BASEBALL
The McGraw baseball team is the No. 4 team in the state poll in Class D. The Eagles have started 12-0, with a plus-120 run differential.
McGraw’s offense has dominated behind monster seasons from Calob Sutton, Brennan Wilson and company. Sutton is batting .512 with a double, 12 RBI and 11 stolen bases, while Brennan Wilson has tallied a .528 average with a double, a triple, 15 RBI and 10 steals.
Blair and Owen Mulcahy have followed the duo up, with both sporting batting averages over .460 and recording double digit RBI. The Mulcahy brothers have also been dominant on the hill, with Blair rocking a 1.86 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 24.2 innings pitched and Owen recording a 2.34 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 24.2 innings pitched.
Thomas Lea is also batting .378 with four doubles, two triples and 13 RBI, Liam Baker is hitting .324 with four RBI and Riley Van Liew is aiding with a .353 average, a double and eight RBI.
Sutton has also logged some valuable innings on the bump, throwing 16.1 innings to a 3.91 ERA with 25 strikeouts.
“It has been a great season so far,” McGraw head coach Corey Wilson said. “On the other hand the weather has been a bear to deal with. Our team is currently ranked No. 4 in the state standings, first in Section III Class D and first in our league. We have scored an impressive 149 runs in 12 games and only allowed 29. Every player in our starting lineup has 10-plus hits. We have six players batting above .400. We won the PBR Lumber Yard High School Classic with a big win over Tully. We had impressive wins over Hamiliton and our biggest win of the season was Morrisville-Eaton. Some of our players have had some injuries that have affected their play, but they continue to work through it. Recently, our team had to battle through the flu, basically affecting all players. This team is resilient and they love to compete. This team has worked very hard through the off-season to set them up for a great baseball season. In order to stay on top of things we have to play each game and not look ahead of ourselves. I told our team that every team wants to be us and we are going to see the best stuff from here until sectionals.”
McGraw will look to move to remain unbeaten at 5 p.m. today at Gutchess Lumber Sports Complex against DeRuyter.
SOFTBALL
The McGraw softball team is also looking sharp so far, with an 11-3 record putting the Eagles atop the CCL. McGraw has ridden a 9-1 stretch to the No. 19 ranking in the state’s latest Class D poll.
McGraw relies on its two star pitchers, Remi Stull and Abby Lakie. Stull has a 2.35 ERA and 58 strikeouts in just 42.1 innings pitched, while Lakie has a 3.93 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 41.2 innings. The duo has held all but three opponents to five runs or fewer.
Leah Terwilliger and Katie Millard are leading the Eagles’ offense. Terwilliger has a .475 batting average to go with two doubles, two triples, a home run, 12 RBI and 17 stolen bases, and Millard has contributed a .419 batting average, five doubles and 23 RBI.
Josslyn Eaton, Bristol Eastman, Emersynn Wilson and Haylee Bassett are all batting over .300 to supplement the top two hitters. Eaton has added five extra-base hits with a home run and Wilson and Bassett have both hit two doubles.
“Our season as been going pretty well so far,” McGraw head coach Kris Terwilliger said. “The major obstacle has been the weather. We will be battling for a league title. We are still a pretty young team. We have no seniors and just three juniors.”
McGraw softball will look to win its 12th game of the season at 4:30 p.m. today at Stockbridge Valley.
