BAINBRIDGE – In the bottom of the ninth, Bobcats’ Haiden Burns faced a 1-0 count in his at-bat. Burns then sent the second pitch he saw to right field. The line drive was good enough to send home his teammate, Thomas Palmatier, giving Burns the walk-single win to take down the Walton Warriors
In the high scoring affair, Bainbridge-Guilford built a six-run lead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring seven runs in the frame. Singles by Evan Hyzer, Trevor Halaquist, and Palmatier, a walk by Parker Luca and Jon Castle, and a double by Cody Ferrera produced the big offensive inning for the Bobcats.
Walton, however, sent the game was to extra innings after the Warriors tacked on six runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 10-10.
Joseph Yambor of Walton singled on a fly ball sent to center, driving in two teammates and tying the game. Palmatier came in for relief following Yambor’s hit and walked the first batter he saw, putting runners on first and second.
Yambor moved into scoring position as the possible winning run as he went third on a passed ball. He was unable to score as Palmatier forced Caleb Stanton to ground out, ending the final inning of regulation.
Hyzer was called on to start for Bainbridge-Guilford, pitching five innings. He allowed four runs on seven hits while striking out four. Teammates Garrett Ives, Castle and Palmatier came on in relief. Castle was awarded the win.
The Bobcats got to Walton’s start Brendan McCormack early, scoring three runs in his three innings on the mound. Nolan Church and Ethyn Church entered the game as relief, throwing two and two-thirds innings each to finish the game. Ethyn Church was scored with the loss.
Halaquist went 2-for-5 at the plate to lead Bainbridge-Guilford. The Bobcats recorded a total of eight stolen bases. Hyzer and Palmatier led the way with three.
On Tuesday, both the Trojans and Bainbridge-Guilford were strong on the mound and nearly equal at the plate but it was Greene’s 5-6 hitting advantage that proved to be the difference in a 1-0 victory on Tuesday.
The Trojans’ Trenton Rapp used his single in the bottom of the third to get on base an error in the next at-bat to advance up a base. Then teammate, Nick Shoemaker, hit one of his two doubles to right field, scoring Rapp from second for the lone run in the contest.
Trevor Halaquist of the Bobcats struck out one batter and made another fly out to right field to end the third, preventing the winning run to score for Walton.
Halaquist started the game for Bobcats and recorded seven strikeouts. He gave up just two hits for the game.
Logan Kennedy took to the hill first for the Trojans, lasting six innings. He allowed just four hits and struck out five.
Ives went 2-for-2 at the plate, leading the Bobcats in the loss.
Brandyn Scott and Shoemaker were the only two Trojans with hits as both went 1-for-3 for their at-bats.
Greene travels to Unadilla Valley on Thursday while Bainbridge-Guilford is scheduled to host Sidney. Both games have a start time of 4:30 p.m.
Bainbridge-Guilford 11, Walton 10 (9 Innings)
Walton 1 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 – 10 11 5
B-G 2 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 – 11 7 4
Brendan McCormack, Ethyn Church (4), Nolan Church (L, 6). Evan Hyzer, Thomas Palmatier, Jon Castle, Garrett Ives.
Doubles: (W) Joseph Yambor and Brendan McCormack (2); (B-G) Cody Ferrera.
Greene 1, Bainbridge-Guilford 0 (Tuesday’s game)
B-G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 5 1
Greene 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 – 1 6 2
Trevor Halaquist (L). Logan Kennedy (W), Nick Shoemaker (7).
Doubles: (G) Nick Shoemaker (2).
Norwich 13, Windsor 1