N-O baseball season opens Monday

Niagara-Orleans League baseball competition is scheduled to get under way on Monday with defending champion Akron at Barker, Newfane at Albion and Roy-Hart at Wilson as Medina draws the bye.

Akron went 11-1 last spring to capture its first N-O title since 1975. Roy-Hart finished in the runner-up spot at 9-3 with Medina third at 8-4.

Coach Greg Bell’s  Tigers return a nucleus of five players who earned N-O All-League honors including first team honorees senior Dawson Stone (P/1B) and junior Vincent Consiglio (OF); second team selections juniors Aiden Romesser (P/SS) and Jack Julicher (P/3b/OF) and Honorable Mention pick junior Anthony Consiglio (C/P).

Rivals Holley and Kendall will also meet on the diamond this coming week with baseball at Holley on Wednesday and softball at Kendall on Friday.

Weekly Schedule
Monday
Baseball – Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson, Akron at Barker, 4:45 p.m.; Medina at Alexander, Holley at Oakfield-Alabama, Attica at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Softball – Akron at Medina, Albion at Barker, Newfane at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Roy-Hart at East Aurora, Kendall at Pembroke, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Holley at Pembroke, 4 p.m.; Albion at Barker, Akron at Medina, Newfane at Wilson, 4:40 p.m.; Kendall at Batavia, 5 p.m.

Tuesday
Baseball – Alexander at Holley, 4:30 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Lockport at Roy-Hart, Alexander at Lyndonville, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Holley at Byron-Bergen, 4:30 p.m.
Track – Newfane at Albion, Roy-Hart at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Medina at Newfane, 5 p.m.

Wednesday
Baseball – Albion at Newfane, Wilson at Roy-Hart, Barker at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Kendall at Holley, 5 p.m.
Softball – Barker at Elba, 4:30 p.m.; Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, 4:45 p.m.; Attica at Holley, Kendall at Oakfield-Alabama, 5 p.m.; Medina at Newfane, 7 p.m.
Tennis – Wilson at Albion, Roy-Hart at Akron, Medina at Newfane, Oakfield-Alabama at Holley, Kendall at Elba, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday
Baseball – Pembroke at Holley, Kendall at Elba, 5 p.m.
Softball – Finney at Lyndonville, Barker at Alexander, 5 p.m.; Holley at Medina, 7:30 p.m.
Track – Medina at Roy-Hart, Wilson at Akron, Barker vs. Newfane at Wilson, 4:30 p.m.
Lacrosse – Salamanca at Medina, 5:30 p.m.

Friday
Baseball – Medina at Roy-Hart, Barker at Newfane, Wilson at Akron, Pembroke at Albion, 4:45 p.m.
Softball – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, 4:45 p.m.; Notre Dame at Lyndonville, Holley at Kendall, 5 p.m.
Tennis – Albion at Medina, Newfane at Roy-Hart, Barker at Wilson, Kendall at Notre Dame, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday
Baseball – Elba at Kendall, 10 a.m.; Byron-Bergen at Albion, 11 a.m.
Softball – East Rochester at Holley, 10 a.m.