KANE, PA – Winning the battle at the plate 14-4, the Bradford softball team strung together back-to-back wins, dominating Kane 16-1 in 6 innings.
Despite suffering two outs in their first three batters, Bradford refused to give up in the top of the first. With one baserunner on third, Daisy Greene would kick things off with an RBI double. From there, the next four Lady Owls would get on base as they scored four more runs before the end of the innings.
Although Kane responded with a run in the bottom of the first, Bradford would continue to maintain the momentum, scoring runs in the next four frames as they got way out in front. By the end of the game, six Lady Owls had tallied hits with four recording two or more.
Greene ended 3-for-4 with three runs scored and three more batted in while Alyssa Johnson finished a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs and one RBI. Bella Zandy impressed with four RBIs, going 1-for-3 and crossing home plate twice herself.
Bradford will return to action on Friday, when they travel to take on Coudersport at 4:30 p.m.
AT KANE
Bradford   513 340 X  16 14 1Â
Kane      100 00X X   1 4 2
Bradford: Greene (4 SO, 1 BB) and Johnson
Kane: McGuire (4 SO, 4 BB), Vito (5) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Mix
East Aurora 6, Olean 2
OLEAN, NY – Opening and closing big bats, the Blue Devils served Olean their third loss of the season.
Riley Sudbrook led the Huskies at the plate, finding three hits in four appearances while Emma Edwards and Alaina Hirliman both went 2-for-4 and both tallied RBIs in the loss. Olean’s two runs came from Aubree Hund and Anna Bates.
AT OLEAN
East Aurora   400 000 2  6 15 4
Olean               000 001 1   2 8 0Â
East Aurora: Rozanski (7 SO, 0 BB) and Fowler
Olean: Edwards (5 SO, 2 BB) and Bates
Franklinville 6, Portville 5
FRANKLINVILLE, NY – Despite leading for the first six frames, the Panthers witnessed their lead vanish in the seventh as they fell to 1-2 on the season.
Portville grabbed a hold of the lead early, gradually building an advantage with consistent hits. However, Franklinville would cut their momentum short with three scores in the bottom of the fifth. Holding the Panthers scoreless in the next two innings, Franklinville sealed their victory with three more runs in the bottom of the seventh.
Six Panthers tallied hits in the loss with Alexa Schoonover leading the pack with two. Going 2-for-4, Schoonover batted one RBI in while Emma Warters and Ella Ziegler also tallied RBIs.
AT FRANKLINVILLE
Portville      002 120 0 5 6 4Â
Franklinville   000 030 3  6 5 1Â
Portville: Warters (2 SO, 9 BB), Morales (5) (0 SO, 1 BB) and Ziegler
Franklinville: Decker-Graves (6 SO, 7 BB), Cornell (6) (0 SO, 1 BB) and Cudney
Allegany-Limestone 9, Ellicottville 5
ELLICOTTVILLE, NY – Consistent bats for both the Gators and Eagles would lead to a late-frame showdown. However, picking up two runs in the top of the seventh, Allegany-Limestone emerged victorious as they improved to 5-0.
Seven Gators would find contact at the plate, with four finding two or more. Kailey Truman went a perfect 4-for-4 in the batters’ box, hitting two RBIs and scoring once while Kk Honeck ended 2-for-3 with two runs scored. Summer Rhow also batted two of her teammates in, finishing 2-for-4 with two runs scored personally. In the circle, Truman also struck out five.
AT ELLICOTTVILLE
Allegany-Limestone   202 021 2  9 13 2
Ellicottville                    002 030 0  5 11 2
A-L: K. Truman (5 SO, 2 BB) and P. Truman
EC: Lafferty (6 SO, 2 BB) and Whitmer
Otto-Eldred 12, Oswayo Valley 2, 5 innings
DUKE CENTER, PA – A seven-run second inning propelled the Lady Terrors to 3-1 as they took down OV at home.
Ayla Van Scoter was flawless in the batters’ box, ending 3-for-3 with four runs scored and one more batted in. Baylee Francis recorded three RBIs on a 1-for-3 day at the plate, while Jahden Smith finished 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs.
The Lady Terrors will play again on Wednesday when they travel to face Allegheny Mountain League opponent Galeton. That game is slated for 4:30 p.m.
AT DUKE CENTER
Oswayo Valley   002 00   2 2 1Â
Otto-Eldred          171 12  12 8 0
OV: West (2 SO, 4 BB), Mesler (2) (3 SO, 1 BB) and Manning
O-E: Francis (5 SO, 2 BB) and Drummond
Baseball
Salamanca 11, Chautauqua Lake 0 (5 innings)
SALAMANCA, NY – The Salamanca baseball team made quick, consistent work of Chautauqua Lake as they improved to 6-0 on the season.
Jacob Herrick led the Warriors’ offense, going 3-for-3 at the plate, tacking on three runs as well. Following in his footsteps were Cory Holleran (2-for-3, run, 3 RBI), Kruz Coustenis (1-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI), and Calum Farnum (1-for-2, 2 RBI).
But it was not just the Salamanca offense that was producing, its defense made sure to maintain the ever-mounting lead, holding the Eagles to just two hits on the night.
AT SALAMANCAÂ Â
Chautauqua Lake   000 00X X  0 2 3
Salamanca        322 4XX X  11 9 3
CL: Hewes (2 SO, 4 BB), Henry (2 SO, 2 BB) and Nowicki
SA: Farnum (4 SO, 0 BB), Bradley and Bradley
Wellsville 4, Olean 1
WELLSVILLE, NY – The Huskies’ two-game win streak came to an end in hostile territory, losing to Lions after failing to mount a comeback.
After breaking the seal in the first, Wellsville would quickly build up a lead in the fourth, shutting out Olean before tallying three more runs. Although the Huskies would respond with a score from Chase Vogtli, their dreams of retaliation would end there.
Vogtli ended a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate while Alex Jones went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Austin Miles, Grady Smucinski, Caine DeGolier and Sully Hoffman would all tally hits in the loss.
Olean now stands at 2-1 with their next glimpse of action coming on Thursday against Southwestern. That game will take place in Olean at 5 p.m.
AT WELLSVILLE
Olean              000 010  1 8 1Â
Wellsville          001 30X  4 2 0Â
Wellsville: Vogel (4 SO, 2 BB), Green (4) (7 SO, 3 BB) and Ritter
Olean: Miles (1 SO, 2 BB), Cartmill (4) (1 SO, 3 BB), Teachman (5) (1 SO, 0 BB) and DeGolier
Portville 19, Cattaraugus-Little Valley 2 (5 innings)
CATTARAUGUS, NY – The two runs it conceded in the top of the first inning clearly did not disrupt the Portville baseball team as it cruised past Cattaraugus-Little Valley.
The Panthers put up five or more runs in three of the four innings it went to the plate.
Portville benefitted off a CLV team that struggled on the mound, working a combined 12 walks on five pitchers. Portville only needed to connect for five hits on its own to get the job done.
AT CATTARAUGUS
Catt.-Little Valley     200 00X X  2 4 2
Portville                   561 7XX X  19 5 2
CLV: D. Szata (2 SO, 5 BB), Aguiar (0 SO, 1 BB), A. Szata (2 SO, 3 BB), Hill (0 SO, 3 BB), Pritchard (1 SO, 0 BB) and Crawford
PRT: German (1 SO, 2 BB), Keesler (1 SO, 0 BB) and Chudy
