Softball Sectional Final Preview: Greece, Fairport clash in Class AAA title game

One squad is aiming for its second title in three years. Another looks for its first since merging. Finger Lakes Community College is the setting when Greece and Fairport battle for the Section V Class AAA title. Here’s the breakdown:

Class AAA
No. 2 FAIRPORT (11-9 / Monroe County I)
vs.
No. 4 GREECE (9-12 / Monroe County IV)
Saturday, Finger Lakes CC, 5:30 p.m.

How they arrived here: Fairport defeated reigning AA champion Rush-Henrietta 9-2 to reach the sectional final. Greece downed top-seeded Franklin 16-0 to advance to the Class AAA final.

Tempo and trends: Fairport averages 7.75 runs per game and allows 4.9. Greece scores 6.10 runs and allows 6.3 runs. Fairport enters the title game having snapped a four-game skid. Greece has won six of its last seven and has posted two straight shutouts.

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Players to watch for Fairport: Nicole Allen Sr. OF .426 AVG, 11 XBH, 15 RBI, 28 R; Juliana Catalano Sr. 2B .391 AVG, eight XBH, 22 RBI, 17 R; Isi Hurlbut Sr. OF .415 AVG, seven XBH, 13 RBI, 17 R, 12 SB; Lauryn Smith Sr. SS .375 AVG, 12 RBI, 14 R; Millie Reed Sr. 1B .360 AVG, 11 RBI, nine R; Kailey Gardner Sr. P 7-6 W-L, 3.45 ERA, 36 K.

Greece: Carly Cegielski Sr. LF/P .393 AVG., 12 XBH, three HR, 24 RBI, nine SB, 16 R, 3.84 ERA, 58 K; Jenelle Staples So. CF .353 AVG, 22 SB, 15 R; Hannah Keane Jr. C/3rd .297 AVG, seven RBI, 17 R; Allison Sywulski Jr. P/LF .254 AVG, 12 RBI, 9 R, 4.20 ERA, 51 K; Brooke Bassett Jr. RF .236 AVG, four 2B, 10 RBI, 10 R; Deja Miller So. 1B 9 RBI.

Coaches: Curt Johnson (Fairport), Allen Kubitz (Greece)

History 101: Fairport is making its second sectional final appearance in the last three years. The Red Raiders won the Class AA title in 2022, defeating Victor, but fell in the Far West Regional to Lancaster. This is the first time since 2009 that a sectional champion will be crowned at the Class AAA level, with Fairport winning the title that year. Greece is looking for its first sectional title since the four schools (Arcadia, Athena, Odyssey and Olympia) merged. Greece Arcadia holds the most recent title of the four, coming in 2014.

What’s at stake: Winner advances to the Far West Regional and will face either Orchard Park or Lancaster.