No. 1 seed Arkport clashes with No. 4 seed Belfast, and No. 2 seed Lima Christian tangles with No. 3 seed Prattsburgh with spots in the Class D2 final at hand.
No. 1 seed Arkport vs. No. 4 seed Belfast
Tuesday at Keshequa, at 4:30 p.m.
Players to Watch:
ARKPORT – Garrett Stuckey (.492/23 RBI/32 hits/11 2B) and Matt McHale (.400/16 RBI/1 HR/4 2B)
BELFAST – Austin Gustason (.400/16 RBI/1 2B/2.25 ERA) Adam Enders (.471/ 17 RBI/ 1 HR/9 2B/1 3B)
How they got here: Arkport (16-3) defeated No. 9 Bradford (2-12) 11-0. Belfast (12-5) took down No. 5 seed Avoca (11-7) 5-4.
Previous Meeting: With the help of Andrew Merry’s complete game two-hitter, Arkport collected its seventh straight win in style with a 6-1 victory over the Bulldogs on April 29.
Trends: Arkport won Class D2 sectionals last year and is currently ranked 4th in New York State Class D. Belfast has won six of their last eight games.
Last time Arkport won sectionals: 2016
Belfast does not have a sectional title.
No. 2 seed Lima Christian (14-4) vs. No. 3 seed Prattsburgh (14-4)
Tuesday at Keshequa, at 7 p.m.
Players to Watch:
LIMA CHRSITIAN – Jayson Faynor, Alex Parker, and Paul Morgan.
PRATTSBURGH – Jeffrey Gilbert (.377/10 RBI/4B) and Peyton Tones (.383/22 RBI/9 2B/2 HR)
How they got here: Lima Christian (14-4) took down Scio (4-7) on May 20th. Prattsburgh (14-4) defeated C.G. Finney (5-8), 11-1.
Previous Meeting: Back on May 7, 2014, Prattsburgh defeated Lima Christian by a score of 9-2.
Trends: Lima Christian is on a six-game winning streak and hasn’t lost since May 8th. Prattsburgh is currently ranked 12th NYS Class D.
Lima Christian does not have a sectional patch.
Last time Prattsburgh won sectionals: 2007
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