Hancock defeats Sherburne-Earlville baseball 11-0
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville varsity baseball was coming off a hot 1-0 start – following their season-opener where they defeated Clinton 7-1 on Monday – however, after the excitement of the victory to start the season, fate reversed itself, handing the S-E boys a gut wrenching 11-0 loss to Hancock.
The home game for S-E against Hancock, Tuesday, April 11, saw the Marauders get outhit on their home diamond 11 to three.
“Hancock is a very good baseball team in all areas of the game. We made a few errors that they capitalized on early and never recovered,” said S-E head coach Jay Tackabury. “They (Hancock) are well coached and a fundamental baseball team. They were simply better than us tonight.”
S-E would have three errors in the game in comparison to Hancock’s none – as Hancock jumped to a 6-0 lead by the end of the fifth inning.
Taking the win for Hancock, was their starting pitcher Joe Gross – while S-E’s Trevor May pitched the first four innings (two strikeouts, four hits) before Ben Osborne came in in relief to snag two more strikeouts in the final two innings.
The S-E pitchers led the way at the plate, as Ben Osborne was 2-3, and Trevor May was 1-2.
Next up for S-E baseball (1-1 overall), they will play a double-header in Sidney, starting at 11 a.m. On Saturday, April 15.
SE: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0– 0 3 3
H: 0 0 1 3 2 2 3– 11 11 0
Greene defeats Walton baseball 5-4
WALTON – The Greene Trojans varsity baseball team has been busy this week, having already played two games – splitting in their outcomes.
In the first matchup, played on Monday, April 10, Greene traveled to Walton to take on the Warriors in what turned out to be a tight game, however Walton would succumb to the Trojan bats, resulting in a final score of 5-4 in favor of Greene.
Greene would managed to string together their nine total hits in an effort which saw them secure the win in the seventh inning – outscoring the Warriors 2-1 in the final stretch.
Greene would employ Brandyn Scott, Logan Kennedy, and Nick Shoemaker as pitchers in the game – with Shoemaker taking the game for the win with six strikeouts. Walton would also see three pitchers contribute to the game, with Joseph Wambor taking the loss, with Kyle Wright contributing and Bailey Wood tossing out six strikeouts.
Errors played heavily in the loss, as Walton committed six to Greene’s mere one.
GRE: 1 2 0 0 0 0 2– 5 9 1
WAL: 0 2 1 0 0 0 1– 4 5 6
Afton defeats Greene baseball 8-3
AFTON – Following the 5-4 win on Monday, the Trojans traveled over the hill to take on the Crimson Knights of Afton on Tuesday, April 11 – resulting in a 8-3 Afton win.
Afton, now 2-0 on the season ripped into the unsuspecting Trojans early and often – resulting in a 7-0 lead by the end of the second inning.
Brandyn Scott of Greene would take the loss (one strikeout), however, would only pitch one inning before Noah Kennedy (two innings, two strikeouts, one walk), and Alec Frair (three innings, four strikeouts, three walks), would come in in relief.
On the Afton mound, Colin Nabinger would command his way to the win, pitching five innings to the tune of a seven strikeout game.
Greene would find the scoreboard in the third inning – grabbing one run, taking the game to 7-1 at the time – but would fail to bring home any more runners until the sixth and seventh innings.
Afton’s seven hits would not be out done by their four errors – as Greene was unable to keep pace with the Crimson Knights due to their just five hits and three errors.
Mitchell Mertz (2-4, 2 RBI’s, 1 run), Vince Caiati (1-2, 3 runs) Colin Nabinger (2-4, 2 runs), and Mikey Greven-Briggs (1-3, 1 run) would lead the way for Afton.
Greene would enjoy solid at bats from Brandyn Scott (2-3, 2 RBI’s, 1 run), Nick Shoemaker (1-2, 1 1 run), and Noah Kennedy and Alec Frair – 1-3 a piece.
Next up for Greene, they are scheduled to travel to Unatego on Saturday, April 15, at 11 a.m. – while Afton (2-0 overall), will play home against Unadilla Valley on Monday, April 17, at 4:30 p.m.
G: 0 0 1 0 0 1 1– 3 5 3
A: 3 4 0 1 0 0 X– 8 7 4
