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Chenango Valley Baseball defeats Norwich 6-3
BINGHAMTON – The Norwich varsity baseball squad has now slid to an 0-6 record following their latest loss to the Chenango Valley Warriors on Tuesday, April 18.
Chenango Valley – who is now on a three game win streak – strung together a solid game on Tuesday, where they pulled off the 6-3 win over the Tornado.
“We had a lot of fight tonight but just not enough,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull. “Proud of the guys, we are getting better every inning we play.”
Following a first inning run, Norwich found themselves in the drivers seat in the top of the fourth after driving in two runs to take the 2-1 lead over the Warriors.
Mike Trevisani slammed a hard single to right field, allowing JT Vinal to scamper home for the tying run. Following Trevisani’s at-bat, Brandon Barnes hits a ground ball toward the CV shortstop. A fielders choice situation, JT Vinal was tagged out at second – while AJ Little of Norwich sprinted home for the second run of the inning.
Things were looking up for the Tornado. The Warriors responded like a team who has battled to a winning record on the season.
Chenango Valley drove in three answering runs in the bottom of the fourth to reclaim the lead – a lead which they did not surrender the remainder of the game.
Norwich claimed one additional run in the fifth inning – when JT Vinal hit a single to right field, an error on the play allowed Dashawn King to to advance to third and eventually home, after already successfully stealing second base.
CV saw Pat Giblin pitch five innings with three strikeouts and three walks – as well as Jackson Retzlaff pitch two innings with two strikeouts and three walks.
Norwich saw Nate Scheer take the loss with a five strikeout six walk game in 4.2 innings, with Marcus Cashman adding one inning with a strikeout and a walk, and Eli Rodriguez pitch .1 inning with one strikeout.
Mike Trevisani finished 2-3 with and RBI as Norwich’s top batter.
Next up for Norwich (0-6 overall), they will play home against Chenango Forks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19.
N: 0 0 0 2 1 0 0– 3 6 0
CV: 1 0 0 3 1 1 x– 6 6 1
Unatego Baseball defeats Sherburne-Earlville 8-0
UNATEGO – The Sherburne-Earlville Marauders added another loss to the season on Tuesday, April 18, when they traveled to Unatego to take on the Spartans.
Unatego bounced S-E from the field with a 8-0 home win for the Spartans, as they valiantly defended their diamond.
“Trevor pitched very well tonight, our offense didn’t help him out,” said Sherburne-Earlville head coach Jay Tackabury. “We have to play good defense as well. Every game we’re learning, we just have to put it all together.”
Trevor May stood on the mound taking the loss for S-E as he battled with the Unatego batters for four and two thirds innings – tossing four strikeouts in his efforts. Cody Beckwith came in as a relief pitcher, gaining no strikeouts in the road loss.
Unatego jumped to a nice 2-0 start following a two-hit second inning. The Spartans recorded hits in four of the six innings they were at the plate, amassing a seven hit game. Adding in a four run sixth inning, truly poured the salt on the wound for S-E.
S-E would battle, playing a clean game of baseball with only one error – however, would only manage one hit in the game. Kyle Cole would finish 1-2 on the day, with his hit in the first inning of play.
McAdams of Unatego recorded nine strikeouts in the win, pitching the entirety of the game.
Next up for Sherburne-Earlville (1-3 overall), they are scheduled for a home game against Adirondack on Friday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m.
SE: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0– 0 1 1
U: 0 2 0 0 2 4 x– 8 7 4
Deposit-Hancock and Afton Baseball defeat Unadilla Valley, at 14-3 and 7-5
HANCOCK – The Storm of Unadilla Valley have slumped to a mark of 0-2-1 after playing three games thus far into the season.
On Monday, April 17, the Crimson Knights of Afton secured a 7-5 home win over UV. After a 2-2 mark following an exciting opening inning, the bats cooled for the Storm. Afton took the 5-2 lead following a three-run third inning.
The third inning proved the difference maker in the matchup, as Unadilla Valley actually would outscore Afton down the stretch – 3-2 from the fourth inning until the completion of the game.
“We had a couple errors that led to their runs in a couple of innings,” said Unadilla Valley head coach Matt Osborne. “We left too many guys stranded on the bases in the sixth and seventh innings.”
UV would find themselves outhit in the game by a margin of 8-3, however, would tie the game at 5-5 at the top of the fifth inning and would pull withing two runs in the final inning.
Colby Moore would finish as UV’s top-hitter going 2-3 with an RBI and a run on the night, while Afton’s Keith Ives finished 3-4 with an RBI and a run.
Afton (3-0 overall), is scheduled to play home against Deposit-Hancock on Friday, April 21, at 4:30 p.m.
UV: 2 0 0 0 2 0 1– 5 3 4
A: 2 0 3 0 1 1 x– 7 8 3
Following the loss to Afton on Monday, Unadilla Valley was afforded no down time, as they immediately turned right around and traveled to played Deposit-Hancock – a game which would offer no breaks for the Storm.
Unadilla Valley was buried by the offensive prowess of Deposit-Hancock as the Storm was out hit 12-4 on the night.
Although UV would earn the first run of the game, coming in the first inning when Jared White hit a sacrifice allowing Payton Stirone to score on the play – they would find their lead short-lived.
After two short innings, Deposit-Hancock was on top 6-1. Following a six-run fourth inning – hope was bleak for a struggling UV team.
UV employed three pitchers in the game – Andrew Jackson (no walks, no strikeouts), Cameron Osborne (one walk, one strikeout), and Adam Lamont (no walks, two strikeouts) – as each pitcher pitched 1.2 innings.
Taking the win for Deposit-Hancock was Luke Resti who pitched 2.2 innings snagging four strikeouts and allowing four walks. Levi Wormuth came in following Resti and finished off the game with six strikeouts and one walk.
Next up for Unadilla Valley (0-2-1 overall), they will play home against Greene on Wednesday, April 19, at 4:30 p.m.
UV: 1 0 0 0 2 0 x– 3 4 5
D/H: 4 2 0 6 2 x x– 14 12 3
Harpursville Baseball defeats Greene 3-1
