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Wednesday’s results: Pitching rules

April
30

I have to make this quick because I have work to do, but what incredible pitching today. Shutouts tossed by Dobbs, Pleasantville, Mount. Iona Prep, Fordham Prep, Pearl River and Gorton all surrendered just one run. Thomas Cardona of Mount no-hit All Hollows, and Alex Adami one-hit St. Ray’s, which beat Stepinac earlier this year. Also, Evan Oleson had another terrific game, striking out 13 for Rye Country Day.

There were a few close ones and a few important ones. If you saw something worth mentioning, let me know. I’ll be checking the comments religiously…

Fordham Prep 3, Xavier 1: At Fordham Prep, Sal Lisanti struck out nine over six innings. Peter Lamacchia had an RBI and a run for the Rams.
Ardsley 5, Edgemont 4: At Ardsley, Adam Stein hit a 2-run triple as part of a three-run first and then added another RBI in the second that put Ardsley up 5-0. Kiyota Gomi went 2 for 3 and didn’t allow an earned run in a complete game win. Adam Raymond went 2 for 4 with an RBI for Edgemont.
Irvington 3, Sleepy Hollow 1: At Irvington, Andrew Crisara pitched a three-hitter, struck out nine, and allowed one earned run. His sacrifice fly also put Irvington up 2-1 in the bottom of the first. Teammate C.J. Raimondo’s RBI double in the first tied it at 1-1. Danny Rosario had an RBI triple for Sleepy Hollow.
Tappan Zee 3, Rye Neck 2: At Rye Neck, Tyler Rorick broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI single in the seventh. Tappan Zee’s John Garcia had a two-run double in the fourth inning. Joe Saputo had an RBI single.
Sacred Heart 11, Blessed Sacrament 8: At Sacred Heart, Steven Kendrick went 4 for 4 with two doubles, four RBI, three runs, and five stolen bases for the Irish.
Dobbs Ferry 5, Solomon Schechter 0: At Dobbs Ferry, Greg Steinfeld pitched a one-hitter. Chris Bucci had an RBI, a run, and two steals for the Eagles. Adam Leffel had the Solomon Schechter hit in the first inning.
Pleasantville 11, Croton-Harmon 0: At Pleasantville, Drew Lizardi pitched a four-hitter. Mike Marone was 2 for 4 with three RBI and Will Andreycak went 3 for 3.
Byram Hills 5, Putnam Valley 3: At Putnam Valley, Matt Dipietrantinio allowed three runs on three hits with a walk and eight strikeouts in the win. Pat Vierengel went 2 for 2 with two runs for the Bobcats. Patrick Considine had a home run and two RBI for the Tigers.
Mount St. Michael 3, All Hallows 0: At Mount St. Michael, Thomas Cardona pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts and four walks for the Mountaineers. Teammate Malik Wylie went 2 for 2 with a triple and a run.
Iona Prep 8, St. Raymond’s 1: At St. Raymond’s Alex Adami threw a one-hitter and struck out six. Adami, who can pitch with either hand, threw righty and allowed his first hit with two outs in the fifth. Adam Hernandez had a two-run double as part of a four-run sixth.
Kingswood-Oxford 7, Masters 4: At Masters, Connor Devlin went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Panthers.
Gorton 5, Lincoln 1: At Fleming Field in Yonkers, winning pitcher Mark Clayton allowed three hits and struck out 12. Clayton and Anthony Nunez each had two hits and an RBI.
White Plains 10, Mount Vernon 2: At White Plains, Alex Calvert and Michael Dapice each had three RBI. Teammate Nick Cutsumpas hit a solo home run.
Ketcham 15, Carmel 9: At Ketcham, Zack Graczyk went 3 for 5 with an RBI for the Rams, who led 4-0 until the fourth inning. Ketcham (9-0) remained undefeated.
Tuckahoe 8, Bronxville 3: At Bronxville, Joseph Melendez struckout seven and allowed just one earned run in the complete game win. John Cioffi had two hits for the Broncos.
Pearl River 2, Hastings 1:
At Pearl River, Josh Mendelson was 2 for 3 with two RBI. Kevin Ambrose earned the win with two scoreless innings. Alex Pezzuto was 2 for 4 with a run for Hastings.
Rye Country Day 12, Greens Farms Academy 2: At Greens Farms Academy, Evan Oleson struckout 13 in the complete game win.
Blind Brook 5, Port Chester 4: At Blind Brook, Brett Novick went 1 for 5 and had the game winning RBI in the bottom of the ninth inning. Teammate Nick Leiningen went 2 for 3 with two RBI and a solo home run in the seventh inning to tie the game. Frank Flumara went 3 for 5 with a double for Rams.
North Rockland 24, East Ramapo 9: At North Rockland, Manny Martinez went 3 for 4 with a three-run triple in the second, five RBI, and three runs for the Tigers. Luis Vasquez went 2 for 4 with a solo home run in the sixth for the TItans.

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12 Responses to “Wednesday’s results: Pitching rules”

  1. vikings

    8 in a row for South who beat North 7 – 3

  2. ....

    Josh-it should be Wednesday’s results-not Thursday’s.

  3. teamate

    8 in a row clarkstown south HERE WE GO

  4. chsaa fan

    Farrell beat Stepinac out on Long Island

  5. stepinac

    yep they smoked us 9-1

  6. stepinac

    yea they smoked us 9-1

  7. class c

    Looks like Tuckahoe picked up a nice win against a tough Bronxville squad after getting hammered by Valhalla…Class C is going to be close.

  8. Cubscout

    Hey Josh, Can you send some of this great pitching Ketcham’s way? The best they’ve seen thus far I would kindly describe as putrid. It only serves to give these kids a false sense of themselves as hitters. Thanks in advance.

  9. Josh Thomson

    Cubscout…I’d be careful. Ketcham’s been great, but it still has a long way to go in League I-C. Some of these teams and their pitchers may make you eat those words.

  10. Cubscout

    Josh, I’m hoping you’re right. Baseball is great when games are competetive and close, tedious when they are one sided. So far, tedious is undefeated. Thanks for your feedback.

  11. bluedevils

    Josh will you be covering the Elite Tournament hosted by Clarkstown South starting tomorrow (Friday) night, weather permitting. Many good teams will be involved in the tournament.

  12. Josh Thomson

    bluedevils…I believe Jake is covering the championship game on Sunday.

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Jay GallagherJosh Thomson has done some of everything since joining The Journal News in March 2003. He began working for the Gannett weeklies during the winter of 2002 as a freelance writer. He joined the daily staff soon after and has since covered various high school and pro sports. Away from sportswriting, Josh lives in Westchester and spends his free time either with his fiancee, Sarah, or expertly managing his various championship-winning fantasy sports teams. He's visited 21 major-league baseball stadiums and insists that Fenway Park and Wrigley Field are the best by far. Josh graduated from Carmel High School in 1998, then went to Boston University, where, in 2002, he received a degree in communications with a minor in history.
Jake Thomases Jake Thomases has covered baseball, hockey, girls basketball, and girls soccer for the Journal News since arriving in 2003. He previously interned at The Poughkeepsie Journal while attending Vassar College. He is socking money away under his mattress to buy the Knicks, at which time he will trade Jerome James to Cleveland for a ham sandwich.

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