NTL BASEBALL: SAYRE CLOSES 2025 WITH FIRST WIN OF SEASON (May 17, 2025)

Valley Sports Report
LAPORTE, Pa. — Sayre's misfortunes continued in the completion of a game suspended by darkness earlier in the season, but the Redskins closed the 2025 campaign on a high note with its first victory of the season, a 4-3 win over Sullivan County here Saturday afternoon in non-league baseball action.

The Redskins, who blew a nine-run lead in the top of the seventh, only to tie the game at 13-13 in the bottom of the seventh, gave up two runs in the top of the ninth inning to drop a 15-13 decision.

"Sullivan came out to play and finished out the roll they were on before the game got suspended," said Sayre coach Todd Green. "We came out flat and couldn't come back."

In the regularly-scheduled game, junior Karter Green turned in a strong pitching performance to lead Sayre to the win.

"We jumped out right off the get-go," said Green. "It was nice to see some fire in the boys. Of course, they came back to tie us up.

"Karter (Green) threw a great end-of-season game for us and took us to the final inning," he noted. "Shane Strickland came in and finished off the strong performance.

"It was nice to see the fire we knew the kids had in them to finish out a game strong and finally come away with a win.

"Can't say the season was much to brag about, but with the season comes a lot of character building," added Green. "In the end, I will always be proud of these young men, regardless of a record."

Sullivan County 15, Sayre 13 ... 9 innings
Sayre built a 12-3 lead through six innings only to have Sullivan County rally for a 15-13 win in a game that began on April 4 and was suspended due to darkness after eight innings.

The Redskins scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning in a rally that included an RBI single by Jordan Brown.

Jamier Kole and David Hall started off the bottom of the second inning with singles, but senior Nick Pellicano's sharp line drive was snared by the Sullivan County shortstop and turned into a triple play.

Sayre added two runs in the third inning to take a 5-0 lead, and two more in the fourth to extend the lead to 7-0.

The Griffins plated three unearned runs in the fifth inning to close the gap to 7-3, but Sayre answered with four runs in the home half of the inning in a rally capped by a two-=RBI single by Karter Green.

Sayre tacked on a run in the home half of the sixth to take a 12-3 lead.

The Griffins took advantage of three base on balls, three hit batsman, and a pair of fielder's choice play where the defender threw home instead of to to first base to plate 10 runs for a 13-12 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, Sayre turned a pair of Sullivan County errors into a run to tie the game at 13-13.

A single, a triple and a passed ball gave the Griffins a 15-13 lead after the top of the ninth.

Sophomore Shaine Strickland clubbed a one-out double in the bottom of the ninth, but was left stranded at third base.

Karter Green doubled and singled, scored two runs, and had three RBI, while Strickland doubled and singled, scored four runs, and had two RBI, and Hall singled twice and drove in one run to pace Sayre's 10-hit attack.

Brown singled, scored one run, and had two RBI for the Redskins, while Logan Zingeser singled and scored two runs, Kole and freshman Riley McGaughey each added a single, Pellicano scored two runs, Carson Dietz scored one run and knocked in one run, and Brayden Northrup crossed the plate once.

Green tossed four shutout innings to start the game, striking out nine, while allowing two hits and two walks.

Sayre 4, Sullivan County 3
Sayre scored two runs in the top of the first inning, then rallied with two more runs in the top of the seventh to pull out a 4-3 win over Sullivan County.

Pellicano and Kole started off the game with back-to-back singles, but Pellicano was cut down trying to steal on a passed ball. Back-to-back RBI doubles by Green and Strickland gave the Redskins an early 2-0 lead, but the Griffins answered in the home half of the first to tie the game at 2-2.

Green scattered four hits over the next five innings, but the Griffins turned a single, a groundout to advance the runner and two passed balls in the bottom of the sixth to take a 3-2 lead.

In the top of the seventh, Kole worked a lead-off walk, stole second and third base, then scored on a passed ball to tie the game at 3-3.

McGaughey re-ignited the rally with a single, moved to second on an error, took third on a double-steal, and scored on a sacrifice fly to off the bat of Hall to make it 4-3.

Strickland replaced Green to start the seventh inning, and retired the Griffins in order to preserve the win, and record his first save of the season.

Green had three hits, including a pair of doubles, scored one run, and drove in one run, and Zingeser was 3-for-3 with three singles to lead Sayre's 10-hit attack.

Kole singled and scored two runs in the win, while Strickland doubled and drove in one run, McGaughey singled and scored one run, Pellicano added a single, and Hall had one RBI.

Green earned the win, allowing three runs — two earned — on five hits, while striking out 11 and walking none in six innings of work. Strickland fanned one in a prefect inning of relief.

Sayre wraps up the season at 1-17.

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IN PHOTO: Sayre's Karter Green. ... VSR STOCK PHOTO.

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