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McAuley comes up aces as Somers tops John Jay-Cross River
CROSS RIVER — The radar gun was pointed at Ryan McAuley all game Thursday.
But the Somers junior appeared unfazed by that and unfazed by a couple of miscues behind him by a defense that would later pick him up at a crucial moment.
McAuley went the distance, allowing five hits, walking just one and striking out eight — multiple hitters with a devastating cutter/slider hybrid — in a 7-3 win over host John Jay-Cross River.
Only one John Jay run was earned.
John Jay which got into an immediate hole, walking four Tuskers in the first inning and having to switch pitchers just five batters into the game, came within inches of cutting Somers’ lead to one at 6-5 in the bottom of the fifth. But Somers centerfielder Gavin Kelly robbed Luke Fisch with a full-stride running grab in the right/centerfield gap with two outs and two aboard.
That occurred an inning after Kelly gunned Fisch out at home on Mason Federice’s two-out single that scored Amogha Bhat with the Wolves’ second run.
Tyler Venturini put an exclamation point on the Tuskers’ win in the top of the seventh with a long, solo home run over the left-centerfield fence off junior Henrik Zhai, who was largely stellar in relief, giving up only two earned runs on six hits over 6 2/3 innings.
What it means
The win was a continuation of Somers’ rollercoaster season. The Tuskers, who’d fallen 5-4 to the Wolves earlier in the week, are now 9-10.
John Jay-Cross River is 12-7.
Player of the game
McAuley, who was pitching in front of a Div. I college scout, who had him hitting 90 mph on his radar gun, took top game honors. He had a first-inning RBI walk to help his own cause. But it was his cool and controlled approach on the mound and his ability to use several pitches effectively that stood out.
Game stats
Somers jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead in part off Justin Thomas’s long, two-run double to center and Matt Giudice two-run single to center. The hits were back-to-back.
An infield error contributed to the Tuskers getting their sixth run in the top of the second with Gavin Kelly, who’d led off with a single, eventually scoring on a wild pitch.
John Jay’s Aidan Chernick, who’d reached on an error, scored the Wolves’ first run of the game in the bottom of the first on a two-out McAuley balk.
Federice, who was subbed in at short, had a big defensive game. Besides a fine running grab with his back to the infield earlier in the game, he recorded all three outs in the sixth. The first saw him lunge right to his knees to snare a wicked one-hopper off the bat of Henry Babagallo before throwing him out. He then robbed Kelly, going left and falling to snare his hot liner.
They said it
Somers coach J.T. Genovese called McAuley “our ace,” and indicated he was maturing, now changing speeds and employing multiple pitches, rather than just throwing hard. Some Wolves simply flailed at his low, outside cutter/slider.
Of being scouted, McAuley said, “It’s always like extra pressure but they’re there because they like me.”
He said that was motivating.
“I felt great out there,” he said, adding his team had hit “very, very well” and his outfielders’ defense had been “amazing.”
John Jay-Cross River is hoping to get its own ace, Jacob Storch, back for the Section 1 playoffs.
The senior and four-year starter went down with a hamstring injury after opening the season with wins over John Jay-East Fishkill and Nanuet, Wolves coach Ted Lawrence noted.
He said he would have started Thursday’s game if fully mended. But he liked the job Zhai did in relief, noting he’d hit his spots.
More Thursday games
Dobbs Ferry 9, Leffell 8
DF
— WP Andrew Zendel: 4 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 4 R, 4 ER
— Anthony Ficarrotta: 3 IP, 2 H, 5 BB, 4 K, 4 R, 4 ER
— Anthony Ficarrotta: 4-for-5, SB, 2B, HR, 3 R, 6 RBI
— Ian Foley: 3-for-4, R, RBI
— DJ Kollar: 1-for-4, R, RBI
— Andrew Zendel: 3-for-4, RBI
Lef
— LP Brady Schreiber: 5 IP, 10 H, BB, 6K, 7 R, 5 ER
— Mike Sulman: 1 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 R, 2 ER
— Ari Chinitz: 1 IP, H, K, 0 R
— Brandon Dittelman: 2-for-4, 2B, 3B, R, 4 RBI
— Henry Vogt: 1-for3, BB, R, RBI
— Asher Bayarin: 0-for-2, BB, HBP, RBI
— Jacob Moore: 0-fo-0, BB, RBI
Bronxville 8, Ardsley 6
Bx
— WP Jake Donnelly: 6 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 8 K, 6 ER
— SV Justin O’Hare: 1 IP, H, BB, 0 R
— Jackson Crystal: 1-for-2, R, 3 RBI
— Patrick Gangemi 3-for-3, 2B, BB, 3 R, RBI
— Max Zarba: 2-for-4, RBI
— Jake Donnelly: 3-for-4, SB, R
— Cole Zarba: 2-for-3, R
— Rian Garelik: 2 BB, SB
— Liam Garelik: 1-for-3, BB
Ard
— LP Justin Jaegar: 1.1 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 2 K, 6 ER
— James Sheerin: 4.2 IP, 9 H, BB, 4 K, 2 ER
— Will Liu: 3-for-4, 3 RBI
— Hunter Hamlet: 2-for-4, 2B, 3B, RBI
— Colin Berry: 2-for-3, 2 R, RBI
— Carter Bucci: 3 BB, R
— Drew Kerrick: 1-for-4, R
— Santo Fiordimalva: 2-for-3
Nanuet 8, Pearl River 2
Nt
— WP Matt Purvis: 7 IP, 4 H, 4 BB, 3 K, 2 ER
— Joe Moliterno: 4-for5, 3 SB, R, 2 RBI
— Jayden Colon: 1-for-2, BB, SAC, R, 2 RBI
— Andrew Dermersky: 2-for-3, 2 SB, R, RBI
— Rob Spilotras: 1-for-4, SB, R, RBI
— Matt Purvis: 2 BB, 2 SB, R
— Chris Demersky: 1-for-5, 2B, R
— Chris Musto HBP, RBI
—Jesse Rizzo: RBI
— Parker Peterson: R
PR
— LP Ryan Downes: 4.1 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 7 K, 4 ER
— Shane Wooster: 2 IP, H, 4 BB, 2 ER
— Brennan Buckley: .2 IP, 3 H, BB, 2 ER
— Dan Fitzgerald: 2-for2, BB, 4 SB, R, RBI
— Connor Buckley: 1-for-3, 2B, BB, R
— Shane Wooster: 1-for-3
— Brennan Buckley: SB
Wednesday’s games
Bronxville 5, Mount Vernon 0
JV call-up Will Waterstone wins first start.
Bx
— WP Will Waterstone: 6 IP, 5 H, BB, 7 K, 0 R
— Patrick Gangemi: 1 IP, 0 H, 3 K, 0 R
— Max Zarba: 2-for-3, SAC, 2 RBI
— Liam Garelik: 2 BB, SB, R
— Luke O’Hare: 2 BB, SB, R
— Jackson Crystal: 2 SB, R
— Cole Lewis: 1-for-3, BB
MV
— LP Rhyder Robinson: 7 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 11 K, 5 R, 2 ER
Tuesday’s games
Nanuet 3, Pearl River 2 (13 innings)
Jayden Colon scored the winning run in the bottom of the 13th on a Matt Purvis walk-off hit.
— WP Joe Moliterno: 5.1 IP, 2 H, 3 K, 0 BB, 0 R
— Anthony Duffy: 6.2 IP, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K, 2 ER
— Matt Purvis: 2-for-6, R, RBI
— Rob Spilotras: 1-for-5, 2 B, 2 SB, R
— Jayden Colon: 1-for-4, R
— Chris Demersky: 1-for-5, 2B
— Anthony Duffy: 1-for-4
— Joe Moliterno: 1-for-5
PR
— LP Connor Buckley: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 6 K, ER
— Drew Wooster: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 3 BB, 7 K, ER
— Dan Fitzgerald: 1-for-5, 2 SB, R, RBI
— TJ Gerondel: 1-for-4, RBI
— Connor Buckley: R
— Drew Wooster: 1-for-5
— Jack Wooster: 1-for-5
Stepinac 9 Mount St. Michael 2
Stepinac coach Keith Richardson recorded his 150th win.
Step
— WP Nilo Rodriguez; 5 IP, H, 3 K, 2 R, 0 ER
— Ryan McAndrew: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R
— James Cosgrove: 2B, 3 RBI
— Alejandro Giraldo: 2B, 2 RBI
— Logan Emmert: 2 RBI
— Grady McGee: 2-for-5, 2 R, HR, RBI
— Aiden LaSallle: 4-for-4, 2 B, 3 R
— Nate Baumstark: 2-for-4
MSM
— LP Joel Grullom: 5 IP, 5 K, 2 ER
Tappan Zee 7, Albertus Magnus 1
TZ
— WP Tom Campanella: 7 IP, 2 H, BB, 8 K, R, 0 ER
— Nick Manganiello: 1-for-3, SB, R, 2 RBI
— Tom Rae: 2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI
— Kaleb Hetzel: 1-for-3, R, RBI
— Matt Feinmesser: 2-for-4, SB, RBI
— Haris Cucaj: 1-for-3, RBI
— Nick Fleury: 1-for-3, HBP, SB, 2 R
— Sean Crowe: 1-for-4, SB, R
AM
— LP Emmanuel Rodriguez: 4 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 7 R, 6 ER
— Reid Johnson: 3 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 0 R
— Brayden Gigante: 0-for-2, HBP, R
— Sean McGuinness: 2-for-2, HBP
Bronxville 6, Ardsley 5
Bx
— WP Liam Garelik: 6.1 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 8 K, 4 ER
— SV Cole Zarba: 2 IP, H, BB, K, ER
— Liam Garelik: 1-for-2, 2 BB, 2 SB, 2 RBI
— Max Zarba : 1-for-4, R, RBI
— Jackson Crystal: 1-for-4, SB, 2 R
— Patrick Gangemi: 1-for-4, 2 SB, R
— Cole Lewis: 2-for-4, 2 SB
— Jake Donnelly: 2 BB, SB, R
Ard
— LP Jonah Kliman: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 5 BB, 8 K, 3 ER
— Jiei Tomioka: 3.1IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 K, 3 ER
— Ryan Lockwood: 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI
— Carter Bucci: 2-for-3, 2B, RBI
— Colin Berry: 1-for-3, 2 B, RBI
— Jesse Jaeger 1-for-3, R
— Drew Kerrick: 1-for-3, R
—JIEI Tomioka: 1-for-1, R
Other scores
John Jay-East Fishkill 11, Clarkstown South 9
Monday’s games
Clarkstown North 7, Suffern 0
CN
— WP Quinn Miller: 6.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 15 K, 0 R
— Jack Kavanagh: 2-for-4 2 R, HR, 4 RBI (Inside the park HR)
— Marco Reda: 2-for4, RBI
— JD Santulli:1-for-4 RBI
Suff
— LP Nick DeFelice: 6.2 IP, 9 K
— Alex Koprowski: 1-for-3
— Jonathan Mangeri: 1-for-1
Irvington 9, Sleepy Hollow 3
Irv
— WP: Justin Corniel: 3.2 IP, H, 7 K, 3 R, ER
— Lucas Constantine: 1-for3, 2 R, 2 RBI
— Brian Kim: 2-for-3, R, 2 RBI
— Ben Epple: 3-for-4, 3 R, RBI
— Connor Marron: 1-for-2, SB, R, RBI
— Navy Minkoff: 1-for-4, SB, R, RBI
— Justin Corniel: RBI
SH
— LP Marcus Spataro
— Kyle DeLucia: 1-for-4, SB, R, RBI
— Charlie Farbman: SF, RBI
Edgemont 15, YMA 2
Three pitchers combined to one-hit YMA, which scored two unearned runs.
Edg
— Will Terrasi : 3-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI
— Jacob Naya: 2-for-2, 3 RBI
— Brady Knopp: 2-for-2, 2 R, 2 RBI
YMA
— LP Alejandro Guillon
— Alejandro Grullon: 1-for-2
— Brian Maldonando: 2 R
Monday, April 4
Gorton at Saunders, 4 p.m.
Riverside vs. Barack Obama School at Fay Park, 3 p.m.
Lincoln at Yonkers, 4 p.m.
Rye Neck at Blind Brook, 4:30 p.m.
Yonkers Montessori at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.
Mahopac vs. New Rochelle at Davis Elementary, 4:30 p.m.
Clarkstown North at Suffern, 4:30 p.m.
Valhalla at Pawling, 4:30 p.m.
Somers at Brewster, 4:30 p.m.
Hen Hud at John Jay-Cross River, 4:30 p.m.
Irvington at Sleepy Hollow, 4:30 p.m.
Carmel at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.
Hastings at Leffell School, 4:30 p.m.
Tuckahoe vs. Dobbs Ferry at Gould Park, 4:30 p.m.
Briarcliff at Haldane, 4:45 p.m.
John Jay-East Fishkill vs. Ossining at Anne M. Dorner MS, 5 p.m.
Putnam Valley at North Salem, 5 p.m.
Scarsdale at Ketcham, 5 p.m.
Harrison at Tappan Zee, 5 p.m.
East Ramapo at Peekskill, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 5
Westlake at Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m.
Mamaroneck at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.
Pearl River at Nanuet, 4:30 p.m.
Bronxville at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.
Hen Hud at Panas, 4:30 p.m.
Suffern at Clarkstown North, 4:30 p.m.
Tappan Zee at Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m.
Brewster at Horace Greeley, 4:30 p.m.
Mahopac at Carmel, 4:30 p.m.
Ossining at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.
Yorktown at Lakeland, 4:30 p.m.
John Jay-Cross River at Somers, 4:30 p.m.
White Plains at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.
Edgemont vs. Pelham at Glover Field, 4:30 p.m.
Eastchester vs. Rye at Disbrow Park, 5 p.m.
John Jay-East Fishkill at Clarkstown South, 5 p.m.
Fox Lane at Nyack, 5 p.m.
Arlington at North Rockland, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, May 6
Saunders at Gorton, 4 p.m.
Yonkers vs. Lincoln at Fleming Field, 4 p.m.
Blind Brook at Rye Neck, 4:30 p.m.
Leffell School at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.
Barack Obama School at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.
Pawling vs. Valhalla at Kensico Field, 4:30 p.m.
Westlake vs. Pleasantville at Parkway Farrow Fields, 4:30 p.m.
Dobbs Ferry vs. Tuckahoe at Parkway Oval, 4:30 p.m.
Byram Hills at Croton-Harmon, 4:30 p.m.
Hamilton at Woodlands, 4:30 p.m.
Fox Lane at Ketcham, 4:45 p.m.
North Salem at Putnam Valley, 5 p.m.
Haldane at Briarcliff, 5 p.m.
Elmsford Classic
At Alexander Hamilton
Yonkers CSEE vs. Peekskill, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 7
Barack Obama School vs. Yonkers Montessori at Fay Park, 4 p.m.
Roosevelt vs. Gorton at Fleming Field, 4 p.m.
New Rochelle at Scarsdale, 4:30 p.m.
Carmel at Mahopac, 4:30 p.m.
Ardsley vs. Bronxville at Scout Field, 4:30 p.m.
Eastchester at Nyack, 4:30 p.m.
Mamaroneck at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.
Pelham at Edgemont, 4:30 p.m.
Yorktown at Fox Lane, 4:30 p.m.
North Rockland at Arlington, 4:30 p.m.
Albertus Magnus at Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.
Dobbs Ferry at Leffell School, 4:30 p.m.
Nanuet at Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.
Horace Greeley at Brewster, 4:#0 p.m.
Panas vs. Hen Hud at Sunset Field, 4:30 p.m.
Ossining at Mount Vernon, 4:30 p.m.
Putnam Valley at Ketcham, 5 p.m.
Harrison vs. Rye at Disbrow Park, 5 p.m.
Somers at John Jay-Cross River, 5 p.m.
Clarkstown South at John Jay-East Fiishkill 5 p.m.
Friday, May 8
Saunders vs. Yonkers at Sullivan Oval, 4 p.m.
Saunders at Roosevelt, 4 p.m.
Sleepy Hollow at Riverside, 4:30 p.m.
Peekskill vs. Lincoln at Fleming Field, 4:30 p.m.
Albertus Magnus at Ardsley, 4:30 p.m.
New Rochelle at Arlington, 4:30 p.m.
Yonkers Montessori at Irvington, 4:30 p.m.
Rye Neck at Hastings, 4:30 p.m.
Pleasantville at Westlake, 4:30 p.m.
Croton-Harmon at Byram Hills, 4:30 p.m.
Blind Brook vs. Tuckahoe at Parkway Oval, 4:30 p.m.
White Plains at Mamaroneck, 4:30 p.m.
Pawling at Briarcliff, 5 p.m.
Eastchester at Suffern, 5 p.m.
Putnam Valley vs. Valhalla at Kensico Field, 5 p.m.
Haldane at North Salem, 5 p.m.
Greeley vs. Yorktown at Granite Knolls, 5:15 p.m.
Rockland Challenge
at North Rockland
East Ramapo vs. Nyack, 4 p.m.
Nanuet at North Rockland, 7 p.m.
Saturday, May 9
Croton-Harmon vs. Pleasantville in Florida, 10:30 a.m.
Nyack at Eastchester, 11 a.m.
Roosevelt at Poughkeepsie (DH), 11 a.m.
Tuckahoe vs. Bronxville at Scout Field, 11 a.m.
Scarsdale vs. New Rochelle at Davis Elementary, 11 a.m.
Mahopac at Brewster, 11 a.m.
Mount Vernon vs. Ossining at Anne M. Dorner MS, 11 a.m.
North Salem at Briarcliff, 11 a.m.
Riverside at Woodlands, 11 a.m.
Carmel at Panas, 11 a.m.
Irvington at Ardsley, 11 a.m.
Port Chester at Mamaroneck, 11 a.m.
Edgemont vs. Hen Hud at Sunset Field, noon
Sleepy Hollow vs. Haldane at Mayors Park, noon
Hastings at Rye, noon
North Rockland at John Jay-East Fishkill, 12;30 p.m.
TBD vs. Lakeland, 1 p.m.
Minisink Valley at Ketcham, 2 p.m.
Clarkstown South at Fox Lane, 4 p.m.
Rye at Harrison, 4 p.m.
Rockland Challenge
At North Rockland
Tappan Zee vs. Clarkstown South, 9 a.m.
Suffern vs. Albertus Magnus, 11:30 a.m.
Clarkstown North vs. Pearl River, 2 p.m.
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: McAuley, Somers beat John Jay. Baseball scoreboard for week of May 7.
Reporting by Nancy Haggerty, Rockland/Westchester Journal News / Rockland/Westchester Journal News
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