GOLF
THURSDAY MAY 18 AND FRIDAY MAY 19 The men’s golf team fared well in the Region XV Championships on Friday, posting their best combined score for the season in round two on Friday. Brian Crawford (Carmel HS/Stormville, NY) and Jacob Liebersohn (Ardsley HS/Ardsley, NY) both qualified for the NJCAA Championships, staying close to the top of the board each day. Freshman, Andy Perez (Ossining HS/Ossining, NY) just missed the cut for Nationals by one stroke.
The two-day tournament was held at the Villa Roma under mostly pleasant conditions. The well-manicured course played true both rounds as the teams teed off the tournament on Thursday. Liebersohn played to a score of 82 on Thursday and backed it up with another 82 on Friday. Crawford struggled a bit on Thursday with an 83 but came back on Friday to post a 76. Perez came into the clubhouse with an 84 on Thursday and rallied for an 82 on day two. Chris O’Brien (Ossining HS, Ossining, NY) posted a season low 96 on Friday, but was unable to make it to the opening round due to commencement.
The team scored a combined 713 for the tournament, good for 4th place overall. The NJCAA National Championship will be held at Chautauqua Golf Club in Chautauqua, NY on June 6-9th.
BASEBALL (RECORD 38-13 REGION 16-4, CONFERENCE 16-4)
Champs!!! – Baseball Seizes 4th Straight Region XV Title
May 15, 2017 – Loch Sheldrake, NY
The Vikings defeated Sullivan at Sullivan in the Region XV Championship game, 25-22.
Westchester got on the board right away in the bottom if the first inning when Steve Guzman (JFK HS/Bronx, NY) hit a triple that plated Brian Corporan (HS for Environmental Studies/Bronx, NY). Paul Franzese (Somers HS/Somers, NY) hit a two run homer to take an early 3-0 lead. After the Vikings added a run in the 2nd, trouble found the team in the top of the 3rd.
Nick Cona (Walter Panas HS/Cortlandt Manor, NY) got the start and though he kept the Generals off the board in the first two frames, the momentum changed with a few gusts of the wind. Cona deserved better when he induced three shallow fly balls that were caught in the swirling jet stream and ended up finding the grass for hits. Sullivan made the best of the opportunity hitting a pair of three run home runs in the lopsided inning, that would foreshadow the theme for the day. The Generals would post 3 more runs in the 4th inning to take a 10-4 lead.
The Vikings would cut it to 10-7 in the bottom of the inning, only to see the offensive barrage of Sullivan continue as they scored five in the 5th to go up 15-7. But immediately, WCC plated 7 runs in the bottom of the fifth, to pull within a run at 15-14. The Generals changed the direction of the game once again by scoring six in the 6th and another in the 7th to take a lead that looked to be commanding at the time at 22-15. As the WCC had done all game long, they continued to claw back, posting six runs in the bottom of the 7th to once again cut the lead to 1 at 22-21.
In the top of the 8th, Westchester hurler Triston Olmo (Ardsley HS/Ardsley, NY), who took over in the 6th, kept the Generals at bay before giving way to Luis Gomez (St. Raymond’s HS/Bronx, NY) when he ran into trouble with runners aboard. Gomez threw two pitches to get the final out in the inning, holding Sullivan scoreless for the first inning since the 2nd.
Westchester would then load the bases as the game neared conclusion. Jose Delacruz (George Washington HS/ New York, NY) stepped to the plate and launched a drive over the center field wall for a grand slam to take an astonishing 25-22 lead.
Scottie Giordano (Croton Harmon HS/Croton, NY) entered in the top of the 9th, and recorded the first two outs via the strike out. A base hit, a hit batsman, and an error then loaded the bases for Sullivan, bringing the go ahead run to the plate. Giordano then slammed the door by striking out the last batter swinging to put an end to the scoring and taking the Region XV title.
In addition to the go ahead and winning RBIs, Delacruz was also 4 for 4 with 7 total RBI on the day. Giordano was 4 for 7 with 3 RBIs. Brian Corporan went 4 for 5 with 3 RBI, including a home run, to go with 5 runs scored. Paul Franzese was also 4 for 5 for the game. Gomez was the pitcher of record when WCC took the lead for good as he earned his 11th win of the season, extending his own school record.
The win sends the Vikings to the Eastern District Championship which Westchester l hosted on May 20th and 21st.
SATURDAY MAY 20TH Baseball Knocks off Mercyhurst – Advances To Eastern District Finals
May 20, 2017
