It's probably just the wind.
Maybe not completely, but the breeze certainly played a role in Cato-Meridian's 21-14 win over Weedsport in a baseball game Monday.
“The wind was blowing out, and there were a lot of well-hit balls,” Blue Devils coach Steve Riley said. “Once they got out there, there was no running them down. There was no getting to them. Not for either team.”
The result was a combined 35 runs, five triples and nine doubles. Cato-Meridian scored at least one run in every single inning, and Weedsport crossed the plate in all but one.
The game was tied at 12 after the top of the sixth, but the Blue Devils piled on nine runs in the bottom of the inning to put it out of reach.
Pete Marascalchi led the offense for Cato-Meridian, going 3-for-3 with a pair of triples, three runs and two RBIs. Paul Navarro added three hits, three runs, four RBIs and a triple, and Tim Pierce, who picked up the win by pitching 1 1-3 innings of relief, was 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBIs. Donny Rodriquez scored four times.
For the Warriors, Nick Topichak went 4-for-4 with five RBIs and two doubles, Jordan Stott was 2-for-5 with two runs and two doubles, and Bryce Leitten scored twice and had two RBIs.
Cato-Meridian (3-2) plays at Fabius Pompey Wednesday.
Jordan-Elbridge 10, Skaneateles 9
With their last chance to strike, the Lakers tallied nine runs in the bottom of the seventh but came up one short as the Eagles won for the first time in coach Mike Osborn's seven-year tenure at Jordan-Elbridge .
Matt Willsey pitched the first three innings, but with the defense committing seven errors, his pitch count climbed and Osborn pulled him. He left the game in the fourth inning with two strikeouts, six hits one earned run and the score tied at four. Ted Hart entered in relief and pitched the final four innings with one strikeout, four walks and allowed one earned run for the win.
Jake Bandera led the Eagles at the plate with three hits, including a double and a triple, and three RBIs and three runs. Nick Chartrand was 1-for-2 with two runs, Willsey was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, Hart was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs, Zach Frost was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, and Jim Hayes was 1-for-2 with two runs.
For the Lakers, Dan Sherboneau pitched 4 2-3 innings and allowed six runs - one earned - on six hits with one strikeout and four hit batsmen.
Alex Angelillo tallied three hits and two runs, Nick Pesarchick was 2-for-5 with an RBI, Devlen Murphy was 1-for-5, leading off the seventh inning with a home run, Brandon Mercado was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Nick Augustine had a hit and two runs, and Josh Sherman had a hit, a run and an RBI.
Moravia 7, Union Springs 0
The Blue Devils only led 1-0 going into the sixth inning, but four errors by the Wolves and a couple hits by Moravia plated five runs in the inning and opened the game up.
Greg Langtry was the star for the Blue Devils, pitching a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and two walks. He was also a crucial part of the sixth-inning rally with a hit and two RBIs. Dustin Lefave was 2-for-3, Bryant Badman had a pair of hits and an RBI, and Adam O'Brien doubled.
Chris Fleming pitched six innings for the Wolves, and recorded the only hit at the plate.
The Blue Devils (5-3, 4-2) host Groton Wednesday.
LaFayette 3, Port Byron 2
The Lancers managed three runs off one hit in the first inning, but then were shut down completely the rest of the way.
After tallying in the third and again in the seventh, Port Byron had a chance to take a lead with two runners on base in the final inning, but a ground ball ended the scoring threat and the game.
Port Byron's Tab Carmon had two hits and a double, Dan Jefferds had a single and an RBI, Tyler Quanbeck had a double, and Zach Kudla had a single and an RBI.
The Panthers (1-6) play at Tully Wednesday.
JV BASEBALL
Bishop Ludden 3, Jordan-Elbridge 2
Bishop Ludden scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull out a win.
Christian Berwind went seven strong innings for the Eagles allowing only five hits while striking out six. Cody Holbrook led the offense with two hits including an RBI single. Cody Auer added an RBI double.
“The wind was blowing out, and there were a lot of well-hit balls,” Blue Devils coach Steve Riley said. “Once they got out there, there was no running them down. There was no getting to them. Not for either team.”
The result was a combined 35 runs, five triples and nine doubles. Cato-Meridian scored at least one run in every single inning, and Weedsport crossed the plate in all but one.
The game was tied at 12 after the top of the sixth, but the Blue Devils piled on nine runs in the bottom of the inning to put it out of reach.
Pete Marascalchi led the offense for Cato-Meridian, going 3-for-3 with a pair of triples, three runs and two RBIs. Paul Navarro added three hits, three runs, four RBIs and a triple, and Tim Pierce, who picked up the win by pitching 1 1-3 innings of relief, was 3-for-4 with four runs and four RBIs. Donny Rodriquez scored four times.
For the Warriors, Nick Topichak went 4-for-4 with five RBIs and two doubles, Jordan Stott was 2-for-5 with two runs and two doubles, and Bryce Leitten scored twice and had two RBIs.
Cato-Meridian (3-2) plays at Fabius Pompey Wednesday.
Jordan-Elbridge 10, Skaneateles 9
With their last chance to strike, the Lakers tallied nine runs in the bottom of the seventh but came up one short as the Eagles won for the first time in coach Mike Osborn's seven-year tenure at Jordan-Elbridge .
Matt Willsey pitched the first three innings, but with the defense committing seven errors, his pitch count climbed and Osborn pulled him. He left the game in the fourth inning with two strikeouts, six hits one earned run and the score tied at four. Ted Hart entered in relief and pitched the final four innings with one strikeout, four walks and allowed one earned run for the win.
Jake Bandera led the Eagles at the plate with three hits, including a double and a triple, and three RBIs and three runs. Nick Chartrand was 1-for-2 with two runs, Willsey was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs, Hart was 2-for-4 with a run and two RBIs, Zach Frost was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, and Jim Hayes was 1-for-2 with two runs.
For the Lakers, Dan Sherboneau pitched 4 2-3 innings and allowed six runs - one earned - on six hits with one strikeout and four hit batsmen.
Alex Angelillo tallied three hits and two runs, Nick Pesarchick was 2-for-5 with an RBI, Devlen Murphy was 1-for-5, leading off the seventh inning with a home run, Brandon Mercado was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Nick Augustine had a hit and two runs, and Josh Sherman had a hit, a run and an RBI.
Moravia 7, Union Springs 0
The Blue Devils only led 1-0 going into the sixth inning, but four errors by the Wolves and a couple hits by Moravia plated five runs in the inning and opened the game up.
Greg Langtry was the star for the Blue Devils, pitching a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and two walks. He was also a crucial part of the sixth-inning rally with a hit and two RBIs. Dustin Lefave was 2-for-3, Bryant Badman had a pair of hits and an RBI, and Adam O'Brien doubled.
Chris Fleming pitched six innings for the Wolves, and recorded the only hit at the plate.
The Blue Devils (5-3, 4-2) host Groton Wednesday.
LaFayette 3, Port Byron 2
The Lancers managed three runs off one hit in the first inning, but then were shut down completely the rest of the way.
After tallying in the third and again in the seventh, Port Byron had a chance to take a lead with two runners on base in the final inning, but a ground ball ended the scoring threat and the game.
Port Byron's Tab Carmon had two hits and a double, Dan Jefferds had a single and an RBI, Tyler Quanbeck had a double, and Zach Kudla had a single and an RBI.
The Panthers (1-6) play at Tully Wednesday.
JV BASEBALL
Bishop Ludden 3, Jordan-Elbridge 2
Bishop Ludden scored on a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull out a win.
Christian Berwind went seven strong innings for the Eagles allowing only five hits while striking out six. Cody Holbrook led the offense with two hits including an RBI single. Cody Auer added an RBI double.
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