Sandstone, Elks/Rotary score semifinal wins

Photos by Cheryl Wertman – In action at Wednesday’s Midget League semifinal game at Barre are Elks/Rotary’s Jordyn Williams banging out a hit and Barre’s Hudson Armer delivering an opening inning pitch.

Sandstone and Elks/Rotary both scored victories Wednesday evening in the semifinal round of the Albion Midget League 12U playoffs.

Top seeded Sandstone downed No. 5 Elba 1 14-2 and No. 3 Elks/Rotary nipped No. 2 Barre 11-10.

Sandstone will now host Elks/Rotary in the championship game at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Sandstone 14, Elba1 2
Sandstone banged out total of 17 hits to back the steady pitching of Nikko Russo who allowed only 2 hits and struck out 13.

At the plate, Giovanni LaMartina had 2 doubles, a home run and 4 RBIs; Bryce Saxton 4 hits and 5 RBIs; Russo 3 hits including 2 doubles; Jace Torres 2 hits including a home run and Dom Westlund 2 hits including a three-run double.

Elks/Rotary 11, Barre 10
Breaking away from an 8-8 tie, Elks/Rotary scored 3 runs in the top of the sixth inning highlighted by a two-run triple by Ryan Coots, to key the narrow win over Barre.

Coots finished with 4 hits including 2 doubles, the triple and 5 RBIs. Kayden Donnelly added 3 hits with 3 RBIs and Remi Ebbs and Owen Beecher 2 hits each.

On the mound, Ebbs registered 15 strikeouts over the 6 innings.

For Barre, Parker Gardner and Hudson Armer both had 3 hits and 3 RBIs and Finn Baird 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

Armer also had 12 strikeouts in 5 innings of work on the mound.