One squad has won six of its past seven games and just won its first sectional title in a decade. The other has won eight of their past nine outings and is coming off of a walk-off sectional win.
Webster Schroeder and Canandaigua have each already won sectional championships. The Monroe County foes will meet on Monday for a chance to qualify for the Class AA state tournament. Here’s the breakdown:
WEBSTER SCHROEDER WARRIORS (11-11/Monroe County II)
vs.
CANANDAIGUA GRAY WOLVES (18-5/Monroe County III/No. 18 NYSSWA Class AA)
Monday, ESL Ballpark, 7:00 pm
How they arrived here: Webster Schroeder got past Greece Olympia/Odyssey 4-0 before knocking off cross-town rival Webster Thomas 2-0 in the AA1 semifinals. In the title game, the Warriors took down Hilton by a score of 3-1 in extra innings. Canandaigua started its run with an 11-3 win over Gates-Chili before beating Brighton 11-1 to book a spot in the AA2 championship game. There, the Gray Wolves erased a three-run seventh inning deficit to beat Irondequoit 7-6 in walk-off fashion.
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Scoring offense: Webster Schroeder (4.8 RPG), Canandaigua (8.7 RPG)
Scoring defense: Webster Schroeder (3.7 RPG), Canandaigua (3.9 RPG)
Trends: Webster Schroeder only gave up one run in their path to a sectional title. Canandaigua is averaging 9.1 runs per game in its last nine contests.
Players to watch for Webster Schroeder: Dylan Dumont Sr. P/INF (62.0 IP, 0.9 ERA, 93Ks, .317 BA, 19 H, two HR), Lucas Mazzorana Jr. CF (.350 BA, 21 H, 10 RBI, 10 R), Sam Nick Jr. LF (.329 BA, 24 H, four 2B, four 3B), Nolan Russell So. P (32.0 IP, 45 Ks, .204 BAA), Max Caron Sr. P/1B (19.0 IP, 1.45 ERA, three HR), Elliott Johnson Sr. RF (13 H, four 2B, two HR), Eli Stockmaster Sr. 2B (14 H, 10 R), Ryan LaRocco So. SS (.279 BA)
Players to watch for Canandaigua: Cole Harris Jr. P/OF (.462 BA, 30 H, 11 XBH, three HR, 29 RBI, 21 R, 26.0 IP, 2-0 record, 2.69 ERA, two saves, 34 Ks), Tyler Christopher Jr. P/1B (.419 BA, 18 H, five XBH, two HR, 22 RBI, 12 R, 26.0 IP, 3-1 record, 3.23 ERA, one save, 32 Ks), Cormick Schaeffer So. P/3B (.300 BA, six H, three RBI, three runs, 53.1 IP, 8-3 record, 1.84 ERA, 63 Ks), Jack Clark Sr. C (.393 BA, 22 H, four XBH, 25 RBI, four R), Sam Clark Sr. LF (.367 BA, 22 H, four XBH, 21 RBI, 19 R), Austin Kierst Fr. SS (.359 BA, 28 H, four XBH, 13 RBI, 36 R)
Coaches: Mat Sanfilippo (Webster Schroeder), Dale Werth (Canandaigua)
History 101: Webster Schroeder has not made the state tournament since 2016, a year that featured a run to the Class AA state championship game. Canandaigua last made it out of Section V in 2019. The Gray Wolves reached the Class A state semifinals that season.
What’s at stake: The winner advances to face Hamburg (VI) in the subregionals on Tuesday.
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