Baseball
S-E 9, Mount Markham 4
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville won its first Center State Conference division game of the season banging out 17 hits in Friday’s victory over Mount Markham.
Jobie Gates was a perfect 4-for-4 with a two-run double in the fourth. Carter Cole went 3-for-4, and winning pitcher Mike Wilson drove in two runs.
“We had some good timely hitting today,” said S-E coach Brian Hicks, who praised winning pitcher Wilson. “This was a big win for Mike. He kept the ball down, and had a lot of ground-ball outs.”
Corey Musician went 2-for-2 for S-E, and Jake Bohnert had two hits and one RBI.
S-E (3-7) plays at Sauquoit Valley today.
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Mike Wilson (W) and Jake Bohnert. Josh Holtham (L) and Pete Parry. Doubles: (M) Corey Atwell, (SE) Jake Bohnert (2), Wilson.
Oxford 9, Deposit 3
OXFORD – Derrick Head pitched six strong innings in his best outing of the season, and Oxford finished out the week with back-to-back victories.
Jamie Smolcnop and Andrew Golden were each hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Oxford’s first two runs in the second, and a third run was added with a walk.
Oxford built the lead to as many as eight runs scoring five runs in the fourth. Adam Pierson capped that inning lacing a two-run single. “We played really good defense tonight behind Derrick,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer, whose club raised its record to 5-10. “The difference tonight was that we were catching the ball, and our pitchers limited their walks. I have been pleased with the way we’ve play in all but two out of the last 21 innings.”
Kyle Ferrington had two runs scored for Oxford, and Head finished with six strikeouts.
Travis Cammer had three hits for Deposit.
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Derek Lenio (L), Ben Thomas (5) and Tanner Sexton. Derrick Head (W), Kyle Ferrington (7) and Ryan Moore.
Norwich 6, Chenango Valley 4
NORWICH – Norwich opened with six runs in the opening inning, and held that lead the rest of the way to earn a STAC Central Division win on Friday afternoon.
Mackay Hotaling started the scoring with a two-run single, Kyle Cashman drove in two with a single, and Casey Edwards along with Josh Borfitz added single ribbies to chase CV starter Ricky Ruffo.
Josh Whaley pitched into the sixth inning for Norwich to grab the win, and Hotaling closed out the game for the save. “It was a good victory for us, and Josh did a good job holding (Chenango Valley) down until the sixth inning,” said Norwich coach John Martinson.
Borfitz went 2-for-3 to lead NHS.
Norwich plays at Seton Catholic Central today.
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Josh Whaley (W), M. Hotaling (6) and Thomas Kalicicki. Ricky Ruffo (L), Austin Lewis (1) and Cameron Moochler. (CV) Aaron Seager.
Unadilla Valley 14, Edmeston 5
NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull away from Edmeston in a non-league victory Friday.
Dylan Webb had a two-run triple, and Ian Davis had an RBI triple during the inning. “It was good to finish the week with a win,” said UV coach Tom Locke. “We have another five games, and we talked about where we want to be at the end of the year. This was a start, and we wanted this (win).”
Brandon Miles was 3-for-4 with four runs scored, and Zach Montgomery had three hits and four RBI to lead the UV attack.
Blake Vibbard drove in two runs for Edmeston.
UV (5-7) plays a doubleheader at Walton today.
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Brett Smith (W), Brandon Miles (6), Frankie Schroeder (7) and Zach Montgomery. Blake Pavelka, Tanner Ray (5) and Clayton Haynes. Doubles: (E) Haynes, (UV) Mike Fitch, triples: (UV) B. Miles, Ian Davis, Dylan Webb.
Afton 7, B-G 1
AFTON – Afton remained in division title contention, and moved its overall record to 6-6 on the season beating B-G on Friday.
Adam Rupakus allowed just five hits and struck out 14 to pick up the victory. Corey Mohrein drove in two runs in the fourth for the go-ahead runs.
“It’s been a battle back (to .500),” said Afton coach Ron Rapp. “If we can get through next week and beat some of the bigger schools, those will be some big sectional numbers.”
Eric Oefelein had an RBI single in the first to give B-G the early lead.
Afton plays at Hancock today.
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Adam Rupakus (W) and Dylan Wilson. Eric Oefelein, Paul Parsons (2, L), Gormley (6) and Gordie Shields.
Softball
Greene 4, Walton 1
GREENE – Greene’s early offense paid off. The Trojans took a 3-0 lead after two innings, and pulled out their 12th win this season to clinch at least a tie for the MAC Division One title.
“It was a tough game, and I was a little nervous about it because I know Walton has good athletes,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “They have a good pitcher, and their hitters hit Becca (Hanrahan) better than anyone we’ve faced.”
Louise Holcomb scored Greene’s initial run in the first with a single, and a passed ball scored the second run. In the second inning, Caitlin Willis’ single scored Rachel Turner for the three-run advantage.
