On today’s program observations about the diamond sports, a look at Monday’s schedule and our top five including our Player of the Week.

Mechanicville 19   Millbrook 5

Hitting Stars:  Red Raiders – Bri Blake 1B, Grand Slam, 6 RBI’s          Jenna Tesoriero 3 Hits          Emma Lapierre 2 Hits       Paige Roberts 2 Hits 

Take Away:  The Raiders plated 19 runs on 13 hits and coasted to the victory over Millbrook.

Marcellus 3   Mechanicville 2

WP:  Averie Hammond                               LP:  Paige Roberts

Hitting Stars:  Marcellus – Anna Bella Mondello 3-4, game winning RBI single                        Red Raiders – Jenna Tesoriero 2 1B’s, RBI          Lila Christensen 3B            Riley Lapierre 1B, RBI

Take Away:  In a great pitcher’s duel between Hammond and Rogers, Marcellus scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to notch the come-from-behind “W” in Mudville.  

Stillwater 13   Waterford 1

WP:  Mike Campion 5 IP 5 Hits 2 Runs 5 K’s                LP:  Werkie Hayes

Hitting Stars:  Warriors – Colden McDonough 3-4, HR, 2 RBI’s          Brody Burdo 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI’s           Jaxon Mueller 2-4, HR, 4 RBI’s          Reese Hotaling 2-3                 Fordians –  Matt Soden -24

Take Away:  Leading 3-1 after four frames, Stillwater plated 10 runs over the final three innings to notch the road win over the Fordians.  

Hoosic Valley 17   Berlin/New Lebanon 3

WP:  C. King 5 IP 0 Runs 9 K’s                                LP:  Shuhart

Hitting Stars:  Valley – Brown 4-5, 3 runs scored                             Mountaineers – D. Saviano 1-3, RBI

Take Away:  King shuts down the Mountaineers attack and the Valley bats rattle for 17 scores in the one-sided road “W”.

Taconic Hills 13   Greenwich 5

WP:  Brandon Rossano 4 IP 3 Runs 3 Hits 7 K’s                     LP:  Calvin Curtis 3 IP 6 Runs 7 Hits 3 K’s

Hitting Stars:  TC – Troy Super, Zach Rowe, Brandon Rossano and Tyler Peck all multiple hit games         Witches – Ryan Ingber and Robert Barnes two hits each

Take Away:  Taconic Hills took the lead in the second and held it throughout in posting the nonleague win over the Witches. 

Hoosick Falls 13   Mechanicville 9 

WP:  Ben Smith        LP:  Zach Pingelski 

Hitting Stars:  Panthers –  Jake Sparks 2 2B’s, 2 RBI’s          Andrew Sparks 3 RBI’s        AJ Brown 1B, 4 runs scored           Red Raiders – Scott Lynch 3B, 3-run HR             Joie Devito 1B, 2B, 2 RBI’s

Take Away:  In a game played at Schenectady’s Central Park A Diamond as part of a Coaches vs. Cancer event, the Falls broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the fourth and extended their advantage with a six-run fifth, on their way to the “W” in the high-scoring contest.  With the win the Panthers improve to 2-5 on the year while Mechanicville suffers their first loss of the season and moves to 7-1 overall.  

Softball

Tamarac 3   Shaker 2

WP:  Moria Collins 10 IP 2 Runs 2 Hits 9 K’s                       LP:  Hannah Hipwell 10 IP 3 Runs 6 Hits 7 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – Toni DeLorenzo 2-5, game-winning RBI

Take Away:  In a matchup that needed 10 innings to decide, Toni DeLorenzo ripped an RBI single in the top of the 10th frame, giving Tamarac a 3-2 lead and Collins, and the Bengal “D” closed things out in the bottom half for the nonleague win over the Blue Bison of Shaker. With the win Tamarac improves to 3-0, 4-0 on the season.

Tamarac 3   Coxsackie-Athens 1  8 innings 

WP:  Tyler Sears 1 IP 2 Hits 0 Runs 1 BB                                                      LP:  B.Penet 7 IP 4 Hits 2 Runs 1 BB 0 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – James Blake 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI’s          Tyler Sears 2-4, 2B, RBI        

Take Away:  Tamarac scored two in the top of the eighth and hung on for the nonleague win over Coxsackie. Bengals starting pitcher Owen Blakesley threw a strong seven innings allowing one run on two hits before handing the ball to Sears who closed things out in the eighth.  

Mechanicville 27   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

WP:  Will Coromo

Hitting Stars:  Red Raiders – Will Coromo 3-4, HR        Luke Mickland 4-5, 2 HR’s     

Take Away:  Coromo dominates from the bump and the Raider bats dominate from the box in the one-sided decision over the Mountaineers.  

Tamarac 9   Waterford 3

WP:  Peyton Richardson 5 IP 1 Hit 0 Runs 4 BB’s 7 K’s                            LP:  Matt Soden 5.1 IP 7 Hits 6 Runs 3 ER 4 BB’s 5 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – James Blake 3-4, 3B, 2 RBI’s          Peyton Richardson 3-3, 2B          J. Smith 1-3, HR, 2 RBI’s        Fordians – Z. Kalinowski 1-1, RBI

Take Away:  Tamarac used five innings of shutout ball from Richardson and three-hit games from Richardson and James Blake to get past Waterford at Clum’s Corners on Thursday. 

Stillwater 10   Hoosick Falls 2

WP:  Shea Brown 6.2 IP 8 Hits 2 Runs 11 K’s                                     LP:  Eli King

Hitting Stars:  Warriors – Liam Brady 3-4, 3 RBI’s       Mike Campion 2-2, 2 RBI’s       Ryan Brown 2-3        Jaxon Mueller HR, 2 RBI’s            Panthers – Jake Sparks 3-4, 2B            Andrew Sparks 2-4

Take Away:  Leading 4-2, entering the sixth inning Stillwater plated four to take a commanding 8-2 advantage, and closed things out from there for the road “W” over the Falls.  

Greenwich 6   Hoosic Valley 5

WP:  Cooper Skiff              Save:  Joe Skiff                                       LP:  Jimmy Johnson Jr.

Hitting Stars:  Witches – Colby McAuliffe 1B, 2B          Parker Jamieson 2B             Owen Brockway 2-run 1B    Valley – Landon Reilly 1B, 2B        Jimmy Johnson Jr. 2 1B’s        Dem Neary 1 1B’s

Take Away:  Trailing 5-2 in the fifth, Greenwich scored four times, highlighted by Owen Brockway’s two-run single giving the Witches the lead, and Joe Skiff recorded the six-out save for Greenwich who improves to 2-3 with the home victory.  

Tamarac 12   Galway 0

WP:  Moira Collins 5 IP 0 Runs 3 Hits 1 BB 8 K’s                          LP:  Amber Kolpakas 5 IP 9 Runs 9 Hits 8 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Bengals – Addison Ferris, Mackenna Ashe and Toni DeLorenzo all multiple-hit games

Take Away:  Tamarac rides the 3-hit shutout by Collins and timely hitting to their third victory in as many outings to start the season.  

 Schalmont 7   Emma Willard 1

WP:  Judekis complete-game 7 K’s       

Hitting Stars:  Schalmont – Melillo 2-4        Phillips 2-3          Judeikis 1-3, 2B               Jesters – Sam McEntee 1-2, RBI

Lansingburgh 15   Tamarac 5

WP:  D. Pontillo 6 IP 5 Runs 5 Hits 4 BB’s 4 K’s                            LP:  L. Ring 2 IP 6 Runs 2 ER 4 Hits 3 BB’s 3 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Burgh – J. Foster 2-5, 2B, 5 RBI’s        R. Peabody 2-4, 2 RBI’s              Bengals – A. Quackenbush 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI’s  

Take Away: Leading 8-5 heading to the bottom of the fourth, the Burgh took control with a six-run frame and closed things out for the non-league “W” over the Bengals.  

Hoosick Falls 18   Stillwater 5

WP:  Jake Sparks 6 IP 9 K’s                   LP:  Brody Burdo

Hitting Stars:  Panthers – Jake Sparks 3 1B’s      Andrew Sparks 2 1B’s, 2B, 4 RBI’s        Eli King 2 1B’s, 2B, 3 RBI’s                   Warriors – Shea Brown 2B

Take Away:  Hoosick Falls opened a 12-1 advantage after two innings and coasted from there to the win over the Warriors at Chapko Park.  

Hoosic Valley 8   Greenwich 6

WP:  C. King 4 IP 2 Hits 1 Run 5 BB’s 4 K’s                                     LP:  Ryan Ingber 3 IP 3 Hits 4 Runs 5 BB’s 6 K’s

Hitting Stars:  Valley – C. King 2-4, 2B       Landon Reilly 2-3, 2 RBI’s        Witches – Aiden Waite 3-4, 2 2B’s, 2 RBI’s        P. Jamieson 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI’s

Take Away:  The Valley scored four times in both the third and fourth frames, building an 8-1 lead, and held off a late charge from the Witches to post the home “W”.  

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Spa Catholic 11   Tamarac 5

WP:  Tyler Weygand 2 IP 2 Hits 2 Runs 2 BB’s 3 K’s                                       LP:  Peyton Richardson 

Hitting Stars:  Saints – Ronan Rowe 2-3, 2 2B’s 3 RBI’s          Tyler Weygand 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI’s          Carson Mosher 2-4, 2B, RBI    Bengals – Nevin Wilkie 2-4, RBI          Tyler Sears -2, RBI

Take Away:  The Bengals scored three times in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead, but the Saints answered with a seven-spot in the top of the sixth frame, on their way to their fifth straight “W” to start the season.  

Stillwater 33   Berlin/New Lebanon 0

WP:  Shea Brown 4 IP 0 Runs 11 K’s                        Tyler Shuhart 

Hitting Stars:  Warriors – Reese Hotaling 5-6 2 2B’s, 3B          Mike Campion 3-4, 2B          Brody Burdo 3-4            Ryan Brown 3-5                  B/NL – Jake Bosso 1B          Dylan Saviano 1B

Take Away:  Stillwater outhit the Mountaineers 23-2 in notching the one-sided decision.

Tamarac 7   Hoosick Falls 3

WP:  Tyler Sears 5.1 IP 1 Hit 3 Runs 2 ER 7 BB’s 6 K’s                 LP:  Jake Sparks IP 9 Hits 7 Runs 6 ER 4 BB’s 10 K’s

Hitting Stars – Bengals – Tyler Sears 2-3, 3-run HR          James Blake 2-4          A. Quackenbush 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI’s           Nevin Wilkie 2-4, 2B              Panthers – B. Smith 1-3, 2B, RBI

Take Away:  With the Bengals holding a slim 4-3 advantage, Tyler Sears ripped a 3-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning and Tamarac closed things out in the seventh for the home “W” over the Panthers.