Hoosic Valley Outslugs Spa Catholic

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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

Spa Tops Greenwich, Valley Cruises Past Waterford

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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.

 

 

Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week

Congratulations to Greenwich’s Carson Mosher and Hoosick Falls’ Abby Philpott on being named Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week.

Mosher threw six strong innings in a 9-7 win over Stillwater last Tuesday and added a single, and double with an RBI at the plate.

On Friday in an 11-3 win over Warrensburg Carson ripped a pair of doubles and drove in three, and doubled down this past Monday again plating three runs on two doubles in the Witches 7-6 victory over Waterford.

Philpott picked up three wins from the circle on the week starting with a 5-hit, shutout over Stillwater on Friday.  Abby also had a pair of hits and drove in three in the 12-0 win.

On Sunday in the first round of the Charles Weeden Memorial Tournament Philpott scattered six hits and fanned eight in the Falls 4-2 win over Cambridge.

This past Monday Abby threw another gem, a 3-hit, 11 strikeout performance, blanking Berlin 12-0.

Congratulations Carson and Abby, our newest Wasaren Sportsnet Players of the Week..

 

Wasaren Diamond Results

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A full slate of diamond action played out on a beautiful Monday with the theme of the afternoon, besides the gorgeous weather, being one-sided affairs with all but one game decided by wide margins.

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Hoosick Falls 32  Berlin 0

Winning Pitcher:  Andrew Stevens

Leading Hitters:  Falls – Ryan Bloomer 2 1B’s, 2B, 3B, 8 RBI’s     Brandon Decker 2 1B’s 2B, 5 RBI’s     Zack Morine 3 1B’s, 3 RBI’s

The Panthers scored in every inning including 11 runs in the first and 13 more in the fifth, improving to 2-3 in league play with the win.   Continue reading

Greenwich Wins Weeden Tourament

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In the first annual Charles Weeden Memorial Tournament the Lady Witches from Greenwich won a high-scoring affair in round one and followed that with a shutout victory in the championship game to earn the tournament title.

Greenwich 10  Hoosic Valley 9 (10)

Winning Pitcher:  Helen Smith

Leading Hitters:  Witches – Lauren Maines 2 1B’s, 3B, RBI     Courney Fraher 1B, 2B, 2 RBI’s     Helen Smith 2 1B’s, 2 RBI’s        Indians – Sarah Sheldon 2 1B’s 2 RBI’s       Kaitlyn Suschinski 1B, 2 RBI’s

The Witches push a run across in the bottom of the 10th for the win. Continue reading

Greenwich, Spa Catholic Continue to Roll

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While the perception is that it’s still early in the baseball/softball season, the reality is many Wasaren clubs have a third of their regular season schedule already in the books.

The baseball teams from Greenwich and Saratoga Catholic have played six contests thus far, and both have posted victories every time out, each adding a “W” on Saturday which by far provided the best weather conditions of the spring.

April wins count the same as May victories and the Saints and Witches 6-0 starts are impressive runs whether it’s early, late or somewhere in between.

Here’s a closer look at how Saturday’s game played out.

Saratoga Catholic 17  Cambridge 0

Winning Pitcher:  Dante Marin  4 IP  1 Hit  0 Runs

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Kaden Learch 3-3, 2B, 4 RBI’s     Nick Winslow 3-3, 2 2B’s, 3 RBI’s     Tyler Haraden 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s     Dylan Custer 2-5, RBI

Another day, another “W” for the Saints following the blueprint they’ve played to most of the spring. Get quality pitching, on this day limiting Cambridge to one hit, and offensively run out a lineup that pounds the baseball, hitters one thru nine.  That lineup ripped 14 hits on Saturday in just four innings of work as the Saints rolled to their sixth straight win.   Continue reading

Diamond Results

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A cool, dry Friday provided the backdrop to a full schedule of baseball and softball action in the league, highlighted by a Greenwich baseball victory moving the Witches to 5-0 on the season.

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Greenwich 9  Tamarac 2

Winning Pitcher:  Christian O’Brien 7 IP  3 Hits  8 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Witches – James Ostrowski 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI’s     John Walsh 2-3, 3 RBI’s     Cole Burgess 2-4, RBI       Bengals – Dalton Maxon 2-4, RBI

O’Brien allowed a pair of runs in the first then shutout the Bengals the rest of the way, while the Greenwich lineup broke a 2-2 tie with three runs in the fifth, and put the game away in the sixth with a four spot.   Continue reading

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

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