The two top-seeded teams in Class D1 will face off on Saturday to decide the 2023 Section V Baseball Class D1 title. Fillmore and Avoca-Prattsburgh will meet in the championship for the second consecutive year. Here’s the breakdown:
Class D1
NO. 1 FILLMORE EAGLES (17-1/Alleghany Division 1)
vs.
NO. 2 AVOCA-PRATTSBURGH TITANS (19-3/STEUBEN COUNTY)
1:00 PM SATURDAY, Hornell
How they arrived here: Top-seeded Fillmore shutout No. 9 Keshequa, 12-0 on Monday, before defeating No. 4 Arkport-Canaseraga, 10-9 on Wednesday. Avoca-Prattsburgh downed No. 10 Lyndonville, 12-1 in the quarterfinals, before earning a spot in the championship game with a 5-4 win over No. 3 Naples on Wednesday.
Tempo and trends: Fillmore scores 13.6 runs per game and allows 3.2. The Eagles hold a 13-game win streak with four shutouts this season. The team has a +108-run differential in their current stretch, and a +188 differential for the season. The Eagles last loss came back on May 21st versus Bolivar-Richburg. Avoca-Prattsburgh scores 10.2 runs per game and allows 1.7. The Knights hold a eight-game win streak, with five shutouts recorded this season. The team holds a +73-run differential during the stretch, and a +187 differential for the season. The Titans last loss came on May 5th versus the Eagles.
What’s at stake: The winner advances to play the Class D2 champion (either Northstar Christian or Charles G. Finney) on Tuesday for a spot in the NYS Class D Far West Regional.
History 101: Fillmore defeated A-P 4-3 in last year’s D1 title game. The teams have played once this season, which resulted in a 5-3 win for Fillmore on May 5th. Fillmore is seeking its fifth title all time. Avoca-Prattsburgh is searching for its first sectional title as a combined program. Avoca won six championships with the last being in 2019. Prattsburgh claimed five titles from 1981 to 2007.
Players to Watch for Fillmore: Nolan Krzeminski Jr. C (.563 BA, 1.380 OPS, 40 R, 26 SB); Damon Potter So. P/OF (.355 BA, 1.348 OPS, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 30 R, 22 SB); Zach Sisson Jr. P/OF (.387 BA, 1.155 OPS, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 33 R); Mitchell Ward P/OF/SS (.515 BA, 1.410 OPS, 5 HR, 29 RBI, 33 R, 18 SB); Brent Zubikowski Sr. P/SS (.468 BA, 1.348 OPS, 4 HR, 35 RBI, 30 R, 22 SB)
Avoca-Prattsburgh: Hadon Abbott Sr. P/SS (8-1, 1.79 ERA, .485 BA, 2 2B, 37 SB) – Class D1 Player of the Year; Jamel Crowder Sr. P/SS (4-1, 1.62 ERA, .459 BA, 26 RBI, 15 SB) – Class D1 All Star; Sawyer Devoe Sr. CF (.327 BA, 14 RBI, 10 SB); McCoy Putnam Jr. C (.386 BA, 20 RBI, 27 SB) – Class D1 All Star; Dan Stilson So. 1B (.370 BA, 18 RBI).
Caches: Bill Nolan (Fillmore); Dennie Miles (Avoca-Prattsburgh)
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