No. 1 seed Livonia clashes with No. 4 seed Wellsville, and No. 2 seed Newark tangles with No. 3 seed Hornell with spots in the Class B final at hand.
No. 1 seed Livonia (18-2) vs. No. 4 seed Wellsville (17-5)
Wednesday at Dansville, at 4:30 p.m.
Players to Watch:
LIVONIA — Reid VanScoter is 8-0 on the mound with a microscopic 0.28 ERA. In 43.2 innings of work, the left-hander has fanned 90 and walked 11. At the plate, VanScoter has a .413 batting average with 26 hits, 24 RBI and 20 runs scored. John Smith is hitting .493 with an on-base percentage of .526 to go with 31 runs scored and 16 RBI. Smith has 33 hits which include three doubles on the season.
WELLSVILLE — Joe Tronetti, Tyler Smith, and Kolten Martin.
How they got here: Livonia (18-2) defeated N0. 8 seed Greece Odyssey (10-10), 11-1. Wellsville (17-5) took down No. 13 seed UPREP (4-5-2), 14-0 and No. 5 seed Attica (13-5), 4-1.
Previous Meeting: The last time these two teams met was back in 2015 when Livonia defeated Wellsville, 2-0.
What to know:
Livonia has won five straight and is ranked 13th in New York State Class B. The Bulldogs have won three straight sectional titles. Wellsville has won three of four and is ranked 19th in New York State Class B. The Lions took the 2011 B2 title, their second straight.
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No. 2 seed Newark vs. No. 3 seed Hornell
Wednesday at Pittsford-Mendon, at 5:00 p.m.
Players to Watch:
NEWARK — Ben Cowles (.529, 35 R, 1.50 ERA), Zach DeVito (1.71 ERA), and Ryan Velte (.380).
HORNELL — Jack Henby (CF .510, 23R, 18 RBI .567OBP, .862SLG, 1.43OPS, 7-2B, 4-3B, 1 HR, 10SB), Myer Spitulnik (C .295, 9 RBI), Jake Weyand (1B .302, .441 OBP), Joe Gibson (DH .375), Jake Dunn (P 35.2 IP, 39 K, 1.99 ERA), and Matt Dessena (P 27.1 IP, 34K, 2.72 ERA)
How they got here: Newark (18-4) defeated No. 15 seed Dansville, 12-1 in the opening round and No. 10 seed Pal-Mac, 3-0 in the quarter-finals. Hornell (14-3) took down No. 14 seed Waterloo, 11-4 and No. 11 seed Penn Yan, 11-2.
What to know:
Newark has won two straight entering Wednesday’s game and is looking for its first sectional title. Hornell has won four straight, 11 of 12 and is ranked 10th in New York State Class B. The Red Raiders took the 2011 Class BB championship.
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