Thunderwolves win regional championship
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
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Finger Lakes Community College | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
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Niagara County Community College | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Niagara County Community College | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
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Herkimer College | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | X | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Erie Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
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Niagara County Community College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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Herkimer College | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 1 |
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Niagara County Community College | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
Niagara County Community College got clutch hitting and solid pitching on its way to the Region III Championship this past weekend at Veteran's Memorial Park in Little Falls. It is the sixth regional crown in program history and first since 2017.
NCCC (30-9), which was ranked No. 9 in last week's NJCAA Div. III poll, has clinched a berth in the annual NJCAA Div. III World Series. The double-elimination tournament is slated for May 29-June 3 at Pioneer Park in Greeneville, Tenn.
Niagara CCC 11, Herkimer College 10
Sophomore Scottie O'Bryan ripped a single down the first-base line in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete the comeback in the "if-necessary" title contest on Sunday evening. Freshman Cole Laskowski provided the big blast for N-Trip, clubbing a game-tying grand slam in the bottom of the seventh frame.
Herkimer College 19, Niagara CCC 8
Freshman Cal Brazier was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI as NCCC suffered its first setback. Classmate Trent Wasserman was 3-for-4.
Niagara CCC 10, Erie CC 3
Sophomore Ryan Peterson moved to 9-0 on the season as he tossed a complete game with 10 strikeouts. Freshman Andrew Fairbrother ripped two home runs on his way to four RBIs, Brazier was 3-for-5 with a long ball and an RBI and O'Bryan added two hits, including a home run, and an RBI.
Niagara CCC 14, Finger Lakes CC 6
Brazier was 3-for-3 with two towering home runs and six RBIs as the T-Wolves rolled in their opener. O'Bryan was 3-for-5 with a homer, triple and two RBIs and Laskowski finished 1-for-2 with a two-run dinger. Freshman Dylan Crowley threw 3.2 innings of hitless relief. He also had eight Ks.
*At the conclusion of the event, O'Bryan was named Most Outstanding Player of the Region III Tournament while both Brazier and Peterson were honored as All-Tournament selections.