SNOW CATS (9-3) 11
DP GREEN (1-9) 2
Patrick Blackall (Rochester Institute of Technology) paced the offense, and the Snow Cats maintained their lead in the ICBL West Division. Trailing 2-0, the Snow Cats tied the game up in the bottom of the second when Lachlan Charles (Cornell University) drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and Branden Myers (St. Bonaventure University) scored off an error.
Blackall highlighted a four-run third when the Snow Cats sent nine batters to the plate. David Bermudez (Rider University) scored off a fielder’s choice from Buzz Shirley (Ithaca College), and Cam Vozel (Gannon University) drove in Mark Trotta (College of William and Mary). Blackall followed with his first home run of the season, a two-run shot.
Zach Morrison (Finger Lakes Community College) capped a four-run fifth as the Snow Cats put the game away. Charles and Gil Merod (Ithaca College) drove in a run with a single, Myers scored on a fielder’s choice, and Morrison followed with an RBI triple.
Vozel ended the game 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored. Blackhall had three RBI on the night. Charles finished with one hit and two RBI. Trotta went 1-for-2 and scored two runs.
Garret Bell (Ithaca College) allowed one hit and struck out four over two and two-third innings of relief to pick up the win. Buzz Shirley (Ithaca) registered the save finishing the last three innings allowing one hit and striking out four. Tanner Degrazia, Keenan Calenzo, James Stanek, and Zach Prior collected a hit apiece for Diamond Pro Green. Degrazia scored on a sacrifice fly in the first inning, and Stanek scored on a wild pitch in the second inning.
Devin Cannon hits a sac fly to right to score 1 for Diamond Pro
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