Lyndonville tops Northstar in sectional opener
Photos by Cheryl Wertman – Lyndonville’s Jacob Hoffee dives back to first place during the host Tigers sectional win over Northstar this afternoon.
Zach Johnson makes contact at the plate for the Tigers.
Improving to 15-2 on the season, No. 2 seeded Lyndonville defeated visiting No. 7 Northstar 7-1 this afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Section V Class D1 baseball tournament.
Mike Wells went the distance on the mound for Lyndonville allowing only 3 hits and striking out 7.
Jacob Hoffee, Eric Neace and Dawson Joy each had a pair of hits to lead the Tigers at the plate.
Leading 2-0, Lyndonville put a lock on the victory by erupting for 5 runs in the sixth inning on two-run singles by Kane Flynn and Hoffee and a bunt by Nolan Donald. Singles by Joy and Zach Johnson ignited the uprising.
Earlier, the Tigers scored once in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Johnson and once in the fifth on a home run by Hoffee.
Lyndonville will next face the winner of the No. 6 Genesee Valley vs. No. 3 Alfred-Almond in the semifinals Tuesday.
Gananda 17, Holley 2
No. 2 Gananda exploded for 10 runs in the first inning to key a 17-2 win over visiting No. 7 Holley in a Class C1 quarterfinal.
Andrew Cary had a double for Holley.
