Deposit-Hancock and Susquehanna Valley extended Section 4 softball championship streaks Saturday, May 30 at Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park in Binghamton.
Deposit-Hancock rallied for its sixth consecutive title with a 3-2 win over Union Springs in the Class C final. The stretch of dominance extends to 11 consecutive championships when you factor in Deposit solo titles.
Susquehanna Valley made it three straight sectional titles with its 8-3 victory over Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour in the Class B tilt.
Class C: Deposit-Hancock 3, Union Springs 2
After singling earlier in the inning, Teeghan Tarbox scored the winning run on a passed ball with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Deposit-Hancock (20-2) tied the score with two runs in the fifth inning. The first came home on an error. Pagan Macumber’s single drove home Olivia Johnston with the tying run.
Abbi Traci’s homer was part of a two-run first inning for Union Springs. Tracy went 2-for-3.
Aubrey Smith pitched the first 5 1/3 innings for Deposit-Hancock and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, struck out 5, and walked 2. Jordan Diemer picked up the win with 1 2/3 hitless innings of relief that included 2 strikeouts.
Gracie Chalupnicki went the first 6 innings for Union Springs and gave up 2 unearned runs, struck out 4, and walked 1. Paityn Delaney pitched the seventh.
Up next: Deposit-Hancock (20-2) will play the winner of a Section 5 vs. Section 6 matchup in a New York State Public High School Athletic Association regional final Friday, June 5 at Gates-Chili High School.
Class B: Sus Valley 8, Schuyler Storm 3
LilliOnna D’Introno struck out 12 in pitching a 3-hitter to lift the Sabers to the Class B championship.
Kylee Richardson went 3-for-4 with a homer, 2 runs, and 2 RBIs for Susquehanna Valley. Amelia Frisbie was 2-for-3 with 2 doubles and 2 RBIs.
Keira Ells went 2-for-2 with a double and 2 runs for Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour, also known as the Schuyler Storm. Her sister, Paige Ells, had a double and an RBI.
This was the first appearance in a sectional final for the Storm (18-5).
Up next: Susquehanna Valley (18-3) will meet Section 10’s Norwood-Norfolk in a NYSPHSAA sub-regional at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 2 at Greenlight Park.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Recap of the Section 4 Class B and Class C softball finals