DUNKIRK, NY — In an ultra-competitive CCAA Div. I, one run can make all the difference.
Unfortunately for the Allegany-Limestone baseball team — currently last in the league — it was that one run coming across in the bottom of the eighth inning that kept them from playing spoiler over league leaders Dunkirk.
The Gators were one strike away from wrapping up the bottom of the first extra inning of play on the road against the Marauders, but a single from Greg Orcutt was just enough to bring the lone baserunner, Josh Lemanski, across the plate solidifying a 7-6 loss for A-L.
And the loss will sting that much more for the Gators as they were one half inning away from a seven-inning win.
A-L managed to break the game open in the fifth inning after entering the frame facing a 2-1 deficit. Dunkirk managed to knot things back up just an inning later, but after taking the lead in the top of the seventh, all the visitors needed to do was shut their hosts down. However, they allowed another response before ultimately seeing their demise in extras.
Caleb Strade led the Gators, going 1-for-4 with three RBI. He also got the start on the mound and recorded nine strikeouts and four walks in 6.1 innings of work.
Vinny LaBella helped him out on the bats going 1-for-3 with two runs.
AT DUNKIRK
R H E
Allegany-Limestone 001 040 10 6 7 3
Dunkirk 100 103 11 7 5 3
A-L: Strade (9 SO, 6 BB), Harmon and Crowley
Dunk: Cosme (14 SO, 1 BB), Lemanski (4 SO, 0 BB) and Valentine
Portville 10, North Collins 0 (5 innings)
PORTVILLE, NY — With four runs in the first and five in the fourth, the Portville baseball team made quick work of North Collins.
Chase Armstrong led the Panthers going 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI. Braeden Carter also played a big part in the win, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one run.
Brady German went the distance on the mound, allowing just one hit while striking out five and walking just one.
AT PORTVILLE
R H E
North Collins 00 00X X 0 1 5
Portville 401 5XX X 10 9 3
NC: Montaldi (5 SO, 2 BB), Miller (0 SO, 0 BB) and Quiter
Port: B. German (5 SO, 1 BB) and Chudy
Springville 2, Olean 1
SPRINGVILLE, NY — Connecting for just three hits on the night, the Olean baseball team fell via walk-off to Springville in a non-league affair.
The Huskies were blanked through five frames, scoring their only run in the sixth inning. Meanwhile, the hosts were able to jump on the board early, with a run in the first inning, and close out the contest late, with a game-winning single in the seventh.
Austin Miles, Landon Johnson and Ethan Woodring recorded the only hits for Olean.
AT SPRINGVILLE
R H E
Olean 000 001 0 1 3 3
Springville 100 000 1 2 7 1
OL: Cartmill (4 SO, 2 BB) and DeGolier
SV: Glass (3 SO, 2 BB), Brown (1 SO, 0 BB) and Roy
Punxsutawney 13, Bradford 0 (5 innings)
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA — The Bradford baseball team was the victim of a no-hitter in its 13-0, five-inning loss to Punxsutawney.
Scoring 12 of its 13 runs between the second and fourth frames, Punxsutawney was able to wrap things up after shutting down the Owls for a fifth consecutive inning.
Talan Reese got the start on the mound for Bradford, recording two strikes and two walks, before getting replaced by Brody Haviland, who tallied two strikeouts and four walks.
AT PUNXSUTAWNEY
R H E
Bradford 000 00X X 0 0 5
Punxsutawney 153 4XX X 13 7 1
Brad: Reese (2 SO, 2 BB), Haviland (2 SO, 4 BB) and Lama
Punx: Martino (14 SO, 2 BB)
SOFTBALL
Fredonia 6, Salamanca 0
FREDONIA, NY — Connecting for just two hits all night, the Salamanca softball team fell on the road to Fredonia.
Skyla Dowdy and Ayla Newark recorded one hit apiece for the Warriors, who were not without a shot until late — conceding five of the six total runs that went against them between the fifth and sixth frames.
Charli Ross went the distance in the circle for the visitors, striking out eight and walking five.
AT FREDONIA
R H E
Salamanca 000 000 0 0 2 5
Fredonia 001 023 X 6 6 0
Sala: Ross (8 SO, 5 BB) and Bacelli
Fred: Delcamp (9 SO, 1 BB) and Draggett
Fillmore 4 Portville 3
PORTVILLE, NY — The Portville softball team, despite out-hitting its opponents, fell victim to some late offense in its non-league affair against Fillmore.
The Panthers jumped out to a 3-1 lead after three frames, but unfortunately that was all the offense they could muster up on the night, unable to respond as the Eagles matched those three runs between the fifth and sixth innings, adding to the lone run they scored in the top of the first.
Madison Ford led the Panthers at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a walk on the night, while Isabella Morales went the distance in the circle, striking out and walking three.
AT PORTVILLE
R H E
Fillmore 100 021 0 4 4 1
Portville 021 000 0 3 7 1
Fill: Miller (9 SO, 10 BB) and Ross
Port: Morales (3 SO, 3 BB) and Zeigler
