New York High School Baseball - St. Francis nudged by St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
April 19, 2023: Buffalo, NY 14223
The St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute Marauders baseball team scored 3 runs and limited the visiting St. Francis Red Raiders to 2 in the Marauders league victory on Wednesday.
The Marauders (4-1) will now prepare for their match against St. Francis (Hamburg, NY). The Red Raiders go into the Monsignor Martin match with a 3-6 record. In their last match, St. Francis edged Clarence (Clarence, NY), 9-8, in a non-league match.
The Red Raiders (2-6) will now prepare for their match against Clarence (Clarence, NY). The Red Devils go into the non-league match with a 2-1 record. In their last match, Clarence edged Sweet Home (Amherst, NY), 18-3, in a non-league match.
Game Summary
St. Joe's went down 2-0 in the top of the first but came back with a run of their own in the bottom of the first on an RBI single from Anthony Greco to score Josh Eagle after he singled and stole second. In the 4th, the Marauders tied it up when Everett Elia roped a double to the left field wall to score Derek Onevelo who had walked and stolen second base. Then the dramatics kicked in as the Marauders came to bat in the bottom of the 7th. Josh Eagle led off with a single and Ron Anspach followed with a single of his own on the next pitch bringing Anthony Greco to the plate. Greco drew a 4-pitch walk setting the stage for Brendan Bucello who went deep in the count and was eventually hit by a pitch forcing in the winning run. Ty Graczyk was sensational on the mound after yielding the 2 runs in the top of the first. He only gave up 3 hits after that while striking out 8 and walking none in the complete game victory. St. Joe's moves to 4-1 (1-0) and will face St. Francis again on Friday.
