DUBOIS — Through three innings, little separated the Bradford baseball team from DuBois.
The Beavers scored five runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth, however, to separate themselves from the Owls and run away with a 12-2 win over Bradford in five innings.
DuBois struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Garrett Starr came around to score on an Alex Pasternak single after drawing a walk. Bradford got two back in the third inning to take a brief lead, however, when an infield error on a ground ball hit by Nolan Ruolo scored Austen Davis and Michael Gow.
Bradford’s lead was short-lived, as Starr singled home a run before Brycen Dinkfelt scored on a wild pitch to put DuBois ahead for good.
Ruolo, Bradford’s starting pitcher, threw three innings, allowing two hits and two walks. Only one of the three runs he allowed was earned.
After Ruolo exited the game, DuBois got to the Owl bullpen. Starr ripped a bases-clearing double to start the Beavers’ fourth-inning rally and put DuBois up by four.
From there, Starr, Dinkfelt and Pasternak continued to pour on the offense. The trio combined for seven hits, six runs and 10 runs batted in.
“Our pitchers threw pretty well, but (DuBois’) two-through-four hitters did a great job at the plate,” Bradford coach Eric Haynoski said. “DuBois is a good hitting team and they hit it where we weren’t.”
Starr, who also threw five hitless innings on the mound for DuBois, finished with three hits, three runs and four RBI at the plate. He struck out nine Bradford hitters while walking three, and the only runs the senior surrendered were unearned.
“We’re looking to get back on track after this one,” Haynoski said. “We have to get our bats going if we want to start winning some ball games.”
Bradford will travel to Punxsutawney on Monday for a rematch of a 5-1 Punxsy win nearly a month prior.
AT DUBOIS
R H E
Bradford 002 00 2 0 3
DuBois 102 54 12 9 1
Bradford: Nolan Ruolo (1 SO, 2 BB), Ashton Smith (4) (1 BB), Austen Davis (4) (1 SO, 1 BB), Michael Gow (5) (0 SO, 0 BB) and Liam McKay
DuBois: Garrett Starr (9 SO, 3 BB) and Nick Farrell and Alex Pasternak
JV: Dubois won, 9-3.
NON-LEAGUE
Smethport 10, Kane 0, 5 innings
SMETHPORT — It only took five innings for Smethport to build a double-digit lead on Kane. Over those five frames, however, Alex Ognen didn’t allow a hit.
The junior struck out our batters and walked just one on his way to a five-inning no-hitter. Ognen produced offensively for the Hubbers out of the third spot in their lineup, as well, going 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk, two runs batted in and two runs scored.
Brandon Higley added three hits out of Smethport’s cleanup spot, totaling five RBIs on the day. Noah Lent, who walked twice and had one hit, scored four runs.
After the Hubbers got to Kane starting pitcher Harley Morris, Bobby Rumcik went the distance in relief, striking out nine batters over 3.2 innings.
AT SMETHPORT
R H E
Kane 000 00 0 0 0
Smethport 231 22 10 7 1
Kane: Harley Morris (2 SO, 5 BB), Bobby Rumcik (2) (9 SO, 2 BB) and Luke Ely
Smethport: Alex Ognen (4 SO, 1 BB) and Travis Cooney
ELK COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Johnsonburg 9, Elk County Catholic 1
ST. MARYS — The two runs that Johnsonburg (12-0) scored in the first inning proved to be all the Rams would need, as they rode a complete-game effort by Aiden Zimmerman to beat Elk County Catholic (3-8) and stay undefeated.
Over his seven innings on the mound, Zimmerman struck out eight ECC batters while allowing five hits and walking just one. He helped himself offensively, as well, with two hits and two runs scored.
Camron Marciniack and Ethan Wells each had three hits for the Rams. Marciniack also scored four runs, while Wells drove in four.
Luke Ginther led ECC’s offense with two hits, and also scored a run.
AT ST. MARYS
R H E
Elk Catholic 010 000 0 1 5 4
Johnsonburg 201 132 X 9 11 1
ECC: Tommy Slay (4 SO, 0 BB), Mark Kraus (6) (0 SO, 2 BB) and Andrew Dellaquilla
Jburg: Aiden Zimmerman (8 SO, 1 BB) and Ethan Wells
St. Marys 13, Coudersport 2
ST. MARYS — St. Marys’ (5-6) offense jumped on Coudersport (9-2) before the Falcons even had the chance to bat, as the Flying Dutchmen scored six runs in the top of the first on their way to a double-digit win.
Connor Bressler and Mitchell Reiter each had three hits for St. Marys, while Christian Coudriet, Conner Straub and Logan Bauer each had two hits.
Coudriet struck out 13 Coudy batters over four strong innings pitched, scattering five hits and three walks.
Garrett Kellert had two hits and scored a run for Coudy, while AJ Redmond had two hits and knocked in two runs.
Jackson Glover drew two walks, singled and scored a run for Coudy.
The Flying Dutch avenged a 13-8 loss to the Falcons, which came on April 24.
AT ST. MARYS
R H E
St. Marys 600 050 2 13 16 0
Coudersport 001 010 0 2 6 0
SM: Christian Coudriet (13 SO, 3 BB), Alex Volmer (2 SO, 1BB)
Coudy: Jackson Glover (6 SO, 2 BB), Derek Easton (5) (2 SO, 3 BB), LT Myers (5) (1 SO, 1 BB), Gavin Ayers (7) (1 SO, 0 BB), Ashton Huck (7) (1 SO, 0 BB) and Ashton Huck
SOFTBALL
NORTHERN ALLEGHENY
Oswayo Valley 15, Galeton 0
SHINGLEHOUSE — A 10-run second inning powered Oswayo Valley (5-3) to a three-inning win over Galeton.
Hannah Winseck, Macy West, Brooke George, Laya Phillips and Makenzie Mesler each had two hits for the Lady Green Wave. George drove in four runs, while West and Mesler drove in three runs each.
West struck out seven batters and walked one through three innings of hitless ball in the circle.
AT SHINGLEHOUSE
R H E
Galeton 000 0 0 0
Oswayo Valley 4(10)1 15 4 0
NON-LEAGUE
ELK COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Elk County Catholic 11, Coudersport 1, 5 innings
ST. MARYS — Lydia Anderson ripped three hits, scored two runs and drove in two runs to lead Elk County Catholic (10-4) over Coudersport (5-5) in the first round of the Elk County tournament.
Ellie Baron and Emily Mourer each added two hits of their own for the Lady Crusaders, and Mourer also tallied four RBI.
In the circle, Mourer struck out nine Coudy hitters over five innings pitched, walking two batters while allowing just one hit.
Ava Wahlers drove in Coudy’s only run on a first-inning single.
AT ST. MARYS
R H E
Coudersport 100 00 1 1 4
Elk Catholic 433 01 11 11 0
