July 15, 2024
The Hornell Steamers won their 24th game of the season, eleventh in a row, 13-2 over the Horseheads Hitmen in an early contest at Williams Colucci Field. Hornell is now 24-7-1 on the season.
Elijah Nichols (Arkansas State) didn’t want much time as he drove the second pitch of the game over the fence. Two batters later, Alex Dupuy (LSU Eunice) scored on a throwing error after stealing third base.
Nichols repeated his first at-bat in the 3rd inning with another solo homer on the first pitch he saw. A couple batters later, Braden McLin (Louisiana Christian) delivered a two-out RBI double to make it 4-0.
The Hitmen scored their lone runs of the game in the 4th. Logan Meisner and Jack Carozzoni collected RBI singles.
Hornell put the game out of reach with a big 5th inning. McLin collected his second RBI double, Markus Brehm (Finger Lakes CC) and Nicolas Schwing (Holmes JC) hit back-to-back RBI singles, and Finn Ellis (U of Charleston) hit a three-run homer. Nichols kept his hot day going with a RBI single and Jackson Legg (LSU Eunice) capped the eight run inning with a RBI double.
Ellis capped the scoring in the 6th when he drove in a run when he was hit by a pitch.
Jeremy Yanow (Webster) was solid on the mound. He allowed two runs on six hits in six innings of work to earn the victory. He walked three and struck out six. Logan Hoyt (Alfred State) got the final three outs of the contest.
Nichols led the Steamers 11-hit attack with a 3 for 5 day while McLin was 2 for 4.
Hornell hosts Genesee on Tuesday night at Maple City Park at 7 p.m. The game is a key match-up as the Steamers and Rapids are battling each other for the top spot in the Western Division. Hornell currently has a three point lead with four games remaining in the regular season. Genesee has five games left on their schedule.
