One team is looking to win its fourth title in 14 seasons while the other seeks to claim its third title in four years. Private-Parochial League meets Monroe County Division IV as Our Lady of Mercy faces Honeoye Falls-Lima for the 2023 Section V Softball Class A2 championship. Here is the breakdown:
CLASS A2
NO. 8 OUR LADY OF MERCY (8-14 / Monroe County Division II)
vs.
NO. 6 HONEOYE FALLS-LIMA (12-10 / Monroe County Division IV)
4:00 PM Saturday, Webster Schroeder High School
How they arrived here: Eighth-seeded Our Lady of Mercy began sectionals with a quarterfinal upset win over top-seeded Pittsford Mendon before beating No. 4 Wayne to earn a spot in Saturday’s championship game. No. 6 Honeoye Falls-Lima beat No. 3 School of the Arts in the quarters and downed No. 2 Pittsford Sutherland in the semi-final to earn a spot in the title game.
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Tempo and Trends: Mercy scored 6.0 runs per game while allowing 9.1. HF-L crosses home 6.6 times per game while giving up 3.8 runs.
What’s at Stake: The winner advances to the Class A Regional Qualifier against the A1 champion.
History 101: Mercy is trying to win its fourth sectional title since 2009. The Monarchs won championships in 2013, ’17 and ’18. HF-L seeks to win its third title in the past four years.
Players to Watch Our Lady of Mercy: Kate Abbamonte So. CF (.352 BA); Kirsten Crowley Sr. 3B; Kaitlin Malucci Sr. 1B/P (.277 BA); Maddie Oleksyn So. LF (.284 BA); Leah Sperry 8th Grade P (3.902 ERA); Annika Van Damme So. C/INF (.343 BA); Ava Verdi Jr. OF/P (.344 BA)
Honeoye Falls-Lima: Ellie Casler Sr. SS (.442 BA, 6 2B 3 3B, 1 HR, 13 RBI); Madison Schubach Jr. (.365 BA, 11 RBI, 1 2B, 2 3B); Kate Dailor Jr. UTIL (.276 BA, 10 RBI, 1 HR); Emma Dunman So. P (95 K/ .310 BA); Maia Gathercole Jr. P (70 K); Maddy Fowler Sr. 3B (.354 BA, 11 RBI).
Coaches: Rick Sylvester (Mercy), Bailey Smith (Honeoye Falls-Lima)
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