Baseball

UTICA – This past weekend, the OCO Elites’ under-17 baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Utica Post 229, 14-8 and 14-2.

In the first game, Post 229 took command with eight runs in the second inning to create an 8-4 lead. OCO was hurt by the combination of five fielding erros and five Utica hits.

Richard Ryan and Austin Taylor led OCO’s batters with two hits and two RBI apiece.

Game two was completed in just five innings as Utica pitcher Vinny Femia allowed just two hits for the win, while his teammates rapped out 13 basehits against OCO. Vito Castranova tripled and was a perfect 4-for-4 to lead Utica.

Game 1

O.C.O. Elites 130 120 1 8 10 8

Post 229 081 500 x 14 7 4