Pios sweep Jamestown in doubleheader, Hitmen fall to Salamanca

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira Pioneers picked up a pair of road wins, while the Horseheads Hitmen dropped a home game.

(Video Courtesy: Jamestown Tarp Skunks YouTube)

The Elmira Pioneers swept the Jamestown Tarp Skunks, on Sunday. The Pios rolled past Jamestown on the road, earning a 7-inning, 6-3 victory, and a 6-inning, 14-2 win. Cooper Smith and Andy Schroeder led the Pios in Game 1, with 3-hit days, and a combined 3 RBI. On the mound, Garrett Rochon struck out 4 batters for a complete game.

In Game 2, Eddie Kaufman (2-4) and Ayden Frey (3-4) each chalked up 2 runs and 3 RBI. On the mound, Connor Freeman mirrored Rochon’s Game 1 performance, sitting down 3 batters for a complete game. Additionally, Matthew Leahy found the most success at the plate between both games. The Woolwich, New Jersey native went (7-8) with 5 runs and 2 RBI.

Elmira next heads to Auburn on Tuesday, for a 7:05 p.m. matchup at Falcon Park.

In the NYCBL, the Horseheads Hitmen fell to Salamanca, 8-3 at home. The Lizards stormed out of the gates with 7 runs in the 1st 2 frames. The Hitmen responded with a solo home run from Horseheads’ own Lucas Granger, in the 4th. Salamanca answered with a 5th inning tally, before Haverling’s A.J. Brotz scored another Hitmen run on a fielder’s choice. In the 7th, Granger picked up his 2nd RBI of the day on a double, but that was all Horseheads would muster.

The Hitmen are slated to host a doubleheader with Olean, on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 10 a.m.

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