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BINGHAMTON -- The rain stopped overnight and teams have clearing skies to start the New York State Public High School Athletic Association's semifinal Friday for baseball and softball in and around Binghamton.
Section III champions Oriskany and Notre Dame of Utica have 10 a.m. games scheduled at two of the three semifinal baseball sites - Oriskany and the Class D Final Four play at Union-Endicott High School while Notre Dame and the other three Class B semifinalists are at Binghamton University. The Class C pairings meet at Mirabito Stadium for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. games, and classes AAA, AA and A use the same three sites for games at 4 and 7 p.m.
Friday's winners in classes B and D play back-to-back championship games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at Binghamton University.
The forecast calls for high temperatures in the mid 80s Friday with a cold front passing through that could bring afternoon thunderstorms. Saturday's local forecast is clear.
Check in with Jon Rathbun on Twitter (@LFTimes_sports) for line updates during the games.
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Oriskany's unbeaten Skyhawks are winners of 38 consecutive games over the last two seasons, including a 5-2 semifinal victory over Fillmore on the way to winning the 2025 Class D championship.
Fillmore (19-2) has repeated as Section V champion and opposes Oriskany (21-0) again Friday. The second Class D semifinal pits Section II Duanesburg (15-4) against Section XI Bridgehampton (6-10).
The Skyhawks defeated Fillmore 5-2 in last year's semifinal then beat Section II North Warren 9-2 in the championship game the following day. Oriskany was also a 2024 Class D finalist after it defeated Section II Hadley-Luzerne 9-3 in that semifinal.
Eddie Wright, a fifth-year varsity Skyhawk, is the team's leading hitter with a .567 batting average, four home runs, 30 runs batted in and 39 runs scored. He has also struck out 90 batters and posted a 1.34 ERA in 47 innings, and Oriskany has won 89 games and four consecutive sectional titles during his varsity career.
Juniors Dean Koenig (81 strikeouts, 0.84 ERA in 43 innings) and Trey Smith (41 strikeouts, 1.50 ERA in 30 innings) are Oriskany's other primary pitchers. Wright pitched a complete game against Fillmore last spring, and Koenig pitched the final inning in relief of his older brother Chase in the championship game.
Dean Koenig is a .476 hitter with 28 runs scored and 23 batted in, and senior Dawson Foss is batting .351 with 32 runs scored while classmate Jack Mason has driven home 23 runs.
Fillmore has won six consecutive games and 18 of its last 19.
Utica's Notre Dame Jugglers have gotten hot at the right time, winning seven consecutive games to reach the state semifinals for the first time since winning the 2005 Class C championship.
The Jugglers (13-12) defeated Vernon-Verona-Sherrill 16-7 to complete a 7-12 regular season and have not been beaten since May 18. Notre Dame started the season with four losses at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex and had a 3-9 record at the end of April.
Junior Jamison Young (.370 batting average), sophomore Owen Bougourd (.405) and freshman James Synakowski (.337) have combined to score 78 runs while junior Antonio Padula and sophomore Michael Fitzgerald have driven in 21 and 20 to lead the team.
Section VI champion Medina (21-2), Notre Dame's semifinal opponent, has won six consecutive games, most recently shutting out Section IV Oneonta 1-0 in regional play.
Section IX Chester (17-5) plays Section I Center Moriches (20-3) in the second Class B semifinal.
This article originally appeared on Times Telegram: Oriskany, Utica-Notre Dame play state baseball semifinals Friday
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Section III champions Oriskany and Notre Dame of Utica have 10 a.m. games scheduled at two of the three semifinal baseball sites - Oriskany and the Class D Final Four play at Union-Endicott High School while Notre Dame and the other three Class B semifinalists are at Binghamton University. The Class C pairings meet at Mirabito Stadium for 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. games, and classes AAA, AA and A use the same three sites for games at 4 and 7 p.m.
Friday's winners in classes B and D play back-to-back championship games at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday at Binghamton University.
The forecast calls for high temperatures in the mid 80s Friday with a cold front passing through that could bring afternoon thunderstorms. Saturday's local forecast is clear.
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Check in with Jon Rathbun on Twitter (@LFTimes_sports) for line updates during the games.
More: 2026 New York state high school baseball playoff schedule and results
More: 2026 New York state high school softball playoff schedule and results
Oriskany gets semifinal rematch
Oriskany's unbeaten Skyhawks are winners of 38 consecutive games over the last two seasons, including a 5-2 semifinal victory over Fillmore on the way to winning the 2025 Class D championship.
Fillmore (19-2) has repeated as Section V champion and opposes Oriskany (21-0) again Friday. The second Class D semifinal pits Section II Duanesburg (15-4) against Section XI Bridgehampton (6-10).
The Skyhawks defeated Fillmore 5-2 in last year's semifinal then beat Section II North Warren 9-2 in the championship game the following day. Oriskany was also a 2024 Class D finalist after it defeated Section II Hadley-Luzerne 9-3 in that semifinal.
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Eddie Wright, a fifth-year varsity Skyhawk, is the team's leading hitter with a .567 batting average, four home runs, 30 runs batted in and 39 runs scored. He has also struck out 90 batters and posted a 1.34 ERA in 47 innings, and Oriskany has won 89 games and four consecutive sectional titles during his varsity career.
Juniors Dean Koenig (81 strikeouts, 0.84 ERA in 43 innings) and Trey Smith (41 strikeouts, 1.50 ERA in 30 innings) are Oriskany's other primary pitchers. Wright pitched a complete game against Fillmore last spring, and Koenig pitched the final inning in relief of his older brother Chase in the championship game.
Dean Koenig is a .476 hitter with 28 runs scored and 23 batted in, and senior Dawson Foss is batting .351 with 32 runs scored while classmate Jack Mason has driven home 23 runs.
Fillmore has won six consecutive games and 18 of its last 19.
Notre Dame streaks into semifinals
Utica's Notre Dame Jugglers have gotten hot at the right time, winning seven consecutive games to reach the state semifinals for the first time since winning the 2005 Class C championship.
The Jugglers (13-12) defeated Vernon-Verona-Sherrill 16-7 to complete a 7-12 regular season and have not been beaten since May 18. Notre Dame started the season with four losses at ESPN's Wide World of Sports complex and had a 3-9 record at the end of April.
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Junior Jamison Young (.370 batting average), sophomore Owen Bougourd (.405) and freshman James Synakowski (.337) have combined to score 78 runs while junior Antonio Padula and sophomore Michael Fitzgerald have driven in 21 and 20 to lead the team.
Section VI champion Medina (21-2), Notre Dame's semifinal opponent, has won six consecutive games, most recently shutting out Section IV Oneonta 1-0 in regional play.
Section IX Chester (17-5) plays Section I Center Moriches (20-3) in the second Class B semifinal.
This article originally appeared on Times Telegram: Oriskany, Utica-Notre Dame play state baseball semifinals Friday
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