Tenth-seed Spencerport upset Greece Athena in the first round and second-seed Franklin in the quarterfinals, but their playoff run ended with an 8-4 loss to sixth-seed Mercy in the Class A1 semi-finals played at the Clark V. Whited complex at the College at Brockport.
The Rangers, who won five regular season games, jumped out to a 1-0 in the first inning. Sophomore Sydney Brongo led off with a single to center and stole second. She advanced to third on a fielder’s choice and scored when the throw to third sailed down the left field line.
Mercy scored single runs in the first, second and third innings to lead 3-1 before opening up a seven run advantage with five hits and every run coming with two outs.
Spencerport plated one run in the fifth with Brongo beginning the rally with a leadoff single and went to third on a double to left-center by Maddy Brongo. Senior co-captain Emilee Yeager drove in the run with a sacrifice fly to make it 8-2.
The Rangers rallied again in the seventh inning as Yeager led off with a double, Kylie Tozer was hit by a pitch and Nicole Leone walked to load the bases. Freshman Kaylee Wikander reached on an error to drive in one run and, after a strikeout, another scored on Gabby Anderson’s RBI groundout to cut the Mercy lead to 8-4, but a groundout to third ended the comeback and the game.
