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Castle Packs Power Sunday American Legion Wrap: Wright scores winning run in the extras for East Rochester; Bondi grand slam lifts Rayson Miller

July 5, 2026 by Tom Alexander Leave a Comment

Ely Fagan’s Derek VanAuker started and hurled 5 and 2/3 innings as the 1151 came from behind for its third win in four games. (Photo: STEVEN TWARDZIK)

RAYSON MILLER POST 899 (3-11) 3
EAST ROCHESTER POST 1917 (5-7) 4
Alex Wright went 3-for-4 and scored the game-winning in the ninth inning to lift East Rochester. Wright came home with the game winner when Liam White-Scuderi reached on an error. Wright started the scoring with an RBI single in the first inning to drive in Sean Griffin. East Rochester added two more runs in the second inning. Donovan Kindberg singled. Griffin drew a walk, and Kindberg came home on a Ryan LaRocco RBI fielder’s choice. Griffin scored later in the inning on an error. LaRocco got the start on the mound going six innings, striking out seven, and scattered six hits. Kindberg relieved LaRocco pitching three perfect innings and struck out two to end the game. Max Bowers, Colin DiCicco, and White-Scuderi also had a hit apiece for East Rochester. In the loss, Josh Pearson went 2-4 with an RBI. CJ Wheaton, Jack Edelstein, and Will Countryman all had a hit and a run scored and Nate Bondi had a hit. 

VIEW MORE PHOTOS FROM STEVEN TWARDZIK HERE. 

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RAYSON MILLER POST 899 (4-11) 8
Nate Bondi went 1-for-2 with a go-ahead grand slam in the sixth inning to lift Rayson Miller. Trailing 5-3 in the sixth, Jack Edelstein hit an RBI double that scored CJ Wheaton to cut the deficit to one run prior to the grand slam. Edelstein also connected on a two-run home run in the first inning right after Wheaton led off the inning with a triple. Tyler Potter added an RBI single in the fifth inning that scored Josiah Martin, making it 5-3. Josh Pearson started the game pitching three and two third innings, striking out four, and allowing five hits. Pearson also went 1-3 with a run scored. Dylan Nelson relieved Pearson in the fourth inning and pitched 3 and 1/3 perfect innings while striking out four. For East Rochester, Liam White-Scuderi led in hits going 2-3 with an RBI and run scored. Max Bowers had a hit, run, and RBI. Colin DiCicco had a hit and RBI. Alex Wright had an RBI and run. Mark Luciano had a hit and scored a run, and Ryan LaRocco scored a run.

ELY FAGAN POST 1151 (8-6) 6
JAMES COOKE POST 931 (8-4) 4
Jake Militello led the way with three RBI, one run scored, and went 1-for-2 at the plate as Ely Fagan came from behind to win for the third time in four games. Militello’s bases-clearing double in the fifth inning gave Ely Fagan lead it did not surrender. Trailing 3-2, Hayden Hodgeman drew a walk to lead the fifth. Oliver Wright loaded the bases with back-to-back singles before Caden Richards tied the game at three with a base hit of his own. The 1151scored its first runs in the second inning. Militello led off drawing a walk. Jacob Sova then singled. During the next at-bat Militello stole home scoring the first run of the game. Dylan Savage singled and Sova scored on a groundout from Derek VanAuker in the next at-bat. VanAuker started the game and struck out seven over 5 2/3 innings. Yageric fanned one over a scoreless inning and a third.  In the loss John Swartz went 3-4 with two RBI and a run scored for James Cooke Post. Nick Kreigelstein had two hits and scored two runs. Matt Eygabroad went 2-4 with one RBI. Matthew Lanning, Zach Craib, and Dom Anzalone all had one hit. Craib scored a run. 

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