Cooperstown upsets No. 2; Morris keeps rolling

Andrew Pohl singled up the middle to drive in Frank Petroskey
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Contributed photo by Cheryl Clough Rich Galbreth of Morris steals seconds Saturday as Schenevus shortstop Mike Gergich awaits the throw from catcher Jim Trask during a Section Four Class D quarterfinal. Visiting Morris, the 14th seed, earned its second straight upset in the tournament with an 8-5 victory over the 13th-seeded Dragons.
as the decisive run Saturday, lifting state-ranked Cooperstown to an 11-10 upset of second-seeded Bishop Grimes in a Section Three Class C quarterfinal.

Petroskey capped a 5-for-5 day with an RBI triple to tie the score at 10 in the top of the seventh. Luke Banner scored the tying run before Pohl singled in Petroskey for the lead.

Philip Pohl had two doubles for the seventh-seeded Redskins (16-5), who play at Immaculate Heart Central (18-6) today in Watertown.

COOPERSTOWN 11, BISHOP GRIMES 10

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SECTION THREE CLASS C QUARTERFINAL
7-Cooperstown 512 001 2 — 11 15 2

2-Bishop Grimes 070 102 0 — 10 8 1

Zack Sittler, Andrew Pohl (2), Jim Fort (4,W) and Philip Pohl. Trimm, Keough (2), Pallone (7,L) and Keough, Weiheimer (2). 2B — Frank Petroskey (C), Philip Pohl (C) 2, Brian Segit (C). 3B — Frank Petroskey.

SECTION FOUR CLASS D
Edmeston 18, Laurens 1
Ryan Laymon went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and three runs to lead host Edmeston to a quarterfinal victory. Craig Stanton went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs for the top-seeded Panthers (18-3), who won the Class D state title last season.

Alex Stevens and Justin Plows each had two hits, two RBIs and a run for Edmeston, which hosts Morris today.

Greg Breuer homered for Laurens.

EDMESTON 18, LAURENS 1

SECTION FOUR CLASS D QUARTERFINAL
9-Laurens 000 001 0 — 1 2 12

1-Edmeston (10)03 410 X — 18 15 1

Ryan Healt (L), Ryan Carr (1), Greg Breuer (6) and Andrew Flatley. Matt Laymon (W), Ryan Laymon (5), Jordan Williams (7) and Justin Plows. 2B — Ryan Laymon (E) 2, Alex Stevens (E), Craig Stanton (E) 2. 3B — Jordan Williams (E). HR — Breuer (L).

Morris 8, Schenevus 5
Alex Brzenk’s RBI triple in the fifth inning started a five-run rally as No. 14 Morris (7-9-1) beat No. 13 Schenevus on the road.

Mike Gergich went 3-for-4 with an RBI double to lead Schenevus, which rallied in the seventh. The Dragons scored twice and had the bases loaded with two out before winning pitcher Brzenk got Tim Dresser to line out to first.

MORRIS 8, SCHENEVUS 5

SECTION FOUR CLASS D QUARTERFINAL
14-Morris 100 050 2 — 8 7 1

13-Schenevus 300 000 2 — 5 7 1

Alex Brzenk (W) and Ed Polimeni. Jesse Ward, Corey Hubbard (5) and Jim Trask. 2B — Mike Gergich (S), Adam Finger (S), Ed Polimeni (M), Hanson (M). 3B — Alex Brzenk (M).

Hancock 9, Roxbury 3
Lucas Flachs homered, but Delaware League champion Roxbury fell to visiting Hancock in the quarterfinals.

Mike Maloney finished 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, a homer and five RBIs to lead No. 6 Hancock, which ended the season of the No. 3 Rockets at 14-3.

HANCOCK 9, ROXBURY 3

SECTION FOUR CLASS D QUARTERFINAL
6-Hancock 202 230 0 — 9 6 2

3-Roxbury 300 000 0 — 3 6 1

John Marino (W) and Aaron Gorshack. Allen Keator (L), Kessel (7) and Andrew Camillone. HR — Mike Maloney (H), Lucas Flachs (R).

Deposit 9, South Kortright 0
South Kortright’s Seth Smith broke up Ryan Briggs’ no-hitter with a leadoff single to left-center in the top of the seventh, but the host Lumberjacks cruised to a Section Four Class D quarterfinal victory.

Briggs struck out 13 for second-seeded Deposit (13-6), which advanced to host a sectional semifinal against No. 3 Hancock at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

"He’s a little quicker than we’ve seen," said SK coach Bob VanValkenburgh, whose seventh-seeded Rams finished their season 12-6. "He was good."

DEPOSIT 9, SOUTH KORTRIGHT 0

SECTION FOUR CLASS D QUARTERFINAL
7-South Kortright 000 000 0 — 0 1 4

2-Deposit 020 016 x — 9 7 1

Jeremy Hanselman (L), Matt Woznick (6) and Seth Smith. Ryan Briggs (W) and Kevin Raymond. 2B — Lucas Hathaway (D), Justin Gifford (D).

SECTION FOUR CLASS C
END 6, Walton 2
Andy Jackson finished 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI, but fifth-seeded Walton dropped a quarterfinal to No. 4 Elmira Notre Dame in Owego.

Losing pitcher Sean Fisher went 2-for-3 for the Warriors (14-3-1), who won their previous 14 games. Greg Schiefen struck out seven and doubled for END.

ELMIRA ND 6, WALTON 2

SECTION FOUR CLASS C QUARTERFINAL
5-Walton 200 000 0 — 2 5 2

4-Elmira Notre Dame 001 023 X — 6 7 3

Sean Fisher (L,5-1), Andy Jackson and Nate Shelton. Greg Schiefen (W) and Andy Droste. 2B — Andy Jackson (W), Greg Schiefen (E).

SECTION FOUR CLASS B
Windsor 6, Unatego 3
Winning pitcher Brian O’Neill hit two-run doubles in the first and fifth innings to lift fifth-seeded Windsor past host Unatego in a Section Four Class B quarterfinal.

"He went opposite-field twice," Unatego coach Frank Microni said of O’Neill, who finished 2-for-3 with four RBIs. "I didn’t want him to dink it in for a single, but I guess I didn’t learn my lesson."

O’Neill also struck out seven and walked two for the Black Knights, who will visit top-seeded defending sectional champion Chenango Valley on Tuesday.

Kyle Palmer went 2-for-3 with a run and a stolen base for the fourth-seeded Spartans (15-6), who had six hits.

WINDSOR 6, UNATEGO 3

SECTION FOUR CLASS B QUARTERFINAL
5-Windsor 200 031 0 — 6 11 1

4-Unatego 100 001 1 — 3 6 1

Brian O’Neill (W) and Adam Good. Jim Simonds (L), Bobby Donlin (7) and Alex Hendrickson. 2B — Brian O’Neill (W) 2; Kevin Campbell (U). 3B — Darren Diffendorf (W), Matt Clare (W), Allen Knowlton (U).

Waverly 6, Sidney 2
Nick Kozak went 2-for-3 with a run to lead No. 6 Sidney, but the Warriors fell at No. 3 Waverly in a quarterfinal. Brett Pendorf singled and scored for Sidney (15-7).

Waverly 6, Sidney 2

SECTION FOUR CLASS B QUARTERFINAL
6-Sidney 000 200 0 — 2 6 0

3-Waverly 123 000 X — 6 7 0

Cody Rose (L), Chase Mott (3) and Parker Umbra. Mark Kuzma (W) and Colin McDonald. 2B — Colin McDonald (W), Mark Kuzma (W). HR — Colin McDonald (W), Eric Eiklor (W).