The Mount Markham varsity baseball team lost to Pulaski in the Class C Section III Final 5-3 Tuesday night at Onondaga Community College.
MM began the game at- bat with a leadoff strikeout before a single by Wyatt Young.
Young stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice groundout by Nate Pcola. A groundout ended the top of the first with no score.
Starting pitcher Pcola allowed a leadoff walk before a groundout to shortstop.
A fielder's choice got the lead runner at second before two walks loaded the bases with two outs.
Young was brought on to pitch and threw a strikeout for the third out of the bottom of the first.
Logan Plows hit a leadoff single in the top of the second inning. Plows was caught stealing before Lloyton Plummer Jr. walked and was caught stealing.
A single by Caden Walker was followed by a strikeout for the third out.
Young threw two strikeouts in the bottom of the second before allowing a single. Pulaski then walked before hitting a two-RBI triple for a 2- 0 lead.
The triple was followed by a two-run inside the park homerun for a 4-0 Pulaski lead. A walk and a flyout to centerfield ended the bottom of the second.
Sergio Ryan singled to lead off the top of the third. Jamison Young was hit by a pitch.
A strikeout and a walk by Pcola led to a RBI sacrifice fly to center for Owen Jones, scoring Ryan.
Pcola stole second and the top of the third ended on a flyout to centerfield with runners on third and second.
Pulaski walked to lead off the bottom of the third before a strikeout for the first out.
Two walks loaded the bases with one out and Pulaski walked in a run for a 5-1 lead.
A groundout to first base ended the bottom of the third.
MM hit two popouts to the infield to lead off the top of the fourth inning before a single by Jacob Donley.
A strikeout ended the top of the fourth.
Pulaski went 1-2-3 in bottom of the fourth with a groundout, strikeout, and popout to shortstop.
MM scored two runs in the top of the fifth on a two-RBI single by Jones.
MM had bases loaded with one out before a popout and a strikeout ended the at-bat.
Pulaski went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the fifth with a groundout, a strikeout, and a groundout.
Young reached base on a hit by pitch as the only MM baserunner in the top of the sixth.
Pulaski led off the bottom of the sixth with a double and a walk before a hit by pitch loaded the bases.
A groundout and a strikeout led to Pcola being brought back on to pitch.
Pcola threw a strikeout to end the bottom of the sixth.
Pcola led off the top of the seventh with a triple. Jones hit a RBI single to give MM a 5-3 deficit.
Two popouts and a strikeout ended the game with Pulaski winning.
The Mustangs, with only Wyatt Young a senior this year, finished 15-5.