DUBOIS, Pa. – A 10-run fifth inning helped Union/A-C Valley to a 13-3, five-inning win over Brockway at Stern Field in DuBois.
The game was tied at three after the Rovers scored a run in the top of the fifth, but the Falcon Knights sent 12 men to the plate and had a 13th in the batter’s both when a wild pitch ended the game.
Chase Ruth, Trey Fleming, and Colbin Elliott each drove in two runs for Union/ACV with Ruth going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and a run scored, Fleming going 1-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored, and Elliott going 2-for-3.
Ruth, one of three Falcon Knight pitchers, got the win going a scoreless inning striking out one.
Jendy Cuello drove in two runs for Brockway but was the losing pitcher allowing six earned runs on three hits and two walks in a ⅓ of an inning.
ELLICOTTVILLE (N.Y.) 20, OSWAYO VALLEY 9, 5 INNINGS
ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. – Ellicottville (N.Y.) scored 14 runs in its final two at-bats on its way to a 20-9 win over visiting Oswayo Valley.
Ellicottville led 6-5 before scoring eighth in the third and six in the fourth.
Landon Flurschutz had a pair of RBIs for Oswayo Valley going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, and a run scored, while Ethan Hackman was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored.
Hackman took the loss going 2 ⅓ innings allowing 11 runs, seven earned, on three hits, five hit batters, and four walks, He struck out four.
SOFTBALL
A-C VALLEY/UNION 20, BROCKWAY 16
DUBOIS, Pa. – An 11-run sixth inning helped Union/A-C Valley rally from a 14-3 deficit to beat Brockway, 20-16 at Heindl Field in DuBois.
Brockway used a nine-run fourth inning to take the 11-run lead.
But the Falcon Knights scored three in the bottom of the fourth when a Brockway error with two on led to three runs for Union/ACV to make it 14-6.
Brockway answered with two runs in the top of the fifth and was three outs away from the Mercy Rule, but the Falcon Knights staved off elimination with three runs in the bottom of the inning on a two-run triple by Emerson Stevens, who scored on the play on another error and another error scored the third run.
Then in the sixth, Union/ACV took advantage of eight Brockway walks to score 11 runs.
Stevens was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, a walk, an RBI, and three runs scored while Maddy Dehart was 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, and three runs scored. Brianna Anthony went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
Rheanna Spinda was 2-for-5 with a double, a triple, and two runs scored for Brockway while Meeca Smith went 2-for-5 with three runs scored and an RBI, and Josie Orinko was 2-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored.
Stevens got the win in relief of Magen Walzak. She pitched four innings allowing 11 runs, all unearned, on six hits, two walks, and two hit batter. She struck out three. Walzak went three innings giving up five runs, four earned, on six hits and a hit batter while striking out one.
Bailee Cranberry took the loss going six innings allowing 17 runs, 10 earned, on eight hits and 10 walks while striking out three.
CURWENSVILLE 7, JUNIATA VALLEY 6
CURWENSVILLE, Pa. – Addison Sipple scored on a walk-off wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning, as Curwensville rallied past visiting Juniata Valley, 7-6.
The Lady Tide trailed 6-5 after Juniata Valley scored a run in the top of the seventh.
But in the bottom of the seventh Addison Butler singled leading off and an error put runners on first and third with no one out. Juniata Valley then walked Addison Warren to load the bases, and an error on a ball hit by Natalie Wischuck tied the game at six.
After Ava Olosky grounded into a fielder’s choice with Warren out at home, Ava Hainsey popped out, but Siple scored on the wild pitch with Briah Peoples at the plate.
Butler was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored.
Olosky went 1-for-4 with two RBIs, and Siple was 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored.
Ava Allison was 3-for-4 with a home run, a triple, an RBI, and four runs scored for Juniata Valley.
Siple got the win going seven innings allowing six runs, five earned, on nine hits and two walks while striking out nine.
KANE 27, BRADFORD 13
BRADFORD, Pa. – Leah Tigani went 4-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, five runs scored, and three RBIs to lead Kane to a 27-13 win over Bradford at Pitt-Bradford.
Maya Smith added a 4-for-5 day with two doubles, five runs, and three RBIs, while Elizabeth Yasurek was 4-for-5 with five runs scored and five RBIs.
Also for the Lady Wolves, Olivia Bell was 3-for-5 with four runs scored and four RBIs, and Carlson Maybury went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and five RBIs.
Kalie Dixon was 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs for Bradford with Daisy Greene going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs.
Tigani got the win going seven innings allowing 13 runs, 12 earned, on 13 hits, six walks, and three hit batter. She struck out eight.
OTTO-ELDRED 12, JOHNSONBURG 1
JOHNSONBURG, Pa. – Scoring multiple runs in three different innings, visiting Otto-Eldred handled Johnsonburg, 12-1.
The Lady Terrors scored three in the first, four in the fifth, and five in the seventh.
Jessi Hall went 3-for-5 with a double, two runs scored, and two RBIs for Otto-Eldred while Carrie Drummond was 2-for-4 with two triples, an RBI, and two runs scored.
Also for the Lady Terrors Kate Rhinehart went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, and two runs scored, and Rayel Hakes was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI.
Natalie Dunworth went 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI for Johnsonburg.
Rhinehart got the win going seven innings allowing one earned run on four hits and four walks while striking out 12.
Dunworth took the loss going seven innings allowing 12 runs, five earned, on 14 hits and two walks while striking out 10.
PADUA FRANCISCAN (OHIO) 8, MONITEAU 7; TALLMADGE (OHIO) 18, MONITEAU 0, 5 INNINGS
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Moniteau dropped a pair of games in Myrtle Beach, S.C., falling 8-7 to Padua Franciscan (Ohio) and 18-0 in four innings to Tallmadge (Ohio).
In the Padua Franciscan game, the Lady Warriors led 6-4 after three but the Bruins scored twice in the fourth and twice in the fifth before Moniteau got a run back in the sixth.
Addy Williams led Moniteau going 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored, and three RBIS, while Mariska Shunk was 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Shunk took the loss going five innings allowing eight runs, six earned, on six hits, six walks, and a hit batter while striking out three.
Against Tallmadge, the Blue Devils scored eight in the first and four in the second to set the tone.
Tallmadge’s Riley Jackson tossed a five-inning perfect game to get the win.
Graysen Rottman took the loss going one inning allowing 10 runs, six earned, on nine hits.
