By Kathie Scanlon
In the baseball playoff game for the Class C Sectional title on May 27, Haldane bats were on fire against Solomon Schechter for a 13-0 win.
Pitchers Jay Marchese, Johnny Rotando and Brian Haines shared the mound. Marchese pitched a no-hitter for four innings giving up only one walk. Rotando pitched two scoreless innings with only one hit allowed. Brian Haines finished the game to hold Schechter scoreless. Rotando led the way at 3-4 with one run scored and one R.B.I. Kenny Doxey also 3-4, added two R.B.I. and two runs. John Parr, Justin Ferdico, Marchese and Aidan Siegel added two hits each for a team total of 16 hits.
Saturday, May 31, at 1 p.m., the Blue Devils advance to the Class C Sectional finals for the fourth straight year. The championship will be played against rival Tuckahoe at Boulder Stadium in Nyack.
Varsity track competed in the state qualifier at Arlington High School at 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 29. Haldane fans will need to be two places at once on Friday, May 30: Class C varsity softball finals in North Rockland vs. Hamilton at 4:30 p.m., and White Plains at 5 p.m. for the next round of the track state qualifier.
