BEEKMANTOWN — Saranac used a four-run seventh to come from behind to beat Beekmantown on Monday, 8-5.
It would be the Spartans’ (1-3, 1-2) first win on the season that came in cold and windy conditions.
After falling behind 3-1 in the top of the third, Beekmantown scored three of its own runs to retake the lead at 4-3.
Max Coryer tied the game again in the top of the sixth, only for the Eagles’ Phoenix Kelley singling in Sully Loughan in the bottom half.
With the score set at 5-4, Saranac went to work. The Spartans’ used smallball — singles, walks and stolen bases — to work around the infield. Two singles scored three runs, the fourth on a wild pitch, to come from behind and win.
Adrian Barnes picked up the win for Saranac, striking out five while giving up 11 hits. Bryson Recore took the loss for Beekmantown.
The Eagles’ Owen Rankin, who started the game on the mound, had three hits, with his first being a home run.
Barnes and Macomber. Rankin, Recore (5) and Porter. WP- Barnes. LP- Recore. 2B- Barnes (SCS), Lawrenz (SCS), Loughan (BCS), HR- Rankin (BCS)
NORTH CREEK — Johnsburg-Minerva’s Nick Sauer-Jones struck out 11 batters over five innings, giving up no hits as the Irish Jags defeated Chazy, 20-0.
Thirteen different J/M players saw action as Cole Millington recorded four RBIs while going 2-for-3 at the plate.
Millington, Jeremiah Freebern, Liam McKinney and Tristan Campbell had extra base hits for an Irish Jags team that scored all of its runs in the first three innings.
Duprey, Parker (2), Lashway (3) and Demers. N. Sauer-Jones and Millington. WP- N. Sauer-Jones. LP- Duprey. 2B- Milling (J/M), Freebern (J/M), McKinney (J/M) Campbell (J/M)
INDIAN LAKE — Bolton scored in every inning to defeat Indian Lake/Long Lake, 18-2.
The Eagles used five different pitchers. Each pitched one inning against the Orange.
Andy Morehouse, Lance Corey, Will Hens, Thomas Williams and John Roemer combined for the three-hitter. They threw a collective eight strikeouts.
Jace Hubert went 2-for-4 with a home run, double and five RBIs to lead Bolton. Jacob French hit a double, triple and had four RBIs.
The Orange’s Charlie Seamen had the lone extra base hit for his team, which was a double. He also had two RBIs.
Morehouse, Corey (2), Hens (3), Williams (4), Roemer)5) and Pagan, Morehouse (2). Boya. Pacheco (4) and Farr. 2B- Seaman (IL/LL), Corey (BCS), French (BCS), Hubert (BCS). 3B- French (BCS). HR- Hubert (BCS)
WESTPORT — Boquet Valley held a 1-0 lead after two innings
That’s when Schroon Lake/Newcomb’s bats woke up, scoring eight runs in the third and piling nine more over the next two innings to defeat the Griffins, 17-3.