a run.
With the win the defending state champion Saints advance to regional play.
Hoosick Falls 3 Tamarac 1
WP: Kennedy Boisvert 7 IP 2 Hits 1 Run 1 ER 4 BB’s 9 K’s Toni DeLorenzo 7 IP 4 Hits 3 Runs 1 ER 1 BB 13 K’s
Hitting Stars: Falls – I. Stefanovich 1-2, 2B, 2 Runs B. Lackey 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs E. Conety 1-3, RBI Bengals – A. Tomaro 1-3 B. Ogden 1-2
Take Away: After both teams scored lone runs in the first, the game remained knotted at 1-1 entering the sixth where the Falls plated a pair and closed things out from there to notch the Class B semifinal victory. Hoosick Falls advances to the championship game on Saturday at Lansingburgh facing top-seeded Chatham in a 1:30 start.
Greenwich
Greenwich 15 Schoharie 8
WP: Keeley Vooris LP: K. Hayes
Hitting Stars: Witches – Ella Celani 3-5, 2 2B”s, 5 RBI’s Molly Andrew 3-4, RBI Olivia Warner 1-3, 3B, RBI Morgan Cary 1-3, 3 RBI’s Schoharie – K. Hayes 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI’s
Take Away: The potent Witches lineup produces 15 runs on 11 hits and Greenwich rolls to the Class C semifinal win over Schoharie. Greenwich advances to the title game on Saturday at Lansingburgh and a matchup facing Galway with a 6:30 first pitch.
Take Away: Trailing 2-0 going to the bottom of the fourth frame, Spa Catholic scored five times to gain the lead and held off the Witches the rest of the way to earn the Class C semifinal win. Greenwich finishes a fine season at 14-7 while the second-seeded Saints move to 18-3 on the year and advance to the Class C final on Wednesday and a matchup with top-seeded Maple Hill at Joe Bruno Stadium with a 7 p.m. first pitch.
Maple Hill 9 Waterford 0 No other info at this time
Take Away: Skiff spins the five-inning no-hitter, and the Witches lineup produces 16 runs on 13 hits in the Class C quarterfinal “W”.
Waterford 11 Schoharie 7
WP: L. Pace 6 IP 10 Hits 7 Runa 7 ER 2 BB’s 6 K’s LP: W. Plank 2 IP 4 Hits 5 Runs 3 ER 5 BB’s 1 K
Hitting Stars: Fordians – Joey Atwood 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s J. Fraim 2-2, 3B, 2 RBI’s H. Chapin 2-3, 2B, RBI C. Belonga 2-5, RBI
Take Away: Holding a 5-4 lead after two frames, Waterford took control with a 4-run fifth and held off Schoharie for the Class C quarterfinal win. The Fordians advance to the semifinal round on Monday at Lansingburgh in a matchup with Maple Hill.
Maple Hill 5 Stillwater 1 No other info at this time
WP: Toni DeLorenzo 5 IP 3 Hits 1 Run 1 BB 10 K’s LP: Lainey MacDuffie 4 IP 12 Hits 8 Runs 5 ER 1 BB
Hitting Stars: Bengals – Toni DeLorenzo 4-4, 3 RBI’s Erin Lee 1-3, HR, 2 RBI’s Ash Tomaro 3-3, 3B. RBI K. Ferris 2-4
Take Away: Tamarac cruises to the Class B quarterfinal win behind a strong outing from DeLorenzo and a Bengal lineup that clicked for 13 runs on 15 hits in the victory. The Bengals advance to the semifinal round and a matchup with Hoosick Falls on Wednesday at Lansingburgh.
Hoosick Falls 3 Fonda 0
WP: Kennedy Boisvert 7 IP 0 Hits 0 Runs 2 BB’s 18 K’s LP: G. Furnare 6 IP 6 Hits 3 Runs 3 ER 2 BB’s 4 K’s
Hitting Stars: I. Stefanovich 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI’s Z. James 1-2, 2B L. Parent 1-3, RBI
Take Away: Boisvert continues a dominant run from the circle, firing a no-hitter with 18 punchouts, leading the Falls to the Class B quarterfinal “W”. The Panthers scored the only runs of the game in a three-run fifth, and with the win advance to the B semi’s facing the Bengals of Tamarac on Wednesday.
Greenwich 13 Spa Catholic 6
WP: Alexa Jansen LP: Paige Jaffe
Hitting Stars: Witches – Alexa Jansen 3-4, HR, RBI Olivia Warner 3-4, 2 RBI’s Ella Celani 2-5, 2B, RBI Molly Andrew 3-4, RBI Saints – A. Fuller 2-4, 2 RBI’s E. Guidon 1-4, 2B, RBI Paige Jaffe 1-4, 2B, RBI
Take Away: The Witches outslug Spa Catholic to earn the Class C quarterfinal win and advance to a Wednesday semifinal game with Schoharie on Wednesday at OESJ.
Schoharie 11 Hoosic Valley 10 (8)
WP: Kayla Hayes 8 IP 11 Hits 10 Runs 5 ER 3 BB’s 11 K’s LP: Lainey Bochette 3 IP 4 Hits 4 Runs 3 ER 4 K’s
Take Away: In a game that needed extra frames to decide, Schoharie scores three times in the top of the eighth and then sees the Valley plate a pair in the bottom half before escaping with the Class C quarterfinal win.
Hoosick Falls 4 Johnstown 3 (9) Wednesday
WP: Spencer Tate 9 IP 5 Hits 3 Runs
Hitting Stars: Falls – Max Landry HR Sir Bills – Danny Brown 2-run HR Carson Cheney HR
Take Away: Landry hits a go-ahead home run in the top of the ninth and Tate works out of trouble in the bottom half inducing a fly ball for the third out with the bases loaded, sending the Falls to the Class B quarterfinals at Cairo today at 4 p.m.
Take Away: Greenwich hangs 10 runs on the board over the first three frames and cruises to the opening round win in Class C sectional play. The Witches advance and will host Lake George in the quarterfinals round.
Waterford 8 Hoosic Valley 7
WP: J. Atwood 3 IP 2 Hits 2 Runs 1 ER 2 BB’s 3 K’s LP: C. D’Avella 6 IP 6 Hits 3 Runs 3 ER 3 BB’s 10 K’s
Hitting Stars: Fordians – N. Bailey 2-5, 2B, 5 RBI’s C. Belonga 2-5 E, Cavosie 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI’s Valley – Owen Harder 3-4, HR, 2 RBI’s C. D’Avella 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s
Take Away: In a back-and-forth opening round game in Class C, Waterford jumped out to a 5-0 lead after two innings but the Valley knotted things at 5-5 with a two-run third and a three-run fifth. The score remained tied heading into the ninth frame where the Fordians plated three and then had to hold off the Valley who scored twice before Waterford escaped with the extra inning decision.
Stillwater 4 Berne-Knox 2
WP: A. Murray 7 IP 5 Hits 0 Runs 2 ER 2 BB’s 8 K’s LP: E. Bates 7 IP 3 Hits 4 Runs 2 ER 4 BB’s 5 K’s
Hitting Stars: Stillwater – A. Murray 1-3, RBI J. LoFranco 1-3, RBI BK – C.C. Dwyer 2-3
Take Away: Berne-Knox took a 2-0 advantage into the fifth, before Stillwater tied things with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings setting up a two-run seventh highlighted by LoFranco’s go-ahead, RBI single and Murray retired the side in the bottom half for the come-from-behind “W” in Class C.
Take Away: The Falls plated five in the top of the first and cruised from there to the opening round win in Class B sectional play. Hoosick Falls advances to face #3 Johnstown tonight at 7p.m.
Hoosick Falls 12 Johnstown 0
WP: K. Boisvert 6 IP 0 Hits 0 Runs 17 K’s LP: B. Cheney 3.1 IP 4 Hits 4 Runs 2 ER 1 BB’s 4 K’s
Hitting Stars: Falls – E. Conety 2-4, 3 RBI’s B. Lackey 2-3 A. Criscione 4-4 L, Parent 1-4, 3 RBI’s
Take Away: Boisvert throws the six-inning perfect game with 17 punchouts to lead the Falls to a first-round victory in Class B. The Panthers lineup produced 12 runs on 13 hits and put the game away with a six-run fifth.
Spa Catholic 10 Warrensburg 5
WP: P. Jaffe 7 IP 6 Hits 5 Runs 1 ER 3 BB’s 9 K’s LP: K. Hopkins 6 IP 9 Hits 10 Runs 6 ER 3 BB’s 6 K’s
Hitting Stars: Saints – A. Fuller 2-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBI’s P. Bunjo 2-2, 2 RBI’s Grace Shaefer 2-2 P. Jaffe 2-3, RBI Warrensburg – A. Castigliolia 3-4
Take Away: The Saints scored eight times over the first two frames and cruised from there to the opening round “W” in Class C.
Tamarac 19 Catskill 0
WP: T. DeLorenzo 5 IP 2 Hits 0 Runs 9 K’s
Hitting Stars: Bengals – Erin Lee 2 HR’s, 9 RBI’s
Take Away: Tamarac plates 11 in the first frame and cruise to the win in Class B behind a DeLorenzo two-hitter. The Bengals with host Canajoharie/Fort Plain on Thursday in a Class B quarterfinal.
Hitting Stars: Stillwater – D. West 3-8, 3B, 3 RBI’s A. Murray 2-6, 2B, 2 RBI’s J. Luskin 2-6 K. Burdo 2-7, RBI Falls – P. Driscoll 1-6, 3B, 3 RBI’s E. Brown 1-5, 2B S. Tate 1-6, 2B, RBI A. Whalen 1-7, 2B, RBI
Take Away: Hoosick Falls, with four runs in the bottom of the seventh sent the game into extra innings. The two teams then played eight innings of scoreless baseball before Stillwater plated four in the top of the sixteenth frame and closed things out in the bottom half for the well-earned “W”.
Waterford 11 Galway 4
WP: I. Pate 4.2 IP 1 Hit 0 Runs 5 K’s LP: A. Miller 1.2 IP 2 Hits 4 Runs 4 ER 4 BB’s 3 K’s
Hitting Stars: Fordians – J. Atwood 2-3, RBI N. Bailey 1-2, 2B, 3 RBI’s J. Fraim 1-2, 2 RBI’s Galway – J. Schape 2-3, 2 RBI’s
Take Away: Trailing 4-2, Waterford scored eight times in the bottom of the fifth to take control on their way to the home victory over Galway.
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