Leading off today: Jen Mineau threw her third perfect game of the softball season and Hoosic Valley extended its winning streak to 45 games yesterday with a 1-0 win vs. Schuylerville in the Section 2 Class B semifinals in Queenebury.
The Indians (20-0) have allowed two runs all year and posted 18 shutouts.
Mineau struck out 15 and didn't allow a ball out of the infield, which isn't surprising. As Greg Brownell noted in his game story, Hoosic Valley center fielder Eileen Farrell estimates she's touched the ball only two or three times in game situations so far this spring.
Football-like scores: Here are the highlights from a couple of sectional baseball games that won't be filed under "pitching duels."
Host Mamaroneck (25-2) scored four runs in the first inning and tacked on a couple of 10-run innings in the second and third for good measure to beat Ketcham, 24-18. Sophomore cleanup hitter Michael Rosenfeld posted four hits and seven RBI in the three-hour, 40-minute affair.
"Even their outs were hit hard," said Ketcham coach Pat Mealy. "We tried everything, but we had no answers for them on the mound."
After allowing a 10-run second, Ketcham cut into a 14-1 lead by scoring six runs in the top of the third only to fall behing again by a 24-7 margin.
At Candor, the home team carried a 12-run lead into the seventh and had to hang on for a 19-15 win against Marathon, which ended the game with the bases loaded. Jake Tubbs was 3-for-5 with four RBI for the winners.
