Baseball Recap: Proctor Find Success

Proctor won against Vernon-Verona-Sherrill on Thursday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Raiders came out on top against the New Hartford Spartans by a score of 7-2. This was payback for the Raiders, who suffered a 2-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Cullen Sheridan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

JOSH MARTINEZ

Runs

04/25/26 vs Guilderland	5
05/01/26 @ New Hartford	2
04/27/26 vs Rome Free Academy	2
04/23/26 @ Notre Dame	2
04/14/26 @ Whitesboro	2
+ 5 more games

On the hitting side, Proctor let JOSH MARTINEZ and Daniel Penree run wild. MARTINEZ went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs, while Penree went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. MARTINEZ has become a key player for Proctor: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise. Quinten Singleton also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

The victory made it two in a row for Proctor and bumps their season record up to 9-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for New Hartford, they suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 2-2.

Proctor will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.