Indians, Fordians Notch Diamond Wins

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Just a pair of games played out Thursday afternoon on diamonds across the Wasaren and at day’s end the Hoosic Valley girls and the Waterford boys came away with “W’s.

Hoosic Valley 16  Cambridge 14

Winning Pitcher:  Hollis Guillanelle

Hitting Stars:  Indians – Ariyana Brehm 2 1B’s, 2 RBI’s      Emma Irwin 1B, 4 RBI’s     Shannon Brown 2 1B’s, 2 RBI’s        Cambridge – Jamie VanDeWater 2 1B’s      Lexi Woodworth 2 1B’s     Gabby Woods 2B     Victoria Dupuis 2B

Hoosic Valley spotted Cambridge eight runs in the top of the first, but battled back scoring in every inning, to earn the victory and improve to 2-1 in the early season.

 

Waterford 21  New Lebanon 2

Winning Pitcher:  M. Castracani 3 IP  2 Hits  6 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Michael Talavera 3-3, 2 RBI’s     T. Phelan 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s     J. Houle 2-2, 2B, 4 RBI’s     H. Guertin 2-3, 2 2B’s, 3 RBI’s

The Fordians pounded 17 hits in scoring 21 times, rolling to the non-league “W”.

 

Diamond Results; Greenwich, Spa Catholic Post Wins

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A full slate of diamond action in the Wasaren played out on Wednesday highlighted with wins by Greenwich and Saratoga Catholic baseball teams, keeping both clubs unbeaten in the early going.

Saratoga Catholic 24  Berlin 0

Winning Pitcher:  Jay Flynn 5 IP  2 Hits   9 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Jake Hart 2-2, 3 RBI’s     Dante Marin 2-4, RBI     Josh Van Patten 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI’s

The Saints scored 18 times in the first frame, enough said. Continue reading →

Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

spa catholic logoCongratulations to Saratoga Catholic baseball player Terel Tillman on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week

Tillman picked up a pair of pitching win and swung a big bat as well over the past three games for the Saints.

Terel threw three six strong innings in a 14-2 win on Wednesday over Hoosic Valley allowing five hits while fanning 14.

On Friday in a 16-3 Saints “W” over Stillwater the junior enjoyed a nice day at the plate going 4-5 with three RBI’s.

Yesterday Tillman took the ball against Waterford and delivered a four-hit, 14 K performance in a 2-1 win over the Fordians

Congratulations to Terel, our newest Wasaren Sportsnet Player of the Week.

Cambridge Splits in Canonica Classic

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A pair of Wasaren clubs played in tournaments on Saturday with the Cambridge boys competing in the Canonica Classic Wood Bat Tournament, while the Greenwich girls took the field in the Ballston Spa Tourney.

Cambridge 5  Germantown 2

Winning Pitcher:  Nethanel Woodworth 4 IP  3K’s

Hitting Stars:  Indians – Nate Woodworth 2B, RBI     Kyle Spiezio 2 1B’s, RBI     Patrick Robertson 2 1B’s, RBI       Germantown – Dean Ruzich HR

In a game tied a 2-2 through four innings of play, Cambridge shutout Germantown over the final three frames while plating a run in the fifth and two in the sixth for the victory in the first round of the Classic.   Continue reading →

Diamond Results, Spa Catholic Wins Twice

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While the baseball/softball season is still in it’s early stages the Saints of Saratoga Catholic couldn’t have hoped for a better start.  Both the softball and baseball squads are undefeated at 3-0, each adding wins yesterday on a busy Friday in the Wasaren.

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Saratoga Catholic 16  Stillwater 3

Winning Pitcher:  Dante Marin 5 IP  6Hits  2 Runs 10 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Terel Tillman 4-5, 3 RBI’s,     Nick Winslow 3-5, 2B,     Tyler Haraden 2-3, 2 2B’s      Dante Marin 3-5, 4 RBI’s        Warriors – Luke Shultz 3-3, 2 2B’s      Scott Travis 2B, RBI

In a game tied at 3-3 after four innings of play, the lethal Saints lineup scored 12 times over the next two frames to notch the victory.  Saratoga Catholic has outscored it’s opponents 44-7 in three league contests thus far.   Continue reading →

Baseball, Softball Results

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Tamarac 16  Green Tech 6

Winning Pitcher:  Ryan Derby

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – Tristan Nemjo 3-4, 4 RBI’s     Jake Scharnott 3-3, 2 RBI’s     Dalton Maxon 3-3, 4 RBI’s

Tamarac put 12 runs on the board after two innings of play and cruised to their third win in as many outings on the young season.

 

Mechanicville 13  Stillwater 6 (from Wednesday)

Winning Pitcher:  Jacob LaFountain

Hitting Stars:  Red Raiders – Matt Wertman 3-4, 4 RBI’s     Nick Billert 2-3, 2 RBI’s     Jacob Popiel 2-3, 2 RBI’s      Warriors – Kenny Orton 2B, 3 RBI’s

Jacob LaFountain and Jacob Popiel combine on a one-hitter with 15 K’s to lead the Raiders to the “W”.

 

Softball

Tamarac 8  Hoosick Falls 1  (from Wednesday)

Winning Pitcher:  Jess Hienrichs

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – McKenna Ryan 3-4, 2B     Nicole Madigan 3-4     Gia Bucciero 3-4, 3 RBI’s       Panthers – M. Landry 1-3     S. Merwin 1-3

Hienrichs limited the Panthers to a pair of singles in the contest, while the Bengals bats ripped 13 hits in notching the victory.

 

Diamond Action

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Wednesday brought with it a full slate of softball and baseball action in the Wasaren as teams played in relatively dry, but cool conditions.

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Saratoga Catholic 11  Hoosic Valley 10 (8)

Winning Pitcher:  Victoria Alford 8 IP  8 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Cassidy Hayner 3-4, HR, 2B, 5 RBIs     Emmy Murray 3-5, RBI      Valley – Brianna Bogue 4-5     Hollis Guilanelle 2-4

An extra inning affair that saw the Saints score four times in the top of the eighth, while the Valley plated three runs in the bottom of the frame before Spa closed things out. Continue reading →

Lady Witches Top Warrensburg

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Greenwich 8  Warrensburg 5

Winning Pitcher:  Helen Smith

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Gabby Wiss 2 2B’s     Lauren Maines 1B      Burgers – Megan Hughes 1B, 3B, 2 RBIs     Dianne Curtis 1B, 2B, RBI

Greenwich managed just three hits on the afternoon but were aided by five Warrensburg errors in notching their second nonleague “W” in as many outings.

 

Diamond Results, Witches Top the Valley

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While most people, myself included, are reluctant to put away their snow shovels some local baseball and softball squads took to the diamond on a chilly but dry Monday for season-openers.

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Greenwich 4  Hoosic Valley 3

Winning Pitcher:  Christian O’Brien – complete game 1 earned run

Hitting Stars:  Witches – James Ostrowski 3-3, 2 2B’s     Carson Mosher 2-4, 2B        Valley – Blake Wiegert 2-4, 2 RBIs     Gillespie 2-3, 2B

Hoosic Valley trailing 2-0 entering the final frame scored three times, highlighted by Wiegert’s two-run single, taking a 3-2 advantage to the bottom of the inning.  The Witches responded with a two out rally, John Walsh tying things on an RBI single, and after a pair of walks Christian O’Brien singled in the game-winner for the Greenwich “W”. Continue reading →

Wasaren Boys Basketball All-Stars

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Here is the recently released Wasaren boys basketball all-star squad.

Guy Milliman       MVP        Hoosick Falls

First Team

Brendan Holcomb                Cambridge

Tyler Haraden                      Spa Catholic

Evan McCart                         Hoosick Falls

Brian McNeil                         Stillwater

Jon Kempf                             Hoosick Falls

 

Second Team

Carson Mosher                       Greenwich

Terel Tillman                          Spa Catholic

Ryan Willis                              Berlin

Kendrick McCann                    Mechanicville

Jon Acker                                Hoosic Valley