Take Away: Trailing 4-2, the Bengals used a five-run sixth frame, highlighted by a McClurg 2-run single, to gain the lead and DeLorenzo and the Tamarac defense closed things out in the seventh to earn the Class B semifinal win. #2 Tamarac will face top-seeded Chatham in the title game on Thursday in Malta at 5 p.m.
Stillwater 16 Granville 8 No other info at this time
#8 Stillwater will face #2 Galway in the Class C title game on Thursday in Malta at 5 p.m.
WP: Brian Selig 7 IP 6 Hits 1 Run 1 ER 1 BB 1 HBP 8 K’s LP: Cal Curtis
Hitting Stars: Witches – Max Britton 2-3, RBI Jason Pescetti 2-3, RBI Hunter Fales 1-3, RBI Witches – Joey Skiff 1-2, run scored
Take Away: Selig scattered six hits over seven frames and the Saints took control with a five-run fourth, on their way to the Class C semifinal victory. Top-seeded Spa Catholic will face #2 Granville in the championship game on Thursday at Joe Bruno Stadium in a 4 p.m. start.
Mechanicville 10 Fonda 0
WP: AJ Messercola 5 IP 4 Hits 0 Runs 2 BB’s 4 K’s LP: Hernigle 3 IP 6 Hits 5 Runs 3 BB’s 3 K’s
Hitting Stars: Mechanicville – Mark Pingelski 3-3, 3 RBI’s Scotty Lynch 2-3, 3 RBI’s John Fedorowicz 1-3, 2 RBI’s Jonathan Harris 1-3, 2 RBI’s Fonda – Huckans 1-2 Rose 1-2 Hamlen 1-2 Hernigle 1-2
Take Away: Messercola spins the five-inning shutout, and the Mechanicville lineup produces 10 runs on 11 hits in the comfortable semifinal “W” in Class B. #7 Mechanicville will face the winner of #1 Chatham/#5 Cobleskill in the championship game on June 1 at 10 a.m. at “The Joe”.
WP: 7 IP 7 Hits 4 Runs 4 ER 1 BB 10 K’s LP: Kawlidga Duell 4.1 IP 10 Hits 5 Runs 3 ER 1 BB 1 K
Hitting Stars: Witches – Ryan Ingber 1B, 2B Jack Scieszka 3B, RBI Joey Skiff 2 1B’s Will Weber 2 1B’s Burghers – Louis Lang 2 1B’s, RBI
Take Away: Trailing 4-0 entering the bottom half of the fifth frame, Greenwich scored five times to gain the lead and held on for the quarterfinal “W” in Class C. Next up for the Witches is a semifinal matchup with top-seeded Spa Catholic on Monday at 7 p.m. in Guilderland at Dutchman Field.
Take Away: The Saints scored six times over the first two frames to take control on their way to the Class C quarterfinal victory. The top-seeded Saints will face the winner of Greenwich/Warrensburg in the semi’s on Monday at 3 p.m. at Dutchmen Park.
Mechanicville 6 Coxsackie-Athens 5 (8)
WP: Chris Couser 8 IP 9 Hits 5 Runs 6 BB’s 3 K’s LP: Van Alphen 1 IP 2 Hits 1 Runs
Take Away: Mechanicville earns the extra-inning win in the Class B quarters and advances to a semifinal matchup with Fonda on Monday at 4 p.m. in Saratoga.
Take Away: The #13 Panthers trailed 3-0 thru two frames but after plating single runs in the third and fifth innings, gained the lead with a two-run sixth and held on for the Class B first-round win over #4 Taconic Hills.
Greenwich 3 Berne-Knox 2
WP: Cal Curtis 6 IP 7 Hits 2 Runs 1 ER 4 K’s Save: Joey Skiff 1 IP 1 Hit 1 K LP: Henry Ferguson 6 IP 5 Hits 3 Runs 3 ER 6 BB’s 2 K’s
Hitting Stars: Witches – Max Anatriello 1B, HR, RBI BK – Henry Ferguson 1B, 2B, RBI Matt Dwyer 2B
Take Away: The Witches ran out to a 3-0 lead after two frames and held on for the first-round win in Class C. Next up for the Witches in a Saturday matchup with Warrensburg in Greenwich with an 11:30 A.M. first pitch.
Mechanicville 8 Johnstown 2
WP: AJ Messercola 7 IP 3 Hits 2 Runs 5 BB’s 11 K’s LP: Brown 6 IP 10 Hits 8 Runs 3 BB’s 1 K
Hitting Stars: Mechanicville – Chris Couser 3-4, 3 RBI’s Mark Pingelski 1-4, 2 RBI’s John Fedorowicz 2-4, RBI Sir Bills – Wing 1-1, 2 RBI’s Porter 1-3 Brown 1-3
Take Away: Messercola throws seven strong allowing just three hits, while the Mechanicville lineup produced 10 hits with seven players reaching safely and five driving in runs in the Class B first-round victory.
Cambridge/Salem 5 Tamarac 2 No other info provided
WP: Jimmy Johnson 7 IP 2 Hits 1 Run 0 ER 1 BB 14 K’s LP: A. Murray 6.2 IP 8 Hits 3 Runs 2 ER 5 BB’s 10 K’s
Hitting Stars: Valley – Jimmy Johnson 2-4, 2B, RBI J, Schram 2-4, RBI Owen Harder 2-3, 3B
Take Away: Johnson allows just two singles and fans 14 to lead the Valley to the win in the opening round of Class C action.
Tamarac 12 Cobleskill 0 (5)
WP: Toni DeLorenzo 5 IP 2 Hits 0 Runs 8 K’s LP: A. Palmer 2 IP 7 Hits 6 Runs 6 ER 2 BB’s 1 K
Hitting Stars: Bengals – Erin Lee 2-4, HR, 4 RBI’s Mackenzie Ashe 2-3, 2B, HR, 2 RBI’s Mihaly Blake 2-4, RBI K. Ferris 2-2, RBI A. Ferris 2-2
Take Away: The Bengals roll to the first-round win in Class B behind a dominant outing from the circle by DeLorenzo and a Tamarac lineup that produced 12 runs on 12 hits with five players enjoying multiple hit afternoons.
Hoosick Falls 5 Voorheesville 0
WP: K. Boisvert 7 IP 0 Hits 0 Runs 0 BB’s 15 K’s LP: A. Brown 3 IP 5 Hits 2 Runs 2 ER 1 BB 2 K’s
Hitting Stars: Falls – B. Lackey 2-4, 2 RBI’s I. Stefanovich 2-4 Z. James 1-2, RBI A. McMahon 1-3, RBI
Take Away: Boisvert retired all 21 batters she faced, 15 on strikes, to earn the perfect game and lead the Panthers to the quarterfinal win in Class B.
WP: D, Kramek 1 IP 0 Hits 0 Runs 1 BB 1 K LP: L, Reilly 6 IPO 3 Hits 4 Runs 1 ER 2 BB’s 5 K’s
Hitting Stars: Stillwater – C. McDonagh 3-4 A. Murray 1-3, RBI Schuylerville – A. Renner 1-3
Take Away: Five Stillwater pitchers combined for the shutout and Stillwater parlayed five hits and five Schuylerville miscues into five runs and the road “W”.