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07/08/2023

It's all about the 2s for Bradford Minor Baseball All-Stars

DERRICK CITY, Scott Fields -- It's all coming down to twos for the Bradford Minor Baseball All-Star team. Avoiding a second loss. Finding a way to win two more. Friday night against DuBois in the consolation bracket, it was two really big two-baggers, two tremendous double plays and two nerves left....

07/06/2023

ST. MARYS -- The St. Marys Minor Baseball All-Stars jumped out to a 5-0 lead after the first inning and never looked back on the way to a 7-0 shutout of Bradford in the District 10 winners' bracket Wednesday.

Starting pitcher Jonathan "Doc" Chapman threw three and two-thirds innings, allowing no runs on one hit and surrendering just four walks.

St. Marys, playing as the visitors, cranked out five runs on five hits in the top of the first on singles by Chapman, Easton Straub, Kalon Caskey, Ricky Hurd and Duke Radkowski.

Bradford could get nothing going offensively, managing only four baserunners until the team's first hit, a fielder's choice single by Maddon Splain in the fourth.

St. Marys added two more for insurance in the fifth as Cael Stauffer singled and scored when Chapman next reached on an error. Straub drove Chapman home on a hard grounder to short.

Bradford looked like it might start a rally in the sixth as Jameis Furlong cracked a double down the left-field line to get things started. Griffin Atteberry walked and Ryan Johnson reached on catcher interference to load the bases, but the trio were stranded to end the game.

Eli Haynoski pitched four and one-third innings in relief, holding St. Marys to just two runs during his time on the mound. He retired five on strikes and walked only one. Mason Haynoski whiffed two in relief and Furlong threw in a strikeout.

Also pitching for St. Marys were Straub (one inning pitched, two strikeouts) and Carson Dellaquila (one and one-third innings, four strikeouts, one walk, one hit).

Offensively for the winners, Chapman went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, Straub was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored, Duke Radkowski was 2-for-2 and Rory Wendel belted a double.

Bradford drops to the consolation bracket and will face DuBois at 6 p.m. Friday at Scott Fields in Derrick City. St. Marys awaits the winner of that game, for a 4 p.m. tilt set Sunday for the District 10 title.

07/05/2023

DUBOIS -- Kohen Pantuso and the Bradford Minor Baseball All-Stars held Potter-McKean to just two hits in a 15-1, four-inning rout at sunny Heindl Field on Sunday, July 2.

The teams had been dodging raindrops since the originally scheduled gametime of 4 p.m. Saturday at Scott Fields in Derrick City. The game was moved to 4:30 p.m. at Custer City only to be washed out there as well. Trying for a 6 p.m. tilt Sunday at Pitt-Bradford, the weather refused to cooperate and sent the squads to the Heindl turf in DuBois.

Bradford capitalized on three P-M errors to hang up six runs in the top of the first inning, including a bases-clearing, three-run line drive to right field by Andrew Wright Jr.

Pantuso and the Bradford defense standing tall behind him needed just five pitches to end the first. Shortstop Eli Haynoski fielded a Kroy Bates hit, tapped second and was awarded the third out at first on runner interference.

Bradford scored three more in the top of the second as Will Pantuso (single), Eli Haynoski (single) and Maddon Splain (hit by pitch) all crossed home.

Potter-McKean scored its only run in the bottom of the second when Eli Dynda rapped an RBI-triple to plate Brody Andrews.

Scoreless in the third, Bradford posted six more in the fourth to put the game out of reach. Caleb Weart smashed a double to score Splain and crossed home on a groundout from Jameis Furlong. Mason Haynoski's bases-loaded walk scored Kohen Pantuso and Wright walked to send Magnus Miller home. Ryan Johnson then belted a two-run single to center that scored Mason Haynoski and Griffin Atteberry.

Wright drove in three on the day, while Weart, Furlong and Johnson all contributed two RBI. Splain scored three times, while Kohen Pantuso, Miller, Mason Haynoski and Atteberry each posted a pair of runs. Weart's double was Bradford's only extra-base knock.

On the mound, Pantuso started and threw three and one-third innings, scattering two hits, walking only two and whiffing one. Eli Haynoski (one strikeout) and Wright pitched briefly in relief.

Evan McCleaft accounted for Potter-McKean's only other hit, a single in the fourth. McCleaft, Ian Dynda, Brody Andrews, Jase Roeske and Carson Tubbs all pitched for Potter-McKean, combining to strike out seven.

Bradford (2-0) travels to take on St. Marys (2-0) at 6 p.m. today (July 5).

06/30/2023

Calkins, Bradford stifle Kane, 17-5

Bradford Regional Little League

DERRICK CITY, Scott Fields -- Bradford's Leah Calkins struck out 18 hitters and scattered two hits in a 17-5 win over Kane in All-Star Minor Softball action June 29. Powering the offense for Bradford, Natalie Shields doubled and drove in three runs, Kendal Redington collected two hits and four RBI,....

06/28/2023

Potter-McKean downs Brookville, 17-9

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POTTER-MCKEAN LITTLE LEAGUE 9-10 ALL-STARS BROOKVILLE -- The Potter-McKean 9-10 All-Stars jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back on the way to a 17-9 win over Brookville on Tuesday, June 27. Powering the offense were Kroy Bates (3/4, double, RBI, two runs), Evan McCleaft (triple, 4 RBI, two....

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Bradford 9-10 All-Stars bring home 13-4 win over Fox Township

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06/23/2023

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Cam Larkham delivers 7-6 Mount Jewett win over Smethport

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06/14/2023

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