Genesee Region foes meet for the third time this season when Notre Dame-Batavia faces Oakfield-Alabama in the Section V Baseball Class C2 championship. Here’s the breakdown:
CLASS C2
No. 1 seed NOTRE DAME-BATAVIA FIGHTING IRISH (19-1/Genesee Region)
vs.
No. 2 seed OAKFIELD-ALABAMA HORNETS (15-3/Genesee Region)
Tuesday, May 31st 5:00 PM at Cal-Mum HS
How they arrived here: Batavia Notre-Dame beat No. 8 seed York 4-0, and No. 4 seed Campbell-Savona 10-3. Oakfield-Alabama beat No. 7 seed Cuba-Rushford 21-1, and No. 6 seed Warsaw 16-8.
Tempo and Trends: Batavia-Notre Dame scores 12.0 runs per game, and gives up 2.0 runs per game. They have won five straight games. Oakfield-Alabama scores 12.2 runs per game, and allows opponents to score 3.4 runs per game. They have won nine of their last ten games.
What’s at Stake: A spot in the Section V Class C Regional Qualifier
VIEW MORE PHOTOS FROM KRISTIN SMITH HERE.
History 101: Notre Dame-Batavia Baseball has won nine sectional titles. Oakfield-Alabama Baseball has eight blocks in its trophy case. ND-B is looking for its first championship since 2014. Oakfield-Alabama’s last title came in 2009. The Hornets reached the Class C2 title game in 2016. Notre Dame-Batavia won both regular season by scores of 8-4 and 14-3.
Players to Watch for Notre Dame: Jay Antinore So. 2B, OF (.375 BA, 16 RBI, 25 R); Bryceton Berry Jr. SS, SP (7-0, .206 ERA, 34.0 IP, 56 K, .410 BA, 7 2Bs, 23 RBI, 33 R); Ryan Fitzpatrick So. RHP, SS (4-1, 1.45 ERA, .410 BA, 8 2Bs, 26 RBI, 31 R); Collin McCulley Sr. 1B, LHP (.284 BA, 12 RBI, 31 R) and Gavin Shrader Sr. OF, LHP (.471 BA, 82Bs, 7 3Bs, 3 HR, 34 RBI, 35 R).
VIEW MORE PHOTOS FROM CAROLE VOLPE HERE.
Players to Watch for Oakfield-Alabama: Cooper Colantonio Sr. IF (.364 BA, 2 2BS, 3 3Bs, 16 RBI, 19 R); Kaden Cusmano Sr. Of, UTL (.317 BA, 3 2Bs, 5 3Bs, 15 RBI, 21 R); Bodie Hyde So. OF, P (.491 BA, 27 R, 25 RBI); Kyle Porter (4-0, 2.52 ERA, .349 BA, 9 2Bs, 19 RBI, 26 R); Brayden Smith Jr. (.500 BA, 9 SB, 23 RBI) and Colton Yasses Jr. SP, IF (7-0, 1.39 ERA, .367 BA, 3 2Bs, 1 3Bs, 1 HR, 21 RBI, 25 R).
Coaches: Rick Rapone (Notre Dame), Mike Anderson (Oakfield-Alabama)
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