Evening Sun Report
Baseball
G-MU 2, Edmeston 1
COPES CORNERS – Coming off a one-run loss the day before where offense was at a premium, G-MU received a dominant outing from junior hurler Andrew Delmar to edge Edmeston in Tuesday’s Tri-Valley League battle.
Delmar had 14 strikeouts in a route-going effort, and allowed just two Edmeston hits. Through two games, the Raiders have surrendered just four runs and six total hits. “This wasn’t expected, but we’ll take it,” said G-MU coach Jim Johnson.
Edmeston took a short-lived lead on an RBI sacrifice fly by Derek Rowlins in the fifth.
G-MU answered back in the bottom half of the inning with three of its four hits. Alex Schmidt singled, and Corin Todd doubled. After back-to-back strikeouts, Ian Edwards’ two-run single – his first varsity hit – put the Raiders on top.
“We hit it hard throughout the game, but nothing was finding holes,” Johnson said. “Edmeston made some nice plays in the field.”
G-MU plays at Morris on Friday.
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Andrew Delmar (W) and Corin Todd; Zack Ruffles (L), Tom Parker (6) and Clayton Hawes. Doubles: (G) Corin Todd.
Greene 14, B-G 5
GREENE – Greene put a win on the board for the first time this season scoring seven runs in the third to erase B-G’s early four-run lead.
Scott Gorton and Brian Day had four RBI apiece for the Trojans (1-2), and Jeff Carlin finished with three hits and three runs scored. “Yesterday (against Afton), we had a lot of guys on base, and didn’t get the clutch hits,” said Greene coach Dave Gorton. “Today, we came through with runners in scoring position, and I know the clutch hitting will come.”
Scott Gorton reeled off three scoreless innings of relief to pick up his first win, and the Trojans’ only errors came in the seventh inning.
Paul Parsons tripled for B-G, and Gordie Shields had a double.
Greene plays at Harpursville today.
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Alex Kenyon, Scott Gorton (3,W), Jeff Carlin (7) and Brian Day. Eric Oefelein (L), Danny Gormley (3), Ryan Porter (5) and Gordie Shields. Doubles: (G) Scott Gorton, Alex Kenyon, Nate Patrick. (BG) Shields, triples: (G) Paul Parsons.
Walton 19, Oxford 1
WALTON – Walton opened with six runs in the first, and followed that up with five more in the second in a romp over Oxford Tuesday afternoon.
Dustin VanValkenburg had three hits and three RBI including a double and a triple. Evan Boyd went 3-for-3 with three ribbies, and Phil Hanley had three hits and two runs scored.
Overall, Walton had 18 basehits to support winning pitcher Kyle Baxley. “We certainly helped them with eight errors, and we had chances to get out of it in the first inning,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “They were able to capitalize, and after that, they hit the ball a ton.”
Oxford hosts Sidney today.
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Kyle Baxley (W), Dustin Van Valkenburg (6) and Evan Boyd. Andrew Golden (L), Derrick Head (2), Adam Pierson (4), Ryan Moore (5), Andrew Pier (6) and Ryan Moore, Pierson (5), Moore (6). Doubles: (W) Phil Hanley, VanValkenburg, Bryant Mead, Justin Gardepe (2), Evan Body, Isaac Wacha. Triples: (W) VanValkenburg.
Softball
Greene 8, B-G 0
GREENE – Rebecca Hanrahan tossed her second shutout of the season, and Greene moved its perfect slate to 3-0 with Tuesday’s win over Bainbridge-Guilford.
Hanrahan struck out nine, walked none, and was backed by error-free defense. “Our infielders made a lot of good plays, and they were solid right from the start,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “(B-G) made a lot of contact, but after playing so many games in succession, contact isn’t such a big deal.”
Hanrahan had a two-run triple in Greene’s eight-run fourth inning, and scored on a throwing error at third base. Erin Smith also had a two-run single during the inning. Each player went 3-for-4 at the plate.
Kate Werth single in the fourth for B-G, and Mary Reeve had a one-bagger in the sixth – the Bobcats’ only baserunners of the game. “It was a clean game defensively, and I was hoping we would have an explosion with the bats,” Smith said. “We finally did.”
Greene plays at Harpursville today.
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Rebecca Hanrahan (W) and Brittany Youngs. Ashley Lamont (L) and Katie Anderson. Triples: (G) Hanrahan.
G-MU 8, Edmeston 7 (8 innings)
