ILION 4, LITTLE FALLS 3, eight innings

ILION, N.Y. — The Ilion Golden Bombers walked off with a win Wednesday — literally.

Jeff Eysaman drew a free pass on a 3-2 pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to force home the deciding run in the Golden Bombers’ 4-3 victory over the Little Falls Mounties.

The winning rally started with an error. Ryan Risi attempted to advance Dan Crim with a bunt and reached base safely, as well. A passed ball moved the runners into scoring position with nobody out and a walk loaded the bases. Devin Mannuzza retired the next batter on a pop-up in foul territory before running a full count against Eysaman and issuing the 24th walk of the game.

Eysaman’s walk was the 10th allowed by Mountie pitchers. Patrick Shepardson struck out eight batters and walked eight over six innings and Mannuzza issued the final two free passes. Joe Gantz pitched a complete game for Ilion, walking 14 batters and hitting one while striking out 12.

Little Falls, which managed three hits and none after the fourth inning, carried a 3-2 lead before Mannuzza relieved Shepardson at the start of the seventh. Brett Leon singled with one out, stole a base and scored on a two-out single by Mike McAvaney.

Mountie Ryan Dawley singled in the game’s first run in the first inning. Little Falls added one run in the third and another in the fourth for a 3-0 lead. Shepardson walked, stole second and finished his trip around the bases on two passed balls in the third inning. Travis Carney singled in the fourth and scored on a single by Shepardson.

Ilion struck for a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth. Matt Soullas singled, stole a base and scored on a single by McAvaney. A bases-loaded walk eventually forced McAvaney across the plate with one out and Little Falls got out of the inning with an unconventional double play. Justin Gookins lined out to shortstop Dylan Blumberg and Blumberg attempted to double Ilion’s runner off at third base. The throw got away from Mannuzza at third base but he retrieved the ball in time to throw the runner out at the plate.

Little Falls (7-7, 3-4 CSC-I) left 14 runners on base, 10 of them in scoring position. They left the bases loaded in the first and fourth innings and stranded at least one runner in every inning except the second.

McAvaney was the only player on either team with two hits.

The Mounties and Golden Bombers also played an extra inning when they met earlier this season at Veterans Memorial Park. Little Falls was a 4-3 winner at home against Ilion April 21 and the Mounties are now 2-2 in extra innings games.

Little Falls plays under the lights at home Thursday against Mohawk and Friday against Herkimer.

ILION GOLDEN BOMBERS 4, LITTLE FALLS 3, eight innings

Little Falls  101 100 00 — 3  3  3

Ilion  000 200 11 — 4  5  1

Patrick Shepardson, Devin Mannuzza (7) and Nik Reff. Joe Gantz and Brett Leon. W — Gantz. L — Mannuzza. Records — Little Falls 7-7, 3-4 CSC-I.

MOHAWK 8, DOLGEVILLE 7

DOLGEVILLE, N.Y. — Mohawk scored two runs to take the lead in the top of the seventh Tuesday then held on in the bottom of the inning to defeat the Dolgeville Blue Devils 8-7.

Dolgeville had tied the score at 6 when Paul Barnes tripled to drive home Jabin Weaver in the sixth inning.

Jim Traglia doubled with one out in the seventh and Andy Conklin singled. Ryan Hunt drove in the go-ahead run for Mohawk with a single and Dillon Hassett added a sacrifice fly for a two-run lead.

John LeClair walked Blue Devil Andy Johnston with one out in the bottom of the seventh. Johnston stole second base and moved to third when Gary Farquhar grounded out. Chris Robotham singled to drive in Johnston before LeClair got he final out on a ground out.

Robotham had three hits and four runs batted in; his two-run single gave Dolgeville (1-10, 1-6 CSC-I) a 3-1 lead in the first inning. Johnston added three hits and three runs batted in and Kelsey Brandow had two hits.

Hassett had two hits for Mohawk (7-5, 2-3 CSC-I).

The Blue Devils play on the road Friday at Adirondack.

MOHAWK MOHICANS 8, LITTLE FALLS MOUNTIES 7

Mohawk  140 100 2 — 8  8  1

Dolgeville  302 001 1 — 7  10  3

Cody Marquissee, John LeClair (6) and Dillon Hassett. Jabin Weaver, Mike Barnes (7) and James Normoyle. W — J. LeClair. L — Weaver. 2B — Mohawk, Jim Traglia. 3B — Dolgeville, Paul Barnes. Records — Mohawk 7-5, 2-3 CSC-I; Dolgeville 1-10, 1-6 CSC-I.

WEST CANADA VALLEY 4, RICHFIELD SPRINGS 0

RICHFIELD SPRINGS, N.Y. — Jordan Gross pitched a five-hit shutout Wednesday and the West Canada Valley Indians stayed unbeaten in Division III of the Center State Conference with a 4-0 win on the road against Richfield Springs.

Gross struck out six batter and walked four while improving his record to 2-1.

Two errors led to three West Canada Valley runs in the top of the first inning. Alex Maxwell reached base on a one-out error, Dan DeKalb doubled and Alex Sovocool hit Rick Koster with a pitch to load the bases. An error on Austin Zacek’s grounder allowed the first run to score, Gross drove home the second with a single and Koster scored on a wild pitch for a 3-0 lead.

The score went unchanged until the seventh inning when Tomas Roberts singled with one out and scored on a single by Koster.

DeKalb had a pair of hits for West Canada Valley (9-6, 5-0 CSC-III) and Kyle Bridger had two for Richfield Springs.

West Canada Valley travels to Oriskany for a 4 p.m. game Friday.

WEST CANADA VALLEY INDIANS 4, RICHFIELD SPRINGS INDIANS 0

West Canada Valley  300 000 1 — 4  8  1

Richfield Springs  000 000 0 — 0  5  2

Jordan Gross and Alan Petrie. Alex Sovocool and Brandon Edick. W — Gross. L — Sovocool. 2B — West Canada Valley, Dan DeKalb. Records — West Canada Valley 9-6, 5-0 CSC-III.

CANAJOHARIE 4, ST. JOHNSVILLE 3

ST. JOHNSVILLE, N.Y. — The Canajoharie Cougars scored three unearned runs in the third inning and went on to defeat St. Johnsville 4-3 Wednesday.

St. Johnsville scored single runs in the first and second innings and led 2-1 entering the third. The Cougars’ rally started when Zachary Fleischer reached base on a one-out error. Anthony Taylor singled and a wild pitch moved the runners to second and third. Fleischer scored when Dylan Slater grounded out. After a walk, Canajoharie added two more runs on a dropped two-out fly ball.

The Cougars (9-2, 9-2 WAC South) got their first run in the second inning when Slater circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run to center field at Soldiers and Sailors Park.

Jaxson Smith singled in a run in the first inning for St. Johnsville (8-6, 5-6 WAC North). Jacob Bentz walked in the second, stole second base, took third on an overthrow and scored on a wild pitch. Tyler Bellen added a run-scoring single in the sixth inning.

The Saints stranded Bellen on base as the potential tying run in the sixth inning. Smith drew a two-out walk and was left on base in the seventh.

Dane O’Neil pitched a complete game and struck out 11 batters for the win for Canajoharie. Evan Springer took the loss after striking out six batters and allowing seven hits for St. Johnsville.

Payton Stahler had two hits for the Cougars. Smith singled in his first at-bat for St. Johnsville and walked the other three times he came to the plate.

Wednesday’s game was the first of four in four days for the Saints. St. Johnsville will make up a game at Fonda-Fultonville Thursday then plays at home Friday against Saratoga Catholic and Saturday against Northville.

CANAJOHARIE COUGARS 4, ST. JOHNSVILLE SAINTS 3

Canajoharie  013 000 0 — 4  7  2

St. Johnsville  110 001 0 — 3  4  2

Dane O’Neil and Zachary Fleischer. Evan Springer and Jaxson Smith. W — O’Neil. L — Springer. HR — Canajoharie, Dylan Slater. Records — Canajoharie 9-2, 9-2 WAC South; St. Johnsville 8-6, 5-6 WAC North.

NEW YORK MILLS 14, OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH 4

OPPENHEIM, N.Y. — New York Mills had back-to-back five-run innings in the fourth and fifth Wednesday and defeated the Oppenheim-Ephratah Hawks 14-4.

The Marauders took a 3-2 lead in the second inning, added a run in the third and broke the game open in the fourth and fifth. Steve Revere singled, doubled, drove in two runs and scored three times for New York Mills; Brett Miner had two doubles, two walks and an RBI; and Cory McCarthy scored three runs. Matt Vasco pitched a complete game for the victory.

Preston Brown singled twice for Oppenheim-Ephratah, Brock Ferguson scored twice and Mo Conte drove in two runs with a double and a sacrifice fly. Ferguson struck out five Marauders in 2 1/3 hitless innings of relief.

The Hawks travel to Poland for their next game Friday.

NEW YORK MILLS MARAUDERS 14, OPPENHEIM-EPHRATAH HAWKS 4

New York Mills  031 550 0 — 14  9  0

Oppenheim-Ephratah  200 110 0 — 4  7  4

Matt Vasco and Brett Miner. Shawn Seeley, Brock Ferguson (5) and Mo Conte. W — Vasco. L — Seeley. 2B — New York Mills, Justin Stevener, Cory McCarthy, Steve Revere, Miner 2; Oppenheim-Ephratah, Seeley, Conte. Records — New York Mills 4-11, 3-4 CSC-IV; Oppenheim-Ephratah 0-11, 0-6 CSC-IV.

FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER 5, HERKIMER 4

HERKIMER, N.Y. — The Frankfort-Schuyler Maroon Knights scored two runs on wild pitches in the seventh inning Wednesday and defeated Herkimer’s Magicians 5-4.

The teams entered the seventh inning tied at 3. Dan Giacovelli led off the top of the inning with a triple for Frankfort-Schuyler and a pair of walks loaded the bases. Giacovelli scored on a wild pitch to give the Maroon Knights the lead and Nick Laribee walked to re-load the bases. Pinch-runner Andrew Penree scored on another wild pitch before Peter MacKenzie fanned the next three batters to get out of the inning.

Myles Malta and Justin Roorda started the bottom of the seventh with back-to-back singles and a wild pitch moved them into scoring position. Malta scored on another wild pitch with two outs but Jamie Barr struck the next batter out to strand Roorda at third base and end the game.

Barr struck out seven batters for Frankfort-Schuyler. MacKenzie had 11 strikeouts in the loss.

Matt Rotundo hit a solo home run for Frankfort-Schuyler to tie the game in the sixth inning.

Mike Fahy and Sean Tripp each had two hits for Herkimer.

FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER MAROON KNIGHTS 5, HERKIMER MAGICIANS 4

Frankfort-Schuyler  001 101 2 — 5  5  3

Herkimer  002 010 1 — 4  9  1

Jamie Barr and Ron Gatto. Peter MacKenzie and Myles Malta. W — Barr. L — MacKenzie. 3B — Frankfort-Schuyler, Vinny Reina, Dan Giacovelli; Herkimer, Kyle Dempster. HR — Frankfort-Schuyler, Matt Rotundo. Records — Frankfort-Schuyler, 10-4, 5-2 CSC-I; Herkimer 10-56, 5-2 CSC-I.

Compiled From Evening Times Staff Reports