Solvay baseball’s journey to the state regionals was defined by surpassing expectations and proving doubters wrong.

Coming off a five-win season in 2024, the Bearcats completely flipped the script with a run that only the coaches and players saw coming.

That’s why, despite a 12-2 loss to Section I’s Putnam Valley in the regional round, Solvay coach Joe Kesler still said that a new standard has been set.

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“There is no going back,” Kesler said. “The bar has been raised. The seniors raised the bar. They showed up every day in the offseason. They’ve set the standard for the program. ,.”

Putnam Valley’s four-run surge in the first inning put Solvay in a hole it couldn’t dig its way out of. The Bearcats scored

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