Syracuse Spartans 3
Cortland Crush 2
CORTLAND — Micah Riddick connected on a tie-breaking solo home run in the top of the tenth, and the Spartans moved on to the East Division Championship Series. Chris Schad went 3-for-4 including a two-out, two-run single in the ninth as the Spartans saved their season. Reliever Nick Borek pitched two scoreless innings allowing two hits. The right-hander fanned three and picked up the win. Richard Marshall Jr. closed out the tenth to pick up the save. Cortland loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, but Borek escaped the jam with a pair of punch outs. The Spartans will meet their cross-town rival Syracuse Salt Cats in the best-of-three series starting Tuesday.
Genesee Rapids 4
Olean Oilers 2
OLEAN — Zach Roberts went 4-for-5 including a single in the second that drove in John Zamites as the Rapids advanced to the next round to battle the Hornell Dodgers. Josh Hayner finished with two hits including a run-scoring single in the second as the Rapids tacked on three runs. Reliever Jon Young went five and a third innings allowing no runs on three hits. The right-hander set down seven on strikes and picked up the win.
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