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June 21, 2012

Hancock Legion downs Cooperstown

Anonymous STAFF REPORT The Daily Star Thu Jun 21, 2012, 03:30 AM EDT

Rocco Christian's squeeze bunt toward first scored Warren Drake with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as host Hancock defeated Cooperstown, 3-2, in a Legion baseball game Wednesday.

Drake walked to lead off the sixth. He went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Todd Wainman and advanced to third on Derek Lenio's single to right.

Christian then hit a bunt down the first-base line and Cooperstown's only play was to first as Drake scored to make it 3-2.

Eli Holton and Tyler Phillips had RBI singles in the fifth inning, when Hancock tied the score at 2. Holton and Phillips each went 2-for-3.

Cooperstown took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on a two-run single by Cullen Beauergaurd.

Brett Adams struck out five in an eight-hitter for Cooperstown.

Hancock (3-2) travels to Whitney Point on Monday.

Hancock 3, Cooperstown 2

Cooperstown     000 200 0 _ 2 5 1

Hancock     000 021 x _ 3 8 0

Brett Adams (L) and Sam Dubben. Derek Lenio (W) and Eli Holton.

Sidney 22, Whitney Point 1

Andy Kozak struck out 17 in a four-hitter, and younger brother Billy went 5-for-6 and scored four times to lead visiting Sidney to a District Six Division II victory.

Sidney scored four times off Whitney Point starter Jeremy Olenski over the first four innings. Olenski, a hard-throwing left-hander, was thought by some to have a chance to be drafted in Major League Baseball's First Year Player Draft earlier this month, but his name was not called.

"We had a pretty good approach tonight," Sidney coach Matt Hafele said. "We swung the bats really well."

DaShon Boyles had an RBI single during Sidney's two-run third inning that ended with Sidney ahead, 3-0.

Quinn Barnhart and Dylan VanPelt each had four hits and four RBIs, and John Williams went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

Sidney (6-3) will host Cooperstown at 6 p.m. today at Unatego.

Sidney 22, Whitney Point 1

Sidney     012 123 (13) _ 22 20 1

Whitney Point     001 000 0 _ 1 4 4

Andy Kozak (W,1-0) and Matt Vogel. Jeremy Olenski (L), Alise (4), Ellerson (7) and Driscoll. 2B _ Phil Youngs (S), Billy Kozak (S), Quinn Barnhart (S), Andy Kozak (S). 3B _ Quinn Barnhart (S).