Two squads will clash on Saturday looking to make history.
Nobody in Section V has more sectional titles than Wellsville, and the Tigers are eying their second ever three-peat. For East Rochester, a win would end a 14-year title drought. Each team has won five of its past seven games.
It will be a historic day for one team one way or another on Saturday. Here’s the breakdown:
No. 2 seed WELLSVILLE TIGERS (13-7/Independent/NYSSWA Class B Honorable Mention)
vs.
No. 4 seed EAST ROCHESTER BOMBERS (12-5/Wayne County/No. 23 NYSSWA Class B)
Saturday, Livonia HS, 4:00 pm
How they arrived here: Wellsville got past No. 7 seed Bishop Kearney/Chesterton/Archangel 7-5 in the quarterfinals before cruising past No. 6 seed Bolivar-Richburg/Cuba-Rushford 11-1 in the semifinals. East Rochester beat No. 5 seed Le Roy 4-3 and took down top-seeded Sodus 10-9 to reach the championship game.
Scoring offense: Wellsville (7.6 RPG), East Rochester (6.8 RPG)
Scoring defense: Wellsville (4.9 RPG), East Rochester (5.7 RPG)
Trends: Wellsville is outscoring its opponents 45-24 over its past five games. East Rochester is averaging 9.7 runs per game in its last three outings.
Players to watch for Wellsville: Trenton Green Sr. P/SS (.423 BA, tied-school record five home runs, five doubles), Matt Ritter Sr. C (.417 BA, 10 2B, 3B), Ty Rahr Jr. C/INF (.444 BA, three 2B), Drew Cowburn Fr. (.393 BA, two 2B, 17 RBI), Paul Giovanniello So. (.357 BA, three 2B), Ben Helveston Fr. (.295 BA, six 2B)
Players to watch for East Rochester: Liam DeHollander Jr. (.401 BA, 18 H, seven XBH, one HR, 15 RBI, 16 R, 48.1 IP, 1.50 ERA, 5-2 record, 97 Ks), Noah Wollschleger Sr. (.392 BA, 20 H, five XBH, 10 RBI, 18 R, 16.0 IP, 3.38 ERA, 2-1 record, three saves, 18 Ks), Andrew Newman Jr. (.326 BA, 15 H, six RBI, 13 R, 25.2 IP, 3-1 record, 5.35 ERA, 28 Ks), Jaidyn Herb Sr. (.313 BA, 15 H, seven RBI, 13 R), Hayden Cammilleri Jr. (.422 BA, 19 H, three RBI, 11 R), Tyler Leisten Sr. (.272 BA, 15 H, three XBH, 13 RBI, 14 R)
Coaches: John Anderson (Wellsville), Todd Kirkey (East Rochester)
History 101: Wellsville is currently tied for the most sectional titles in Section V with 16. It would be the third championship for the Tigers. A win would give East Rochester its ninth in program history and first since 2012.
What’s at stake: A spot in the NYS Class B Far West Regional qualifier against the winner of Haverling and Wayland-Cohocton.
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