G-R bests N-O in Senior baseball game

By Mike Wertman, Sports Writer Posted 20 June 2026 at 2:12 pm

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Kendall’s Vinnie D’Agostino slides safely into home for a run for the Genesee Region League. Trying to make the tag for the Niagara-Orleans League is Newfane catcher Tristan Smith. The action took place during this afternoon’s N-O vs. G-R Senior game at Vets Park.

A pair of late inning scoring spurts keyed the Genesee Region League to a 6-1 win over the Niagara-Orleans League in the Senior baseball game at vets Park this afternoon.

Breaking away from a 1-1 deadlock, the G-R took the lead for good by scoring 3 runs in the sixth inning on a bases loaded walk and a two-run single by Mikey Colucci (Kendall).

Kendall’s Mikey Colucci bangs out a key two-run single for the G-R.

A double by Leo Egloff (Alexander), a hit batter and a walk loaded the bases to set up the threat.

The G-R then added a pair of runs in the seventh inning on an RBI single by Egloff and a double steal.

The N-O League’s only run came in the second inning as Tristan Smith (Newfane) singled, and scored on an error.

The G-R tied the game at 1-1 in the fifth on an RBI double by Adyn Horzempa (Notre Dame).

A quintet of G-R pitchers including Nic Cole (Kendall), Brayden Lang (Pembroke), Vinnie D’Agostino (Kendall), Eli Grice (Notre Dame) and Mark Caparco (Elba) combined for a 3 hitter with 15 strikeouts.

The N-O’s only other hits were a single by Sean Mettler (Roy-Hart) in the first inning and a triple by Evan Poeller (Roy-Hart) in the ninth.

Defensively the N-O did turn a double play in the fifth inning from Vinny Gray (Medina) to Elliott Trapiss (Albion).

Sharing the pitching duties for the N-O were Gavin Heideman (Roy-Hart), Gray, Will Plummer (Albion), Isaac Smith (Roy-Hart), Colin Miller (Akron), Jimmy Dieter (Medina) and JJ Prynn (Barker).

NOTE: Additional pictures from today’s game have been posted to the Hub’s Facebook pages.

Barker’s JJ Prynn puts the tag on Elba’s Fletcher Norton for an out for the N-O League.

Medina’s Jimmy Dieter gets an out for the N-O League at third base on Pembroke’s Brayden Lang.