Baseball

Evening Sun Report

Oxford 12, Hancock 3

OXFORD – Oxford won its 11th straight game and clinched its first division title since the 1999 season against Hancock Monday.

Ben Burdick stroked a two-run double as part of a six-run second, and Burdick added a two-run homer in the fourth to pad Oxford’s lead. Oxford’s half-dozen uprising of tallies in the second inning all came with two outs to support winning pitcher Nate Sortino.

“We knew it had been eight years since the last division title because we have been looking at that banner for a while,” said Oxford coach Chris Palmer. “Most of the kids since the eighth grade have set this as one of their goals. It’s a great group of kids and it’s nice to accomplish it.”

Sortino had two hits – both RBI singles – and Trevor Nelson added a 2-for-4 day. The Blackhawks will play either Unatego or Sidney May 18 for the league title in Oneonta.

Han. 101 100 0 3 4 6

Oxf. 160 212 x 12 11 1

Nate Sortino (W), Trevor Nelson (7) and Jake Vincent. Travis Drake (L), Will Young (6) and Dylan Oralls. Doubles: (O) Ben Burdick, Pat Wade. Triples: (H) Aaron Gorshack, HR: (O) Burdick, (H) Gorshack.

Otselic Valley 17, McGraw 8

SOUTH OTSELIC – Taylor Duell hit one of three Otselic Valley home runs finishing 5-for-5 on the day in the Vikings’ rout of McGraw Monday.