ULYSSES, PA – A mix of consistent and clutch hitting carried the Otto-Eldred baseball team to their first win of the season, beating Allegany Mountain League opponent Northern Potter 12-6.
The Terrors got on the board first with back-to-back doubles from the Splain brothers. Manning Splain hit first, making it to second on a fly ball to right field before Macaibe hit a double to left field, driving in the first run of the day. From there, O-E doubled down with four more scores in the top of the second. Loading the bases, Manning Splain stepped up once again, hitting another double that came with two runs scored. Jaden Prince would do the same two batters later, giving the Terrors a 5-0 lead early.
O-E would end the game just as they started it, scoring runs in all of the three final frames, including another four in the top of the sixth.
Manning Splain would end two-for-4 with three runs scored and two more batted in. Wyatt Bledinger ended 3-for-5 with two runs and three RBIs while Prince recorded two runs and two RBIs on a 2-for-5 day in the batters’ box. Prince also tallied three strikeouts during five innings on the mound.
The Terrors now sit at 1-1 with their next game taking them back home for a matchup against Keystone on Saturday at 1 p.m.
AT ULYSSES
Otto-Eldred 140 024 1 12 10 5
Northern Potter 010 014 0 6 6 4
O-E: Prince (2 SO, 1 BB), R. Schenfield (6) (0 SO, 1 BB) and Mac. Splain
NoPo: Risser (8 SO, 2 BB), Snyder (5) (4 SO, 4 BB) and Hohtenwarter
Elk County Catholic 4, Bradford 2
BRADFORD, PA – The Owls’ losing streak grew to three with a loss at home to the Crusaders.
Playing at Callahan Field, Bradford’s bats remained cold through the early innings and while their defense held ECC early, it was only a matter of time before they broke the seal. After finding themselves down 4-0 in the bottom of the fifth, the Owls managed to muster some momentum with a pair of scores from Tarren Reese and Brody Haviland.
Reese went 2-for-3 in the loss while Haviland went 1-for-3.
In the midst of a nine-games-in-13-days stretch, Bradford will play again on Saturday morning in the consolation game of the Allegany-Limestone tournament.
AT BRADFORD
Elk County Catholic 002 020 0 4 5 2
Bradford 000 020 0 2 4 2
ECC: Gilmore (5 SO, 0 BB) and Herzig
BRD: Lama (6 SO, 4 BB) and Haviland
Olean 12, Bolivar-Richburg 7
OLEAN, NY – Sparked by a surge up front, Olean tacked on their second consecutive win to start the season.
Six different Huskies recorded hits during the win, with Austin Miles and Chase Vogtli grabbing a pair each. Both ending 2-for-3, Miles scored twice while Vogtli scored three times alongside four RBIs. Ethan Woodring had three RBIs on a 1-for-4 day at the plate, also scoring twice.
AT OLEAN
Bolivar-Richburg 210 400 0 7 2 2
Olean 530 400 X 12 8 2
B-R: Militello (0 SO, 3 BB), Zilker (2) (0 SO, 2 BB), Margeson (5) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Iantorno
OL: Cartmill (4 SO, 7 BB), Johnson (4) (2 SO, 3 BB), Teachman (6) (0 SO, 3 BB) and DeGolier
SOFTBALL
Bradford 9, Elk County Catholic 2
ST. MARYS, PA – Consistent bats and stiff pitching gave way to the Lady Owls’ first win of the season.
Six Lady Owls ended with hits in their win against ECC, with Alexis Kicior leading the way with two during four appearances at the plate. Kicior would score once and bat another run in while Alyssa Johson and Bella Zandy would each round home plate twice. Adilynn Brown drove two runs during the win while Daisy Green ended with eight strikeouts in the circle.
Bradford now sits at 1-2 with their next action taking place on Saturday against Brockway at 10 a.m.
AT ST MARYS
Bradford 202 200 3 9 7 4
Elk County Catholic 100 010 0 2 6 1
BRD: Greene (8 SO, 0 BB) and Johnson
ECC: Uhl (3 SO, 4 BB), Dixon (3) (4 SO, 5 BB) and A. Geci
Northern Potter 4, Otto-Eldred 3
ULYSSES, PA – Despite finding two runs in the final frame, the Lady Terrors couldn’t get past NoPo’s ace, Jaylyn Williamson, who recorded 15 Ks as the Panthers outlasted O-E.
Baylee Francis was one of just three O-E batters to find contact at the plate, ending 1-for-2 with two runs scored and one more batted in. Lexi Prince and Rayel Hakes both went 1-for-3 with Prince driving in one run.
AT ULYSSES
Otto-Eldred 100 000 2 3 3 2
Northern Potter 121 000 X 4 7 1
O-E: Hakes (5 SO, 1 BB) and Drummond
NoPo: Williamson (15 SO, 1 BB) and Steele
