The Hbaseball team (19-20) defeated Columbia-Greene Community College (18-13), 3-2, on Thursday afternoon.
Dennis Buckley (Christian Brothers Academy/Colonie) pitched a complete game, one-hitter, striking out eight batters allowing only one earned run in the Vikings 3-2 victory over Columbia-Greene. Tied 1-1 in the fourth inning, Kyle Brisson (Waterford-Halfmoon/Waterford) stepped up to the plate and hit a two-run home run to give the Vikings a 3-1 lead. Buckley pitched out of trouble in the bottom of the seventh, but struck out the last batter with runners on second and third to end the game.
The baseball team advances to the Regional tournament as a #3 seed and will take on #2 Erie Community College in Buffalo on Saturday for a best-out-of-three series beginning at 1 p.m.
Published: Fri, 04 May 2012 11:43:52 +0000 by j.hoyt