Two Livingston County foes will meet this weekend to prove who is the top dog of Class B1.
Top-seeded Haverling finished the regular season on a 14-game winning streak and hasn’t given up a single run in sectionals. Wayland-Cohocton touts an offense that scores nearly eight runs per game and has scored double-digit runs seven times.
Something has to give on Saturday afternoon. This will get you ready:
No. 1 seed HAVERLING RAMS (19-3/Livingston County I/No. 5 NYSSWA Class B)
vs.
No. 3 seed WAYLAND-COHOCTON EAGLES (13-7/Livingston County I/No. 21 NYSSWA Class B)
Saturday, Hornell HS, 2:00 pm
How they arrived here: Haverling took down No. 9 seed Waterloo 20-0 in the opening round before getting past No. 5 seed Hornell 3-0 in the semifinals. For Wayland-Cohocton, the Eagles beat No. 6 seed Dansville 10-0 to start their run and took down No. 10 seed Aquinas 7-5 in the semifinals to advance into the championship.
Scoring offense: Haverling (10.9 RPG), Wayland-Cohocton (7.8 RPG)
Scoring defense: Haverling (2.5 RPG), Wayland-Cohocton (5.4 RPG)
Trends: Haverling has won 16 straight games and is outscoring their opponents 205-24 over the span. Wayland-Cohocton has picked up wins in eight of its last 11 games.
Players to watch for Haverling: Gage Thomas Sr. P/INF (.500 BA, 34 H, nine XBH, 31 RBI, 32 R, 62.1 IP, 1.57 ERA, 7-1 record, 117 Ks), Mason Davis Sr. OF (.404 BA, 19 H, 21 RBI, 20 R), Parker Lafler Fr. INF (.442 BA, 23 H, four 2B, 13 RBI, 22 R), Dylan Wenban Sr. P/UTIL (.529 BA, 36 H, six XBH, 27 RBI, 40 R, 24.1 IP, 2.01 ERA, 4-1 record, 27 Ks), Dayton Orlowske Jr. (.400 BA, 26 H, five XBH, 23 RBI, 19 R), Eric Carney-Hendrix Jr. (.426 BA, 23 H, three 2B, 16 RBI, 23 R, 24.2 IP, 2.84 ERA, 5-1 record, 37 K)
Players to watch for Wayland-Cohocton: Ethan Loop Sr. C (.485 BA, four HR, 35 RBI, 35 SB, 31 R), Alex Fedorchuk Jr. OF/P (.360 BA, 29 R, 13 RBI, 24 SB, 21.2 IP, 3-2 record, 2.91 ERA, 26 Ks), Orion Walker Jr. SS/P (.297 BA, 22 R, 12 XBH, 13 RBI, 17 SB, 21.0 IP, 3-0 record, 2.00 ERA, 16 Ks). Paeytn Michaud Sr. P/UTIL (41.1 IP, 4.46 ERA, 5-4 record, 32 Ks), Ethan Bauer So. OF (.344 BA, 15 RBI, 13 R, 17 SB)
Coaches: Sean Eighmey (Haverling) Steve Wager (Wayland-Cohocton)
History 101: Haverling won both times the two squads met in the regular season. The Rams are looking for their second-ever Section V championship, with their first coming in 2022. Wayland-Cohocton is looking for its fourth sectional title and first since 2013.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class B Far West Regional Qualifier against the winner of Wellsville and East Rochester.
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