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By STEVE BRADLEY ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Small ball is taking the Webster Thomas baseball team big places. The Titans used two squeeze bunts to score four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat Williamsville East 5-1 Saturday morning at Innovative Field in the state Class AA quarterfinals. Thomas (19-5) has won 15 straight games and will play either Horseheads-IV … [Read more...] about Webster Thomas squeezes its way into state Class AA semifinals

CLASS AA WEBSTER THOMAS (18-7) 4ORCHARD PARK (VI) 11Lainey Babich led Orchard Park finishing 4-for-5 including a homer in the bottom of the fifth to leadoff a five-run inning and get through to the state semifinals. Babich also recorded an RBI double and finished the game with three RBI and two runs scored. Maddie McDermott went 3-3 with a triple and an RBI double and … [Read more...] about Castle Packs Power Saturday Softball Wrap: Witherell strikes out 15 to lead Haverling to state semifinals; Pittsford Sutherland falls short in nail biter

CLASS AAA NIAGARA FALLS (VI) 5MCQUAID (16-8) 0McQuaid fell in the Class AAA Far West Regional despite a strong start from Cole Englert, who struck out 10 while allowing two hits in five innings. READ MORE. CLASS AA WILLIAMSVILLE EAST (VI) 1WEBSTER THOMAS (19-5) 5Two squeeze bunts during a four-run sixth inning propelled Webster Thomas to a Far West Regional victory on … [Read more...] about Weekend Baseball Wrap: Webster Thomas, Pittsford Mendon, and Fillmore advance

By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Sam Harrigan, the freshman second baseman for Pittsford Mendon’s on-the-upswing baseball program, learned a valuable lesson on Friday evening about being the hero. Avoid at all costs the celebratory meet-and-greet on the infield. Harrigan boomed a two-out double over the head of right fielder Sebastian Gonzalez in the bottom of the ninth inning, … [Read more...] about Harrigan, Barbulean come up clutch as Mendon reaches state Final Four

By PAUL GOTHAM HAMBURG, N.Y. -- Not even a rare call on her second pitch of the night could disrupt the rhythm of Ashlyn Wright. Not on this night. Not with a chance to clinch back-to-back state semifinal appearances on the line. Wright turned in a two-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts, and the Bloomfield Bombers (22-1) secured a return spot to the New York State … [Read more...] about Wright guides Bloomfield back to state semifinals