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Oneonta (15-5, 11-3 STAC) def. Vestal (14-5, 12-3 STAC) 12-9 at Mirabito Stadium on Saturday, May 16, to capture the 2026 STAC title.
Bottom line: Vestal and Oneonta went back and forth loading the bases in the first half of the title matchup, ultimately combining for 26 hits, but Oneonta’s second-half pitching capped the game at 12-9, earning the Yellowjackets their first conference title since 2012.
Key Stats: Carr and Imperato had three hits each, while Oneonta had each player touch home, including Stark, C. Jervis and Carr, who each had two runs in the victory.
Vestal's Isaac Rittenburg had four hits while Kalina, Lay and Fimbres added two hits apiece. Kalina finished with five RBIs, and Fimbres with two.
< Vestal (14-4, 12-3 STAC) vs. Waverly (17-2, 15-0 STAC) >
Bottom line: Vestal’s five-run inning in the second forces Waverly to play catch-up, which they did, cutting the four-run deficit, but the Golden Bears manage to hang on to their 6-5 victory.
Axel Murray, the right-handed freshman starting on the mound for Waverly, took time to find his accuracy in the second inning, giving the Golden Bears a few free bases off two significant pitches that touched Gavin Brady and Colin Fimbres.
A ground ball from J. Kweller, that grazed past Waverly’s third baseman, followed by a single line drive to right field from H. Lay, brought Terrell, Griffiths, Brady, Fimbres and Kweller home, creating the 6-2 deficit for Waverly to climb back from.
More: Corning rides pair of shutouts to repeat as STAC softball champion
Murray, harnessing better luck on offense, hit a single ground ball to center field to bring Ronin Ault home at the bottom of the third and spark the Wolverines’ first attempt at leveling the playing field. A late play by Waverly’s Hogan Shaw and Jack Pipher, who saw an opportunity to steal, took third and second base, respectively, and Ault’s pop fly to right field in the same play brought Waverly back into winning contention, cutting the deficit to 6-5 at the bottom of the sixth.
The attentiveness of Vestal’s outfield and Terell's pitching cut off any chance for Waverly to change the tone of the game, ending the Wolverines’ late climb at 6-5. The heavy hitting from Vestal’s Parker Terrell, Spencer Griffiths and Isaac Rittenburg amounted to seven of the Golden Bears’ 12 hits. Henry Lay added three, while Fimbres and Kweller added one hit each.
< Oneonta (14-5, 11-3 STAC) vs. Horseheads (13-6, 12-2 STAC) >
Bottom line: A defensive masterclass from Oneonta’s outfield and Horseheads’ pitching early on kept the game scoreless until the Yellowjackets managed to turn Horseheads’ errors into a 4-0 victory.
Horseheads’ Mason Markle’s six-strikeout start was cut by Oneonta’s Jameson Brown, who doubled on a line drive to right field and helped bring Carr home, who capitalized on Horseheads’ outfield error to put the score at 1-0 at the top of the fourth inning.
The tenacity of Oneonta’s Nolan Stark and N. Woytach, hitting a triple and a single in the fifth inning, respectively, turned the game in favor of the Yellowjackets, with Stark’s hit setting just inside the walls at center field, and Woytach hitting a hard ground ball to third, putting the score at 4-0.
A series of groundouts and precise pitching from Stark prevented any significant late plays from Horseheads, capping the game at 4-0.
Brady Carr had two hits, while Stark and Woytach each drove in one run and collected two hits in the win.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Details from Vestal and Oneonta's STAC baseball title matchup
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Bottom line: Vestal and Oneonta went back and forth loading the bases in the first half of the title matchup, ultimately combining for 26 hits, but Oneonta’s second-half pitching capped the game at 12-9, earning the Yellowjackets their first conference title since 2012.
Key plays and sequences
- 1st Inning: Vestal's Canyon Kalina triples on a fly ball out to left field with Vestal’s bases loaded, 3-0
- Top of 2nd Inning:
- Oneonta’s C. Jervis and Britten Zeh singled to right field. Andrew Brechner sends a homer to left field–initially questioned but later ruled a home run–ties the game at 3-3.
- Two walks and a wild pitch allowed Oneonta’s Grayson Brockington to score, 4-3 ON
- Maddox Imperato singles on a line drive to left field w/ Oneonta on all three bases, bringing Nolan Stark home. Brady Carr scores from another pitching error, 6-3
- Bottom of 2nd Inning:
- Vestal’s Colin Fimbres hits a fly ball to the center fielder, bringing Isaac Rittenburg and Jake Stica home with the triple play, 6-5
- A single from Josh Kweller and a double from Henry Lay drive two runs in, putting Vestal back in front, 6-7
- 3rd Inning: Oneonta’s B. Carr and M. Imperato singles to left field driving in three runs, 9-7 ON
- Bottom of 4th Inning: C. Kalina earns his second triple of the night on a line drive to center field, driving two runs to tie the game at 9-9
- Top of 5th Inning: B. Zeh doubles on a line drive to left field with C. Jervis and J. Brown occupying first and second base, 11-9 ON
- Top of 7th Inning: A. Brechner walks with the bases loaded. M. Imperato jogs it home to bring the score to 12-9 in favor of Oneonta
- Closeout: Vestal’s C. Kalina strikes out Nate Woytach to end the top of the seventh, while two fly outs and a ground out by Oneonta at the bottom end the 7th inning
Key Stats: Carr and Imperato had three hits each, while Oneonta had each player touch home, including Stark, C. Jervis and Carr, who each had two runs in the victory.
Vestal's Isaac Rittenburg had four hits while Kalina, Lay and Fimbres added two hits apiece. Kalina finished with five RBIs, and Fimbres with two.
The lead-up to the championship matchup
< Vestal (14-4, 12-3 STAC) vs. Waverly (17-2, 15-0 STAC) >
Bottom line: Vestal’s five-run inning in the second forces Waverly to play catch-up, which they did, cutting the four-run deficit, but the Golden Bears manage to hang on to their 6-5 victory.
Axel Murray, the right-handed freshman starting on the mound for Waverly, took time to find his accuracy in the second inning, giving the Golden Bears a few free bases off two significant pitches that touched Gavin Brady and Colin Fimbres.
A ground ball from J. Kweller, that grazed past Waverly’s third baseman, followed by a single line drive to right field from H. Lay, brought Terrell, Griffiths, Brady, Fimbres and Kweller home, creating the 6-2 deficit for Waverly to climb back from.
More: Corning rides pair of shutouts to repeat as STAC softball champion
Murray, harnessing better luck on offense, hit a single ground ball to center field to bring Ronin Ault home at the bottom of the third and spark the Wolverines’ first attempt at leveling the playing field. A late play by Waverly’s Hogan Shaw and Jack Pipher, who saw an opportunity to steal, took third and second base, respectively, and Ault’s pop fly to right field in the same play brought Waverly back into winning contention, cutting the deficit to 6-5 at the bottom of the sixth.
The attentiveness of Vestal’s outfield and Terell's pitching cut off any chance for Waverly to change the tone of the game, ending the Wolverines’ late climb at 6-5. The heavy hitting from Vestal’s Parker Terrell, Spencer Griffiths and Isaac Rittenburg amounted to seven of the Golden Bears’ 12 hits. Henry Lay added three, while Fimbres and Kweller added one hit each.
< Oneonta (14-5, 11-3 STAC) vs. Horseheads (13-6, 12-2 STAC) >
Bottom line: A defensive masterclass from Oneonta’s outfield and Horseheads’ pitching early on kept the game scoreless until the Yellowjackets managed to turn Horseheads’ errors into a 4-0 victory.
Horseheads’ Mason Markle’s six-strikeout start was cut by Oneonta’s Jameson Brown, who doubled on a line drive to right field and helped bring Carr home, who capitalized on Horseheads’ outfield error to put the score at 1-0 at the top of the fourth inning.
The tenacity of Oneonta’s Nolan Stark and N. Woytach, hitting a triple and a single in the fifth inning, respectively, turned the game in favor of the Yellowjackets, with Stark’s hit setting just inside the walls at center field, and Woytach hitting a hard ground ball to third, putting the score at 4-0.
A series of groundouts and precise pitching from Stark prevented any significant late plays from Horseheads, capping the game at 4-0.
Brady Carr had two hits, while Stark and Woytach each drove in one run and collected two hits in the win.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Details from Vestal and Oneonta's STAC baseball title matchup
Continue reading...
