HS roundup: Noah Klasen, Liverpool baseball blanks CBA, 1-0

Noah Klasen pitched a five-hitter with eight strikeouts and two walks and the Liverpool baseball team shut out Christian Brothers Academy, 1-0, in a non-league game on Saturday.

“Noah pitched very well today,” said Liverpool coach Fred Terzini. “Shutouts against good hitting teams like CBA are at a premium, He settled in after the second inning and faced only 18 hitters in the last five innings.”

Alexander Evans scored the game’s lone run in the second inning. Evans raced home from second base on ground ball that was hit to the shortstop. The first baseman stretched to make the catch, and with the stretch he fell to the ground. Evans never stopped running and scored on the play.

That run was enough for Klasen and the Warriors (3-9).

“(Klasen) began to get ahead in the count, minimizing walks, making scoring chances tough to come by,” said Terzini. “His defense supported him making plays in between his eight strikeouts.”

Will Harrigan had two hits for the Brothers (8-3).

Cicero-North Syracuse 4, West Genesee 2

The Northstars jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead in the Salt City Athletic Conference Metro Division game.

Logan Karwowski, Corey Cartier, Michael Rockwell and Bryce Zicaro all scored a run in the inning.

Sam Shaw picked up the complete-game victory, yielding six hits, striking out five and walking one for Cicero-North Syracuse (10-2).

Daniel Flaherty had two hits for West Genesee (10-3), who lost its third game in a row.

Homer 5, Jamesville-DeWitt 4

Joey Case pitched and hit the Trojans to the non-league win.

Case pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs with seven strikeouts and three walks before giving way to Zander Johnson, who had a bases-loaded strikeout to end the game.

Case went 2-for-3 at the plate and smacked a three-run home run in the fifth inning for the Trojans (10-4).

Softball

Baldwinsville 13, Rome Free Academy 6

Isabella Nadzan went 4-for-5 with a triple and five runs batted in and the Bees won the non-league game.

Grace Branshaw, Taylor Tripodi, Ayla Fleming and Hadley Michaels all had two hits for Baldwinsville (11-1).

Port Byron 16, Onondaga-LaFayette 8

Nicole Namisniak went 2-for-5 with a triple and four runs batted in and the Panthers won the Onondaga High School League Patriot Division game.

Mackenzie McDowell had three hits and three RBIs and Sadie White went 4-for-5 for Port Byron (10-1).

Cooperstown 12, Oneonta 2

Dani Seamon pitched a three-hitter and struck out 14 and the Hawkeyes won their seventh game in a row.

Marley Lippitt went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs with a home run and Kate Creppin went 4-for-4 for Cooperstown (7-1).