Baseball
Mechanicville 1 Hoosick Falls 0
Winning Pitcher: Jacob Popiel 5 1/3 IP 8 K’s Jacob LaFountain 1 2/3 4 K’s
Leading Hitters: Red Raiders – Rocco DeVito 4-4 Nick Billert 2-3, RBI
Popiel and LaFountain combine for the shutout and Billert delivers the game-winner. Continue reading
The Lady Bengals of Tamarac picked up a tournament title over the weekend besting Lansingburgh and Catholic Central to earn the championship in the Uncle Sam Softball Tournament.
Tamarac 7 Lansingburgh 2
Winning Pitcher: Maggie Kelley
Leading Hitters: Bengals – Gianna Bucciero 3-4 Kylie Galipeau 2-4 McKenna Ryan 2-4 Jess Heinrichs 2-4
The Bengals lineup produced seven runs on 14 hits and Kelley went the distance from the circle for the first round “W”.
Tamarac 12 Catholic Central 1
Winning Pitcher: Maggie Kelley
Leading Hitters: Bengals – McKenna Ryan 2-2 Kylie Galipeau 2-4 Gianna Bucciero 2-4
Twelve runs on 12 hits was more than enough offense for Kelley who allowed a run in the first and then shut the door as Tamarac claims the Uncle Sam crown.
Baseball
Saratoga Catholic 10 Whitehall 0
Winning Pitcher: Terel Tillman 6 IP 4 Hits 8 K’s
Leading Hitters: Saints – Dante Marin 2-4, 4 RBI’s Ross Garrow 2-2, RBI Tyler Haraden 2B, RBI Railroaders – Thomas Fish 2-2
In a charity game raising funds for Kelley’s Angels the Saints post the shutout victory and move to 14-1 on the year.
Softball
Hoosick Falls 11 Queensbury 9
Winning Pitcher: Abby Philpott
Leading Hitters: Panthers – Olivia Brownell 2 1B’s, 3 RBI’s Abby Philpott 2 1B’s, 2 RBI’s Abbott 2B, 2 RBI’s Spartans – Jasmin Pepe 3-5, 2 RBI’s Jordan Knapp 4-5
The Panthers top Queensbury in the first round of the Lake George Tournament. Continue reading
The Saratoga Catholic baseball team, as is the norm, is enjoying another outstanding season in 2018 while the Lady Saints are in the middle of a fine softball campaign as well. Both squads posted wins on Friday as the Wasaren schedule enters it’s stretch run.
Baseball
Saratoga Catholic 14 Berlin 1
Winning Pitcher: Jordan Catone
Leading Hitters: Saints – Terel Tillman 2-4, 2B, 4 RBI’s Mountaineers – Jian Mikit 2B Josh Kluck 3B
The Saints improve to 10-1, 13-1 with the easy victory over the winless Mountaineers. Continue reading
In what’s shaping up as a good race for the Wasaren baseball championship both Hoosic Valley and Greenwich find themselves right in the thick of things and both helped themselves with wins on Thursday afternoon.
Greenwich 13 Cambridge 0
Winning Pitcher: Alex Curtis 5 inning no-hitter 5 K’s
Leading Hitters: Witches – Cole Burgess 4-4, HR, 2 RBI’s John Walsh 2-4, HR, 4 RBI’s
The freshman Curtis no-hits the Indians and as always Greenwich put more than enough runs on the board. Continue reading
Softball
Hoosic Valley 19 Berlin 0
Winning Pitcher: Hollis Guilianelle 7 K’s 2 Hits
Leading Hitters: Valley – Renee Perry 3-run Homer, 4 RBI’s Sam Finkle 1B, 2B, 3 RBI’s
An 11 run first set the tone for the Valley romp.
Hoosic Valley 20 Berlin 0
Winning Pitcher: Shannon Brown 2 Hits 10 K’s
Leading Hitters: Valley – Sam Finkle 3 1B’s, 2B, 3 RBI’s Savannah Champagne 2 1B’s, 3B, 3 RBI’s
In almost a blueprint of the first game, the Indians plate 11 in the first and limit the Mountaineers to a pair hits, Brown throwing the shutout in the nightcap. Continue reading
Congratulations to Hoosic Valley baseball player Kody Gillespie on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.
Yesterday the Indians first baseman had a great week on a Tuesday afternoon in Saratoga. Gillespie enjoyed a 4-5 day at the plate, launching three home runs and a double, while driving in an incredible 10 runs in the Valley’s 17-14 victory over previously unbeaten Saratoga Catholic.
Congratulations to Kody, our newest Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.
On Tuesday we turned the calendar and the new month of May came in with warm temperatures and sunny skies. While all teams enjoyed yesterday’s beautiful weather, the lineups of Hoosic Valley and Saratoga Catholic baseball teams reveled in it staging an offensive back and forth that saw 36 hits and 31 runs combined before the Valley prevailed with the 17-14 “W”.
Here’s a closer look at that contest along with the rest of the action from a Wasaren Tuesday.
Hoosic Valley 17 Saratoga Catholic 14
Winning Pitcher: Nick Santiago
Leading Hitters: Valley – Kody Gillespie 4-5, 3 HR’s, 2B, 10 RBI’s Blake Weigert 3-5, 2 2B’s, 1B. RBI Issac Carlo 3 1B’s Saints – Nick Winslow 3-5, 2 2B’s, 4 RBI’s Terel Tillman 1-5, HR, 3 RBI’s Dylan Custer 3-4, 2B, RBI Jake Hart 3-5, 2B, 2 RBI’s
Gillespie explodes for three home runs and a double, driving in 10 and the Indians needed all of that and more to hand the Saints, 8-1, 10-1, their first loss of the year. The Valley put seven runs on the board in the top of the first, but an eight spot in the bottom of the fourth gave Spa a 10-9 lead. The two clubs were tied at 14 entering the final frame where the Valley plated three to earn the win improving to 6-3, 7-4 on the season. Continue reading
In a battle of the Wasaren’s top two, and undefeated teams, the Saints from Saratoga Catholic came away with a 3-0 decision over the Witches of Greenwich Monday afternoon in Saratoga.
Junior right-hander Terel Tillman turned in a dominant performance spinning a two-hit shutout, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh. Tillman fanned 12 and allowed no free passes in raising his record to 4-0 on the year.
The Witches Carson Mosher allowed just four hits over six innings of work, allowing a run in the fourth, and a pair in the fifth.
Dylan Custer led the Saints attack going 2-4 with a double and an RBI as Saratoga Catholic improves to 8-0, 10-0 with the home victory.
The Witches suffer their first loss of the season and slip to 6-1, 7-1 on the year.
In softball it was all Indians as Hoosic Valley rolled over Waterford 19-2 in a five inning contest in Schaghticoke.
Hollis Guilianelle picked up the win from the circle for the Valley fanning seven while allowing just one safety.
Alex Rifenburg ripped a two-run homer, Guilianelle knocked in two with a pair of doubles, and Brianne Bogue added a single and a double with two RBI’s for the 4-3, 4-4 Indians.
Emily Kelly hit a solo home run for the 0-5, 0-5 Fordians.
The annual Phil Waring Memorial Tournament was played on Saturday for the 30th time, and at day’s end Saratoga Catholic had earned it’s 15th tournament title.
Also on Saturday Waterford and Cambridge played baseball at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, and the Lady Indians of Cambridge met Mayfield in the Mayfield Softball Tournament.
Here’s how things played out.
Saratoga Catholic 5 Corinth 3
Winning Pitcher: Cadhan Awad 5 IP 1 Run 7 Hits 5 K’s
Leading Hitters: Saints – Nick Winslow 2-2, Dante Marin 2-2, 3B, 2 RBI’s Jake Hart 2-3, 2B, RBI Tomahawks – Colt Guilder 2-3, 2B Jacob Yanku 2-4
A four-run bottom of the first gave Awad a working cushion, more than enough for the Saints hurler as Spa Catholic secures the win in the first round of the Phil Waring Memorial Tournament. Continue reading
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