PORT ALLEGANY, PA – In a preview to next week’s District 9 Class A first round matchup, the Port Allegany softball team pulled off a late comeback against Elk County Catholic, scoring eight in the bottom of the sixth to end their regular season with a win.
With both teams resting their star aces and shuffling up their positions in the field, the action started early. While ECC’s bats opened with five runs in the first, Port countered with six of their own during their first trip to the plate, seeing Brynn Evens, Peyton Gordon, Gianna Glasgow, Addison Taylor and Breah Fillhart register RBIs.
However, from there their bats cooled off. Meanwhile, the Lady Crusaders continued to bring runners across home plate, scoring eight more through the next two frames including on a home run from Lanie Weisner. Hanging zeros in both the second and third, the Lady Gators ultimately relit their flame with two runs in the fourth and another in the fifth, drawing to within four.
Then, they erupted. Loading the bases with their first three batters, Mahon and Kaitlyn Kallenborn stepped up and tied the game with a two-run RBI-single and a RBI-triple, respectively. Keeping the ball rolling, Port hopped in front with an RBIs from O’Rourke and Taylor. Although ECC batted in two more runs in the seventh, the Lady Gators’ lead, and final victory of the regular season, was preserved.
Mahon and O’Rourke both ended 3-for-4, with Mahon driving in four runs and scoring twice and O’Rourke scoring twice and batting in another. Kallenborn, Errick, Taylor, Fillhart and Glasgow each also scored twice during the win.
Port and ECC won’t have to wait long for a rematch, as the two teams are set to square off in the opening round of the upcoming D9 postseason. Port will host the Lady Crusaders on Monday at 4 p.m.
AT PORT ALLEGANY
Elk County Catholic 526 000 2 R:15 H:17 E:4
Port Allegany 600 218 X R:17 H:15 E:6
Elk County Catholic: Thorwart (2 SO, 4 BB), Lanzel (6) (0 SO, 2 BB) and Uhl
Port Allegany: Taylor (2 SO, 5 BB) and O’Rourke
DuBois 20, Bradford 5
BRADFORD, PA – Allowing double-digit runs in the top of the fifth, the Lady Owls second-to-last game of the season ended early, with DuBois completing the season sweep in hostile territory.
Bradford had three batters end with multiple hits through the afternoon. Bella Zandy ended 2-for-3 with a pair of runs scored and two more batted in while Daisy Greene and Jackie Sipko both also went 2-for-3 and combined for one run and three RBIs.
Sitting at 2-14, the Lady Owls have just one game left on their season, a Thursday finale against Smethport at 4 p.m.
AT BRADFORD
DuBois 253 0(10) R:20 H:16 E:2
Bradford 000 14 R:5 H:9 E:7
DuBois: Kalgren (4 SO, 0 BB) and Edinger, Evock
Bradford: Greene (3 SO, 1 BB), Zandy (5) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Kicior
Baseball
Olean 16, Allegany-Limestone 0, 4 innings
OLEAN, NY – Behind a seemingly unstoppable night from Austin Miles on both sides of the plate, the Huskies shut out A-L as they strung together their ninth consecutive win.
Keeping the Gators at bay from the mound, Miles finished with 10 strikeouts through his three frames tending the bump, however, his efforts also extended to the batters’ box as well. With the bat in his hand, Miles came away with a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate, driving in a pair of runs while rounding home twice individually. Caine DeGolier was also flawless at the plate, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored while Joe Mest ended 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Tyler Sullivan and Grady Smucinski also scored twice during the win.
At 12-1, Olean has just three games left before the start of the Section VI playoffs. On Saturday, they will see the Gators again on the road at 11 a.m., before seeing Frewsburg on Monday and Portville for their season finale on Wednesday, both of which are slated for 5 p.m. start times.
AT OLEAN
Allegany-Limestone 000 0 R:0 H:0 E:5
Olean 662 2 R:16 H:15 E:0
Allegany-Limestone: Fisher (2 SO, 2 BB), Rhodes (4) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Cowburn
Olean: Miles (10 SO, 0 BB), Teachman (4) (3 SO, 1 BB) and DeGolier
Salamanca 5, Dunkirk 4
SALAMANCA, NY – Seeing the Marauders for the first of two games in three days, the Warriors pulled out a slim victory as they picked up win No. 8.
Parker Stahlman went 1-for-3 for Salamanca with one run scored while Calum Farnum scored twice.
AT SALAMANCA
Dunkirk 110 000 2 R:4 H:9 E:4
Salamanca 030 020 X R:5 H:3 E:2
Dunkirk: Vazquez (1 SO, 1 BB), Hoth (2) (4 SO, 7 BB) and Dolce
Salamanca: McCormick (3 SO, 2 BB), Stahlman (7) (1 SO, 1 BB) and Bradley
