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Norwich Baseball defeats Owego 7-5 on Friday (away)
OWEGO – Norwich’s struggles of late seemed to be answered on Friday, April 28, as they came away from a road game against the Owego Indians with a 7-5 win.
Norwich had recently been struggling in multiple facets of the game, always being on the wrong side of the breaks in games – however, on Friday, their hard work paid off with a win coming from a combination of walks, and errors.
Playing with multiple errors in the beginning of the game, Norwich found themselves down 1-0 heading into the fifth inning.
After heating up some – Norwich and Owego each scored one run – the game moved to the sixth inning. And when better to score six runs, than the sixth inning.
Norwich used some opportunistic running, coupled with some long-awaited luck to rack up six runs.
We made mistakes, I was really frustrated at the beginning of the game. Some errors really hurt us, and Marcus was pitching so well,” said Norwich head coach Rich Turnbull. “It was the first time we batted around all year. We capitalized on their mistakes.”
Mike Trevisani was hit by pitch and advanced off a single from Dylan Mack – followed by a walk. Egan Parmalee came in as a pinch runner for Mack. Another hit by pitch sent Trevisani in for the run – this started the bleeding for Owego.
Norwich would send in five additional runners coming from solid hitting, hit by pitches and walks – scoring six runs in the inning off of just four hits.
“We capitalized on someone else’s mistakes for the first time all year,” said coach Turnbull.
Owego would tack on three runs late in the game to draw it to 7-5, but would be unable to recover from the catastrophic sixth inning.
Norwich enjoyed solid at-bats from six batters – with Marcus Cashman leading the way, going 2-4 with two RBI.
Taking the win on the mound for Norwich, Cashman snagged five strikeouts and walked five in the process, during his 5.33 innings. JT Vinal would come in to finish the game off, adding two strikeouts and one walk.
Owego only managed five hits, with Nolan Tofte going 2-4 with two runs, and Sam Lavo finishing 2-3 with two runs and three RBI.
Next up for Norwich, they will be traveling to Oneonta to take on the division leading Yellowjackets on Monday, May 1, at 4:30 p.m.
N: 0 0 0 0 1 6 0– 7 7 4 8
O: 0 0 0 1 1 0 3– 5 5 3 9
Bainbridge-Guilford Baseball defeats Unadilla Valley 7-6 on Friday (home)
BAINBRIDGE – The Bainbridge Guilford Bobcats varsity baseball team is rolling to the tune of a three win weekend – the first of three coming when they downed Unadilla Valley 7-6.
This matchup with the Storm came at home on Friday, April 28, in a game which saw UV push for the win with a late run in the seventh inning.
Despite the Storm’s efforts at the plate – where they produced seven hits to match B-G’s production – Bainbridge-Guilford would enact some opportunistic plays to overcome the challenge.
Bainbridge-Guilford would suffer through a three error game, a game where UV played perfect on defense – however, not perfect enough – having just three innings of scoring.
The Bobcats would enjoy runs in four out of the six innings they batted in, having not batted in the seventh.
Taking the loss on the mound for Unadilla Valley was Timmy Postma (four innings, one strikeout, four walks) – before Andrew Jackson and Adam Lamont would come in for the remaining innings. Jackson finished (one innings, four walks, one strikeout), while Lamont finished (one inning, no walks, one strikeout).
Trevor Halaquist earned the win for the Bobcats, pitching four innings and only allowing one walk to go with his eight strikeouts. Sean Jones pitched 2.2 innings and added on three more strikeouts, all before Pete Ouimet added two walks and one additional strikeouts.
Leading UV at the plate – seven team hits – was Adam Lamont who finished 2-4 with a run and Andrew Jackson who finished 1-3 with two RBI.
Bainbridge-Guilford snagged seven team hits as well – with Trevor Halaquist paving the way to the win once again, going 2-4 with two runs and four RBI.
Following this loss on the road for Unadilla Valley, they dropped to an 0-8-1 record overall – coming off a tough loss to Oxford on Thursday, see below.
Next up for UV, they will host Unatego at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 1. Bainbridge-Guilford continued their onslaught of the weekend with two wins on Saturday.
UV: 0 0 1 4 0 0 1– 6 7 0
BG: 3 2 0 1 1 0 x– 7 7 3
Bainbridge-Guilford Baseball defeats Sidney 7-6 on Saturday (away)
SIDNEY – Once again, the B-G Bobcats jumped to a solid lead in the early goings and held off the Sidney Warriors for the 7-6 road win on Saturday.
B-G traveled to Sidney on Saturday, April 29, and saw themselves in a 1-0 hole after the first inning. That is when the Bobcat offense exploded for back-to-back three-run innings, taking the lead after the third inning to 6-3. The Bobcats would lead the entire game after that point, despite Sidney rallying for a two-run sixth inning.
In the loss, Sidney was led at the plate by Nate Vibbard who finished 2-3 with two runs and one RBI. Michael Gravelin would go 2-2 with a run and two RBI.
Bainbridge-Guilford would outhit the home squad at 8-6 – as Sean Jones, Collin Puerile, and Brent Rideout each recorded two hits and two RBI a piece.
Taking the win on the mound for B-G Zach Ouimet, who grabbed five strikeouts and three walks, in his four innings pitched. Coming in for the final three innings, Sean Jones added three more walks and three more hits to the combination.
Sidney’s Justin McMillan pitched six innings, only seeing three strikeouts and three walks, before Matthew Hoskins added two strikeouts and another walk.
BG: 0 3 3 1 0 0 0– 7 8 2
S: 1 2 0 1 0 2 0– 6 6 8
Bainbridge-Guilford Baseball defeats Afton 8-7 on Saturday (home)
BAINBRIDGE – The Bobcats final task of the long-baseball filled weekend was to attempt to topple the ever powerful Crimson Knights of Afton.
Bainbridge-Guilford was able to use their tactic that has been working for them – get ahead early and hold on using solid defense to close out the game. B-G defeated Afton 8-7 on Saturday, April 29.
Five runs, Bainbridge-Guilford attacked the Crimson Knight – slashing them for five first inning runs. This massive lead for B-G would be lessened as the game progressed, however, Afton was never able to recover, as they trailed the entire game.
Afton tacked on three runs in the sixth and two additional runs in the seventh to attempt the comeback, but it was for nothing as B-G held on late for the home win.
Taking the home win on the mound for B-G was Evan Hyzer. Hyzer snagged only three strikeouts and four walks in his 6.1 innings pitched – all before Jon Castle would come in to help finish the Crimson Knights off, grabbing one strikeout and one walk in the process.
Vincent Caiati was credited with the loss for Afton, pitching 4.2 innings and having six walks and six strikeouts. Brett Hubbard would add one strikeout in his efforts.
Having a big game at the plate – B-G secured seven team hits – was Zach Ouimet and Collin Puerile. Ouimet finished 2-3 with two runs, while Puerile finished 2-4 with one run and three RBI.
Zach Alford and Mikey Graven-Briggs would lead the way for Afton in the loss – eight team hits. Alford finished 2-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Graven-Briggs finished 1-3 with two RBI.
Bainbridge-Guilford will look to continue the hot-streak into May, as they play home against Greene on Monday, May 1, at 4:30 p.m.
Afton, who holds a now 5-5 record, is coming off a weekend where they were surrounded by two losses and one win. Next up for the Crimson Knights, they will be traveling to play Sidney on Tuesday, May 2, at 4:30 p.m.
BG: 5 1 0 2 0 0 x– 8 7 2
A: 0 0 1 1 0 3 2– 7 8 2
Afton Baseball defeats Greene 4-1 on Friday (home)
GREENE – The Crimson Knights capped off their catastrophic week of baseball with the huge loss to Bainbridge-Guilford on the road.
Leading up to their one positive mark on the week – defeating Greene 4-2 on Friday – they were coming off a three game slide with losses to Deposit-Hancock at 13-1 on Tuesday, Unatego at 13-0 on Wednesday, and Walton at 7-1 on Thursday.
With the eventual loss to Bainbridge-Guilford on Saturday, it was Friday, April 28, that proved to keep the Crimson Knights at a .500 record for the season.
Greene hosted Afton, and ultimately battled to avoid the shut out, taking the 4-1 loss.
Oddly enough, Afton would struggle in the game – coming off a long week of losses – taking full advantage of just one inning of scoring.
