ALLEGANY, NY — Despite Leading for the majority of the game, the Bradford baseball team witnessed what would have been their first win of the season slip through their hands late, losing to Portville 4-3.
Scores were anything but common through the first half of the game, as the Owls were able to scrape together just two scores through the first four innings. Wyatt Stark doubled in the bottom of the first to bring in Anthony Lama, followed by an Evan Whitmore run on a Portville error in the third. Bradford secured a two-run lead with a fifth-inning Lama double that brought in Adam Ward but the tide quickly changed.
In a four-batter span, the Panthers scored on double, an Owl error and another double that put them in front by one and despite getting two more chances to put themselves back in front, Bradford were shut out for the remainder of the game.
“We just couldn’t keep it together. We had a couple small errors, a couple small mistakes,” said Bradford head coach Eric Haynoski. “The kids fought their butts off and played one heck of a game and lost to a good Portville team.”
Stark led the way for the Owls at the plate, going a team-high 2-for-3 with one RBI. Ward, Lama, Whitmore and Liam Haven all tallied hits in the loss. Starting on the mound, Talan Reese pitched four innings and found eight strikeouts while only allowing three hits.
Bradford next faces Punxsutawney on the road on Wednesday before returning back to their home field to take on Coudersport on Friday.
AT ALLEGANY R H E Braford 101 010 0 3 6 3 Portville 001 003 0 4 5 1
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Cameron County 9, Otto-Eldred 5DUKE CENTER — A seven-run first frame helped the Red Raiders coast to their third straight win to open the season.
To open the game, CC’s Jacob Farabaugh and Bo Pearsall each tabbed two-run singles, followed by a Lathan Reed single that also drove in two more runs. Reed then stole home, putting the Red Raiders up 7-0 going into the bottom of the first.
The Terrors struggled to respond, managing to drive in their first score of the day from a sacrifice grounder that brought Shane Magee in, but were otherwise held scoreless until the final frame.
In the seventh, both teams traded runs. For the Terrors, Francis added another RBI to his day with a single that drove in Magee once again, followed by two sacrifice hits from Jaden Prince and Andrew Schenfield that gave them their final scores of the day.
CC was led by Jesop Farabaugh, who went 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored and Maddox Baughman who scored once on two hits in four appearances. Anthony Mastriania also scored once, going 2-for-3 at the plate.
Francis ended 1-for-4 with two runs batted in and once scored, while Manning Splain went 3-for-4 with one run scored.
AT ELDRED R H E Cameron Co. 700 000 2 9 8 2 Otto-Eldred 001 100 3 5 9 2Cameron Co.:
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Coudersport 9, Smethport 4COUDERSPORT — The Falcons backed up a strong first frame with game-sealing scores in the sixth and seventh as Coudy nabbed their second win of the season.
Mason Roessner got the ball rolling for Coudy, bringing in two scores with a single, followed by a triple from Gavin Ayers that put the Falcons up three. They would find two more runs in the bottom of the first by way of a LT Myers sac-fly and a Hubbers error that allowed Dylan Howard to round home plate. The Falcons would put the lead out of reach with four scores in the final two innings.
Ayers ended 2-for-4 with two runs scored and one batted in while Quinn Kratzer and Avrey Taylor netted two RBIs a-piece with three combined hits.
For Smethport, Logan Hurlburt, Ryan Mason and Boe Kirkman all tallied hits in the loss.
AT COUDERSPORT R H E Smethport 010 210 0 4 3 3 Coudersport 500 022 X 9 9 1Smethport:
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Oswayo Valley 10, Northern Potter 4SHINGLEHOUSE — A hot start steamrolled into a front-to-back victory for the Green Wave as they grabbed their first win of the season.
Andrew Wood tallied a team-high three runs batted in while also contributing two runs scored during his 1-for-4 day at the plate for OV. Isaiah Goode went 2-for-3, rounding home plate four times while Drayden Norton did the same twice. For NoPo, Noah Cady went 3-for-4 with one run scored and three more driven in.
AT SHINGLEHOUSE R H E Northern Potter 010 020 1 4 9 2 Oswayo Valley 220 231 X 10 8 1
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SOFTBALLDubois Central Catholic 20, Kane 0, 4 innings
KANE — Lydia Morgan hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs as DuBois Central Catholic blanked Kane, 20-0 in four innings.
Kali Franklin was 3-for-4 with two RBIs for DCC, while Melia Mitskavich was 3-for-3 with three RBIs and Lauren Davidson was 1-for-3 with three RBIs.
Mitskavich got the win, giving up just one hit in four innings, striking out seven and walking one.
AT KANE R H E DCC 428 6 20 15 0 Kane 000 0 0 1 2DCC:
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Galeton 20, Port Allegany 8, 5 inningsGALETON — Galeton scored at three runs in every inning, including eight in the fourth of a 20-8, five-inning win over Port Allegany.
Galeton had seven hits and took advantage of 16 walks issued by Port Allegany pitching.
Lynlee Basile was 3-for-5 with three RBIs and four runs for Galeton, while Eve Cole and Audrianna Calderon also drove in three runs each. Brielle Lehman was also 2-for-2 with two RBIs and four runs.
Maddison Errick had a pair of hits for Port Allegany, while Peyton Gordon and Lily Babcock had one RBI each for the Lady Gators.
AT GALETON R H E Port A. 230 12 8 6 4 Galeton 543 8 20 7 7Port A.:
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Northern Potter 16, Oswayo Valley 1, 3 inningsSHINGLEHOUSE — Northern Potter scored 13 runs in the second inning in a 16-1, three-inning win over Oswayo Valley.
Reagan Slawson was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs for NoPo, while Lillian Steele was 3-for-3 with three runs and and an RBI, Emma Hayes 2-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs, Kayla Hyde 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs, Taylor Knowles 2-for-2 with two RBIs and Zoe White 1-for-3 with three RBIs.
Hyde got the win, allowing one unearned run on three hits while striking out two.
Brooke George had a double for Oswayo Valley.
AT SHINGLEHOUUSE R H E NoPo 2(13)1 16 15 1 OV 100 1 3 3NoPo:
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St. Marys 11, Clarion-Limestone 0, 5 inningsST. MARYS — Kelsie Fledderman hit a three-run home run and Avery Eckles fired a one-hitter in St. Marys’ 11-0, five-inning win over Clarion-Limestone.
Fledderman’s home run was part of a six-run fourth inning for St. Marys.
Kayle Eozzo also drove in three runs for the Lady Dutch, while Gianna Surra was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Zoe Romanic 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Eckles allowed just the one hit, didn’t issue a walk and struck out seven.
AT ST. MARYS R H E C-L 000 00 0 1 3 STM 221 6X 11 10 0
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Smethport 27, Cameron County 5, 3 inningsSMETHPORT — On Monday, the Lady Hubbers dominated the Lady Red Raiders at home, tacking on their first win of the season with red hot bats at the plate led by Elizabeth Hungiville.
Smethport got off to a hot start early, tacking on double-digit runs in the first frame, followed by 11 more in the second. While CC managed to drive in five runs in the first, mostly from walks and errors by the Lady Hubbers, that would be their only successful inning. The Lady Hubbers ended the shortened meeting with six more scores in the third and final frame.
Hungiville paved the way at the plate, netting seven runs batted in which came by way of a three-run homer and a grand slam later in the game.
In the circle, Tylar Colley gave up just one hit while striking out seven for the Lady Hubbers. Caitlyn Polumbo for CC, gave up eight nights and struck out four batters.
