Constantino Financial Sectional Final Preview: Caledonia-Mumford and Kendall set to battle for Class C2 title

One team is looking to claim its sixth sectional title in program history and its first since 2018. The other is fighting to claim its first sectional title in more than a decade. Caledonia-Mumford and Kendall will battle to claim the Class C2 sectional crown. Here’s the breakdown:

Class C2
No. 1 CALEDONIA-MUMFORD RAIDERS (19-2 / Livingston County II)
vs.
No. 3 KENDALL EAGLES (15-7 / Genesee County I)
Saturday, Livonia High School, 12:30 p.m.

How they arrived here: No. 1 seeded Caledonia-Mumford defeated Genesee Valley-Belfast (4-1) and Warsaw (5-4) to make it to the sectional finals. No. 3 Kendall downed Bloomfield (12-9) and Perry (9-3) to make it to the sectional championship.

Tempo and trends: Caledonia-Mumford averages 9.8 runs per game and allows 2.5 runs per game. Kendall averages 10 runs per game and allows six runs per game. Caledonia-Mumford finished their season winning 13 of its last 14 matchups including six double-digit wins. Kendall enters winning seven of its last eight matchups, scoring at least five runs in each victory. 

Players to watch for Caledonia-Mumford: Grace Beach Jr. P (14-1 record, 84.2 IP, 1.98 ERA, nine CG, one no-hitter, 88 K); Shea Drazkowski Sr. SS (.343/.408/.930, 23 H, two 2B, five 3B, 22 RBI, 21 R, eight BB, 10 SB); London Mattingly 8th Of/2B (.242/.405/.799, eight H, three 2B, one 3B, four RBI, 15 R, five BB); Kylie Padlick-Field So. 3B/P (4-1 record, 39.1 IP, 2.49 ERA, four CG, one no-hitter, 50 K, .304/.388/.794, 21 H, five 2B, one 3B, 20 RBI, 23 R, nine BB); Colleen Talty Sr. C (.541/.598/1.463, 40 H, 12 2B, six 3B, 28 RBI, 33 R, nine BB, 11 SB); Mia Wilson Sr. 2B (.338/.417/.890, 25 H, one 2B, three 3B, one HR, 14 RBI, 26 R, 10 BB, 13 SB).

Players to watch for Kendall: Teagan Shaw So. (.542/.586/1.545, 39 H, 13 2B, four 3B, three HR, 42 RBI, 30 R, 11 BB, six SB); Isabella D’Agostino So. (.474/.543/1.273, 37 H, eight 2B, six 3B, 24 RBI, 39 R, 11 BB, 20 SB); Brooke Rodas Sr. (.388/.512/1.273, 26 H, five 2B, four 3B, four HR, 29 RBI, 29 R, 16 BB, four SB), Adrianna D’Agostino 8^th (.281/.391/.742, 16 H, four 2B, 15 RBI, 21 R, nine BB, nine SB); Alea Barrett Sr. (.227/.407/.710, 15 H, five 2B, 10 RBI, 25 R, 16 BB, five SB); Gabby Hauptman P (59.2 IP, 6.1 ERA, 25 K).

Coaches: Dan Dickens (Caledonia-Mumford), Jeff Parizek (Kendall)

History 101: Caledonia-Mumford’s most recent Section V title came in 2018 in the Class C2 division. The Raiders also won the Class C2 sectional final in ’16, ’14, ’13 and ’12.

What’s at stake: A spot in the Class C Regional Qualifier against the winner of the Class C1 matchup between Dundee/Bradford and Letchworth.