State Semifinal

Greenwich 5   Avon 0

WP:  Lily McCauliffe 7 IP  0 Runs  2 Hits  11 K’s         Joleigh Crye 6 IP  5 Runs  4 Hits  6 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Morgan Randall 1B, RBI

Take Away:  Greenwich took advantage of three Avon errors, and McCauliffe handcuffed Avon at the plate, spinning the two-hit shutout.

State Final 

Greenwich 4   Greene 1  (8)

WP:  Lily McCauliffe 8 IP  1 Run  3 Hits  9 K’s         LP:  Olivia Kennedy  8 IP  4 Runs  3 Hits  17 K’s  

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Reese Autiello 2B     Faith Ingber 1B, RBI

Take Away:  Greenwich, trailing 1-0, tied things in the sixth on a walk, a dropped third strike, a wild pitch and two errors.  The Witches plated three in the top of the eighth when Autiello doubled, Kiley Allen followed with a walk before Ingber, with an infield hit, drove in Autiello.  A wild pitch and an error followed for the final two Greenwich runs, and McCauliffe and the Witches defense worked a scoreless eighth frame, giving Greenwich the Class C State Championship.  

 Greenwich 14   Norwood-Norfolk 0

WP:  Lily McCauliffe 5 IP  0 Runs  0 Hits  1 BB  6 K’s      

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Kiley Allen 3B, 5 RBI’s      Nora Niesz 2B, 2 RBI’s     Faith Ingber 3B

Take Away:  McCauliffe spins the five inning no-hitter and Greenwich scores 4 times on 10 hits in just four offensive frames, cruising past Norwood-Norfolk in the Class C regional final at Luther Forest.  The Witches advance to the state semifinals on Saturday at Moriches Athletic Complex on Long Island where they’ll meet Section V champions Avon at 9 a.m.

Wasaren League All-Stars 2022

First Team

MVP:       Abby Buckley, Sr, Tamarac, catcher

Section 2 All-Stars:  1.Lilly McCauliffe, Sr, Greenwich, P/INF

        2. Bailey Catlin, Sr, Berlin, P

        3. Kennedy Boisvert, 8th, Hoosick Falls, P       

Second Team

Honorable Mention

Greenwich 4   Chatham 3

WP:  Lily McCauliffe 11 IP  3 Runs  4 Hits 14 K’s        Emily Mesick 

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Allie McQueen 2-run HR     Norah Niesz 1B, RBI          Chatham – Addison Perry 2B,       Abby Taylor 3B

Take Away:  The Witches trailed 3-1 entering the seventh but tied things on McQueen’s two-run shot sending the Class C championship into extra frames.  In the top of the eleventh Niesz plated Sophia Boice on an RBI single with the go-ahead run.  In the bottom of the frame Chatham moved Allison Engel to third on a sac bunt, but she was cut down at the plate by shortstop Faith Ingber who fielded a hot shot and came home with the throw.  McCauliffe fanned the final batter and Greenwich (19-4), moves on to the regional final on June 4th in Malta where they’ll face the Section VII-X winner.  

Most Valuable Player       Jake Sparks              Hoosick Falls           JR.

First Team

Andrew Sparks                 Hoosick Falls              Soph.

James Blake                      Tamarac                     Jr.

Gavin Bodah                     Waterford                  Sr.

Shea Brown                       Stillwater                   Soph

Ryan Grimmick                  Mechanicville            Sr.

Connor King                      Hoosic Valley            Soph

Jesse Kuzmich                   Greenwich                 Sr.

Scott Lynch                        Mechanicville            Fr.

Aiden McPhail                   Greenwich                 Sr.

Nevin Wilkie                      Tamarac                    Jr.

Second Team

Tom Rice                           Hoosic Valley            Sr.

Tucker Thayne                   Hoosick Falls             Sr.

Jaxon Mueller                    Stillwater                  Soph

Jayden Hughes                  Greenwich                Sr.

William Coreno                  Mechanicville           Soph

Ronan Rowe                       Spa Catholic            Fr.

Zachary Hartz                     Mechanicville          Sr.

Parker Jamieson                 Greenwich               Jr.

Josh Colegrove                   Hoosick Falls           Sr.

Zach Rice                            Tamarac                  Sr.

Greenwich 1   Whitehall 0

WP:  Lily McCauliffe   7 IP  0 Runs  3 Hits  4 K’s           LP:  Madi Gould  7 IP  1 Run  2 Hits  14 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Lily McCauliffe 1B, 2B, RBI       

Take Away:  In a pitchers duel between McCauliffe and Gould, the Witches pushed across the lone run of the contest in the top of the seventh on a McCauliffe double that plated Jocelyn Spezio with the game-winner.  Greenwich advances to the Class C title game on Thursday at Moreau in a matchup with top seeded Chatham.  

Softball

Greenwich 9   Warrensburg 1

WP:  Lily McCauliffe      LP:  Kailly Bacon

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Reegan Mullen HR, RBI     Morgan Randall 2 1B’s, 2 RBI’s     Faith Ingber 2 1B’s    Leigha Barnaby 3B, RBI      Hope Sherman 2B

Take Away:  The third-seeded Witches behind a strong outing from McCauliffe advance to the Class C semifinals on Tuesday at Moreau Rec. and a meeting with second-seeded Whitehall.  

Whitehall 8   Stillwater 0

WP:  Madi Gould       LP:  Resch

Hitting Stars:  Railroaders – Madi Gould 2-4     Vinna Jensen 2-4       Blake Bird 3=4      Ava Ruby 1-4, 2B     Warriors – Toleman 2-3

Take Away:  Gould allowed just three Warriors hits in spinning the shutout, sending the Railroaders to a Class C semifinal matchup with Greenwich on Tuesday.  

Class B:  Schalmont 8   Tamarac 1

Class C:  Chatham 2   Hoosick Falls 0

Baseball

Greenwich 11   Lake George 4

WP:  Aidan McPhail 4IP  0 ER  3 Hits  8 K’s          LP:  Luke Sheldon

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Jesse Kuzmich 1B,3B      Aidan McPhail 1B,2B 4 RBI’s    Jayden Hughes 1B,2B        Ryan Ingber 1B,2B, 3 RBI’s             Warriors – Cameron Orr 2B

Take Away:  A six-run fourth propels the 5th seeded Witches to the Class CC semifinals and a clash with top seeded Chatham on Monday at Husky Field in Gloversville.   

Class B:  Fonda 10   Mechanicville 1

Class CC:  Canajoharie 6   Hoosick Falls 4          Chatham 8   Hoosic Valley 0

Class C:  Duanesburg 3   Waterford 2

Hoosick Falls 21   Rensselaer 0

WP:  Connor Jones 5 inning perfect game with 8 K’s          LP:  Matt Hall

Hitting Stars:  Falls – Connor Jones 3 1B’s, 3B, 3 RBI’s     Jake Sparks 2 1B’s, 2B, 5 RBIs     Josh Colegrove 1B, 2 2B’s, 4 RBIs       

Take Away:  Jones dominates from the bump, the #6 Panthers bang out 16 hits in four offensive frames, and advance to face #2 Canajoharie in the CC quarterfinals on Friday.  

Hoosic Valley 7   Salem – Cambridge 0

WP:  Connor King  7 IP 0 Runs 4 Hits 10 K’s            LP:  Jackson Thomas 6 IP 3 Runs 4 Hits 5 K’s  

Hitting Stars:  Valley – Mike Lancaster RBI 2B     Connor King 1-2, RBI     Jimmy Bolognino 2-4

Take Away:  King blanks S/C on four hits and the #9 Valley sealed the win with a four-run seventh, and move on to the CC quarterfinals where they’ll face #1 Chatham on Friday.

Granville 1   Stillwater 0  (8)

WP:  Caleb Nelson 8 IP 0 Runs 3 Hits 15 K’s        LP:  Shea Brown 7.1 IP  1 Run 2 Hits 11 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Golden Horde – Cody Nelson 2B     Caleb Nelson game-wining, walk-off RBI 1B 

Take Away:  In a pitcher’s duel between Brown and Nelson the Horde use their only two hits in the game in the bottom of the eighth when Cody Nelson doubled, and his brother Caleb drove him in with the game-winner, sending the #6 Horde to a CC quarterfinal on Friday with #3 Maple Hill.

Waterford 7   Schoharie 4

Cohoes 5   Tamarac 1

Softball

Greenwich 6   Mayfield 3

WP:  Sophia Boice        LP:  Marissa Wille

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Faith Ingber 2 1B’s, 2B     Morgan Randall 2 1B’s, RBI     Sophia Boice 2 1B’s, RBI     Reese Autiello 2 1B’s, RBI         Mayfield – Heather Ginter 2 2B’s, 2 RBI’s     

Take Away:  #3 Greenwich ran out to a 5-0 lead after three frames and held on, advancing to a Class C quarterfinal game with Warrensburg, in Greenwich on Thursday.  

Chatham 5   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

Class B Opening Round

Fonda 14   Mechanicville 2

Tamarac 8   Albany Academy 7

Class C Play-In Games 

Berlin/New Lebanon 8   Cambridge 3

Duanesburg 10   Hoosic Valley 6

Galway 6   Waterford 0

Class C Opening Round

Hoosick Falls 6   Rensselaer 1

Stillwater 10   Maple Hill 2

Hoosick Falls 16   Spa Catholic 0

WP:  Connor Jones  7 IP  0 Runs  5 Hits  9 K’s         LP:  Tyler Weygard

Hitting Stars:  Panthers – Connor Jones 2 1Bs, 2B       Andrew Sparks 4 1B’s, 3B. 4 RBI’s     Ben Smith 2 1B, 3 RBI’s     Jake Sparks 1B, 2B, RBI             Saints – Ben Dalto 1B, 3B

Take Away:  Jones throws the complete-game shutout and the Panther bats plate 16 runs on 17 hits, as the Falls notches the easy “W” in Saratoga.  

Schuylerville 6   Hoosic Valley 1

WP:  Brenden Steinberg               LP:  Connor King

Hitting Stars:  Black Horses – Ryan Dow 3-3, 2B, 2 3Bs, RBI         Owen Sherman 3-4, 2 RBI’s           Valley – Logan Santiago 1-2

Take Away:  Schuylerville posts the non-league win behind a strong outing from Steinberg.