WHITESBORO OUTDUELS NEW HARTFORD 5–4-HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
Summary provided by Anthony Coriale
Highlights:
4/17
Whitesboro outdueled cross-town rival New Hartford 5-4 to earn its first TVL win of the season.
Mike Bunal (1-0) earned the win for the Warriors giving up 4 runs on six hits and striking out 9 Spartans (0-1, 1-2). Johnny Crossley picked up the save ending New Hartford’s four-run rally in the bottom of the seventh.
Offensively, Whitesboro was led by Adam Broski’s three base hits and three RBIs and Connor Passalacqua’s pair of doubles.
Mike Bunal and Dan Cecilia also had a double each for the Warriors (1-1, 2-5). The Spartans were led at the plate by John Calabrese’s two base hits and an RBI along with Matt Desens’ double.
New Hartford’s next game is Saturday at home against Clinton at 11 a.m. while Whitesboro plays at 2 p.m. on Saturday against Proctor in the first annual Oneida County Youth Bureau’s and Oneida County STOP DWI’s High School Baseball Classic at Murnane Field.
Top Hitters:
WHITESBORO – Adam Broski: 3-for-3, 3 RBIs
Connor Passalacqua: 2-for-4, 2 Doubles, RBI, 2 Runs Scored
Mike Bunal: 1-for-3, Double, Run Scored
Dan Cecilia: 1-for-3, Double, RBI, Run Scored
NEW HARTFORD – John Calabrese: 2-for-2, RBI, Run Scored
Matt Desens: 1-for-3, Double, Run Scored
Whitesboro 5 New Hartford 4
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Whitesboro 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 5 8 3
New Hartford 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6 1
WP: Mike Bunal (1-0)
LP: Steve Tomaino
SAVE: Johnny Crossley (1)
2B: WBORO – Connor Passalacqua (2), Mike Bunal, Dan Cecilia
NH – Matt Desens
Records: WHITESBORO (1-1, 2-5)
NH (0-1, 1-2)
Highlights: Whitesboro’s four-run, seventh inning rally fell just short as the Warriors (1-4) completed their Spring trip to the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Dan Cecilia led the way for the Warriors going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Namir Garcia led the Minutemen going 2-for-3 with two RBIs along with Martin Taveras who tripled and drove in two runners.
Whitesboro returns to open the TVL season on Tuesday at home against Notre Dame at 4:15 pm at the Whitesboro Middle School.
Top Hitters –WBORO – Dan Cecilia: 2-for-3, double, 3 RBIs
ELIZABETH, N.J. – Namir Garcia: 2-for-3, 2 RBIs
Martin Taveras: 1-for-3, triple 2 RBIs, run score
Elizabeth, N.J. 7 Whitesboro 6
(At the Ripken Experience, Polo Grounds, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Whitesboro 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 6 6 2
Elizabeth, N.J. 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 6 0
WP: Joshua Felix
LP: Zack Ciotti (1-1)
S: John Padilla
2B: WBORO – Adam Pexton, Dan Cecilia
3B: ELIZABETH, N.J. – Martin Taveras
Records: WBORO (1-4)
ELIZABETH, N.J. (2-2)
ST. PETER’S RALLIES PAST WHITESBORO 3 – 1
Highlights: St. Peter’s (Staten Island, NY) rallied to tie the game at one in the home half of the fifth and took the lead in the sixth going on to win 3 – 1. Whitesboro, limited to two hits, were led by Adam Pexton’s triple which scored Devin Lebuis in the top of the third. The Warriors (1-2) next play at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday against Andrews (S.C.) at the Ripken Experience.
Top Hitters –WBORO –
Adam Pexton: 1-for-2, triple, RBI, BB
Devin Lebuis: 1-for-3, run scored
ST. PETER’S – R. Sozio: 2-for-4, RBI
Pitching Highlights –
ST. PETERS – Joe Flack – Win, 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Earned Run
WBORO – Johnny Crossley – 3 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Earned Run
Whitesboro 1 St. Peter’s 3
(At the Ripken Experience, Griffith Field, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Whitesboro 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
St. Peter’s 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 6 0
WP: Joe Flack
LP: Johnny Crossley (0-1)
3B: WBORO – Adam Pexton
Records: WBORO (0-0, 1-2)
ST. PETER’S (0-0, 1-3)
Battery: WBORO – Johnny Crossley; Dan Cecilia
ST. PETER’S – Joe Flack; J. Noone
WHITESBORO DOUBLED UP BY LIVERPOOL 16-8-MONDAY MATCHUP
Highlights: Liverpool’s Steve Baldini and Ben Terzini each had three hits including a double each and Ryan Contegni allowed five hits as Liverpool (1-1) doubled up Whitesboro 16-8 at the Ripken Experience’s Ebbets Field in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Alex Caruso and Matt DiPaulo had two hits apiece for Liverpool.
Adam Pexton, Mike Jardieu, Dan Cecilia, and Connor Passalacqua each had multiple hits including two triples by Jardieu and one by Cecilia for the Whitesboro who next play at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday against St. Peter’s at the Ripken Experience.
Top Hitters -LIVERPOOL:
Ben Terzini: 3-for-3, double, 4 RBIs, run scored
Steve Baldini: 3-for-4, double, 3 RBIs, run scored
Alex Caruso: 2-for 5, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored
Matt DiPaulo: 2-for 5, 3 runs scored, 2 SBs
WHITESBORO:
Mike Jardieu: 2-for-4, 2 triples, 2 runs scored
Dan Cecilia: 2-for-4, triple, two RBIs, run scored, SB
Adam Pexton: 2-for-4, an RBI, and 2 runs scored
Liverpool 16 Whitesboro 8
(At the Ripken Experience, Ebbets Field, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Liverpool 0 0 4 5 2 1 4 16 15 3
Whitesboro 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 8 11 5
WP: Ryan Contegni (1-0)
LP: Zach Gnatek (0-1)
2B: LIVERPOOL – Pat Wright, Steve Baldini, Ben Terzini
3B: WHITESBORO – Mike Jardieu (2), Dan Cecilia
Records: LIVERPOOL (0-0, 1-1)
WBORO (0-0, 1-1)
Battery: LIVERPOOL – Ryan Contegni, Nick Claver (6); Nick Pilotti
WBORO – Zach Gnatek, Adam Broski (5), Johnny Crossley (7); Dan Cecilia
WHITESBORO CRUISES PAST DEPEW 25 –7 IN RIPKEN EXPERIENCE OPENER
Highlights: Whitesboro sent 25 batters to the plate and scored 20 runs in the top of the seventh to rally from a two-run deficit going on to win 25 – 7 over the Depew Wildcats of Western New York at the Ripken Experience in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Dan Cecilia was 3-for-5 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs to lead Whitesboro to its first victory of the season.
Devin Lebuis, Mike Jardieu, Jared Muraca, and Zach Gnatek also had multiple hits for the Warriors who next play at 8:30 p.m. on Monday against Liverpool at the Ripken Experience.
Zach Ciotti earned the win in relief of Jared Muraca.
Top Hitters –WBORO – Dan Cecilia: 3-5, 2 doubles, 4 RBIs, 3 runs scored, SB
Devin Lebuis: 2-4, double, 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored
Mike Jardieu: 2-4, double 3 RBIs, 3 runs scored, SB
Jared Muraca: 2-5, double, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored
Zach Gnatek: 2-4, double, RBI, 2 runs scored
Adam Broski: 1-4, 4 RBIs, 3 runs scored, SB
Adam Pexton: 1-5, 3 RBIs, 2 runs scored
Brent Sloma: 1-3, 2 RBIs
Connor Passalacqua: 1-4, double, 2 runs scored
Pitching Highlights – Zach Ciotti first victory of the season in relief, 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 K in 3 innings of relief
Whitesboro 25 Depew 7
(At the Ripken Experience, Griffith Field, Myrtle Beach, S.C.)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Whitesboro 1 3 1 0 0 0 (20) 25 16 4
Depew 2 2 0 0 3 0 0 7 3 4
WP: Zack Ciotti (1-0)
LP: Justin Crawley (0-1)
2B: WBORO – Dan Cecilia (2), Devin Lebuis, Connor Passalacqua, Mike Jardieu,
Jared Muraca, Zach Gnatek
Records: WBORO (0-0, 1-0)
DEPEW (0-0, 1-1)
Battery:
WBORO – Jared Muraca, Zack Ciotti (5th); Dan Cecilia
DEPEW – Justin Crawley, Joe Miller (7th), Dan Golba (7th); Josh Martin
