Errors key Mustangs win over Rams; Bulldogs and Tigers win in extra innings

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Medina’s Kolton Fletcher slides into second base as the ball gets away from Roy-Hart’s Will Bundrock. The action took place during the Mustangs win over the Rams at Vets Park this afternoon.

All of the runs came home on errors as Medina opened defense of its Niagara-Orleans League baseball championship with a 5-0 win over Roy-Hart at Vets Park this afternoon.

Preston Woodworth hurled a one hit shutout for the Mustangs

Medina scored twice on a pair of errors in the third inning, twice on an error in the fourth and once in the fifth on another error.

A single by Tyler Kroening helped set up the third inning scoring opportunity as did two walks in the fourth and a walk and a single by Brody Fry in the fifth. Kroening had two of the Mustangs three hits.

Preston Woodworth went the distance on the mound for the Mustangs allowing only 1 hit and striking out 8.

Roy-Hart’s best scoring opportunity came in the second inning. Isaac Smith led off with a triple but the Rams couldn’t capitalize. They ended up stranding runners at second and third as the Mustangs got the big first out at home plate on a throw from third baseman Carter Woodworth to catcher Ryleigh Culver.

Medina will visit Roy-Hart in a rematch at 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Gasport.

Barker 3, Newfane 2 (9)
Barker outlasted Newfane 3-2 in 9 innings as Drew LaGreca led off the bottom of the ninth with a walk and came home on a fielders choice play off the bat of Alex Ark.

LaGreca also had a key RBI sacrifice fly in the sixth inning to tie the game at 2-2.

Akron 4, Wilson 2 (10)
Akron pushed across a pair of runs in the 10th inning on an error and an RBI single by Jackson Odachowski to outlast host Wilson 4-2 in the other N-O contest.

Pavilion 9, Albion 6
Pavilion downed host Albion 9-6 in a non league contest.

Pavilion scored 3 times in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings.

Albion led 2-0 in the second on a single by Gavin Boyce and a wild pitch, 4-2 in the fourth on a single by Drew Pritchard and tied the game in the 6th at 6-6 on an error and a single by Mason Snook.

Roy-Hart first baseman John Brigham stretches to get the out on Medina’s Carter Woodworth.