Evening Sun Report

Baseball

Unadilla Valley 10, Hancock 9

NEW BERLIN – Unadilla Valley senior Brett Smith broke a 9-9 tie in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off homer as Unadilla Valley rallied from a early deficit to defeat defending Section IV Class D champion Hancock Thursday afternoon.

Smith, down to his last strike with a 1-2 count, connected on a fastball that richocheted over the outfielder’s head for the easy round-tripper. Smith also pitched four innings of relief to earn the victory.

“Brett really carried us with his bat and his pitching, plus I felt we played some pretty decent defense from the mid innings and on,” said UV coach Gary Alford. “The boys never gave in.”

Hancock led 5-0 after two innings scoring on five basehits and two walks.

UV jumped back into the game scoring five runs in the fifth. Jesse Ranger had a two-run single, Kurt Haycook added an RBI, and Smith scored Haycook with a sacrifice fly.

UV (4-1) is at Afton Monday.

Hanc. 410 210 1 9 11 2

UVal 001 251 1 10 7 2

Kurt Haycook, Brett Smith (4, W) and Zach Montgomery. K. Drake, Phillips (5,L) and Holton. Doubles: (H) Wainman, Drake, Triples: (H) Rocco Christian. HR: (UV) Brett Smith.

Oxford 13, Harpursville 10

HARPURSVILLE – Oxford completed a perfect 3-0 week and nudged its way back to the .500 mark rallying to beat Harpursville Thursday afternoon.