CCS TOPPLES FOE, 5-2

HAWKEYES GAIN

FINAL-FOUR SPOT

ENDWELL – En route to the state tournament, the CCS Hawkeyes baseball team defeated Elmira’s Thomas Edison High School, 5-2, at Maine-Endwell this afternoon.  The Section III, Class C champs now head to the final four.

A two-run homer in the sixth on a hit by Reilly Hall tied the game.  Ben Tafuro’s single in the seventh brought Brandon Hage home, bringing the score to 3-2.   Two bases-loaded walks ended the game, according to the Elmira Star Gazette.

The Hawkeyes will play next at 3 p.m. Friday at NYSEG Arena in Binghamton.  The winner of that game will play at 10 a.m. Saturday at Binghamton University for the state title.  (These dates are correct; disregard earlier dates)