Cooperstown senior Nicole Cring was at her best Saturday, but Weedsport was just a little bit better.
Cring struck out 12 and walked three in an 11-inning two-hitter that ended with a walkoff single for the home team as second-seeded Weedsport topped No. 3 Cooperstown, 2-1, in a Section Three Class C-2 Softball Tournament semifinal.
“This was one of the best high school softball games I have ever been involved in,” said Cooperstown coach Dave Bliss, whose team also had two hits and went down on strikes 18 times against winning pitcher Abby Marsden. “It’s unfortunate that one team had to go home.”
Marsden struck out the side in the 10th and 11th innings, which each team started with a runner at second base via the international tiebreaker rule.
Marsden then stepped to the plate as the first Weedsport batter in the bottom of the 11th, with teammate Kaitlyn O’Connell stationed at second base.
After O’Connell stole third, Marsden drove a pitch to right field for the winning single as Cooperstown ended its season at 15-7.
“Both pitchers were very dominant and there were great defensive plays made by both teams,” Bliss said.
Weedsport catcher Libby Marsden, who drew all three of Cring’s walks, scored an unearned run in the second inning for the early lead.
The Redskins responded with an unearned run in the third, tying it when Holli Erkson tripled down the right-field line and later scored on a fielding error.
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Ford jumps to state title for CCS track
Lucy Ford cleared 5-foot-5 to win Division II state title in the high jump at Middletown.
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Kids Triathlon hold annual race
The Kids Triathlon Club held its annual race on Saturday at the Clark Sports Center with 31 kids finishing the race.
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Sandy Creek ends Cooperstown's season
Sandy Creek ends Cooperstown's season with a 6-4 softball win on Saturday at Le Moyne College in the Section Three Class C championship game.
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Deford gives keynote for baseball symposium
The mighty Casey may have struck out, but Frank Deford said he doesn't think that the hero of "Casey at the Bat" should have been portrayed as a buffoon.
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Interns arrive at the baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown is usually the place where all-stars finish their careers. But for 15 young women and men who comprise the 2013 Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development, the start of a new chapter in their professional lives is just beginning at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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Rained out Classic brings Hall to life
It's called the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, but on Saturday, the organizers of the fifth annual Hall of Fame Classic had to call a football audible.
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Ford returns with strong performance
The good news for the Cooperstown’s track team is bad news for high jumpers in the rest of the state: Lucy Ford is back.
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CCS girls shut out Pulaski in semifinals
Nicole Cring made it look easy Monday, but that doesn't mean she wasn't feeling the pressure.
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CV-S boys win Section Four Class D track title
Sparked by individual victories from Dustin Collins and Rory Davis, Cherry Valley-Springfield's boys won the Section Four Class D track meet May 22 at Marathon.
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Hawkeyes to begin season on June 5
Baseball is back where it originated with another season of Cooperstown Hawkeye hitters and fielders defending their home turf at historic Doubleday Field.
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Hancock ends softball season for MCS
Third-seeded Hancock scored seven runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to pull away from visiting Milford in a Section Four Class D quarterfinal.
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C'town baseball out of sectional play
Tom Taplin struck out 16 and walked two in a three-hitter as No. 5 Pulaski downed fourth-seeded host Cooperstown in a Section Three Class C-2 quarterfinal at Doubleday Field.
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Wainright sets the tone as Panthers capture T-V crown
Sophomore right-hander Linton Wainright struck out 10 and walked two in a four-hitter for the Panthers, who beat Milford, 8-1, in the Tri-Valley League baseball championship game at Oneonta State.
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Milford girls lose to eighth-grade phenom
The good news for the Edmeston softball team was a 5-2 victory over Milford in the Tri-Valley League championship game Friday at Oneonta State. The better news? Winning pitcher Catherine Johnson and batterymate Sarah Lawrence have yet to spend one day in high school.
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CV-S boys win division track title
Dustin Collins won two titles for Cherry Valley-Springfield while Hannah Saggese and Elijah Coley had two titles each for Milford in the Tri-Valley championships on Friday.
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DEC launches shooting range grant program
In an effort to support recreational opportunities for sportsmen and women across the state and to promote safe and responsible use of firearms, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens, in partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga County, have launched the Shooting Range Small Grants Program.
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Milford upset in opening round of playoffs
Colby Russo helped the 14th-seeded Blue Devils to a 3-1 upset of Milford in a Section Four Class D first-round game at third-seeded Milford.
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MCS softball clinches East title
Kaley Chase and Natasha Skillen hit two-run doubles during a seven-run fourth inning that carried visiting Milford to a 10-7 softball victory at Richfield Springs on Wednesday that clinched the Tri-Valley League East Division title for the Wildcats.
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