COUDERSPORT — The Lady Falcons (8-1) put on a hitting clinic on Wednesday, scoring multiple runs in three separate innings to breeze past the Lady Red Raiders (7-3), 12-3, in Northern Allegheny softball action on Wednesday.
“Our goal is to put pressure on the other team,” Coudy coach Dan Counts said. “We had a lot of ground balls in the gap. We just hit a lot of nice, solid singles, and we were able to keep the ball down.”
Joplyn Osgood went a perfect 5-for-5 with a double. Chelsea Streich drove in four runs on three hits, while Emma Rae Easton went 4-for-4 with two RBI.
Coudy pitchers Madison Smith and Shaylyn Black combined for nine strikeouts and three walks.
“Our girls are starting to realize what we need to do to win,” Counts said. “That starts with putting the ball in play. We’re really seeing the ball well.
“I’m proud of the girls. They’re doing the little things.”
Coudersport will visit Oswayo Valley on Friday.
Otto-Eldred 6, Oswayo Valley 2
Otto-Eldred 7, Oswayo Valley 0
DUKE CENTER — The Lady Terrors were able to earn a sweep of Oswayo Valley in Wednesday’s doubleheader thanks to great pitching and timely hitting.
Alyssa Shelander started the first game for O-E, striking out five and walking just one. At the plate, Rachel Wolme and Autumn Smith both drove in two runs.
Madi Nudd went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Oswayo Valley while also striking out four batters on the mound.
In the second game, O-E’s Camryn Thomas led the way at the plate and on the mound. She allowed just four hits while striking out three, in addition to going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Haley Frederick also went 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI.
OV’s Karina West struck out seven and walked only one.
“Our defense was bend but don’t break in the first game,” O-E coach Roger Veilleux said. “In the second game our defense was excellent. Our offense scored runs steadily in both games. We didn’t have a big inning but we scored in just about every inning.”
Otto-Eldred (4-5) will host Portville today.
Smethport 4 vs. Galeton 3
SMETHPORT –– “Errors and aggressive baserunning.”
That’s how Smethport softball head coach Jon Peterson described his team’s narrow victory over Galeton. The Lady Hubbers (3-5) won despite Makaya Shadle solid pitching effort.
Shadle allowed just three hits and one walk while striking out 11 batters. However, Galeton committed eight errors.
“It was a defensive game,” Peterson said. “Shadle is the best pitcher we’ve faced all year. She had a really good game. We found a way to win.”
Olivia Goodwill and Abbey Woodard each went 1-for-3 for Smethport, as Emily Treat (six hits, one strikeout, three walks) earned the pitching victory. With the tying runner on first base in the top of the seventh, Treat got a Galeton player to ground into a game-ending double play.
Smethport hosts Youngsville on Friday.
Port Allegany 13, Northern Potter 11
PORT ALLEGANY — In what turned out to be a high-scoring, back-and-forth contest, the Lady Gators emerged victorious thanks to some clutch late hitting.
Jenna Sprankle knocked a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth to give Port Allegany (5-4) the lead for good. Sprankle went 3-for-4 on the day with four runs driven in. Maleah Daniels added two RBI of her own.
Northern Potter’s (0-10) Tory McCutcheon went 2-for-4 with a bases-clearing triple to give her three RBI. Kalie Cowburn went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI as well.
“We scored five in the first and from that point it was back and forth,” Port Allegany coach Will Daniels said. “Jenna Sprankle got that double in the sixth and we were able to shut them down in the last two innings. We played well as a team.”
Port Allegany hosts Cameron County on Friday.
