Roundup of Monroe County Region sports for Monday, March 23
Ida pitchers brave cold to toss shutout in baseball victory over Erie Mason; Camryn Cousino pours in six goals for Jefferson-Erie Mason girls soccer.
IDA – It was difficult to grip the baseball at Ida. That wasn’t a problem for the home team. Three Blue Streak pitchers combined on a 2-hit shutout in an 8-0 season-opening victory over Erie Mason on Monday, March 23.
Owen Snyder tossed the first three innings with six strikeouts. Hunter Hemelgarn handled the next three frames with five whiffs, then Carter Derian finished with a pair of punchouts in the final frame. More: Cast your vote for Monroe County Region Athlete of Week March 16-22 With temperatures in the low 40s, the Ida defenders were thankful that their hurlers were efficient, walking just 3 against 13 strikeouts.
“They were great all day long, all three of them,” Ida coach Jimmy McMonagle said. “Derian only threw nine pitches and all of them were strikes. ” Ida’s opener probably would have been called off if it had been scheduled as a doubleheader.
“It was cold,” McMonagle said. “We played pretty well for as cold as it was. Since it was just a single game, we figured we would bear through it.