Postseason play begins Tuesday

Oneida draws Class B No. 1 seed

The road to the Section III Class B title goes through Oneida.

Oneida earned the No. 1 seed in Class B after tearing through its regular season slate with an 18-1 mark. Mike Curro’s Tri-Valley League champions drew a familiar opponent in league foe Central Valley Academy for an opening round tilt on Tuesday, May 28. In two regular season meetings, Oneida took care of the Thunder (6-9) by tallies of 15-1 and 16-1.

Elsewhere in the TVL, Pioneer Division runner-up Camden drew the final home seed, andwill welcome Solvay for a No.8-No.9 showdown on Tuesday. Billy Sullivan’s Blue Devils closed the regular season with 9-8 mark, while the Bearcats worked a third place finish in the OHSL Liberty American.

Like Oneida, No. 6 seed Cazenovia will also face a divisional opponent in the opening round of the Class B tournament. One week after missing out on an OHSL Liberty National crown via a 4-0 loss to Marcellus, Loraine Sheftic’s Lakers (13-2) will host No. 13 Jordan-Elbridge (810) on Tuesday. In their only meet

ing this season, Cazenovia posted a 5-0 win.

Canastota emerged from a difficult Center State Conference-ItoclaimedtheNo. 15seed following a 7-11 regular season campaign that sawthe Raiders finish fourth in their division. JessicaWatkins’Raiderswillhit the road for anopening round matchup with No. 2 South Jefferson on Tuesday. Led by head coachStevenRandall, theSpartans went 16-2 during the regular seasonenroute toaFrontier League-B championship.

WhiletheareaClassBteams begin their postseason push on Tuesday, three area Class D teams will wait until Thursday, May 30to throwtheir first pitch.

Central Counties League champion Stockbridge Valley droppedjusttwogamesallyear on the way to a 15-2mark and theNo. 2seed. TheCougarsand headcoachChrisPetogarnered afirstroundbyefollowingtheir impressive finish and will face the winner of Tuesday’s game between the Frontier League’s No. 7 Belleville Henderson (105) and No. 10 Lyme(8-7).

Hamilton follows Stockbridge with the No. 3 seed afteraddinganotherCenter State Conference-IV banner to its gymnasium walls. With firstyear coach Zac Darrow at the helm, the Emerald Knights posted a 14-3 mark and will await the outcome of Tuesday’s matchupbetweenNo. 11 BrookfieldandNo. 6DeRuyter(7-4) to learn its first playoff opponent.

CCLrunner-upMadison, led by first-year coach WillHunter, enters thepostseasonas theNo. 4seedwithan11-2markonthe year and will host OHSL Patriot National champion Fabius-Pompey. The Blue Devils got the better of the Falcons (12-3) with a 9- 6 in April when the two teams met for their only regular season bout.

Camden centerfielder Lily Sullivan slides safely into second as Oneida shortstop Kaylin Curro applies the tag during TVL action on April 24. Both Oneida and Camden drew opening round home games in the Section III Class B tournament.

Stockbridge Valley sophomore Markalynn Eaton bunts against Madison during CCL play on Thursday, April 25. Eaton and the No. 2Cougars take the field on Thursday, June 30for a Class D postseason campaign.