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Apr 21, 2022
Micah Davis’ line-drive single to right field drove in his brother Simon with the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning sending Fredonia to a 5-4 walk-off victory over Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 1 rival Southwestern on Wednesday.
Fredonia jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning as Owen Rush followed Simon Davis’ double and Gabe Schrader’s single with a two-run double to deep right-center field.
The home team doubled its lead in the third inning. Simon Davis got things going again with a single to left field and promptly stole second base. Davis scored when a Rush groundball was mishandled. Rush moved to third on a Micah Davis single to right field and scored when he and Micah Davis executed a double-steal.
Southwestern got on the board in the top of the fourth inning as Dustin Hendrix singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch, and scored on a Lucas Gilbert two-out RBI single to center.
In the sixth, Aiden Kennedy doubled to deep center field and scored on a Spencer Kane two-out RBI single.
Southwestern completed its comeback in the seventh inning. Cam Lemk and Kenyon Davidson each pinch-hit and reached base to start the inning, on a walk and a single, respectively. A Judd Harris sacrifice bunt was thrown away, scoring Lemk and sending Davidson to third. Max Marshall’s attempted squeeze bunt led to a passed ball and Davidson scored to tie the game.
Both teams went down in order in the eighth.
In the ninth, Southwestern got its first two batters on base, but the first was erased as Gabe Schrader picked him off of second base. Schrader then struck out the next two Southwestern hitters to end the threat.
In the bottom half, Simon Davis doubled and Schrader walked to lead things off. The next batter popped out before Micah Davis sent everyone home with his clutch hit to right.
For Southwestern, Kennedy threw four innings and struck out nine while allowing three earned runs. Harris followed with five innings of relief, striking out three and allowing only one earned run.
For Fredonia, Owen Ludwig threw seven complete innings with 10 strikeouts. Schrader picked up the win in relief, throwing two innings and striking out four.
BLACK KNIGHTS
HOLD ON
SALAMANCA — Max Vigue retired the final batter of the game on a comebacker as Silver Creek/Forestville held off Salamanca for a 6-4 Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 3 baseball victory.
The Black Knights (3-1, 2-0) led 6-0 in the top of the sixth inning before the Warriors (4-3, 1-1) rallied in their final two at-bats.
Silver Creek/Forestville scored three times in the fourth, once in the fifth and twice in the sixth.
Gavin Borrello had two doubles to lead the Black Knights offense while Cade Neubauer and Vigue combined on a five-hitter with nine strikeouts on the mound.
Harley Hoag had a pair of singles and combined with Zaron Tucker on a five-hitter with four strikeouts for Salamanca.
BULLDOGS COAST
WESTFIELD — Brocton pounded out 11 hits, led by Aiden Gatto’s 3-for-5 day, as the Bulldogs beat Westfield 13-2 in Division 2 play.
Raynathan Santiago and Ryan Laurito each added two hits for Brocton (1-1, 1-1).
Kadin Ehmke threw six innings of four-hit ball, striking out seven while allowing both runs for the Bulldogs.
Carter Russo and Chris Vacanti handled the pitching for the Wolverines (0-3, 0-2).
MARSH TWIRLS GEM
NORTH COLLINS — Lucas Marsh threw a complete-game one-hitter with 13 strikeouts as Ellicottville beat North Collins 8-4 in Division 3 action.
Ellicottville (3-2, 2-0) led 3-0 after three innings and 5-4 after five before putting the game away with a three-run sixth inning.
Caleb Ploetz led the Ellicottville offense with two hits, including a triple, and two RBIs while Hunter Smith homered, drove in three runs and scored twice. Logan Grinols chipped in a double and scored three runs.
Asher Parnitzke had the lone hit for North Collins (0-2, 0-2). Derek Ebersole, Matt Warsaw and Parnitzke combined for 12 strikeouts on the mound.
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