WARREN — The Bradford baseball team was one hit away from shutting out Warren in an 8-0 victory in enemy territory.
The Owls were in full control from the first pitch of the game, scoring five runs between the second and fourth innings after having been blanked in the first. They carried that advantage all the way into the seventh inning where they put the icing on the cake with three more runs.
Talan Reese and Evan Whitmore led Bradford on the night, each going 2-for-4 at the plate, scoring a run and picking up an RBI. Also helping the visitors’ cause was Maksim Demic, who went 2-for-3 with a run, and Sean Ward, who went 0-for-2 at the dish, but scored a run and recorded two RBI in the winning effort.
Reese went the distance on the mound, with the one hit he conceded in the fourth frame being the only negative mark against him as he struck out 14 batters.
AT WARREN
Bradford    012 200 3  8 9 1
Warren    000 000 0   0 1 5
Brad: Reese (14 SO, 0 BB) and Demic
Warr: Bryan (5 SO, 3 BB), Zdarko (2 SO, 2 BB) and Chase
SOFTBALL
Otto-Eldred 10, Coudersport 0 (6 innings)
DUKE CENTER — Piling on eight runs between the fifth and sixth innings, the Otto-Eldred softball team was able to polish off its game against Coudersport without playing a seventh frame.
The Terrors scored 10 runs on nine hits, while holding Coudy to just one hit all night and blanking them on the scoreboard.
Carrie Drummond and Baylee Francis led O-E on the night, the former going 2-for-3 at the plate with a run and two RBI, while the latter finished 2-for-4 at the dish with two runs and an RBI.
Francis also pitched the full six innings, striking out nine and walking just three.
AT DUKE CENTER
Coudersport    000 000 X   0 1 3
Otto-Eldred    101 044 X  10 9 2
Coudy: Fleniken (7 SO, 7 BB) and Wahlers
O-E: Francis (9 SO, 3 BB) and Drummond
