Baseball
Norwich 5, Susquehanna Valley 3
CONKLIN – Norwich produced a season-high 13 hits, and scored two runs in the top of the seventh to break a tie game and win for the second time this season.
Ben Barnes’ sharp grounder to shortstop took a bad hop and bounced into the outfield scoring Brendan McInerney with the go-ahead run. Josh Whaley delivered his second RBI single of the game scoring Mackay Hotaling.
Justin Lindenthaler, who recorded a save in Norwich’s win earlier in the week, came on in relief in the fourth inning to earn his first varsity win. Lindenthaler induced a line-out-and-throw-back-to-first double play to end the game.
“It’s nice that our bats are starting to warm up,” said Norwich coach John Martinson. “We’re playing good defense and getting a lot out of our bullpen. This was a nice league win.”
Norwich opened the scoring with three runs in the top of the third. McInerney’s RBI triple scored Nick McCullough with the first run. Colby Griffin and Whaley added RBI singles later in the frame.
Martinson said that eight of Norwich’s nine starters had base hits. McInerney led with a 3-for-4 day at the plate, and Whaley went 2-for-4 with the aforementioned RBIs.
SV tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the fourth. After loading the bases, John Columbus delivered a timely two-run single.
NHS 003 000 2 5 13 2
SV 000 3000 3 3 0
Mackay Hotaling (W), Justin Lindenthaler (4, W) and Thomas Kalicicki. Josh Swanger, John Columbus (5, L) and James Chantry. Doubles: (SV) Emmons. Triples: (N) Brendan McInerney.
Norwich 6, Greene 5
NORWICH – Norwich completed a 3-0 week rallying in the bottom of the seventh to defeat Greene Saturday afternoon in a non-league matchup.
The Trojans took the lead for the first time scoring two runs in the seventh. An infield error with the bases loaded allowed two runs to score.
Norwich mounted its comeback beginning with a Justin Lindenthaler double. Brendan McInerney reached on a fielder’s choice and advance to second on a stolen base. Sophomore Colby Griffin plated two runs to tie the game with a single. After a Ben Barnes single, Thomas Kalicicki drove in Griffin with the game-winner.
“Greene is a good ball club that played sound defense against us,” said Norwich coach John Martinson. “We showed a lot of resiliency coming back. We fought hard the whole game, and I was proud of the way we played over spring break.”
Kalicicki went 3-for-4 on the day, while Griffin and Mackay Hotaling had two hits apiece.
Norwich (3-1) hosts Sidney today and plays at Chenango Valley Tuesday.
Gre. 002 001 25 4 2
NHS 102 000 3 6 9 4
Nate Winans, Ben Barnes (6, W) and Kalicicki. Jeff Carlin, Jones (5,L) and Norton. Doubles: (N) Hotaling, Lindenthaler, (G) Carlin.
Westmoreland 14, Sherburne-Earlville 4
SHERBURNE – Westmoreland scored all of its runs over the first four innings to hand S-E a home loss on Friday.
Mike Wilson went 3-for-4 with one RBI to lead S-E, and Matt Piazzi added a two-run single. The Marauders’ record is now 2-2 overall.
(S-E stats only)
West. 432 500 0 14 14 2
S-E 000 030 1 4 8 5
Jobi Gage (L), Dallas Moryl (2), Cole Hodges (4), Matt Crandall (5) and Jake Bohnert. Doubles: (SE) Crandall
Delhi 14, Unadilla Valley 8
NEW BERLIN – Jacob Sackett led the Bulldogs to a comeback win over Unadilla Valley Friday finishing 3-for-4 with a four RBI.
Sackett’s RBI double highlighted Delhi’s three-run sixth inning to giving the visitors the lead for good. Sean Kline added four hits for Delhi and four runs scored.
Brett Smith, Zach Montgomery, and Travis Conklin all had two hits apiece for UV (2-1).
Delhi 200 143 4 14 14 3
UV 311 300 0 8 9 7
Jake Sackett, Sean Kline (4,W), Tyler Hymers (7) and Brandon Snyder. Brian Hannigan, Brett Smith (4), Travis Conklin (5,L), Brandon Miles (7) and Zach Montgomery. Doubles: (UV) Brandon Miles ,Travis Conklin, (D) Brandon Snyder, Jake Sackett. Triples: (D) Jake Sackett, Tyler Hymers.
Softball
Greene 1, Susquehanna Valley 0
CONKLIN – Greene, back-to-back Section IV runners-up the past two seasons, stepped up in competition Friday afternoon knocked off traditional STAC power Susquehanna Valley.
Rebecca Hanrahan pitched a three-hit shutout for the the Trojans (2-0) striking out three. Hanrahan also collected the game’s lone RBI driving in Taylor Ellis with a single in the fifth inning. Ellis reached third after tripling with two outs, the game’s only extra-base hit. “Once again our defense was strong,” said Greene coach Rick Smith. “With Becca only striking out three, we had to make plays in the field, and we did.
Greene plays Afton Tuesday.
Score by Innings R H E
Gr. 000 010 0 1 6 2
