Oneonta softball tops Unatego; Milford's Thorsland tosses no-hitter

The Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.

May 15, 2021 at 9:46 AM·9 min read

May 15—The Oneonta softball team used a four-run second inning to defeat Unatego by the score of 7-2 in Friday's non-league contest.

Jenna Gaisford collected the win on the mound for the Yellowjackets after striking out nine Spartans batters and allowing just two walks and four hits.

At the plate, Abbie Platt had a double and an RBI, Macky Catan had 4 RBIs, and Sadie Baskin hit a double.

Unatego's Hannah Brandow went 1-for-2 with two runs while Layla Clapper went 2-for-3. Madison Couperthwart took the loss after notching six strikeouts and allowing four walks and four hits.

Oneonta will visit Seton Catholic on Tuesday.

Oneonta 7, Unatego 2

U ... 000 101 0 — 2 4 2

OHS ... 041 101 X — 7 4 1

U: Madison Couperthwart (L), and Haleigh Burton

OHS: Jenna Gaisford (W), and Carly Erbe

2B: Abbie Platt (OHS), Sadie Baskin (OHS)

BASEBALL

Milford 15,

Richfield Springs 0

Milford's Martin Thorsland pitched a five-inning no-hitter in the Wildcats' 15-0 victory over Richfield Springs in Friday's baseball game.

Thorsland struck out 11 batters in his five frames of work. He also came through at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and 4 RBIs. Mike Virtell also contributed for the Wildcats, going 2-for-2 with a double and 2 RBIs, while Louis Banks had a double and 2 RBIs and Shawn Butler was 1-for-2 with an RBI.

"I am very happy with the way the guys are playing right now and more importantly, they are having a good time doing it," Milford coach Gregg Eggleston said.

Milford next plays at Edmeston on Monday.

Cooperstown 14,

Frankfort-Schuyler 1

A five-run second inning highlighted by a Chris Ubner grand slam propelled Cooperstown past Frankfort-Schuyler 14-1 on Friday.

Ubner finished the day 2-for-4 with 5 RBIs at the plate while also picking up the win on the mound. Kendall Haney added a solo home run in the fourth inning for the Hawkeyes while Derek Moore went 3-for-4 and Fran Parrotta smacked a double.

Cooperstown improves to 5-0 overall and 3-0 in league play.

Morris 14, Worcester 3

Morris scored six runs in the second inning and five runs in the fifth en route to a 14-3 victory over Worcester in a Tri-Valley League game Friday.

Ethan Herring led the Morris offense going 2-for-2 with a double while Asa Dugan went 1-for-3 with a triple. JJ Benjamin was the winning pitcher, finishing with nine strikeouts and allowing two hits in five innings. The Mustangs took advantage of eight Worcester errors.

Tyler Head was the Wolverines' top hitter with a double and 2 RBIs.

Gilboa 10, Roxbury 9 (Thursday)

Gilboa held off a late Roxbury comeback attempt to defeat the Rockets 10-9 in Thursday's Delaware League game.

The Wildcats scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning to take a 10-8 lead and were able to hold on for the win after Roxbury scored a run in the bottom of the seventh. Sean Willie led the Gilboa offense with a 2-for-5 performance that included a home run, 3 RBIs, and three runs scored. Also chipping in for the Wildcats were Patrick Cherry (4-for-5, RBI, run) and Joe Willie (3-for-4, two doubles, RBI, run). Sean Willie earned the win in relief.

Roxbury's Trent Faulkner-Squires also hit a homer in the game as part of a 2-for-2 day that included a double, 3 RBIs, and two runs scored.

Roxbury (1-4) will visit Charlotte Valley on Tuesday.

Milford 15, Richfield Springs 0

RS ... 000 00X X — 0 0 1

M ... 213 9XX X — 15 8 0

RS: Connor Scheffler (L)

M: Martin Thorsland (W)

2B: Martin Thorsland 2 (M), Mike Virtell (M), Louis Banks (M)

Cooperstown 14, Frankfort-Schuyler 1

FS ... 000 001 0 — 1 2 3

COOP ... 350 123 X — 14 12 0

FS: Gatto (L), and McMurray

COOP: Chris Ubner (W), and Toulson, Whitaker

HR: Chris Ubner (COOP), Kendall Haney (COOP)

2B: Fran Parrotta (COOP)

Morris 14, Worcester 3

M ... 360 05X X — 14 9 3

W ... 000 30X X — 3 2 8

M: JJ Benjamin (W), and Matt Burtis

W: Isaiah Haley (L), Connor Francher (4), Tyler Head (5), and Michael Martin

3B: Asa Dugan (M)

2B: Ethan Herring (M), Tyler Head (W)

Gilboa 10, Roxbury 9

G ... 240 202 0 — 10 13 6

R ... 221 120 1 — 9 9 7

G: Joe Willie, Sean Willie (W), and David Mattson

R: Peyton Proctor, Ian Walker (L), and Robert Peters

HR: Trent Faulkner-Squires (R), Sean Willie (G)

3B: Reese Chase (G)

2B: Trent Faulkner-Squire (R), Joe Willie 2 (G)

GOLF

Unadilla Valley/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton 266,

Deposit-Hancock 322

The UV/GMU golf team defeated Deposit-Hancock 266-322 in a Friday match at Red Pines Golf Course.

Brandon Kneale had the low round of the day for UV/GMU (3-0) with a 45. The other UV/GMU scorers included Drew Emrich (53), Devin Hartwell (53), Devin Fairchild (56), and Owen Hill (59).

Nick Locke led Deposit-Hancock (0-5) with a round of 50.

Unadilla Valley/Gilbertsville-Mount Upton 266, Deposit-Hancock 322

At Red Pines Golf Course

Par 36, Front 9

UV/GMU: Brandon Kneale 45, Drew Emrich 53, Devin Hartwell 53, Devin Fairchild 56, Owen Hill 59

D-H: Nick Locke 50, Brennan Karcher 52, Nick Hazen 60, Jacob Davis 75, Aiden Norton 85

TRACK

BOYS: Laurens/Milford 74.5,

Schenevus/Worcester 47.5,

Richfield Springs 18 (Thursday)

GIRLS: Laurens/Milford 98,

Schenevus/Worcester 33,

Richfield Springs 26

(Thursday)

The Laurens/Milford track teams both earned victories at a tri-meet Thursday that included Schenevus/Worcester and Richfield Springs.

The L/M boys tallied 74.5 points while the girls finished with 98.

On the boys side, Laurens/Milford was led by a pair of strong performances from Riley Stevens and Carter Stevens, both of whom earned three individual first-place finishes. Riley won the 100 meter, 200 , and 400, while Carter won the 400 hurdles, 1600, and 3200.

Pacing Laurens/Milford on the girls side were Emily Stanley and Alison Munson. Stanley took first in the 1500 and 3000, while Munson won both the long jump and triple jump.

Lily Competiello notched a double for Schenevus/Worcester with wins in the 100 and 200.

BOYS: Laurens/Milford 74.5, Schenevus/Worcester 47.5, Richfield Springs 18

3200m relay: 1. S/W, 10:24.7, 2. L/M, 10:40.0; 110m hurdles: not contested; 100m: 1. Riley Stevens (L/M), 12.2, T-2. E. Jubar (L/M), 12.4, T-2. J. Ballard (S/W), 12.4; 1600m: 1. Carter Stevens (L/M), 4:53.0, 2. J. Southworth (S/W), 5:18.0, 3. Z. Brown (L/M), 5:19.0; 400m: 1. Riley Stevens (L/M), 54.4, 2. J. Ballard (S/W), 59.4, 3. E. Morris (S/W), 1:00.0; 400m relay: 1. L/M, 50.69; 400m hurdles: 1. Carter Stevens (L/M), 1:10.8, 2. C. Andreev (RS), 1:10.81; 800m: 1. Daniel Gallagher (S/W), 2:20.2, 2. J. Southworth (S/W), 2:23.4, 3. Z. Brown (L/M), 2:25.0; 200m: 1. Riley Stevens (L/M), 25.1, 2. E. Jubar (L/M), 25.6, 3. J. Meiser (S/W), 26.2; 3200m: 1. Carter Stevens (L/M), 11:16.9, 2. D. Gallagher (S/W), 12:52.9, 3. C. Andreev (RS), 12:54.0; 1600m relay: 1. L/M, 4:47.5; Long jump: 1. Wendell Clark (L/M), 16-2, 2. J. Meiser (S/W), 15-7; Triple jump: 1. Christian Andreev (RS), 34-1, 2. C. Stevens (L/M), 25-6.75; High jump: 1. Ethan Jubar (L/M), 5-6, 2. J. Meiser (S/W), 4-10; Shot put: 1. Dylan Dyn (RS), 42-2, 2. S. Eckberg (L/M), 33-10.5, 3. Sean (RS), 26-0; Discus: 1. Sawyer Eckberg (L/M), 106-8, 2. A. Hogan (S/W), 54-0, 3. Sean (RS), 51-4

GIRLS: Laurens/Milford 98, Schenevus/Worcester 33,

3200m relay: 1. L/M, 14:11.30; 100m hurdles: 1. Nicole Stanley (L/M), 19.9, 2. B. Saggesse (L/M), 20.8, 3. L. Price (L/M), 22.2; 100m: 1. Lily Competiello (S/W), 13.7, 2. K. Andrades (RS), 14.3, 3. R. Clark (RS), 14.31; 1500m: 1. Emily Stanley (L/M), 5:50.7, 2. A. Walker (L/M), 6:10.0, 3. E. Allen (L/M), 7:03.12; 400m: 1. Hannah Sulas (S/W), 1:08.6, 2. M. Saggese (L/M), 1:11.9, 3. E. Stanley (L/M), 1:17.2; 400m relay: 1. RS, 59.8, 2. L/M, 1:00.6; 400m hurdles: 1. Kyrah Andrades (L/M), 1:19.3, 2. N. Stanley (L/M), 1:25.0, 3. K. Qua (L/M), 1:38.8; 800m: 1. Shawna Whiteman (S/W), 2:59.0, 2. Haylee Poliseno (S/W), 3:05.7, 3. B. Saggese (L/M), 3:10.3; 200m: 1. Lily Competiello (S/W), 28.3, 2. H. Sulas (S/W), 29.5, 3. K. Andrades (L/M), 29.7; 3000m: 1. Emily Stanley (L/M), 13:22.0, 2. H. Poliseno (S/W), 14:31.8, 3. E. Allen (L/M), 17:02.0; 1600m relay: 1. L/M, 5:20.0, 2. RS, 5:36.4; Long jump: 1. Alison Munson (L/M), 13-3, 2. L. Price (L/M), 12-0.5, 3. Isabella V. (RS), 11-5.5; Triple jump: 1. Alison Munson (L/M), 30-10.5, 2. M. Saggese (L/M), 26-5.5, 3. Isabella V. (RS), 25-9; High jump: 1. Mariah Saggese (L/M), 5-0, 2. B. Saggese (L/M), 4-0; Shot put: 1. Anna Hawkes (RS), 28-2, 2. S. Munson (L/M), 28-0, 3. L. Dyn (RS), 26-2.5; Discus: 1. Sarah Munson (L/M), 94-5, 2. A. Hawkes (RS), 82-0, 3. L. Dyn (RS), 78-3