YORK – The HFL Cougars ended Geneseo’s playoff run Tuesday night with an 11-6 win over the Thunder. HFL took advantage of two Geneseo errors in the seventh to put together a five-run frame that put the home side away. The Thunder, who finished the year at 14-5, had plenty of opportunities against the Cougars, but the team left eight men on base, squandering any chances for a big inning. Geneseo knotted the game at six in the bottom of the sixth … [Read more...]
Thunder beat LeRoy 8-5, stay alive in playoffs
YORK – Facing elimination, the Geneseo Thunder came up with an 8-5 win over LeRoy Saturday night to keep their championship hopes alive. The Thunder got massive production from the bottom of their lineup as Alex Syberg, JakeDuppengieser, Tim Jackson and Tyler Piraino, the No. 7 through 10 hitters in the batting order, went a combined 5 for 10 with six RBI and three runs scored. Coach Mark Bennett said the ability to get contributions from every … [Read more...]
Webster mutes Thunder’s bats
YORK – One bad inning doomed the Geneseo Thunder in their first playoff game Thursday night. The visiting Webster Rattlers touched up Thunder starter Alex Yarton for four runs in the third inning then hung on for a 4-2 win. Geneseo managed only four hits and whiffed nine times in their first game since last Thursday. Despite the week-long layoff, Coach Mark Bennett said using the break as an excuse would be a copout. “The layoff, I don’t even … [Read more...]
Thunder beat HFL 10-7 to lock up No. 1 seed
MENDON – The Geneseo Thunder topped the HFL Cougars 10-7 in extra innings Thursday, securing the No. 1 seed in the upcoming double-elimination playoff tournament for the Thunder. Geneseo (13-3) built a 5-1 lead behind Alex Yarton and Tim Layland’s pitching performances heading into the bottom of the seventh, but HFL (4-8-2) rallied for four runs in their final at-bat to send the game to extras. However, the Thunder wasted no time getting the … [Read more...]
Six-run sixth propels Thunder to win
YORK – Sean Mattle and Korey Gillen each delivered two-RBI hits in the sixth inning to lead the Geneseo Thunder to a 6-5 victory over visiting Frozen Ropes. Frozen Ropes lead 5-0 and were cruising to an easy win until Geneseo (12-3) got their first run with three straight singles with one out in the sixth. After a strikeout for the second out, an error pushed across another run to cut the deficit to three. Gillen took advantage of the extra … [Read more...]
Geneseo Thunder recap roundup
The 10-2 Geneseo Thunder are sitting in first place. Here is how they got there. 6/5 versus Webster Rattlers Won 6-0 Record 1-0 Pitching line: Alex Yarton – 7 innings, 12 strikeouts, 2 walks, 1 hit Hitting: Patrick Dishaw – 2 for 3 Erik Graham – 1 for 3 with a double and 3 RBI to break the game open in the 6th 6/16 versus Coach Tony's Won 9-8 Record 3-0 Jake Dueppengieser pitched and got the win, Zack kolodziejski got the … [Read more...]
First-place Thunder keep rolling, improve to 10-2
YORK – The Geneseo Thunder kept rolling Thursday night with a 13-3 drubbing of visiting HFL. Geneseo ran their record to 10-2 with the victory and needed only 5 ½ innings to dispatch the Cougars via the 10-run mercy rule. The win is the second of the week for the Thunder, who beat the Webster Rattlers Monday night behind Alex Yarton’s 16 punch outs. Livonia’s Zack Kolodziejski went the distance on the mound for the Thunder, allowing just three … [Read more...]
Thunder rumble past LeRoy
LEROY – Geneseo travelled to LeRoy Tuesday night hoping to avenge an 8-6 loss to the Knights one week ago, and the Thunder got the revenge they craved with an 11-9 win. Thunder coach Mark Bennett has challenged his offense to put together complete games, and Tuesday the bats exploded. “Offensively, we’ve really been working hard,” Bennett said. “These guys have been coming over to my house to do some soft toss, and at practices we’ve actually … [Read more...]
Thunder’s late rally falls flat in LeRoy
LEROY – The Geneseo Thunder couldn’t muster enough offense in their two final at-bats, and the local travel team fell to LeRoy 8-6 Tuesday night. Geneseo entered the sixth inning trailing 8-2, and to that point, their bats had been anything but thunderous. However, the offense busted out in the second-to-last framed thanks to RBI by Perry’s Alex Syberg and Keshequa’s Korey Gillen. Geneseo plated a third run in the inning on a throwing error to … [Read more...]
Leyland K’s 14 in Thunder’s win over LeRoy
YORK – Keshequa’s Tim Leyland struck out 14 and Geneseo’s John Ridler drove in three runs as the Geneseo Thunder improved to 2-0 with a 9-4 victory over LeRoy Thursday night. Leyland labored through the first inning, walking the first two batters of the game and ultimately giving up three runs in the frame, but he allowed just five base runners and one run through the remainder of the game. Thunder coach Mark Bennett said he wanted Leyland, who … [Read more...]