|
NEW YORK STATE CLASS D CHAMPIONSHIP |
Fort Ann 6 vs. Bolivar - Richburg 5
Fort Ann is crowned the New York State Class D
Champions
In what may
be considered one of the best
State Champiuonship games ever,
Fort Ann came back and then held
off Bolivar Richburg to capture
the New York State Class D crown
6-5 on Saturday afternoon at
Conlon Park in Binghamton.
The Cardinals trailed 2-1
entering the fifth inning when
Joe Foran drilled a three-run
homer to give Section II's
finest the 4-2 lead. Fort
Ann then took a 6-2 lead into
the bottom of the seventh
inning. Bolivar Richburg
rallied for three runs and with
two outs and a runner on third
sophomore pitcher
Robert Sprague struck out Jordan
Sloat looking to end the game
and give Fort Ann the title. |
|
NEW YORK STATE CLASS AA CHAMPIONSHIP |
|
Guilderland 2 vs. Lindenhurst 15 |
|
STATE SEMIFINALS SATURDAY JUNE 12 IN
BINGHAMTON |
CLASS AA
Guilderland 8 vs.
Mcquaid 3 |
|
|
CLASS B
Saratoga Catholic
2 vs. Somers 4 |
|
|
CLASS C
Greenwich 1 vs.
Valhalla 3 |
|
|
|
CLASS D
Fort Ann 15 vs.
Chapel Field 0 |
|
|
|
NEW YORK STATE REGIONALS |
Tuesday June 8
CLASS A
Ichabod Crane 4 vs. Whitesboro
8
Josh Ingham left
the mound with a 4-3 lead in the fifth
inning but in the sixth Whitesboro
scored five runs and the Riders were
unable to rebound losing just their
second game of the season.
CLASS B
Saratoga Catholic 7 vs. Potsdam
6
Jeremy Furey hit a
ground ball single into left field and
Dylan Anderson ran more like a track
star than a baseball player from second
base to home plate to score the winning
run and advance Saratoga Catholic to
Saturday's State Semifinals in
Binghamton.
CLASS C
Greenwich 7 vs. Ticonderoga 3
Ryan Beck remained
undefeated on the mound by not allowing
an earned run and Greenwich advanced to
Saturday's State Semifinals in
Binghamton.
CLASS D
Fort Ann 10 vs. Chateaugay 1
Fort Ann scored
four runs in each the third andf fourth
innings and cruised to victory.
Robert Sprague allowed just two hits in
his five innings on the mound to lead
the Cardinals to the State Semifinals on
Saturday in Binghamton. |
Monday June 7
CLASS AA
Guilderland 2 vs. Auburn 0
Eddie Pierce
pitched six scoreless inningsto lead
Guilderland over Auburn of Section III
2-0 and into the Stater Semifinals.
The Dutchmen, who only had three hits,
played small ball in the third inning to
score two runs. Connor Hurley drew
a walk, then Sean Geisel singles
followed by Matt Zanotta (above
sliding)being hit by a pitch. The
bases were then loaded for Luke Stark
who who drove a sacrifice fly that
proved to be the game winner.
Geisel scored the second run aon a wild
pitch.
CLASS A
Ichabod Crane 13 vs. Massena 2
Alex Mastrianni
pitched six innings giving up just four
hits and two runs as well as adding
three singles to lead Ichabod Crane over
Section X Massena. The Riders will
face Section III Whitesboro Tuesday 4pm
at Bellizi Field.
CLASS B
Saratoga Catholic 6 vs. Beekmantown 4
Brad Scammel had
four hits in four at bats scoring two
runs to lead Spa Catholic over
Beekmantown. DYlan Anderson went
2-4 with three RBI's for the Saints who
will take on Patsdam Tuesday at Bleecker
Stadium.
CLASS C
Greenwich 16 vs. Norwood Norfolk 0
Greenwich scored
10 runs in the sixth inning and Neil
Fryer held Norwwod Norfolk to just two
hits in his five innings pitched to lead
the Witches into the next round of State
Tournament play vs. Ticonderoga on
Tuesday in Saratoga.
|
|
|
Fort Ann swung
their way into the State Semifinals
(Adam LaQuier photo)
Game Gallery |
Chris Pescetti of
Saratoga Catholic readies for the
delivery during the saints Regional
Championship victory over Potsdam. (T.
Smith photo) |
Ichabod Crane
pitcher Josh Ingham throws a pitch in
the Regional championship game against
Whitesboro. (TS) |
Guilderland's Luke
Stark drove in what proved to be the
game winning run with a sacrifice fly in
the third inning. (T. Smith photo) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CLASS CC-C CHAMPIONSHIP |
Greenwich 7 VS. Canajoharie 3
Greenwich scored five runs
in the fifth inning to defeat the Section II
class CC champion Cougars and advance into
theNew York State Tournament. |
|
THURSDAY JUNE 3 SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
CLASS D
Germantown 1
vs. Fort Ann 12 |
Fort Ann pitcher
Robert Sprague (above) pitched a
complete game four-hitter for the
Cardinals. (T. Smith photo)
|
You can not make mistakes and beat a good
team and that is exactly what happened
in the Class D Championship.
Germantown committed four errors in the
fifth inning and Fort Ann capitalized on
the mishaps scoring eight runs in the
inning on their way to a 12-1 victory.
The win gave the Cardinals their third
Section II championship in four years. |
|
|
CLASS AA
Saratoga 3 vs. Guilderland 4 |
Guilderland's Vinny Tamburello takes
a swing. (T. Smith photo) |
Guilderland and
Saratoga each entered the playoffs as
big time underdogs and played as
underdogs in each game leading to the
championship. On Thursday there
was no clear cut favorite and the game
proved to be the closest of the
tournament.
Guilderland took a 2-0 lead in the
second inning and pitcher Vinny
Tamburello let up just five hits to lead
the Dutchmen to the Class AA title. |
|
|
|
WEDNESDAY JUNE 2 SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
CLASS B
Saratoga Catholic
12 vs. Granville 7 |
Dylan Anderson
makes the tough grab from first base.
(T. Smith) |
|
Billy Mcdonough went 4 for 4 with three
RBI's and Saratoga Catholic rallied from
four runs back on two occasions to
defeat Granville and earn the Class B
Title. |
|
|
CLASS A
Ichabod Crane 6 vs. Averill Park 2 |
|
Josh Ingham rips a shot to the wall in left field. (T. Smith photo) |
|
Ichabod
Crane improved to 22-1 and captured the
Section II Class A crown defeating
Averill Park 6-2. Josh Ingham
pitched a complete game six hitter and
also belted an RBI double while Derrick
Horn added three hits and three RBI's to
lead the Riders. |
|
|
|
TUESDAY JUNE 1 SECTIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIPS |
CLASS C
Fort Plain 1 vs.
Greenwich 9 |
|
Jason Flynn (33)
tags out Harold Detmer after Detmer
found himself caught in a pickle.
Fort Plain continually found themselves
in a pickle against the Witches and
could not figure out pitcher Neil Fryer
who only allowed one run in the
Sectional victory.
(T. Smith photo) |
|
|
|
CLASS CC
Canajoharie 7 vs.
Chatham 0
Dane O'Neill
pitched a complete game one hitter and
struck out 14 and Canjoharie tallied
seven runs to defeat Chatham and earn
the Cougars first Section II basbeball
title. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SEMIFINAL |
|
Saturday May 29
CLASS AA
Saratoga 4 vs. Colonie 3
Guilderland 7 vs. La Salle 5
CLASS A
Ichabod Crane 7 vs. Burnt Hills 0
Averill Park 4 vs. South Glens Falls 5
CLASS B
Saratoga Catholic 11 vs. Mechanicville 3
Granville 8 vs. Hudson 7
CLASS CC
Chatham 8 vs. Schoharie 3
Canajoharie 7 vs. Hoosick Falls 2
CLASS C
Greenwich 5 vs. Lake George 3
Fort Plain 3 vs. Duanesburg 2
CLASS D
Germantown 17 vs. Fort Edward 5
Fort Ann 11 vs. Loudonville Christian 4 |
|
Schoharie's
Cody Labadia takes a swing during
the Class CC semifinals. (T. Smith
photo) |
|
Josh Mulready
takes a swing during the Class CC
semifinals. |
|
Lake
George pitcher Connor McCoy makes
the delivery to home. |
|
|
|
Colonie's
Christian Fitzgerald (17) pulls in the
throw to make the second out of the
inning after a ground ball by Saratoga's
Nat Foster (11). T. Smith photo)
|
|
Mechanicville
shortstop Josh Coreno makes the off
balance throw. (T. Smith photo) |
|
|
|
Fort Plain's
Jack Ray takes a swing during the
Class C semifinals. (T. Smith photo) |
|
|
|
QUARTERFINALS |
|
Thursday May 27
CLASS AA
Saratoga 6 vs. Shenendehowa 4
Colonie 5 vs. CBA 0
LaSalle 6 vs. Niskayuna 0
Guilderland 7 vs. Shaker 4
CLASS A
South Glens Falls 10 vs. Lansingburgh 2
Burnt Hills 8 vs. Glens Falls 3
Ichabod Crane 16 vs. Scotia 7
Averill Park 7 vs. Schalmont 0
CLASS B
Granville 15 vs. Cairo Durham 5
Spa Catholic 8 vs. Coxsackie 4
Mechanicville 11 vs. Schuylerville 3
Hudson 8 vs. Fonda 7 (9 innings)
CLASS CC
Hoosick Falls 3 vs. Voorheesville 1
Canajoharie vs. Cambridge 1
Schoharie 7 vs. Maple Hill 1
Chatham 7 vs. Berne Knox 6
CLASS C
Greenwich 11 vs. Waterford 5
Duanesburg 11 vs. Warresnburg 5
Fort Plain 11 vs. Rensselaer 1
Lake George 6 vs. Mayfield 5
CLASS D
Fort Ann 9 vs. Salem 6
Loudonville Christian 4 vs. Harford 1
Germantown 14 vs. Sharon Springs 4
Fort Edward 7 vs. Heatly 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ROUND ONE |
|
Tuesday May 25
CLASS AA
Saratoga 7 @ Troy 1
CCHS 6 @ Niskayuna 17
Schenectady 2 @ Colonie 3
Columbia 2 @ CBA 6
Guilderland 4 @ Queensbury 1
CLASS B
Johnstown 6 @ Hudson 7
Greenville 2 @ Mechanicville 4
Hudson Falls 5 @ Cairo Durham 8
Watervliet 5 @ Schuylerville 6
Coxsackie 4 @ Albany Academy 0
CLASS D
Argyle 7 vs. Sharon Springs 10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Troy's Zeb Gaston
goes down swinging in the first inning
againsat saratoga. The Flying
Horses managed only 2 hits off Blue
Streak pitcher Matt Cole in the opening
round. (J. Smith photo) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
