Blue Devils trounce Olympia
by Warren Kozireski
Brockport sent 12 batters to the plate and scoring eight runs in the third inning in an eventual 12-1 victory over visiting Greece Olympia on Senior Day.
The Blue Devils jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Mike Knapp scored on a double-steal after leading off the inning with a single.
Left fielder Frank Mancera threw out a runner at the plate to end the third inning and preserve the lead before Brockport blew the game open in the bottom half.
Knapp led off with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. He scored on an RBI single by Ryan Wegner. Wegner and Josh Maier scored on a bases-loaded throwing error making it 4-0.
They plated two more on a second throwing error before Knapp drove in two more with a double to right center. He later scored on a third throwing error to complete the inning.
Knapp finished the contest 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Righthander Bryan Warner started and pitched 5.2 innings striking out three batters to earn the win.
Seniors Knapp, Wegner, Maier, Warner and Cody Armes were honored prior to the game.
Brockport will begin the Section V playoffs next week in search of their fourth title, the last coming in 2004.