McQUAID JESUIT (5-3) 2
ROY C. KETCHAM (I) 0
Will Taylor struck out seven in a two-hit shutout as McQuaid took Game 1 of an inter-sectional doubleheader played at SUNY Cortland. Taylor needed 78 pitches and faced two batters over the limit in his second-straight complete-game shutout. The left-hander retired the first 11 Ketcham batters before surrendering a two-out single in the fourth. The Wofford College commit has hurled 18 consecutive scoreless innings. Will Russoti supplied all the offense needed for the victory with a one-out, two-run singled in the fifth inning. Edward Hall led the frame with a base on balls. One out later, Daniel McAliney reached on a hit by pitch. After a double steal, Russoti delivered with a single to center. Aiden Stewart tripled and walked in the win. CJ Phelps singled. Ketcham starter, Riley Weatherwax, matched Taylor going the distance. The sophomore right-hander struck out 10 and allowed two runs on three hits and two walks.
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ROY C. KETCHAM (I) 3
McQUAID JESUIT (6-3) 4
Aiden Stewart tripled, walked, drove in a run and scored two more as McQuaid held off a late rally to win its sixth straight game. Stewart plated Jimmy Crossed with his second three-bagger in as many games. The senior infielder then scored on a CJ Phelps base hit. Stewart walked and eventually scored on a Tanner DeGrazia sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead in the fifth. Daniel McAliney made the lead stand. The senior right-hander fanned six without surrendering a walk and allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits. McAliney retired 11 straight from the second inning through the end of the fifth before running into trouble in the sixth. Ben Tullo’s RBI double brought home the first of three Ketcham runs in the stanza before McAliney ended the threat with a strikeout. DeGrazia singled and scored a run in the win.
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