Albion goes 10 innings to earn first softball win; Barker splits at Lady Bulldogs tourney

Snapping a season opening four game losing streak, Albion outlasted visiting Newfane 11-10 in 10 innings in a Niagara-Orleans League softball contest this afternoon.

Sophia Bouchey scored the game winning run for the Purple Eagles which also gave new Coach Albion graduate Jenn (Knaak) Mattle her first win at her alma mater.

Aubriella Barry went the distance in the circle for Albion registering 6 strikeouts.

Lux Froman had 2 hits, including a home run, and Kaitlin Bennett a triple to lead the Purple Eagles offense which also included singles by Bailey Hickman, Katelyn Viza and Bouchey.

Albion is now 1-3 in the league (1-4 overall) and Newfane 0-3 in the league.

Lady Bulldogs split at Barker Tourney

Barker earned a split at the host Lady Bulldogs softball tournament today.

Barker defeated Wilson 8-1 in the semifinals but then dropped a 10-3 decision to Oakfield-Alabama in the championship game.

Winning pitcher Madyson Flint had 4 hits, Madelina Pavlock 3 and Lexi Brazzell and Kaylee Stoll 2 each for Barker in the win over Wilson.

Flint and Peyton Bradley both had doubles during a 2 run first inning. Flint and Pavlock later had doubles during a 4 run fourth inning uprising.

In the circle, Flint scattered 5 hits and struck out 10.

In the finals, Oakfield-Alabama scored five runs in the seventh inning on two singles, a double, a walk, an error and a sacrifice bunt to lock up the win.

Barker did hold a 3-2 lead after scoring three times in the fourth inning on an RBI double by Brazzell and a two-run double by Melodi Murphy.

However, Oakfield-Alabama answered with a pair of runs in the top of the fifth on double, two singles and an error to regain the lead for good at 5-3.