A long drought ends as Kendall captures Section V Class C2 baseball championship

Contributed Photo – Kendall players and coaches celebrating capturing the Section V Class C2 championship this afternoon at Livonia, the Eagles first sectional title since 1999.

It took two days to accomplish but Kendall ended a 25 year plus long postseason title drought as the top seeded Eagles completed a 6-0 victory over No. 2 Genesee Valley/Belfast in the Section V Class C2 baseball championship game this afternoon at Livonia.

The sectional championship is the first for Kendall since 1999 and propels the Eagles into the Section V Class C state qualifier game against Geneseo on Tuesday. No. 3 seed Geneseo downed top seeded Sodus 12-3 in the Class C1 title contest on Friday.

Kendall built up an early 5-0 lead before thunder and lighting halted play on Friday evening at Dwyer Stadium in Batavia.

Kendall scored 4 quick runs in the first inning on a two run error and a two-run double by Nic Cole and one in the second on a ground out off the bat of CJ D’Agostino. Jonny Conte, Vinnie D’Agostino and Colby Hughes also all had singles to help key the big first inning uprising.

When play resumed today the Eagles tacked on one more run on an error in the fourth inning.

Gavin Braun, who earned MVP honors, went the distance on the mound for Kendall. Hurling the shutout, he scattered 5 hits and struck out 9.

Vinnie D’Agostino had a pair of hits for the Eagles.

Kendall takes a 22-1 record into the Section V state qualifier.

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall pitcher Gavin Braun, who was named MVP, gets congratulated by catcher Colby Hughes after notching an inning ending strikeout during early inning action on Friday evening at Dwyer Stadium before stormy weather halted play which concluded this afternoon.