HORSEHEADS, NY — The scoring opportunities were there for the Salamanca Lizards in their 7-1 loss to the Horseheads Hitmen, but to their dismay they were unable to cash in when it mattered most.
For the Lizards, it was not a matter of the bats failing to produce in their entirety. In fact, they were out-hitting their hosts on the day 6-4 before the Hitmen officially put the game out of reach in the bottom of the eighth, scoring three runs on four hits.
The problem for Salamanca was that it was just unable to find those timely connections. On three separate occasions throughout the affair — in the second, third and eighth frames — the Lizards were sent back to their dugout while having the bases loaded. In the latter of those three instances, the visitors were on the verge of finding the breakthrough they were in need of.
Scenes reminiscent of their game the night before in which the Lizards stormed back to rescue a tie against the Hornell Steamers, they threatened to play the spoiler, jumping on the board after recording three consecutive, one-out singles and drawing a walk with the bases loaded. The chance for more was there, but two quick outs immediately after the walk and an empty top of the ninth inning sank Salamanca.
In terms of pitching, Salamanca’s unit had a bit of an up and down day. Josh Martos, who got the start for the Lizards, fought to find the strike zone consistently. He went six innings, striking out seven, walking eight and not allowing an earned run in that time. He was replaced by Alex Rumfola, who Horseheads jumped on, tallying four runs on the five hits he gave up. Harley Hoag recorded the last two outs on the bump for Salamanca.
With the loss, the Lizards moved to 2-3-1 on the season with a June 17 road affair against the Genesee Rapids starting at 7 p.m. up next.
AT HORSEHEADS
Salamanca 000 000 010 R:1 H:6 E:3
Horseheads 102 000 13X R:7 H:8 E:1
Sala: Martos (7 SO, 8 BB), Rumfola (0 SO, 0 BB), Hoag (0 SO, 1 BB) and Cardona
Hors: Matsuda (6 SO, 6 BB), Knoll (1 SO, 1 BB), Cook (3 SO, 2 BB) and Lee
BUFFALO DISTRICT SOCCER LEAGUE
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
Borussia Bees 11, Cattaraugus County FC 1
BUFFALO, NY — Ward Kennedy scored the lone goal for Cattaraugus County FC in their heavy loss to the Borussia Bees.
Colin Archibald scored twice for the league-leading Bees in the win. Catt. County FC will look to grab its first BDSL win of the season next week at home against the BSC Raiders.
OWSL
Union Whiskey 2, Mickey’s 2
OLEAN, NY — Aliyah Cole led Union Whiskey in their win over Mickey’s, recording three of her team’s 11 total hits and tallying three RBI in the process.
Kristin Sledge backed her up with two hits and two RBI while Faith Capito and Emily Horth accounted for two runs apiece.
Kate Maedl and Beth Mills recorded two hits each for Mickey’s.
Bamboo Strategy 13, Murdocks 0
OLEAN, NY — Andrea Darrow’s perfect day at the plate highlighted Bamboo Strategy’s big win over Murdocks.
Alyssa Lundy, Kristen Cummings, Hailey Kellogg and Maddie Dougherty each went 2-for-3 in the win as well.
Amie Slater, Camille Emborsky and Erin Hitchcock each went 2-for-2 for Murdocks.
Randy’s 18, Shamrocks 1
OLEAN, NY — Jaleesa Ard-Sledge led Randy’s to their big win over Shamrocks, going 4-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
ALongside her, Nicole Calbi and Kim Clayton each recorded two hits. Torri Johnson, Bryn Milne, Shania Griffin, Spryce York and Alex Calbi each tacked on two runs to Randy’s total as well.
Jen Barnes recorded a double in the loss for Shamrocks.
Smethport VFW 20, Misfits 1
OLEAN, NY — Nine different players recorded multiple runs for Smethport VFW in their big win over Misfits.
Teagan Kosinski, Karly Welty, Courtney MacNeal, Molly Kate, Mallory Welty, Inga Welty, Tierra Bodamer, Cailey Barnett and Kara Kosinski each crossed home plate twice in the victory.
Hangry Pitches 14, Misfits 11
OLEAN, NY — With seven runs in the sixth inning, the Hangry Pitches stormed back to grab a narrow win over Misfits.
Britta Rajski and Meghan Julian led the way in the win, going 4-for-6 and 4-for-5, respectively. Liz Rix recorded three hits while Jen Blum, Tasha Morrison, Dani Newman and Christy Lineman each connected for two hits for Hangry Pitches as well.
Kasey Wilder, Megan Cooper and Raelyn George tallied two hits apiece for Misfits.
Pink Ladies 15, Angee’s 11
OLEAN, NY — Behind Elyse Graham’s 4-for-4 day at the plate, Pink Ladies pulled out a narrow win over Angee’s.
Grace Walker went 2-for-4 in the winning effort as well.
Betty McNabb went 3-for-4 for Angee’s.
Pink Ladies 19, Bamboo Strategy 10
OLEAN, NY — Rachel Confer, Ann Baxter, Grace Walker, Elyse Graham and Taylor George each recorded four hits while powering Pink Ladies to a win over Bamboo Strategy.
Chrissy Martin went 2-for-4 in the victory as well.
Andrea Darrow led Bamboo Strategy, going 4-for-4. Behind her, Alyssa Lundy, Heather Lundy and Hailey Kellogg recorded three hits apiece.
Other Scores:
House’s Parkwood 12, Hangry Pitches 9
