HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: CORNING BATS RED HOT ON COLD NIGHT AS THEY OPEN SEASON WITH WIN (24 PHOTOS) (April 1, 2022)

Southern Tier Sports Report
CORNING — It was a cold night, but the Corning Hawks bats were red hot as they beat Binghamton 22-2 to open the season on Friday.

Playing the game at Corning Community College the wind was brutal at times but Corning scored six runs in the first, five in the second, eight in the third and three in the fourth to win the game in five innings.

Eight players had hits for Corning in the victory, with Landen Burch going 4-for-5 with a home run, a double and three runs and five RBI.

Zack Nelson had three hits with a triple and four runs scored, driving in two runs.

Will Kibler, Grayson Saltzer, Mason Smith, Jack VanWoert and Carter Rosno all had two hits in the game.

Kibler scored two runs and drove in two runs and Saltzer had a triple, three runs scored and an RBI. Smith scored three runs and drove in a run and VanWoert had two RBI and two runs scored, while Rosno drove in three runs and scored two runs.

Aidan Chamberlin had a hit, an RBI and a run scored in the game.

Trent Hackett scored two runs in the game and Noah Freeland scored a run in the victory.

Smith went three innings to get the win and Gavin Hardee pitched two innings of relief. The two combined to give up two runs, neither earned.
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IN TOP PHOTO: Corning’s Zack Nelson reacts after hitting a triple. . . PHOTOS BY BRIAN FEES