No. 1 seed Greece Arcadia clashes with No. 5 seed Canandaigua, and No. 3 seed Pittsford-Sutherland tangles with No. 7 seed Brighton for spots in Thursday night’s Class A1 final.
No. 1 seed Greece Arcadia (19-2) vs. No. 5 seed Canandaigua (12-9)
Tuesday at Brockport State, 4:30 p.m.
Players to Watch:
GREECE ARCADIA – Kevin Blum, Dan Freese, Brian Rivera, Alex Rodriguez and Joe Skibinski.
CANANDAIGUA – Cody Cooper (.439/23 RBI/22 R/4 2B/1 3B/4 HR) and Tanner Cooper (.333/18 RBI/17 R/7 2B/2 HR/4 W/51 IP/64 K/1.23 ERA).
How they got here: Greece Arcadia defeated No. 9 seed Greece Athena, 6-2. Canandaigua upended No. 4 seed Pittsford-Mendon, 4-2.
Previous meeting: Neal McMullen hurled a 5-hitter, and Kevin Blum drove in a run with two hits. Greece Arcadia beat Canandaigua, 3-1 on April 25th.
Trends: Greece Arcadia has won nine straight. Canandaigua has taken four of its last six games.
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No. 3 seed Pittsford-Sutherland (14-7) vs. No. 7 seed Brighton (13-9)
Tuesday at Victor, 4:30 p.m.
Players to Watch:
PITTSFORD-SUTHERLAND – Nate Richardson (.323/23 R/20 SB), Michael Ryan (.472 (25 for 53)/9 2B), Alec Vaules (.377/19 RBI/1.58 ERA) and Jack Zielinski (0.91 ERA). Vaules and Zielinski combined for 7W/9 CG/3 shutouts/91 K/86 IP/2 saves.
BRIGHTON: Tim Brown (.361 (22-61)/6 2B/5 RBI/16 R) and Isaac Nelson (.362 (21-58)/1 2B/16 RBI/16 R).
How they got here: Jack Zielinski finished 3-for-3 with a triple, double and four RBI. Pittsford-Sutherland defeated No. 6 seed Franklin, 12-0.
Jack Falter, Isaac Nelson and Andrew Zibuck all collected three hits. Brighton upset No. 2 seed Brockport, 10-3. The Barons opened sectionals with a 4-2 win over No. 10 seed Spencerport.
Previous meetings: Pittsford-Sutherland swept the regular season series winning 10-0 on April 15th and 5-2 on May 4th.
Trends: Pittsford-Sutherland has played nine one-run games this season. Brighton is looking to win its third straight game.
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