No. 2 seed MONARCHS (13-7-1) 2
No. 1 seed ORIOLES (15-7-1) 1 8 innings
Lucas Sulimowciz (Finger Lakes CC) connected on a two-out single to bring home the go-ahead run as the Monarchs rallied to clinch a spot in the 2021 Interstate Collegiate Baseball League Championship. Sulimowicz reached out and sent a two-strike pitch into right center and plated Jarod Signorelli (Elmira College) from second. The win was the eighth straight for the Monarchs which have not lost since dropping a 6-2 decision to the Ducks on July 18th.
Signorelli worked a one-out walk to spark the decisive inning. Patrick Kravitz (St. John Fisher College) followed with a single to set up Sulimowicz.
Lucas Sulimowicz reaches out and takes a 2-strike pitch the opposite way to bring home Jarod Signorelli with the go-ahead run. Two outs in the eighth. Monarchs 2-1. pic.twitter.com/NjW9EHABag
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) August 4, 2021
Clifton Genge (Niagara County CC) worked two scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win. The right-hander retired six of the seven batters he faced. Genge surrendered a leadoff double to Jorge Oropeza (Finger Lakes CC) in the seventh but set down the next three batters without any further damage.
Trailing 1-0 heading into the sixth, the duo of Signorelli and Kravitz combined to tie the game. Signorelli broke up a Drew Delaney (Slippery Rock University) no-hitter with a one-out single. Kravitz followed with an RBI double. Kravitz accounted for half of the Monarchs hits going 2-for-4 on the night.
Frankie Fernandes stabs a Keenan Calenzo line drive. Cliff Genge leaves a leadoff double in place. Heading to extras. Monarchs 1 Orioles 1 pic.twitter.com/aSFHG1Bvhh
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) August 4, 2021
Quin Ignaszak (Finger Lakes CC) started and struck out four over five innings. The right-hander allowed one unearned run on three hits without issuing a walk. Jaret Murray hurled a scoreless inning of relief.
Oropeza reached on a two-base error and eventually scored on a dropped third strike to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the fifth. Gavin Moore (Alfred State), Will Porter (RIT) and Nathan Yantz (Utica College) collected a hit apiece for the Orioles.
Delaney took the tough-luck loss despite throwing 7.1 innings. The 6-foot-1 right-hander allowed two runs on three hits.
Drew Delaney leaves runners on the corners to send us to the bottom of the seventh tied at 1. Orioles looking to walk it off and clinch a spot in Friday’s championship. pic.twitter.com/n86wwFJBzM
— Paul Gotham (@PickinSplinters) August 4, 2021
The Monarchs will await Thursday’s results to find out their opponent in Friday’s championship. The Orioles will play Thursday in the double-elimination tournament against the Cardinals-Ducks winner.
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