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Greene 13, Bainbridge-Guilford 1

GREENE – Greene moved a step forward in the Section III, Class C tournament easing past Bainbridge-Guilford Thursday.

After two scoreless innings, Greene’s Caitlin Willis put her team on the scoreboard with a two-run double. The Trojans came back with nine more runs in the fourth inning to put the game out of reach. “This (final result) was not what I thought it was going to be,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “I was expecting a really tough game. B-G has played well against Deposit and Afton, and I was really nervous. Tonight reminded me of playing Oxford last year.”

Greene used a combination of solid basehits and small ball to rack up seven hits – four on bunts – in the fourth. Natalie Greene’s two-run single was the biggest blow dealt by the Trojans. “Bunting is something we’ve worked really hard on, and it changed the game tonight,” Smith said. “(Bunting) is a part of the game we’ve wanted to develop, and if we can get by on Tuesday (the next playoff game), it will probably come down to those types of plays.”

Rachel Turner, who had a bunt single, finished 4-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Stephanie Stahl had three hits and three runs scored, and Willis went 2-for-5.

Rebecca Hanrahan struck out 12 and walked one for her 17th victory this season.

Greene next meets the winner of Tioga and Walton.

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Rebecca Hanrahan (W) and Brittany Youngs. Ashley Lamont (L) and Caiti Anderson. Doubles: (G) Caitlin Willis

Oneonta 6, Norwich 0

ONEONTA – Oneonta defeated Norwich for the third time in two weeks ending the Tornado’s season in the first round of the Section IV, Class B playoffs.

Lesley Harlem struck out 11 for the ‘Jackets pitching a two-hit shutout. Beth Haines had two hits and a run scored, and Kate Bredin had one hit and two runs in the victory.

“We struggled against their pitcher, and hats off to them, they bunted well and played good small ball,” said Norwich coach Dennis Eaton. “They bunted and slapped the ball, and last time we played them we neutralized it. They’re a good team, and I expect them to make some noise in the playoffs.”

Norwich’s two hits came from Megan McAvoy and Rhea French. The Tornado also made just one error. “The win-loss record doesn’t show it, but the final scores were much better this year, and we received a lot of positive comments from umpires and opposing teams,” Eaton said.

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Lesley Harlem (W) and Erin Wolstenholme. Jamie Berger (L) and Ashley Thomas. Doubles: (O) B. Haines.

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