Kendall romps in G-R diamond finale; Medina drops narrow non league decision at Nichols

Cheryl Wertman File Photo – Nic Cole

Kendall wrapped up the Genesee Region League baseball season on a high note by romping past Byron-Bergen 16-1 this afternoon.

A quartet of pitchers including Nic Cole, Andrew Cole, Sammy Conte and Jacob Abrams combined to hurl a 2 hitter with 7 strikeouts for the Eagles. Nic Cole, who hurled the first two innings, struck out 3 and became the Eagles career strikeout leader with 277.

Jonny Conte, Vinnie D’Agostino, Sammy Conte, Luca D’Agostino and Abrams each banged out a pair of hits to lead the Eagles at the plate.

Kendall moved on top to stay by scoring 4 quick runs in the first inning as Sammy Conte and Abrams both had RBI singles. A single by Jonny Conte and a double by Vinnie D’Agostino ignited the uprising.

Keeping the momentum, the Eagles added 5 runs in the second as Sammy Conte had a two-run single. Singles by CJ D’Agostino and Vinnie D’Agostino and a walk set up the opportunity.

Abrams also had a two-run double and Luca D’Agostino an RBI single in the third.

Kendall finishes the regular season at 12-1 in G-R action and 17-2 overall.

Nichols 4, Medina 3
A last inning rally fell just short as Medina dropped a 4-3 decision at Nichols in a non league game this afternoon.

Trailing 4-2, Medina scored once in the top of the seventh on an RBI sacrifice fly by Vinny Gray, which followed a single by Carlos Doval and a sacrifice bunt by Jacob Duffina. However, the Mustangs could not plate the equalizer as they left runners standed at second and third.

Medina, which had a 15 game win streak snapped, also scored twice in the first inning on an RBI triple by Aidan Papaj and a wild pitch.

Nichols scored all 4 of its runs in the third inning on a double, 4 singles, an error and a walk.

Tonawanda 13, Barker 3
Leading by a narrow 3-2 margin, Tonawanda erupted for 8 runs in the third inning on 6 singles and a pair of errors to key a 13-3 non league win over Barker.