Baseball advances to Region III Final Four
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
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SUNY Adirondack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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Niagara County Community College | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
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SUNY Adirondack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Niagara County Community College | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | X | 13 | 16 | 0 |
Niagara County Community College swept visiting SUNY Adirondack in this past weekend's Region III Division III Sub-Regional series. NCCC, which is ranked No. 4 in the latest National poll, improved to 39-5 overall and will play in the Region III Division III Final Four on May 19-21 at Falcon Park in Auburn.
Niagara CCC 13, SUNY Adirondack 0
NCCC sophomores Ryan Birchard and Michael Ribis combined on a five-inning no-hitter. Birchard, who improved to 6-0 on the year, struck out 10 batters in four innings of work. Sophomore catcher Nicholas Castellana was 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBIs to lead the offense. Classmate Conner Hoehman was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored, while sophomore Alex Minnehan went 3-for-3 scored three times. Also for N-Trip, freshman Steven Merkel and sophomore Howard Stuckey added two hits and two RBIs apiece.
Niagara CCC 8, SUNY Adirondack 3
Sophomore Kyle Finn had nine Ks in 4.2 innings of relief for the T-Wolves. He improved to 5-1 on the season. At the plate, Castellana ripped a two-run home run, sophomore Mitchell Holtz had a two-run double and Minnehan chipped in with two hits and two runs scored.