FORT PLAIN - Junior lefty Marcus Failing struck out 15, walked one and allowed just five hits to lead Fort Plain to a 13-4 win over Canajoharie in a Western Athletic Conference baseball game Wednesday.
Chris Hanifin had two singles, three RBIs and three runs scored for the Hilltoppers, who scored 12 runs over the first three innings.
Harold Dettmer added a single, double, RBI and a run scored for Fort Plain (1-0 overall, 1-0 WAC), while Tim Wolfe had a double and two RBIs. Jesse Heroth added a double and three runs scored for the Hilltoppers.
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Fort Plain’s Marcus Failing, right, dives back to first underneath the tag of Canajoharie’s Zach Ruszkowski during Wednesday’s Western Athletic Conference game in Fort Plain. (The Leader-Herald/Paul Wager)
Lucas McLaughlin had two singles for Canajoharie (0-1 overall, 0-1 WAC), while Ryan Hodge added a single, a run scored and an RBI.
Fort Plain will host Rensselaer in a non-league contest Monday at noon, while Canajoharie will host Johnstown in a non-league contest today at 4:15 p.m.
Fort Plain 13, Canajoharie 4
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Fort Plain246 100 x - 13 10 8
Bowerman, Winsman (4) and Horning; Failing and Sweet.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo 11, Mayfield 1
BERNE - Ben Geist tossed a no-hitter as Berne-Knox-Westerlo rolled to a Western Athletic Conference win over Mayfield.
Geist struck out 14 and walked five to earn the win on the mound. He also helped his cause at the plate, smacking two triples and driving in four runs.
Tyler Sigond added a double, two singles and three RBIs for BKW.
Mayfield (1-1 overall, 0-1 WAC) will host Broadalbin-Perth today at 4:15 p.m.
Berne-Knox-Westerlo 11, Mayfield 1
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Berne-Knox-Westerlo200 711 x - 11 14 2
Hausman, VanNostrand (6) and Messina; Geist and O'Connor.
Sharon Springs 6, Northville 2
SHARON SPRINGS - Tyler Larkin struck out 12 and allowed just two hits to lead Sharon Springs to a Western Athletic Conference win over Northville.
Alex Johnstone was 2-for-2 with two RBIs for Sharon Springs.
John Kiernan and Tylor Blowers picked up the lone hits for Northville (0-1 overall, 0-1 WAC).
Blowers also struck out 10 for the Falcons.
Sharon Springs 6, Northville 2
Northville010 10 - 2 2 3
Sharon Springs122 10 - 6 7 2
WP - Larkin; LP - Blowers.
Colonial Council
Voorheesville 8, Fonda-Fultonville 2
VOORHEESVILLE - Mike Young had two doubles, a single and four RBIs to lead Voorheesville to a win over Fonda-Fultonville.
The Blackbirds trailed 2-0 heading into the bottom of the third before plating six runs to grab a 6-2 advantage.
Nico Church had a double and two singles for Voorheesville (3-0 overall, 2-0 Colonial), while Anthony Scaccia added an RBI double. Charles Parslow had an RBI double in the third inning for Fonda-Fultonville (0-2 overall, 0-2 Colonial).
Voorheesville 8, Fonda-Fultonville 2
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Voorheesville006 002 x - 8 11 2
Parslow, Valcovic (4) and Kowalski; Scaccia, Hart (6) and Chiseri.