Kendall ‘9’ earns Class C2 sectional semifinal victory in dramatic walk off fashion

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Sammy Conte gets congratulations from his Kendall teammates Colby Hughes, Jonny Conte and Vinnie D’Agostino after driving in the winning run in dramatic fashion in the bottom of the seventh inning giving the Eagles a 3-2 sectional win over visiting Oakfield-Alabama.

Scoring a run in dramatic fashion with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning, top seeded Kendall nipped Genesee Region League foe No. 5 seed Oakfield-Alabama 3-2 in the semifinal round of the Section V Class C2 baseball playoffs this afternoon at Kendall.

A single by Sammy Conte drove in the decisive run giving Kendall the thrilling walk off victory. A single by Mikey Colucci and two intentional walks loaded the bases setting the stage for Conte’s game winning hit.

Earlier, Kendall jumped out to a 2-0 lead. The Eagles scored once in the first inning on back-to-back triples by CJ D’Agostino and Vinnie D’Agostino. That duo did it again in the fifth frame. This time back-to-back doubles by CJ D’Agostino and Vinnie D’Agostino plated the Eagles second run.

CJ D’Agostino finished with 3 hits and Vinnie D’Agostino 2 and a pair of RBIs.

Oakfield-Alabama battled back to knot the contest in the sixth inning on a two-run single by Hunter Tobolski.

Nic Cole went the distance on the mound for Kendall allowing only 3 hits, all of which came in the sixth inning, and striking out 10.

Improving to 21-1, Kendall will next face the winner of the No. 3 Gananda vs. No. 3 Genesee Valley-Belfast semifinal in the championship game which the Section V website has scheduled for Friday.

Nic Cole went the distance on the mound for Kendall.

Kendall catcher Colby Hughes makes a catch near the Oakfield-Alabama dugout.

Kendall’s CJ D’Agostino sprints to third base after banging out a first inning triple.