Owen Fear’s pop propels Saratoga Springs varsity baseball to fifth straight sectional final

Owen Fear’s pop propels Saratoga Springs varsity baseball to fifth straight sectional final

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. — The score was tied 2-2 in the bottom of the ninth in Game 1 of the best-of-three Section 2 Class AAA semifinals between the Saratoga Springs varsity baseball team and Shaker at Shuttleworth Park in Amsterdam, N.Y., on Friday night. Junior Owen Fear was up with two outs and a runner on first for the Blue Streaks. A double likely would have scored speedy senior Raul Rodriguez, who singled two batters earlier. But Fear was simply …