Notre Dame-Batavia and Sodus vie for spot in Class C regional

Genesee Region meets Wayne County in the New York State Class C Far West Regional Qualifier as Notre Dame-Batavia faces Sodus. Here’s the breakdown:

No. 1 seed NOTRE DAME-BATAVIA FIGHTING IRISH (21-1/Genesee Region)
vs.
No. 1 seed SODUS SPARTANS (19-2/Wayne County)
5:00 PM Tuesday, May 29th at Canandaigua Academy

Tempo and Trends: Notre Dame-Batavia puts up 10.6 runs per game on offense and holds teams to one run per game defensively. The Fighting Irish are currently on a four-game winning streak. Sodus scores 10.4 runs per game offensively and allows 2.2 runs per game defensively. The Spartans have won seven straight games.

How they arrived here: Notre Dame-Batavia won its first round match-up against No. 17 seeded Eugenia Maria de Hostos, then beat No. 9 seed Byron-Bergen 12-0 in the quarterfinals. The Fighting Irish then topped fifth-seed Campbell-Savona, 6-3 to clinch a spot in the Class C2 championship, where they won 3-0 over No. 3 seed Bolivar-Richburg. Sodus beat fellow Wayne County rival and No. 8 seeded Williamson 11-2 in the quarterfinals and took down No. 4 seed Avon 9-6 in the semi-finals. A 4-3 win over No. 3 seed Bloomfield gave the Spartans the Class C1 championship.

Players to Watch for Notre Dame-Batavia: Bryceton Berry Sr. P/SS (.433 BA, 25 RBI, 25 RS) ( 0.54 ERA, 74 K, .119 BAA), Ryan Fitzpatrick Jr. P/SS (.259 BA, 15 RBI, 18 RS) (0.79 ERA, 55 K, .123 BAA,) Jaden Sherwood Jr. (.302 BA, 15 RBI, 1 HR) (4-0, 0.77 ERA) , Jay Antinore Jr. (.420 BA, 15 RBI 7 2B) (3-0, 0.00 ERA), Chase Antinore (.356 BA, 13 RBI, 15 RS)

Players to Watch for Sodus: Logan Bulman Sr. P/OF (.549 BA, 25 RBI, 26 RS) (1.15 ERA, 68 K, .092 BAA), Jacob Laird  Sr. SS/P (.500 BA, 34 RBI, 26 RS, 1 HR), Garrett Barron Fr. (.476 BA, 14 RBI, 14 RS), Jedidiah Bodine (.429 BA, 13 RBI, 36 RS), Braeden Tuper So. (.395 BA, 19 RBI, 13 RS)

Coaches: Rick Rapone (Notre Dame-Batavia), Alva English (Sodus)

History 101: After winning their 11th sectional title in program history, Notre Dame-Batavia is trying to qualify for their first regionals since 2014, a year in which they ended up making it to the NYS Class D state semi-finals. This is Sodus’ first regional qualifier appearance since 2003, and a win would give Sodus its first appearance in the NYS Far West Regional.

What’s next: The winner will face Section VI champion, Gowanda in the NYS Class C Far West Regional on Saturday.