June 22nd, 2o22
Seven games of PGCBL action on Wednesday night, including three doubleheaders between East and West Division teams. Read all about it!
Jamestown Tarp Skunks 9, Oneonta Outlaws 8 (Game 1)
The Tarp Skunks grabbed an early lead and then held off a late rally from Oneonta to take the first half of the doubleheader. Johnny Kampes (Wagner) was the star for the Tarp Skunks, going 2-for-2 with a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly. On the mound, Ian Korn (Seton Hill) worked into the seventh inning for Jamestown.
Jamestown Tarp Skunks 8, Oneonta Outlaws 8 (Game 2, 8 innings)
Jamestown and Oneonta played to a rare tie in the second game of the doubleheader. Jamestown had a 7-3 lead heading to the top of the fifth inning but Oneonta tied it up in that frame. Both teams traded runs in the sixth inning and nobody scored in the seventh. After neither team scored in the extra inning, the game was called.
Batavia Muckdogs 11, Watertown Rapids 6 (Game 1)
The Muckdogs scored four runs in each the second and third inning, grabbing an 8-0 lead to give them a major cushion. In the second inning, Kyle Corso (Columbia) delivered an RBI single to put the Muckdogs on the board, then Levis Aguila Jr. (Felician) drove in three runs on a double. The third inning was highlighted by an RBI double from Bryan Belo (Lake Land) as part of a 3-for-4 game with two RBIs and two runs scored. Nolan Sparks (Rochester) threw three no-hit innings and has now allowed just one hit in 16 innings pitched this season.
Watertown Rapids 3, Batavia Muckdogs 2 (Game 2)
Batavia had a 2-0 lead heading to the sixth inning, but Watertown got one back in that frame and took the lead in the top of the seventh on a two-run single off the bat of Carson Maxwell (SUNY Cobleskill), meanwhile Elvis Lopez (Bloomfield) went 2-for-3 with an RBI single. Aidan Maxwell (SUNY Cobleskill) threw a complete game, striking out six.
Utica Blue Sox 3, Saugerties Stallions 0 (Game 1)
The Blue Sox snapped the Stallions’ win streak by winning their seventh straight by scoring in three straight innings, with Troy Hamilton (USC Upstate) hitting an RBI double and Chris Fernandez (Felician) and Dewey Roden (Le Moyne) delivering RBI singles. On the mound, Jack Zupfer (St. Thomas) tossed five innings of one-hit ball, striking out six.
Utica Blue Sox 6, Saugerties Stallions 5 (Game 2)
Utica won their eighth straight game and swept the doubleheader by coming back from a 3-1 deficit to make it 4-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning, with Luke Odden (Wabash Valley) and Roden delivering RBI singles in that inning. In the next frame, Ryan Enos (East Tennessee State) came through with an RBI double. After Saugerties rallied in the top of the seventh, David Thurman (Wayne State) got the last two outs and slammed the door.
Glens Falls Dragons 4, Amsterdam Mohawks 2
The Dragons didn’t score until the eighth inning, but scored all of their runs in that frame to take the victory. That inning was highlighted by RBI singles off the bats of Reece de Castro (Castleton) and Sam Browning (Johns Hopkins). On the mound, Daniel Cohen (Yale) threw eight innings of two-run ball and gave up four hits.
The doubleheaders between the Newark Pilots and Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs as well as the Albany Dutchmen and Elmira Pioneers were called off due to inclement weather.
Thursday’s Schedule:
Boonville at Albany (DH): 5 p.m., 7 p.m.
Jamestown at Niagara: 5:30 p.m.
Utica at Mohawk Valley: 6:30 p.m.
Auburn at Watertown: 6:30 p.m.
Oneonta at Glens Falls: 7 p.m.
Newark at Batavia: 7 p.m.
Elmira at Geneva: 7:05 p.m.
Amsterdam at Saugerties: 7:05 p.m.