ONEONTA – After Schenevus took a 4-0 lead midway through the third inning, Greene battled back to pull with in two runs. Their efforts fell just short as a grounder back to the pitcher ended Greene’s seventh inning rally and the game with a final of 7-5 in favor of Schenevus in the Otsenango Pony league consolation bracket championship game Wednesday.

Greene was held scoreless in the first two innings of play but were able to get on the scoreboard in the third as Trent Rapp crossed home plate for the their first run of the contest.

Playing small ball in the fourth led to another tally for Greene. Hunter Poland reached the base plate after drawing a walk. He moved through the infield as three different teammates hit singles, driving him in for the second run of the game, giving a score 4-2.

Schenevus tacked on three more runs in the fifth inning to extend their lead to 7-2. Their defense held Greene scoreless once again for the the fifth and sixth innings, leaving just Greene’s final plate appearance to mount a comeback.

In the bottom of the seventh, Rapp got the Greene bats going with a lead-off double. He was driven in by Jordan Carhart just two batters later.

Carhart’s single was followed up by Dallas Roe’s second hit of the game to help keep the Greene’s late game comeback hopes alive. Both Carhart and Roe scored later in the inning, cutting the Schenevus lead down to two runs.

That would be as close as Greene came as the Schenevus defense picked up the final out on the ground ball to the pitcher, ending the rally. Roe led Greene’s offense by going 2-for-2.

Carhart started on the mound for Greene, tossing four and a half innings. He struck out four during his time on the runner.

His teammates Bryson Smith and Jake Finnerly finished the final two innings on the hill for Greene. Finnerly recorded one strikeout.

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