Saturday Sectionals: No. 4 Fillmore’s Miller opens postseason with no-hitter vs. No. 12 And/Whi, 4 hits at plate to aid 15-0 blank; No. 1 Lady Lions dominate No. 8 Attica behind Cowburn, Stuck homers

[PHOTO BY DESI MILLER]

FILLMORE — A less-than-ideal Saturday in Fillmore nearly saw absolute perfection come to complete and full fruition. Removed from a dominant performance against No. 13 Lima Christian to open their postseason, the fourth-seeded Lady Eagles continued to not miss a single beat when they collided with No. 14 Andover/Whitesville for a third and final time.

Despite the No. 14 seeds relishing their offensive firepower with 20 hits against No. 3 Naples to claim the upset win, the story of the afternoon was once again an extraordinary pitching performance from Mylee Miller.

Perhaps the best of the season.

The Fillmore sophomore was locked in right from the word go, as she topped her first round performance against the Lady Saints with an incredible no-hit outing against their Allegany County foe to capture a spot in next week’s Class D Semifinal round, extinguishing Andover/Whitesville’s offensive inferno completely to claim a 15-0 shutout after five complete frames.

“Today we were locked in most every facet of the game,” said Lady Eagles coach Jon Beardsley. “Mylee had great command and she was firing the ball. Obviously the 12 strikeouts and no hits speak for the day she had on the mound. Seeing a team a third time can find a way to get you nervous, especially with the way Andover/Whitesville hit the ball the other night, but Mylee had an excellent day. Offensively, the entire line-up contributed with either a hit, RBI or both.”

The Fillmore (15-4) defense, led by Miller in the circle, was simply phenomenal, as they allowed no more than four batters to reach the plate at any given time across all five innings of immaculate work. In the midst of it, the Lady Eagles brought their bats to life with a three-run icebreaker in the bottom of the first, led by the first of Miller’s two doubles, scoring both Tenlee Miller and Morghyn Ross on the play to grant a 3-0 lead.

After the two teams traded scoreless pleasantries in the second, the Lady Eagles went back to work with two more runs in the bottom of the third with Miller and Summer Friedl going back-to-back with a pair of RBI singles to branch their advantage out to five.

The damage would soon be done in the bottom of the fourth however, as Fillmore finished off their Quarterfinal victory with 10 more runs.

In total, the bats at the plate went on to execute a 15-run, 13-hit display against Andover/Whitesville, with Miller and her perfect 4-for-4 day leading the way, as she finished with her two doubles and four total RBI. Morghyn Ross and Tenlee Miller each had two hits. Chloe Hennard, Lily Sisson and Tenlee Miller all had a triple, while Mattie McCumiskey made her way all around the bases on an inside-the-park home run.

As for Miller in the circle, she was sublime, going all five innings of hitless softball with 12 strikeouts and one walk — her best performance of the season at the most crucial of times to send Fillmore onward to the next round.

For Andover/Whitesville, Olivia Waters went all five innings in the circle herself to counter Miller, as she fanned six and walked five. The team will graduate just one senior in Leigha Phelps, as their 2025 season comes to a close with a record of 7-11 overall.

Fillmore now hits the road for their battle in the Class D Semifinal round coming up on Thursday, as they now take on top-seeded Lyndonville for a chance at next weekend’s Finals.

Time and site for the Semifinal clash has yet to be announced.

Andover/Whitesville 000 0 0 — 0 0 2

Fillmore 302 (10)X — 15 13 0

A/W – Olivia Waters (LP) (CG, 6K, 5BB) and Reece Winters.

FIL – Mylee Miller (WP) (CG, 12K, BB) and Morghyn Ross.

Class B2 Quarterfinals

No. 1 Wellsville 20, No. 8 Attica 0 (F-5)

WELLSVILLE — You think the defending New York State Champion Lady Lions of Wellsville were ready to kick off their title defense on Saturday?

At the drop of hat at Tullar Field, Class B2’s top seed unleashed everything from their arsenal against No. 8 Attica, as they accounted for 16 of their 20 total runs to bring the hammer down immediately, setting up shop for what was a 20-0 shutout to claim their spot in the Semifinal round after the weekend.

While the offense pieced together a mammoth 21-hit outburst against the Lady Blue Devils, all eyes were on defense with three different pitchers all coming together to hold their opposition to just a single hit, as Makenna Dunbar, Brynn Hallock and Kennedy Perry all coagulated 14 strikeouts against Attica in their one-hit performance, with Dunbar recording the victory.

At the plate, the tone was set right away, as the Lady Lions (17-2) recorded 21 total hits, with eight of the hitters in their lineup all recording at least two. From within their 16-run frame, the main highlight stemmed from a Varsity first off the bat of Hailey Cowburn, who left the yard for the very first time in her career — a two-run blast to help put together a two-hit, five-RBI afternoon at the dish.

Lindsay Stuck also left yard later on in the contest, supplying the two runs in the bottom of the fourth with a home run of her own to finish off Wellsville’s scoring. Stuck finished with two hits and drove in three total runs. Teagan Burke and Averee Palmatier each had three hits and three RBI to pitch in along the way. Ayla Faulkner and Natalie Adams each had three hits and an RBI, while Makenna Dunbar and Brynn Hallock both had two to further the offense’s cause even more.

On the mound, Dunbar’s win was highlighted with three shutout innings of work, as she handed out nine chairs to the Lady Blue Devils.

Wellsville will return to Tullar Field for what will be the very last time this Spring on Tuesday for the Class B2 Semifinal round, as they now prepare to host the No. 4 LeRoy Lady Oatkan Knights in a 5 p.m. first pitch.

Attica 0 00 00 – 0 1 3

Wellsville (16)02 2X – 20 21 0

ATT – Hailey Mills (LP) (BB), Laurel Cius (1) (K), Tessa Dominesey (4) (K, BB) and Morgan Jackson.

WLSV – Makenna Dunbar (WP) (CG, 9K), Brynn Hallock (4) (2K), Kennedy Perry (5) (3K) and Lindsay Stuck.

Class C2 First Round

No. 3 Genesee Valley/Belfast 12, No. 14 Honeoye 0 (F-5)

FILLMORE — There was simply no mistaking Hannah Powers and her absolute dominance from within the circle on Saturday for the No. 3 Genesee Valley/Belfast ladies, as they recorded some extra mileage with a trip to Fillmore for their very first battle of the second season, feeling right at home in the Eagles’ Nest against No. 14 Honeoye to set the tone right away in what was a 12-0 five-inning shutout of the Lady Bulldogs.

Powers was at the very top of her game all morning long for Genesee Valley/Belfast (16-4), assuming full command of her destiny right from the very beginning with the game’s first 11 outs all coming courtesy of her arm, as she held Honeoye to just a single hit at the plate — a two-out single in the top of the first inning, while handing out 12 chairs and walking four to score the win.

While the Genesee Valley/Belfast senior was holding her ground on defense, the offense fed off the momentum in the first three innings of play, as they saw their first four runs all score off a flurry of wild pitches and errors committed by the Lady Bulldogs. Three more runs in the bottom of the fourth came around off wild pitches to aid the special teams fire once more before the No. 3 seeds put the finishing touches on the win with their last six runs to force the walk-off.

To pair with eight walks and five total errors by Honeoye, Genesee Valley/Belfast brought forth five hits at the plate — two of them belonging to Lily Green, who finished with a 2-for-4 outing. Morgan Yackeren, Jenna Hill and Addison Bradt all had a hit each to add into the mix.

Genesee Valley/Belfast now navigates into an all-Allegany County Class C2 Quarterfinal battle coming up on Tuesday, as they head back home to the Rich Sullivan Complex in Belfast to welcome in No. 6 Cuba-Rushford for their third and final battle this Spring. First pitch is tentatively slated for a 5 p.m. commencement.

Honeoye 000 00 — 0 1 5

Genesee Valley/Belfast 202 36 — 12 5 2

HON – Emily King (LP) (CG, 2K, 8BB) and Addison Butler.

GVB – Hannah Powers (WP) (CG, 12K, 4BB) and Jenna Hill.

BASEBALL

No. 3 Gananda 8, No. 6 Cuba-Rushford 0

PALMYRA — Entering Sectionals, the Rebels of Cuba-Rushford had begun picking up steam with some of their best baseball yet. From within that strand of victories, a monumental 3-0 shutout over longtime rival Bolivar-Richburg in the last full week of the regular season to aid in setting up what will be a winning season for the program this Spring.

Their second season opened without a hitch against Red Jacket earlier in the week, as they took total control from start to finish to punch their ticket one step closer, to the Class C2 Quarterfinal round. With an all-Allegany County Semifinal potentially waiting in the wings next week, the Rebels needed to keep their foot down.

But on Saturday, No. 3 Gananda altered their plans. Instead, it was Henry Shutts that took over, as the Blue Panthers hurler held six-seeded Cuba-Rushford at a near standstill, striking out 10 and walking two in his complete game two-hit shutout to end the Rebels season at the snap of a finger with an 8-0 victory at Palmyra-Macedon.

“Shutts pitched a heck of a game for Gananda. I thought we hit the ball hard and we were unlucky to hit it right at them,” said Rebels coach Pat Wight. “We didn’t play our best game, and we had some costly errors and walks. I thought Eli (Sleggs) had pretty good stuff today, and when we needed to make a play, we came up short. At the plate, we had some good at-bats, but we couldn’t find the hole when we needed to. I’d like to thank my five seniors for all their hard work. It’s not how we wanted the year to end, but they had solid careers. They will be missed.”

The Rebels were frozen in their tracks from the beginning to the end, seeing no more than four hitters reach the plate in six of the seven innings of action against the Blue Panthers. Their best opportunity to snap the shutout bid put on by Shutts on the hill for the No. 3 seeds came in the top of the sixth, when the No. 6 seeds scored a one-out walk from Landen Schappacher and then an additional base-runner in the shape of Finn Ricketts, who reached on error with two outs.

But on the next at-bat to Eli Sleggs, the Blue Panthers were able to work their way off on a ground ball to leave both men on.

As for Gananda, they started hot out of the gate, issuing a two-run single in the bottom of the first to open the scoring with the lead first. Despite back-to-back frames where they were shut down, the offense ramped back up in the last three innings of play with six additional runs — three of which incepting in the bottom of the sixth off a pair of singles, as they cemented their advantage once and for all to end Cuba-Rushford’s season.

On the hill for the Rebels, Sleggs went the first five innings behind five strikeouts and seven walks. Sleggs is one of five seniors that will depart Cuba-Rushford in nearly a month for Graduation, as he joins Ricketts, Schappacher, Adam Shaffer and Kadin Pierce in bidding their farewell across the stage.

The Rebels conclude their 2025 season on the diamond with a record of 10-8 overall.

Cuba-Rushford 000 000 0 — 0 2 3

Gananda 200 213 X — 8 7 1

C-R – Eli Sleggs (LP) (5K, 7BB), Finn Ricketts (6) and Adam Shaffer.

GAN – Henry Shutts (WP) (CG, 10K, 2BB) and Jackson Giancursio.

No. 4 Naples 4, No. 13 Hinsdale 2

CANANDAIGUA — No. 13 Hinsdale came within striking distance to try and turn the tide against No. 4 Naples early Saturday morning. But the Big Green were able to hang on for dear life until the final pitch was thrown at Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, as they sent home the Bobcats with a narrow 4-2 victory.

Stats and a complete box score were not made available to report upon publication.

Hinsdale closes up their season on the diamond with a record of 2-16 overall. The Bobcats will graduate six seniors in all in just a few week’s time, in Peyton Keller, Tyler Richards, Caleb Elliott, Tim Ribble, Braedyn Kenjockety and Dana Ginnery.