Rams oust Gators in Class B sectional opener

Photo by Cheryl Wertman – Roy-Hart’s Ethan Kuzma slides safely back to first base just ahead of a tag attempt by Allegany-Limestone’s Collin Forrest during the Rams sectional win over the visiting Gators today.

Scoring three quick runs in the first inning, No. 4 seed Roy-Hart went on to down visiting No. 13 Allegany-Limestone 11-1 in a Section VI Class B opening round baseball playoff game today.

Gavin Heideman had a two-run double and Jake Gould an RBI double in the first inning to put Roy-Hart on top to stay.

The Rams later put a lock on the five inning run rule victory by erupting for 7 runs in the fifth frame as Gould had a two-run double and Heideman an RBI single.

Gould, Heideman and Rem Albee each finished with a pair of hits for Roy-Hart.

Ethan Kuzma earned the win on the mound allowing 2 hits and striking out 8 over 4 innings.

The contest was a rematch of last year’s sectional opener when the Rams nipped the visiting Gators 6-5.

Roy-Hart will next host No. 5 Southwestern in the quarterfinals on Monday. Southwestern ousted No. 12 Eden 11-3.

Akron 2, Salamanca 0
No. 8 Akron ousted visiting No. 9 Salamanca 2-0 as Denny Romesser pitched a 2 hitter with 12 strikeouts.

The Tigers scored once in the first on a sacrifice by Anthony Cosiglio and once in the fourth on a single by Hunter Haist.

Akron will next visit top seeded Medina in the quarterfinals on Monday.

Newfane 10, JFK 0
No. 7 Newfane shutout No. 10 JFK as Cam Perry hurled a one hitter with 7 strikeouts and Jon Beiter banged out a double and triple and drove in five runs.