Victor, the top-seed of Class AA, has won 14 of its last 16 games. Greece Athena, the No. 3 seed, is looking for a second straight sectional title. Someone will have to budge when the two meet on Saturday. Here’s the breakdown:
Class AA
No. 1 VICTOR BLUE DEVILS (18-5/Monroe County I)
vs.
No. 3 GREECE ATHENA TROJANS (17-6/Monroe County III)
Saturday, Innovative Field, 1 p.m.
How they arrived here: Victor began its postseason run with a 7-3 win over No. 16 Gates Chili. The Blue Devils then picked up an 18-1 win over No. 8 Spencerport before rallying to defeat No. 13 Hilton 13-12 in the Class AA semifinals. Greece Athena claimed a 4-0 over 14th-seeded Greece Olympia/Odyssey in the first round before winning against No. 6 Webster Thomas 18-8 in the quarterfinals. An 8-3 win over No. 10 Irondequoit claimed the Trojans a spot in the championship.
Tempo and Trends: Victor on average scores 6.7 runs per game and allows 3.1 runs per game. The Blue Devils have won 14 of their last 16 games. For Greece Athena, the Trojans produce 7.8 runs per game while allowing 3.7 runs per game.
Players to watch for Victor: Nick Kriegelstein Jr. OF .466 BA, 34 H, 10 XBH, 13 RBI, 18 R; John Swartz Jr. 1B/P/OF .386 BA, 22 H, 6 XBH, HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 13.2 IP, 0.66 ERA, 12 K; Weston Elkovitch Sr. P/OF .320 BA, 24 H, 9 XBH, 3 HR, 15 RBI, 18 R, 50.1 IP, 2.50 ERA, 45 K; Jameson Ricigliano Sr. OF/INF .310 BA, 13 H, 1 XBH, 10 RBI, 9 R; Nate Power Sr. P/3B 41.2 IP, 2.38 ERA, 23 K; Grady Kessler Sr. INF/P .257 BA, 18 H, 5 XBH, 14 RBI, 14 R, 14.2 IP, 3.07 ERA, 15 K; Chris Swackhamer Sr. P/OF .308 BA, 12 H, 2 XBH, 9 RBI, 10 R
Greece Athena: Connor Osier Sr. .431 BA, 28 H, 10 XBH, HR, 28 RBI, 15 R, 4-1, 64K, 1.51 ERA, 32.0 IP, .109 BAA; Sammy Saucke Jr. .451 BA, 32 H, 11 XBH, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 27 R; Derrick Allen Jr. .444 BA, 32 H, 12 XBH, 3 HR, 25 RBI, 24 R; Jacob Sova Jr. .333 BA, 11 H, 3 XBH, 1 HR, 10 RBI, 6 R; Ryan Grasley Sr. .213, 13 H, 4 XBH, HR, 11 RBI, 14 R; Parker Goodness So. .342 BA, 25 H 6 XBH, 12 RBI, 22 R,
Coaches: Sean Rucker (Victor), Tim Sova (Greece Athena)
History 101: Victor is trying to win its first sectional title 2018 and its twelfth overall, which would be good for third in all of Section V. Greece Athena is looking to win its second straight sectional championship and eighth in program history.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Far West Regional against the Section VI Class AA winner.
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