Busy Week Ahead for the Hawks
The Wind-up
The YCCC baseball team took on the top two teams in the conference last week. The Hawks met SMCC, the 23-24 YSCC Tournament Champions on Wednesday. With nine conference tournament championships under their belt, the Hawks knew it would be a tough game.
The Seawolves drew first blood in the top of the second, scoring one run, which the Hawks answered in the bottom of the 3rd. YCCC bats went a little cold until the bottom of the 7th where they put up one run in the 7th, 8th and 9th innings. Unfortunately, SMCC flexed the muscles, ultimately winning the game 7-4.
Maksim Masse had the mound to start the game, pitching through 6 innings. The Hawks had 6 players reach base on hits and Caden Fontaine was able to score two runs. Once again, offensive pressure produced 8 stolen bases with A.J. Thibodeau, Caden Petit, and Danny Williams logging 2 apiece.
A double header with CMCC was next on the docket. The Hawks struggled to get any traction with their bats but did score one run in the 7th. However, the squad was stingy on defense allowing just 3 runs. The nightcap of the double header saw the week catch up with YCCC, allowing CMCC a 9-0 win.
Zach Robinson commented “I like how the team competed against the top teams in the conference. Now we know where the bar is and can focus on building further success.”
Both golf and cross country were idle however the week ahead will be a busy one for all the YCCC teams.
Golf will be competing in their last regular season match on Thursday at Great Bay Community College. Aiden Rothstein and Amy Stults-Stanek will look to continue to improve their game in anticipation of the Yankee Small College Conference Golf Championship on Sunday, October 1st. YCCC will be the host team with the tournament slated to begin at 11:00 am at Cape Neddick Country Club.
Cross Country is anxious to get back on course running in their first meet since September 9th at UNE. Saturday, September 30th, the Hawks will travel to Hampshire College to run in the Founding Tree Invitational. This course will also be the site of the YSCC Cross Country Championship on October 28th.
Finally, YCCC baseball will compete three times this week. Tuesday, September 26th at St. Joseph’s College, Thursday, September 27th at Bridgton Academy and Saturday, September 3oth at Quincy College in Massachusetts. Game times can be found on the athletic website.