Chittenango waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Marcellus Mustangs 14-3. That 11-run margin sets a new team best for the Bears this season.
Reagan Poland looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. He is becoming a predictor of Chittenango's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 2-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't).
Maddox Shantel
| 05/22/26 @ Marcellus | 5 |
| 05/21/26 @ Homer | 2 |
| 04/18/26 vs Vernon-Verona-Sherrill | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Oneida | 2 |
| 04/30/26 vs Marcellus | 1 |
On the hitting side, Chittenango let AJ Valente and Maddox Shantel run wild. Valente went 1-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Shantel went 2-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and one double. Those five RBI gave Shantel a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jake Thomas, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Chittenango was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marcellus only posted a batting average of .176.
The victory got Chittenango back to even at 9-9. As for Marcellus, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
As of now, neither Chittenango nor Marcellus have any future games scheduled.
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