GALETON — On a chilly afternoon, the Otto-Eldred baseball team’s bats warmed up to score 11 runs on nine hits en route to an 11-4 win over Galeton in Northern Allegheny action on Friday.
Josh Rhinehart went 3-for-4 on the night, and two of those hits soared over the fence. He hit a two-run homer in the second inning and another two-run shot in the sixth, both of them to right field.
Ryan Love collected two hits in three plate appearances, including a double. He drove in three runs and scored twice.
The two teams were tied up at 2-2 after the first inning before O-E scored five runs over the next two innings. The Terrors then padded their lead with a three-run sixth later on.
Jake Merry struck out seven Galeton batters while surrendering six hits and two earned runs in five innings on the mound. Cole Sebastian came on in relief in the sixth inning. He allowed one run, one hit and struck out three.
“We definitely didn’t play a clean game defensively, but we pitched well and had some big timely hits,” O-E coach Lance Baker said. “(I’m) proud of the way our kids gutted out a win in the cold and (it) puts us in a good spot for a big week next week.”
Ty Stover drove in one run on one hit in four plate appearances for the Tigers (3-3).
On the mound, Tre Slawson pitched 4.1 innings and allowed eight hits, seven runs (five earned) and struck out five. Gavin Sykora and Jake Cochran came on in relief and combined to give up four runs.
Otto Eldred improved to 3-0 on the season with two of those games having been decided by seven runs or more.
The Terrors will face Coudersport, Bradford and Johnsonburg next week.
AT GALETON
R H E
Otto-Eldred 232 003 1 11 9 3
Galeton 210 001 0 4 7 4
O-E: Jake Merry (7 SO, 1 BB), Cole Sebastian (6) (3 SO) and Ryan Love
Galeton: Tre Slawson (5 SO, 1 BB), Gavin Sykora (5) (1 SO, 2 BB), Jake Cochran (7) (1 BB) and Noah Shutt and Ayden Whipple
SOFTBALL
NON-LEAGUE
Oswayo Valley 16, Bradford 3, 5 innings
SHINGLEHOUSE — Makenzie Mesler struck out seven batters and had no walks as Oswayo Valley handled Bradford in a five-inning win.
The OV offense provided plenty of help for Mesler early and often. The Green Wave scored one run in the first inning and five each in the second, third and fourth innings.
Brooke George drove in five of those runs over the course of her perfect 4-for-4 night at the plate. Mackenzie George plated three runs on one hit in three at-bats. Macy West added a two-run RBI hit in her lone at-bat of the ballgame, while Hannah Winseck drove in one on two hits. Johanna Dickerson also tallied an RBI.
For Bradford, Adrienne Angell went 3-for-3 at the plate with an RBI. Pitcher Madison Dougherty gave up all 11 hits and 16 earned runs in four innings. She walked 11 batters and struck out four.
OV improved to 3-2 on the season, while Bradford fell to 0-3.
AT SHINGLEHOUSE
R H E
Bradford 111 00 3 7 1
Oswayo Valley 155 5X 16 11 1
