
WAVERLY SCORES LATE TO PULL OUT 7-6 WIN OVER DRYDEN
By: Tim Birney | Waverly Athletics | May 11, 2021
DRYDEN — Sophomore Ty Beeman knocked in the go-ahead run as Waverly
scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull out a 7-6 win
over Dryden here Tuesday afternoon in IAC Division 3 baseball action.
Tied
at 4-4 after six innings, junior Thomas Hand led off the top of the
seventh with a groundball single to right field. Hand took second on a
sacrifice bunt by freshman Jay Pipher, but was thrown out on a dropped
third strike that allowed freshman Joey Tomasso to reach.
After Tomasso advanced to second base on a passed ball, Beeman doubled to right field to make it 5-4.
Walks
to juniors Caden Hollywood and Brennan Traub loaded the bases with
Wolverines, and junior Kaden Wheeler provided a pair of insurance runs
with a two-run double to center field to push the lead to 7-4.
Dryden
scored one run in the home half of the seventh, thanks to two singles, a
walk, and an error, and had the bases loaded, but Beeman struck out the
only batter he faced to preserve the win an earn the save.
Waverly
opened the scoring with two runs in the top of the second inning. With
one out, Hollywood and Traub hit consecutive singles. After a groundout
moved the runners up, Hollywood scored on a wild pitch, and Jack Barrett
drove home Traub with an RBI double.
Dryden got a run back in
the bottom of the second inning on a lead-off home run by Bradley Perry,
but the Wolverines scored two more runs in the top of the third — on an
RBI groundout off the bat of Beeman, and a balk — to make it 4-1.
Dryden tied the game in the home half of the fourth inning on a three-run home run to center field by Nathaniel Poole.
Beeman
doubled and singled, scored one run, and drove in two runs, while
Hollywood singled twice and scored two runs, and Traub singled twice and
scored one run to pace Waverly’s 10-hit attack.
Wheeler doubled
and drove in two runs in the win, while Barrett doubled and knocked in
one run, Pipher singled and scored a run, Hand added a single, and
Tomasso scored a pair of runs.
Pipher started on the mound for
Waverly. He allowed four runs on five hits, while striking out six and
walking three in 5 2/3 innings of work.
Junior Brady Blauvelt
earned the win, allowing an unearned run on two hits, while striking out
one and walking one in one inning of relief.
Waverly, now 5-2, travels to Notre Dame Wednesday.

About the Author
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020). Southern Tier Sports Report is set to launch in 2021.
