Pine Valley provides early scare as Bears clinch title
FREWSBURG — Winless Pine Valley took a 7-2 lead in the top of the second inning, but Frewsburg stormed back with 15 runs in the bottom of the frame and beat the Panthers 21-7 in Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball Friday at the Frewsburg Sports Complex.
On Senior Day, the Bears clinched the league title as they improved to 13-2 overall and 12-0 in the division.
Maddox Sheesley went 2 for 4 with an inside-the-park home run, two RBIs and three runs scored; Blake Weaver was 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored; Chase Haglund was 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored; Mason Eckman was 2 for 3 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored; Daniel Peterson was 2 for 3 with a double, four RBIs and four runs scored; and Drake Beckstrom also doubled for Frewsburg.
Camryn Slade, Trent Ivett, Hayden Chase and Cameron Howard each doubled for the Panthers (0-13, 0-12). Slade and Howard each drove in a pair of runs.
WOLFPACK TOPS BROCTON
BROCTON — Gavin Burchanowski tossed a five-inning one-hitter with just two strikeouts as Clymer/Sherman/Panama beat Brocton 12-1 in Division 2 action.
Bryce Hinsdale went 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, four RBIs and three runs scored while Andrew Spiesman was 2 for 4 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored for the Wolfpack (9-4, 9-3).
Michael Garcia’s single to lead off the bottom of the first inning was the lone hit for the Bulldogs (10-5, 8-3).
HERMAN HAS BIG NIGHT
GOWANDA — Blake Herman went 3 for 4, including a bases-clearing third-inning triple, as Gowanda beat North Collins 20-1 in Division 3 action.
Brayden Smith was 2 for 4 with a double, four RBIs and two runs scored; Carson Huch doubled, drove in three runs and scored three times; Seth Geiger was 2 for 4; and Owen Pfaffenbach singled, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Panthers (14-3, 12-1).
Geiger tossed four innings of four-hit ball, striking out six. Logan Ruff got the final three outs, including a strikeout, for Gowanda.
Scott Armbruster doubled while Vince Montaldi, Riley Greene and Jon Rice each had a single for the Eagles (6-9, 5-8).
WOLVERINES ROLL CASSADAGA VALLEY
SINCLAIRVILLE — Mason Baum collected two hits including a triple as Westfield rolled Cassadaga Valley 10-4 in Division 2 action.
Danny Bratton also tripled for Westfield (7-6, 7-5) and Trent Ramm added two hits with a double. Tristen Phillips pitched 12 strikeouts in the win.
Jackson Crowell had 10 strikeouts for Cassadaga Valley (1-10, 1-9).