One team has only lost once in its past 19 games. The other hasn’t lost all year and is looking to repeat as state champions.
Fillmore and Oriskany will meet Friday morning in a clash of Section V and Section III, with the winner securing a spot in the state championship game.
It’s a rematch of last year’s Class D state semifinals. Here’s the breakdown:
FILLMORE EAGLES (19-2/Allegany County I/No. 9 NYSSWA Class D)
vs.
ORISKANY SKYHAWKS (20-0/Center State III/No. 1 NYSSWA Class D)
Friday, Union-Endicott HS, 10:00 am
How they arrived here: Fillmore won 10-0 vs. Friendship-Scio, 16-1 against Alfred-Almond, and 9-3 over Elba to reach the Section V Class D title game. There, the Eagles took down Arkport-Canaseraga 5-2. In the sub-regionals, Fillmore took down Ellicottville 9-4. In the state quarterfinals, the Eagles beat Schenevus/Charlotte Valley 8-3. Oriskany took down Belleville-Henderson (11-2) and Morrisville-Eaton (11-4) to secure a spot in the Section III Class D championship, where it won 8-4 over McGraw. The Skyhawks knocked off Heuvelton (X) 14-4 in the state quarterfinals to secure a spot in the state final four.
Scoring offense: Fillmore (9.5 RPG), Oriskany (10.7 RPG)
Scoring defense: Fillmore (2.1 RPG), Oriskany (2.9 RPG)
Trends: Fillmore is outscoring opponents by over six and a half runs per game in the past 10 games and has won 18 of the past 19 contests . Oriskany has not lost all season and has outscored its opponents 44-14 since the postseason started.
Players to watch for Fillmore: Jared Boon So. (.482 BA, 27 H, 11 XBH, one HR, 18 RBI, 34 R, 8.1 IP, 3.36 ERA, 18 Ks), Isaac Wilcox Jr. (.350 BA, 21 H, seven XBH, four HR, 26 RBI, 21 R, 45.2 IP, 1.99 ERA, 6-1 record, 61 Ks), James Hillman Sr. (.357 BA, 20 H, six XBH, one HR, 24 RBI, 20 R), Connor McCumiskey Jr. (.333 BA, 18 H, six XBH, one HR, 12 RBI, 20 R), Malcolm Nusbickel Jr. (.234 BA, 11 H, three XBH, eight RBI, 12 R, 30.0 IP, 1.87 ERA, 6-0 record, 40 Ks), Blake Washburn Fr. (.419 BA, 18 H, one 2B, 10 RBI, 14 R)
Players to watch for Oriskany: Eddie Wright (.567 BA, 34 H, 19 XBH, four HR, 30 RBI, 39 R, 47.0 IP, 1.34 ERA, 90 K), Dean Koenig (.476 BA, 30 H, eight XBH, 23 RBI, 20 R, 43.0 IP, 0.84 ERA, 81 K), Dawson Foss (.351 BA, 26 H, five XBH, 16 RBI, 32 R), Jack Mason (.320 BA, 16 H, one 2B, 18 RBI, 16 R), Tyler Tamburino (.375 BA, 18 H, two XBH, 12 RBI, 17 R), Trey Smith (.195 BA, eight H, 11 RBI, two R, 30.0 IP, 1.50 ERA, 41 Ks)
Coaches: Kaiden Bowers (Fillmore), Eric Enos (Oriskany)
History 101: Fillmore is back in the state semifinals for the second season in a row. Last year, the Eagles fell 5-2 to Oriskany, who went on to win the Class D state championship.
What’s at stake: The winner advances to the NYS Class D semifinals to take on the winner of Duanesberg (II) and Bridgehampton (XI) on Saturday.
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