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Wednesday Wrap: HFL’s Tripi launches grand slam, drives in six; Batista leads Monroe DH sweep

May 8, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Photo: JENNIFER LAEMLEIN

McQUAID 8
AQUINAS 2
The McQuaid Jesuit Knights scored all eight of their runs from the third through sixth frames, including four in the third, to defeat the Aquinas Institute L’il Irish for the second time this season. Noah Campanelli doubled in Ben Beauchamp and Keeler Thomas to put the Knights on the board. For the game, Campanelli was 2-for-3 with a run scored. Tyler Griggs doubled twice, one which drove in Campanelli for a 3-0 lead. Griggs crossed the plate twice as well. Thomas drove in Zach Lee with a single to third base in the fourth inning. Thomas scored a run. On the mound, the pitching trio of Christian Blatter, Sean Richards and Will Taylor struck out two batters apiece. For Aquinas, junior Jack Scanlon singled twice and drove in Logan Bush to put the L’il Irish on the board in the fifth inning. Jayden Harris went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Tyler Szalkowski doubled and singled in four at-bats. On the rubber, the sophomore right-hander pitched five innings.

EAST 9
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS 5
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FRANKLIN 1
LEADERSHIP 6
The Leadership Academy Lions pulled away for the victory with a three-run fourth inning. Senior pitcher Justin Morales hurled 5 2/3 innings of one-run ball, allowed three hits and fanned 11 batters. Catcher Hylander Candelario went 2-for-2 and crossed the plate once. Junior Byron Bounds was 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, an RBI and two runs scored. For the Franklin Quakers, junior Angel DeJesus collected a pair of hits, including a double. Jhansell Carreras and Callan Reddington both connected for a base-knock and drew a walk in four plate appearances. Carreras stole two bases and Reddington one. Senior Greg Ransom drew three walks, stole a pair of bases and scored the Quakers’ lone run of the game in the second inning. On the mound, Carreras fanned seven batters in four frames. The Lions improved their record to 6-5 on the season.

MONROE 11
NE DOUGLASS 1

MONROE 15
NE DOUGLASS 5
Monroe exploded for double-digit runs in both games of the doubleheader and swept NE Douglass. Andruis Batista went 4-for-7 with four RBI combined in the doubleheader. The sophomore earned the win on the mound in both games as well. Senior Gregory Romero drove in three runs and crossed the plate six times.

WEBSTER THOMAS 5
CANANDAIGUA 6
The Canandaigua Braves used a five-run fourth inning to rally from a 4-1 deficit and hold off the Webster Thomas Titans. Junior middle infielder Luke Pawlicki singled twice, one which drove in Caden Lefave to trim the Titans’ lead to 4-2 in the fourth. Pawlicki drew a walk as well. Cooper Crunick and Seth Vigneri both connected for a hit and drove in a run. Crunick had two walks. Senior Michael Sculli went 2-for-4 with a run scored. Austin Miller came in relief and stranded the tying run at second with a strikeout to end the game. The senior right-hander hurled two innings to earn the save. For the Titans, Jim Marasco singled three times, drew a walk, drove in a pair of runs and crossed the plate once. Sophomore Mitchell Kelly was 2-for-3 with with an RBI and a run scored. Sam DeGrace singled to second to bring in Marasco as the Titans regained the lead, 2-1. Sophomore left-hander Ian McNabb struck out four batters in 3 2/3 innings.

GREECE ATHENA 5
GREECE ARCADIA 1
The Greece Athena Trojans scored a lone run in five of their seven innings and defeated the Greece Arcadia Titans. Jagger Nucci hurled six innings of one-run ball on 94 pitches to earn the victory. The junior right-hander allowed four hits, three walks and fanned 11 batters. After hitting a batter in the third inning, Nucci retired seven consecutive hitters. At the dish, Nucci singled three times and scored a run in four at-bats. Casey Saucke II pitched an inning of relief and struck out a pair. At the plate, the sophomore right-hander singled twice, one which drove in RJ Vignari for a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning. Anthony Bonacci and Jayson Russell both went 1-for-4 with an RBI. Tyler Curtis singled twice in four plate appearances. For Greece Arcadia, senior Ryan Nagel singled in Travers MacNeal in the sixth inning. Ben Bell connected for a single and drew a walk. Senior pitcher Kyle Blum threw five frames, allowed a pair of earned runs and struck out four batters.

PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND 10
BROCKPORT 4 (8 INNINGS)
The Pittsford Sutherland Knights rallied from a 4-0 second inning deficit for two runs in both the third and fourth and exploded for six in the eighth. Sophomore Keeghan Cummings singled three times, including one which drove in John Messina and Robert Nolan and tied the game at four. Cummings scored a run as well. Freshman Jack Zawacki went 2-for-4 and put the Knights on the board with a two-out, two-run single. Connor Fitzsimmons, Messina, Nolan and Torin Wilcox all drove in a run. Messina doubled twice, singled and crossed the plate three times. Wilcox was 2-for-5 with a run scored. Fitzsimmons and Nolan both connected for one hit. Nolan scored a pair of runs and drew a walk. Senior Chris Pietropaoli sparked the six-run eighth inning with a single to third base and came around to score on Nolan’s double. Despite allowing fours runs in the second, sophomore Nick Provenzale settled down to pitch five innings, allow two hits and strike out four batters. Anthony Puma came in relief and threw three scoreless innings of one-hit ball. The junior pitcher fanned three batters. For Brockport, senior CJ Wiest doubled, singled, drew a walk and scored a run. Sophomore outfielder Ryan Judd went 1-for-3 and crossed the plate once. Nick Johnson fanned five batters in four innings of relief.

SPENCERPORT 5
CHURCHVILLE-CHILI 0
The Spencerport Rangers scored four of their five runs in the third inning and bounced back from a loss to the Churchville-Chili Saints on Monday. Kiernan Crowley hurled six innings of three-hit ball, allowed a pair of walks and fanned nine batters on 99 pitches. Greg Ranieri singled in Ned LaDuca and Jason Nau for a 3-0 lead in the third. Zach Ceislinski went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Nau was 1-for-4 and crossed the plate once. For the Saints, John Bagley, Jake Carroll and Amaury Samalot all connected for a hit. Joey Puglia hurled five innings on 89 pitches.

EASTRIDGE 18
GREECE OLYMPIA 0 (6 INNINGS)
The Eastridge Lancers surged to a 9-0 lead after two innings and exploded for nine more in the last two frames, including seven in the fifth. Keenan Calenzo went 2-for-3 with a walk, three RBI and a run scored. Austin Simone connected for a hit, drove in a pair of runs and crossed the plate once. Jayden Fayad and Shane Harisis both went 2-for-3 with an RBI and three runs scored. Fayad drew a pair of walks as well. Avery Bowens and Harisis both pitched three scoreless innings on the mound. For Greece Olympia, David Gerstner had the team’s only hit of the game. Mike Matteson drew two walks.

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GATES-CHILI 0
IRONDEQUOIT 3
Nicholas Tanner pitched 4 2/3 scoreless innings to lead the Irondequoit Eagles to the shutout win. The junior pitcher allowed five hits and struck out five batters on 63 pitches. Jackson DeJohn closed the game with 2 1/3 perfect innings of relief and four strikeouts. Nicholas Serce went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jaleel Davis and Frank Fernandes both had a hit and an RBI. Fernandes drew a walk as well. For Gates-Chili, Darren Peace and Alex Scalone both were 2-for-3 at the dish. Devin Georgetti pitched 5 2/3 innings and struck out five batters.

GREECE ODYSSEY 0
HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA 29
Sal Tripi launched a grand slam and drove in six runs for the Honeoye Falls-Lima Cougars. The senior was 2-for-2 at the dish. Junior Cary VanNewkirk was 4-for-5 with a triple and four RBI. Tim Martin threw five shutout innings, allowed a pair of hits and struck out eight batters for the win. The Cougars improved their record to 9-1, including 4-0 in league play.

RUSH-HENRIETTA 0
PENFIELD 8
The Penfield Patriots put the game away with seven runs in the last three innings, including four in the sixth. Nathan Sobko singled three times, reached on an error and scored a pair of runs. Ryan Novy and Connor Stuewe both connected for a hit and an RBI. Stuewe crossed the plate once as well. Novy drew a walk. Gage Ziehl hurled 6 2/3 innings of three-hit ball and fanned 10 batters. For Rush-Henrietta, Andrew Sanchez, Bobby Sellers and Patrick Sherron all had a hit. Cliff Genge struck out seven batters in five innings.

BRIGHTON 2
PITTSFORD MENDON 3
Trailing 2-0 after the opening frame, the Pittsford Mendon Vikings tied the game in the second inning pulled ahead for good in the fourth. Hudson Bockmier threw a complete game on 86 pitches. The senior left-hander allowed a walk, struck out four batters and retired nine consecutive hitters from the second through fourth innings. Junior outfielder Billy Broikos drove in all three runs with a pair of run-scoring singles. Senior Jack Keagle went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Zach Janson singled and crossed the plate once in three at-bats. For Brighton, Ryan Watson threw a complete game on 91 pitches. Sam O’Hara and Chase Seibold both went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

VICTOR 1
FAIRPORT 2
Trailing 1-0 after the opening frame, the Fairport Red Raiders tied the game in the third inning and took the lead for good in the fourth on Josh Van Bramer’s single to drive in Derek Watson. Anthony Roides earned the win, throwing a complete game on 85 pitches and striking out eight batters. Roides allowed four hits, an unearned run and retired eleven straight batters from the fourth through seventh innings. For the game, Ryan Smith and Van Bramer both were 2-for-3 at the plate. Tyler Holmes singled in Peyton Olinski with two outs to tie the score. Parker Houde connected for a single in his three at-bats. For the Victor Blue Devils, Santino Rosso went six innings and allowed one earned run on 103 pitches. The senior right-hander scored the Blue Devils’ lone run on a sacrifice fly by Sam DiGiacomo. Matt Leonardo singled twice in three at-bats. Victor is now 6-2 in league play and 7-7 on the season overall. The Blue Devils will travel to Canandaigua on Friday for a 4:30 PM game. This game was played at Victor High School.

HILTON 3
WEBSTER SCHROEDER 6
The Webster Schroeder Warriors scored three runs in the fifth inning to defeat the Hilton Cadets for the second time in a week. Jack Willard tripled, doubled, drove in a run and crossed the plate twice. Robby Merkov, Alex Vogt and Jack VonAhnen all connected for a hit and an RBI. Vogt and VonAhnen both scored a run. On the mound, Vogt pitched four innings, allowed an unearned run and struck out two batters. For Hilton, Dylan Boprey gave the Cadets a 2-1 lead with a two-run single in the fourth. Gavin Moore was 2-for-4 with an RBI and crossed the plate once. Jason Story singled three times and scored a run. Joshua Battaglia and Drew HerrNeckar both went 2-for-4 at the dish. Boprey pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings of relief.

MARCUS WHITMAN 9
BLOOMFIELD 10
The Bloomfield Bombers rallied from deficits of 8-2 and 9-5 with a four-run sixth to win. For Marcus Whitman, Kyle Copper and Carson Miller both drove in a pair of runs. Miller was 2-for-3 with a pair of walks and two runs scored. Copper went 1-for-4. Christian Daniels and Austin Webster both had an RBI. Daniels was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Webster connected for a hit in four at-bats. Dylan Howell had a base-knock, three walks, four stolen bases and four runs scored.

WAYNE 1
MYNDERSE 5
The Mynderse Academy Blue Devils broke a scoreless game with a two-run fifth and pulled away with three more in the sixth inning to defeat the Wayne Eagles. Mason Major singled in Griffin Heron and Jake Smith in the fifth inning. Jared King went 1-for-3 with a single and a walk. Nick Jones and Jeremy Porter both connected for a hit. Jones scored a run. On the mound, Porter came one out shy of a complete game, allowing three hits, three walks and fanning nine batters. For Wayne, junior Logan Loveless singled in Jacob Wallace to put the Eagles on the board in the sixth inning. Aiden Harris and Nathan McKenna both connected for a hit. Senior Logan Blakenberg hurled four scoreless innings of one-hit ball and struck out three batters on 63 pitches.

MIDLAKES 1
PALMYRA-MACEDON 8

GENEVA 3
PENN YAN 6
For Geneva, Henry Loudon and Wyatt Patchett both connected for a hit and an RBI in four at-bats. Loudon’s hit was a solo shot. Sam Puma had a base-knock, two walks, a stolen base and a run scored. Matthew Pierce stole a base and crossed the plate twice. Luke Lawson, Michael Richardson, Bryant Santiago and Christian Tapscott all had a hit of their own.

HONEOYE 8
RED JACKET 3

NEWARK 12
WATERLOO 5
Sophomore Kyle Wood finished a homer shy of the cycle, driving in three runs in four at-bats for the Newark Reds. Senior Dylan Blanchard was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Julius Teabout went 3-for-5 with a double and drove in two runs. On the mound, the sophomore pitched six innings and struck out nine batters. The Reds scored four runs in the fourth inning. Junior Sean Bronson went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Waterloo Indians, who tied the game with a four-run fourth and scored a run in the seventh inning. The Reds improved their record to 12-3, including 8-2 in league play. The Indians are 11-2 and 7-2 in league play. The Reds travel to Penn Yan on Friday for a 4:30 PM game.

HARLEY-ALLENDALE-COLUMBIA 5
NAPLES 22
Nick Green threw his second consecutive complete game for the win. At the plate, the senior tripled twice, doubled and drove in four runs. Nick Clearman went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Jackson Brahm and Ben Green both were 3-for-4 with a pair of  RBI apiece. For the Harley-Allendale-Columbia Wolves, junior Jake Dockum went 3-for-3 with two RBI.

YORK 2
GENESEO 8
The Geneseo Blue Devils scored all eight of their runs in the fourth and fifth innings, including six in the fourth. Noah Reilly and Michael Walton both went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Walton singled in Evan Salvaggio to put the Blue Devils on the board. Jake Hamilton, Daniel Kelly and Owen Lyons all connected for a hit and an RBI. Kelly and Lyons both drew a walk and scored a run. Despite allowing two runs in the third, Hamilton threw 5 2/3 frames, allowed four hits, three walks and fanned nine batters on 106 pitches. Russell Brownell went 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Luke Harris drove in a run, drew a walk and crossed the plate twice. For the York Knights, junior Tim LaGeorge, Jr. went 4-for-4 with an RBI. Senior Matt McFarland was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored. Sophomore Clayton Harris tripled and scored a run in four at-bats. “One rough inning really hurt things for us tonight,” Knights head coach Ed Green commented. “Riley Stella was cruising through the first three innings on the mound and then in the fourth, the wheels fell off defensively. Even though the end result wasn’t what we were looking for, we can learn from this and hopefully use it moving forward.”

KESHEQUA 4
PAVILION 3
The Keshequa Indians manufactured a run in the seventh inning and held on for the victory after giving up a 3-1 lead. For Pavilion, Charlie Urbancyzk was 3-for-3 at the plate. Colby Tillotson went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two stolen bases. Ryley Elliot connected for a hit, stole a base and scored a pair of runs.

AVON 2
WARSAW 3

LIVONIA 13
WAYLAND-COHOCTON 5
The Livonia Bulldogs scored all 13 of their runs in the final three innings, including eight in the sixth, to rally from an early 3-0 deficit. Sophomore Robbie Stewart singled in a pair of runs and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at three in the fifth inning. Junior AJ Davin hit a sacrifice fly to put the Bulldogs ahead for good. Sophomore Shawn Minnehan pitched 2 1/3 innings in relief, allowing one hit striking out three. This game featured 26 walks combined between the two teams.

PERRY/MOUNT MORRIS 2
ATTICA 7

ALEXANDER 7
BATAVIA-NOTRE DAME 3

PRATTSBURGH 6
ARKPORT-CANASERAGA 5 (10 INNINGS)
The Prattsburgh Vikings scratched across a run in to win in extra innings after giving up leads of 4-2 and 5-3. For Arkport-Canaseraga, James Griffin went 1-for-4 with a pair of RBI. Wyatt Owens and Garrett Stuckey both connected for a hit and drove in a run. Garrett Stuckey doubled, drew two walks and crossed the plate once. Zach Prial was 1-for-5 with a stolen base and a run scored. Kobi Theilen had two hits and a pair of walks. Jake Merry and Konnor Stuckey both connected for a base-knock. Konnor Stuckey doubled and Merry scored a run as well.

AVOCA 12
BRADFORD 2 (5 INNINGS)
The Avoca Tigers erupted for 11 unanswered runs after falling behind 2-1 in the first inning, including four in the third and five in the fifth. For Bradford, Brock Sorber and Tyler Spina both had a hit and an RBI. Sorber doubled, drew a walk and scored a run. Blaze Machuga crossed the plate once as well. Alex Davis stole a base.

ADDISON 11
ALFRED-ALMOND 1
The Addison Knights scored three runs in the opening frame and pulled away with five in the sixth. For Alfred-Almond, Will Tormey had the team’s only hits of the game. Tormey doubled, drew a walk and stole a base. Zane Johnson had two walks and a run scored. Nevin Allen drove in Johnson with a sacrifice fly in the second inning.

LYNDONVILLE 7
BYRON-BERGEN 6

KENDALL 10
OAKFIELD-ALABAMA 6

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