July 6, 2023
The Hornell Steamers and the Sherrill Silversmiths had a double header last night. Game one ended in a tie, 1-1, and the Silversmiths won game two,8-7. Hornell hosts Olean today at 5 p.m. the two teams will complete a suspended game in which the Oilers lead 7-2 in the 4th inning. Then the regularly scheduled game will follow at approximately 7 p.m. tonight.
See full press release from Steamers G.M. Paul Welker:
The Hornell Steamers and the Sherrill Silversmiths battled in a pair of tight contests on a steamy Wednesday. The teams tied 1-1 in the opener and the Silversmiths rallied for a 8-7 win in the nightcap.
The opener was a pitching duel between Peyton Ahlstrom (Finger Lakes CC) and Marcus Liss.
Hornell got on the board in the 2nd when DJ Stoainovich (Finger Lakes CC) doubled and scored on a RBI single by Bobby Sellers (Alfred State).
Ahlstrom didn’t allow a run until the 7th when Tim McGuire collected a RBI single with one out. Tre Slawson (Keuka) got out of the jam and gave the Steamers a chance to win it.
In the bottom of the 7th, Hornell loaded the bases with one out but LIss wiggled out of trouble and sent the game into extra innings.
Slawson didn’t allow a run in the 8th and Conor Wolf kept the Steamers off the board to end the game in a 1-1 tie.
Ryan Hill (Mercyhurst) was the lone Steamer with multiple hits finishing 2 for 3. Ahltsrom went 6.1 innings allowing just one run on five hits. He walked one and struck out five.
In the nightcap, Sherrill got on the board with a single run in the 1st but Hornell answered with a two run double to left by Noah Brooks (Siena).
Tyler Curtis (Fredonia) collected a RBI single in the 3rd and Matt Wessels (Iona) followed with a RBI sac fly to make it 4-1. Brooks hit a sac fly in the 5th to add to Hornell’s lead.
Sherrill got the bats going off of the Steamers bullpen. They scored three to cut the lead to one in the 6th and added four more in the 7th to take the 8-5 lead.
Hornell didn’t go away. With one out Tim Burns (Maine Presque Isle) and Justin Swanson (North Park) singled and Danny Melendez (Finger Lakes CC) drew a walk to load the bases. After a popout, Wessels hit a two-run single to center that scored two and cut the lead to 8-7.
Joseph Hartnett came out of the pen and got a ground out to secure the win.
Burns and Swanson were each 2 for 3 in the game while Brooks and Wessels each had three RBI.
Xavier Garrity (Webster) did not factor in the decision but threw five solid innings. He allowed one earned run on seven hits while walking one and striking out six.
Hornell hosts Olean on Thursday. At 5 p.m. the two teams will complete a suspended game in which the Oilers lead 7-2 in the 4th inning. The regularly scheduled game will follow at approximately 7 p.m.
