BSpa’s big bats blast Mohon
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. >> Lauren Kersch threw a complete game three-hitter in Ballston Spa’s 9-1 Suburban Council win over Mohonasen, and she got help from her team’s power-hitters.
Jillian Nitchman, Sarah Pritchard and Ana Gold each hit home runs in the second inning to fuel the Scotties offense.
Emma Rafferty led off the seventh with a solo home run for Mohonasen. TROY 22, ALBANY 0 >> Serafina French threw a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts for Troy’s varsity softball team in a 22-0 Suburban Council shutout of Albany Monday.
Maddy Rifenberick was 3-for-3 with a grand slam and Karley Duda and Jill Picarillo had four hits apiece for the Flying Horses. MECHANICVILLE 4, GREENWICH 3 >> The Raiders’ Alivia Wood outdueled the Witches’ Rachel Hall in a match-up of two top Wasaren
League squads. Wood allowed three runs on six hits with four strikeouts and four walks while Madison Harrington doubled, singled and drove in three runs for Mechanicville.
Hall struck out eight and walked one while Gabby Wiss picked up three hits for Greenwich. HOOSIC VALLEY 4, HOOSICK FALLS 0 >> Camille Coyne twirled a no hitter with 13 strikeouts and one walk for Valley (9-4 league, 11-4 overall) in a shutout of the Panthers (4-7, 5-8).
Taylor Champagne had two singles and Ashley Madigan contributed a double for the visitors in the win.
Abby Philpott had six strikeouts and four walks in the loss for Hoosick Falls.
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NISKAYUNA 8, SARATOGA SPRINGS 3 >> Cole Hedden and Conor Graham had two hits apiece and Alec Ritzenthaler allowed three runs on three hits with five strikeouts for the Silver Warriors in a Suburban Council win.
Brad Hipsley had a two-RBI single that put the Blue Streaks up 3-0 before the hosts scored eight unanswered runs.
Zach Vavasour took the loss on the mound for Saratoga Springs. SHENENDEHOWA 5, SHAKER 4>> Shaker jumped out to an early 4-0 but Shen scored two unearned runs in the fifth inning to win 5-4. Shenendehowa was down 4-3 in the top of the fifth inning when Brendan Spulnick singled off of Duncan Satterlee, driving in two runs.
John Cady earned the win for Shenendehowa pitching five innings, surrendering four runs, five hits, and striking out five. Mitch Wright recorded the last six outs to earn the save for Shenendehowa. Satterlee was the hard-luck loser after surrendering two earned runs, seven hits, and striking out three in seven innings.
Joe Palko led Shenendehowa Plainsmen Varsity with three hits in four at bats. GREENWICH 4, MECHANICVILLE 0 >> Bailey Winch tossed a complete-game shutout for the Witches with nine stirkeouts and two hits allowed.
Carson Mosher went 1-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored to lead Greenwich (5-6, 7-8) from the plate. WATERFORD-HALFMOON 5, STILLWATER 3 >> Michael Talavera allowed three runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings of work and Robert Walek got the final two outs to earn the save for the Fordians in a Wasaren League win.
Robbie Vavaro was the hard-luck loser for the Raiders after giving up two earned runs on four hits with nine strikeouts and two walks in seven innings of work.