06/29/06
Oneonta goes 1-2 at R.I.
LEGION BASEBALL
Staff Report
Kyle Donnelly struck out 12 and walked none in a two-hitter Tuesday, helping Oneonta Post 259 to a 4-0 Legion baseball victory over host Cranston B.
Lane Potter and A.J. Hermman each finished 2-for-3 for the Green Wave (12-4), who got a pinch-hit homer from Mike Seroka at the start of the sixth inning. Donnelly improved to 3-0 for Oneonta, which returned home from its three-game trip to Rhode Island on Wednesday night.
Earlier Tuesday, Cranston B earned a 5-2 win over Oneonta. Losing pitcher Don Potter (3-1) struck out nine, walked three and allowed nine hits and three earned runs. Donnelly and Jon Wolfanger had two hits apiece for Oneonta.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]The Green Wave opened with a 5-0 loss to Cranston A on Monday. Ryan Pondolfino (3-1) took the loss after yielding two earned runs and five hits in six innings. He struck out two and walked two.
Three Cranston pitchers combined on a four-hitter. Reliever Billy Hopkins, who sent Oneonta down in order in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings, struck out four and earned the victory.
Cranston A is the defending Rhode Island State Legion champion, Oneonta coach Mike Jester said Wednesday.
Oneonta is scheduled to compete in a Pennsylvania-based wood bat tournament against Scranton and host Moscow from Friday through Sunday.
CRANSTON A 5, ONEONTA 0
Monday’s game
Oneonta 000 000 000 — 0 4 0
Cranston A 101 000 21x — 5 10 1
Ryan Pondolfino (L,3-1), Jon Wolfanger (7), Jack Benjamin (8) and Cody Losie. Rob Duran, Billy Hopkins (4,W), Joe Corso (7) and John Clarke. 2B — Mike Fontaine (C), Rick Fontaine (C), John Clarke (C), Dan Gladding (C).
CRANSTON B 5, ONEONTA 2
Tuesday’s game
Oneonta 100 100 0 — 2 7 3
Cranston B 120 002 x — 5 9 1
Don Potter (L,3-1) and Cody Losie. Steve Ramble (W), Mike Dumphry (7,S) and Mike Gates. 2B — Don Potter (O).
ONEONTA 4, CRANSTON B 0
Tuesday’s game
Oneonta 101 011 0 — 4 10 1
Cranston B 000 000 0 — 0 2 0
Kyle Donnelly (W,3-0) and Matt Marcewicz. John Healey (L), Mario Layton (4) and Nick Devine. 2B — Kyle Donnelly (O). HR — Mike Seroka (O).
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