No. 2 Niskayuna powered to a 16-7 win against No. 7 Colonie Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Section II Class AA baseball tournament.
Niskayuna trailed 6-4 before scoring eight runs in the fourth inning and four in the fifth.
The Silver Warriors’ Tyler Senecal hit two home runs and had seven RBIs, while Angelo Spataro had a home run and five RBIs.
AJ Mazzone hit a home run for Colonie.
Niskayuna advanced to play in Saturday’s semifinals against No. 6 La Salle Institute, which upset No. 3 Ballston Spa 3-2.
Jon Weber allowed six hits in a complete-game win, while Nick Hansen and Cory Listing each homered for the Cadets.
Ballston Spa’s Luke Gold had a home run and a double.
No. 4 Saratoga Springs topped No. 5 Bethlehem 9-1.
Matt Triola and Brad Hipsley each had two RBIs, while Alex Henderson struck out five in a complete-game effort.
The Blue Streaks will play No. 8 Shenendehowa in the semifinals.
CLASS AA
NISKAYUNA 16, COLONIE 7
Colonie 032 100 1 — 7 8 0
Niskayuna 400 940 x — 16 15 2
White, Wall (4), Toms (4), Fusco (5) and Roemer; Ritzenthaler, Brown (4), Sheely (4), Funyak (7) and Toy.
SARATOGA SPRINGS 9, BETHLEHEM 1
Bethlehem 001 000 0 — 1 4 5
Saratoga 103 122 x — 9 10 1
Marynezak, Salamida (5) and unavailable; Henderson and unavailable.
LA SALLE INSTITUTE 3,
BALLSTON SPA 2
La Salle 000 021 0 — 3 6 1
Ballston 000 101 0 — 2 6 0
Weber and Hansen; Gawrys, Poirier (6) and Manderson.
CLASS A
Eighth-seeded Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake upset Queensbury in the quarterfinals with a 10-8 victory, as the underdog scored seven runs in the seventh inning.
Derek Haughey had the game-winning RBIs with a bases-loaded triple. Evan Bowers also tripled for Burnt Hills as part of a three-hit day.
In relief, Calvin Houghton picked up the win.
Mike Siano and Noah Edwards each had two hits for Queensbury.
Burnt Hills advanced to play No. 4 Scotia-Glenville, which won 5-4 against No. 5 Lansingburgh.
CLASS A
BURNT HILLS 10, QUEENSBURY 8
Burnt Hills 102 000 7 — 10 11 2
Queensbury 051 010 1 — 8 8 2
Anderson, Backus (2), Houghton (4) and Haughey; Valenti, Chase (6), Wettersten (7), Scott (7) and Edwards.
CLASS B
Top-seeded Saratoga Central Catholic eliminated No. 8 Tamarac with a 14-6 victory.
Zac Cronk had five RBIs for the Saints, while Connor Farrington, Dante Marin and Terel Tillman each had three hits. Jake Hart had a grand slam in Saratoga Central Catholic’s nine-run fourth inning.
Saratoga Central Catholic will play in the semifinals against No. 12 Johnstown, which won 8-1 against No. 13 Broadalbin-Perth.
No. 6 Voorheesville topped No. 3 Ichabod Crane 6-4.
Dalton Esposito had a two-RBI double to cap Voorheesville’s six-run sixth inning.
Patrick Foley picked up the win with a complete game.
Voorheesville will meet No. 7 Albany Academy in Saturday’s semifinals. The Cadets upset No. 2 Hudson with a 12-8 victory.
Albany Academy’s E.J. Birch had a home run, two doubles and four RBIs to lead the way, while Justin Geary hit a home run.
Hudson’s Nick Bernockie hit a home run and Josh Ramirez had two doubles as part of a four-hit day.
CLASS B
VOORHEESVILLE 6, ICHABOD CRANE 4
Voorheesville 000 006 0 — 6 4 0
Ichabod Crane 101 000 2 — 4 8 1
Foley and Gallager; Rutkey, Yankowski (6) and Wheeler.
ALBANY ACADEMY 12, HUDSON 8
Academy 200 026 2 — 12 15 2
Hudson 030 410 0 — 8 9 2
Duda, Birch (4), Seiler (7) and Moshier; Bowes, Cramer (5), Ramirez (7) and Fisher.
SARATOGA CENTRAL CATHOLIC 14, TAMARAC 6
Tamarac 000 033 0 — 6 11 3
Saratoga CC 010 904 x — 14 15 1
Fox, Connor (6), Mulligan (6) and Smith; Farrington, Learch (6) and Winslow.
CLASS C
No. 3 Hoosic Valley won 8-2 against No. 6 Canajoharie.
Jon Colligan pitched five scoreless innings in the win.
Hoosic Valley will play in the semifinals against No. 7 Chatham, which won 5-4 against No. 15 Greenville.
No. 8 Greenwich and No. 4 Lake George also won Thursday and will meet in a semifinal.
CLASS C
HOOSIC VALLEY 8, CANAJOHARIE 2
Canajoharie 000 001 1 — 2 4 1
Hoosic Valley 100 061 x — 8 12 0
Baldwin, Sossie (5) and Meyers; Colligan, Soucy (6), Vellucci (7) and Wiegert.
CLASS D
Top-seeded Fort Plain’s game against No. 8 Salem was suspended in the fourth inning. Fort Plain leads 1-0 in a game that will continue today at 4 p.m.
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