THURSDAY ROUNDUP: Bradford Legion drops third straight; Oilers’ lead falls away late

COUDERSPORT, PA – Unable to stop an early Coudersport barrage, the Bradford Legion Post 108 baseball team suffered their third consecutive defeat, falling to Post 192 8-3.

After a solid start to the summer’s campaign, Post 108 have struggled to find consistent performances for a full seven frames. Entering their final game of the season, Bradford had lost to Crosby on Monday after seeing their five-run lead slip through their grasps before continuous mistakes against St. Marys handed them another on Wednesday. Although Bradford was able to get the bats moving against Coudy, their defense failed to come out with the same productivity. 

In the opening frame, Tarren Reese collected the first hit of the day with a two-out single before being brought across home plate one batter later by a Talan Reese triple. In the top of the second, Bradford Ryder Iantorno kicked off the action with a lead-off double, eventually rounding the diamond with the help of a Lucas Wallace RBI-single. 

However, in the meantime, Coudy antied up and doubled down. Three big hits in the first – a double, single and double, in that order – drove in their first two runs of the afternoon, a scoring burst that was repeated in the bottom of the third with a two-run double from Quinn Kratzer. Holding a 4-2 advantage, Coudersport all but sealed the game early with another flurry of hits, which produced three more scores. 

Talan Reese led Bradford at the plate, going 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Max Gow went 2-for-4 with a run in Post 108’s eighth loss of the season. 

Barring a makeup game schedule for either Friday or early next week, Bradford will next take the field in the playoffs, which start on Wednesday at a time and place yet to be announced.

AT COUDERSPORT

Bradford 110 010 0 R:3 H:9 E:0

Coudersport 202 310 X R:8 H:14 E:0

Bradford: Whitmore (1 SO, 0 BB), Gow (5) (0 SO, 0 BB), Collins (6) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Iantorno

Coudersport: Howard (3 SO, 1 BB) and McClinton

College Baseball

Jamestown 8, Oilers 7

OLEAN, NY – Despite finding an early lead, the Oilers’ 4-0 start was not enough to protect them from a second-consecutive loss. 

After three scoreless frames, the Tarp Skunks began plugging away at a comeback, scoring a run in each of the next three frames before taking the lead with a five-run eruption in the top of the seventh. While Olean tacked on a pair of runs late, they were unable to get their head back above water, instead falling to 10-13 on the season. 

Cooper Tarlie ended 2-for-3 with one RBI, followed by Grant Fournier’s 2-for-4 day at the plate that yeilded one RBI and one run scored.

AT OLEAN

Jamestown 000 111 500 R:8 H:10 E:2

Olean 202 100 011 R:7 H:10 E:2

Jamestown: Johnson (4 SO, 3 BB), Santos (5) (3 SO, 1 BB), Beran (9) (2 SO, 3 BB) and Fetchik

Olean: Lewis (3 SO, 3 BB), Huwar (6) (1 SO, 0 BB), Ross (6) (0 SO, 2 BB), Arreola (6) (2 SO, 2 BB), Cowburn (9) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Smith

Olean Women’s Slow Pitch Softball League

Shamrocks 16, Misfits 6

Natasha Biel, Liz Ball, Steph Falandy and Meg Sizemore-Button combined for 13 hits as the Shamrocks picked up a lopsided win.

Biel and Ball both ended 3-for-5 with three RBIs each, while Falandy went 4-for-5 and Sizemore-Button finished 3-for-4 with two doubles.

Angee’s 11, KSW Photography 5

With balanced scoring across the afternoon, Angee’s down KSW Photography by a sizeable margin.

Julia Moffatt finished a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBIs, followed by Kristiana O’Connell ended 3-for-4 with one RBI.

McKean Trucking 15, Shamrocks 0

McKean Trucking picked up their first of two blowout wins on Thursday, led by the Weltys.

Mia Welty ended 4-for-5 while Karly Welty ended 3-for-5 with a triple. Teagan Kosinski also ended 3-for-5. 

Halfway Inn 9, Ice Cold Pitches 4

Halfway Inn continued their undefeated streak, earning their seventh straight win behind Emily Hoth’s three hits.

Brooke DeYoe, Grace Wood and Kiley Anastasia all had two hits for Halfway, while Liz Owens came away with two hits for Ice Cold Pitches. 

McKean Trucking 20, Ice Cold Pitches 13

Karly Welty led McKean Trucking with a powerhouse performance at the plate as they picked up another dominant win. 

Welty ended with two home runs during the win, going 3-for-5 while Mia Welty ended 4-for-5 and Inga Welty and Emma Gray ended 3-for-4 each. For Ice Cold Pitches, Robyn Berlin Hillard finished 2-for-3 with a triple. 

Pink Ladies 10, Hangry Pitches 8, 8 innings

A flurry of hits carried the Pink Ladies to an extra-innings win over Hangry Pitches. 

Out of the 22 hits during the afternoon, Rachel Vossler, Kylie Bizzaro and Amber Kisner each finished 3-for-4, combining for three RBIs. 

For Hangry Pitches, Jen Blum ended 3-for-4 and Meghan Hollenbeck finished 4-for-4.

Bamboo Strategy 21, Allen’s Wine 11

Andrea Darrow and Cas Mills both recorded flawless days in the batter’s box as Bamboo Strategy picked up another win on the season.

Halfway Inn 15, Allen’s Wine & Liquor 12

Faith Capito and Aliyah Cole combined for six hits as Allen’s Wine & Liquor improved to 6-0.