Extra-Inning Win for C-R

CHATHAM — Cobleskill-Richmondville scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie and secure a 4-2 extra-inning victory over the Chatham Panthers in a high school baseball game on Monday.

Elijah Barr earned the win for Cobleskill-Richmondville, pitching five innings and allowing one earned run on five hits while striking out nine. Brody Becker pitched four effective innings in relief, yielding one earned run and striking out five.

Becker also paced the Bulldogs' 14-hit offensive attack, going 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and an RBI. Aiden Carr contributed three hits and an RBI, while Barr had two hits and drove in a run. Matt Gunzinger doubled, scored a run, and had two RBIs. Cobleskill-Richmondville scored a run in the first and another in the sixth before their decisive ninth-inning rally.

For Chatham, B. Steltz led the offense with three hits, a run scored, and an RBI. C. Steltz collected two hits, including a double, and T. Pierro also had two hits. K. Pinto drove in one of Chatham's runs. The Panthers scored a run in the fourth and tied the game with another run in the bottom of the eighth inning.

L. Smalley took the loss for Chatham in relief, allowing two earned runs over three innings while striking out nine. K. Pinto started for the Panthers, pitching six innings and giving up two earned runs. Both teams committed two errors.