April 25, 2008 09:11 am
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By ERIC AHLQVIST
Cooperstown Crier
CHERRY VALLEY Senior
Anthony Brant homered for the
second straight day to help Cherry
Valley-Springfield defeat previously
undefeated Milford, 10-4, on
Tuesday.
``It was just two good team going
at it, said CV-S baseball coach Ed
Dubben. ``We just happened to get
the key hits when we needed
them.
The Patriots also got another
strong pitching performance, this
time from David Adams, who
hurled a complete game, striking
out 10 and walking two.
CV-S took a 2-0 lead to the top of
the third, but the Wildcats, 4-1,
scored three runs in the frame to
take a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the
third, Mike Fassett doubled in two
runs to give the Patriots back the
lead for good. In the bottom of the
fourth inning, Nate Herringshaw
doubled in two runs and Adam Halay
added an RBI single for a 7-3
lead.
Brant capped the scoring with a
long, three-run home run over the
centerfield fence in the bottom of
the fifth. Logan Griffiths and Trevor
Kosturock each had two hits for
Milford.
Herringshaw, Fassett, Halay
and Spencer Staley all had two hits
for CV-S, who improved to 6-1 overall
and 3-0 in Tri-Valley play. The
Patriots have won the last two Tri-
Valley Championships, but have
tough road games at Gilbertsville-
Mt. Upton Friday and Worcester
Monday.
Last Monday, the Patriots beat
up on T-V rival Schenevus, scoring
eight runs in the bottom of the
sixth inning on the way to a 19-7
home win.
Adam Halay pitched the first
three innings, and left with a 10-1
lead. After a relief pitcher walked
in five runs, Halay re-entered the
game and allowed one unearned
run, which cut the lead to 10-7.
Brant had four hits, including a
long, two-run home run over the
centerfield fence in the first inning,
scored five runs and drove in three.
Zach Pecenak also homered over
the centerfield fence for one of his
three hits.
``We hit their starter (Jesse
Ward) pretty hard and hes a pretty
good pitcher, Dubben said. ``All of
their runs were unearned.
Spencer Staley also had three
hits, and Sam Dubben and Nate
Herringshaw each had two hits.
On Saturday, CV-S bounced
back from its first loss of the season
with a 3-2 win over Sharon Springs
in the annual Adam Yerdon Memorial
game. Adams pitched six innings,
allowing just one hit while
striking out six and walking two.
``All but two of the outs were
ground ball outs, Dubben said.
Halay pitched a scoreless seventh
inning to pick up the save.
The Patriots lost a 9-6 decision
at St. Johnsville last Wednesday, a
game in which they committed
eight errors and allowed nine unearned
runs.
``To top it off, we had the worst
home plate umpire Ive ever seen,
Dubben said. ``If I had to do it over
again, I would have taken my kids
off the field and protested.
The Milford softball team, which
won just three games all of last
season, improved to 5-0 this season
with a 16-6 win at CV-S Tuesday.
The Wildcats scored 13 runs in
the fourth inning to take control.
Emily Brigham and Kayla Thorn
combined for six of the Wildcats 14
hits, and Chynna Pitlock doubled.
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