Post 230, Silversmiths take down division leaders

SHERRILL 7, CORTLAND4 » Chris Turco belted a three-run homer in the first inning of Friday’s New York Collegiate Baseball League contest against the Cortland Crush to propel the Silversmith’s to a 7- 4 win.

Andrew DeRoche recorded the win for the Sherrill, scattering five hits for a single run across six innings. Wesley Lahey picked up the save.

Andrew Roden added a pair of RBI on a fifthinning single, and Nate Cormier went 3- for- 4 with a pair of runs scored for the Sherrill in the win as the silversmith inched closer to Eastern Division leading Onondaga Flames. season.

After Post 239 tied the contest at 7-7 in the fifth frame, Post 230 hurler TJ Horodnick quieted the Utica lineup across the final two innings of play earn the win. Starter Anthony Farina yielded seven runs on eight hits with two strikeouts before turning the ball over to Horodnick.

Utica Post star ter Brent Jones gave up six runs (three earned) in three innings of work. Relievers Manuel Cooper and Jason DeJesus allowed one run across the next two innings before Sherrill got to Josh Raymer in the top of the seventh for the 8-7 lead and eventual win.

Utica Post falls to 9-2 on the season with the loss but still remains atop the District 5 Navy Division standings. Sherrill improves to 8-5 in Legion play, good for third place in the division with three games remaining in the regular season.