Parkwood cruises past BTB 17-7, secures men’s City Cup title
By SPENCER BATES
OLEAN — For the 10th year in a row, Randy’s Up the River has taken home the Olean City Cup Softball Tournament title, fending off Smethport VFW, who threatened to play the spoiler.
Up until the first game of the final, Randy’s had gone unbeaten. Smethport, however, wound up taking the long road to the title game, fighting its way through the losing-teams bracket.
And while Randy’s held a 3-0 lead through four of the seven regulation innings of Game One, a resilient Smethport fought back and forced a winner-take-all finale with a 7-3 victory.
In that first game, Teagan Kosinski went 3-for-4 to lead the victors. Inga Welty, Molly Kate-McCollough, Mia Welty, Mallory Welty and Amber Nelson each had two hits in the win as well.
For Randy’s, Jordan Lucas tallied two hits.
In Game Two, Randy’s established a 3-0 advantage once again, this time after just three frames. However, this time around, they were not to be the victims of any sort of comeback. In fact, they managed to tack on two more runs to their total tally over the final three innings while their defense slammed the door shut on Smethport for a 5-0 win.
In their victory, which cemented their 10-year run of success, Alyssa Ramarge stole the show, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs and a home run — a performance that saw her named the Finals MVP. Behind her, Jaleesa Ard-Sledge and Kayla Welty recorded two-RBI apiece.
For Smethport, Inga Welty led the way with three hits.
For Randy’s, this was their 14th consecutive appearance in the championship game, appearing every year since 2012, and winning 12 of the last 13 titles.
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On the men’s side, Parkwood cruised to a 17-7 win over BTB to claim the City Cup title.
Ryan Carney led the way for Parkwood, scoring five runs.
See below for more photos from the City Cup Finals:
Members of Smethport VFW pose with their runner’s up trophy after falling to Randy’s Up the River in the women’s City Cup championship game. Back row (from left): Tierra Bodamer, Amber Nelson, Mallory Welty, Inga Welty, Molly Kate McCullough, Kara Kosinski, Courtney MacNeal, Mary Okerlund and Cailey Barnett. Front row: Karly Welty, Mia Welty, Teegan Kosinski and Kamryn Cook. (Photo provided)
Members of Randy’s Up the River celebrate after claiming victory over Smethport VFW in the women’s City Cup Championship. (Spencer Bates)
Smethport VFW’s Inga Welty (left) stretches for a tag at first base. (Spencer Bates)
Randy’s Up the River’s Jordan Beckwith stretches for an out at first base. (Spencer Bates)
Members of Parkwood pose with their trophy after defeating BTB 17-7 in the final of the men’s City Cup. (Spencer Bates)
