Baseball
Chenango Valley 5, Norwich 3
FENTON – Chenango Valley capitalized on Norwich’s mistakes, and despite the Tornado’s 10-3 advantage in hits, came away with the STAC league victory.
Nick McCullough had two hits and two RBI for Norwich. Mackay Hotaling went 3-for-4 with a run, and Ben Barnes added a 2-for-4 day. McCullough scored in the seventh on Colby Griffin’s single making it a two-run game.
“We hit the ball well, we just hurt ourselves in the field,” said Norwich coach John Martinson. “We made too many mistakes tonight to beat a team like Chenango Valley.”
The loss ended Norwich’s six-game unbeaten streak.
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Mackay Hotaling (L), Justin Lindenthaler (5) and Thomas Kalicicki. Mike Filers (W), Tim Carr (7, sv) and Fernauld
Otselic Valley 18, George Junior Republic 0
SOUTH OTSELIC – Dylan Comfort tossed five strong innings for Otselic Valley Monday afternoon striking out 10 and walking just two as the Vikings blanked George Junior Republic.
Doug Day and Trevor Marston drove in three runs apiece for the Vikes, who scored 11 runs in their opening at-bat. Marston and Travis Sheldon finished with 3-for-4 days at the plate. “That was Dylan’s best outing of the season, and everything starts with pitching,” said OV coach Dave Loomis. “When you get a well-pitched game, everything else seems to fall into place.”
OV hosts Cincinnatus today.
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Dylan Comfort (W), Sheldon (6) and Monroe. Zufelt (L) and Verde. Doubles: (OV) Cameron Mikula, Travis Sheldon, Straight.
Ilion 14 Sherburne-Earlville 2
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville committed a season-high eight errors, and combined with Ilion’s 13 hits made for a long afternoon of baseball Monday.
Xavier Schafer had a 4-for-5 day with six RBI to lead the Tigers. Overall, six of Ilion’s 13 hits went for extra bases.
Carter Cole plated S-E’s only two runs hitting a two-run homer in the third inning.
S-E plays at Waterville Wednesday.
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Matt Crandall (L), An. Palmer (6), Matt Piazza (7), Wilson (7). and Jake Bohnert. Brian Maine (W) and Ryan Gookins. Doubles: (I) Travis Murray, Xavier Schafer, Taylor Bryant, Maine. Triples: (I) Connor Morris, Schafer
B-G 6, Oxford 1
BAINBRIDGE –Paul Parsons and Austin Bauerle limited Oxford to just two basehits leading B-G past the Blackhawks Monday.
In five innings, Parsons struck out nine and allowed just two hits. Bauerle tacked on two scoreless innings of relief.
Eric Oefelein hit an RBI triple in the first for the Bobcats. Danny Gormley and Corbin Palmer hit back-to-back RBI doubles in the second to add to the lead, and Billy Holden smacked an RBI double in the third.
Nick Wakefield drove in Ryan Moore with a single in the second for Oxford’s lone run.
