(Photo: Brynn Hallock struck out 11 and had two hits including a double as Wellsville softball won again on Monday night)
The Wellsville softball team put it all together Monday night with great pitching and hitting, defeating Arkport-Canaseraga, 19-0 at historic Tullar Field.
Senior Brynn Hallock, working with catchers Hannah Bennett and Adriene Clark, struck out 11 batters in five innings and didn’t issue a walk, giving up just two hits.
At the plate for the Lions (7-2), Lydia Brockway had three hits and Felicity Thomas picked up her first career varsity hit.
Also for Wellsville seven players had two hits: Peyton Cawley (double), Ayla Faulkner, Teagan Burke, Kennedy Perry (double), Brynn Hallock (double), Tayler Palmatier, and Hailey Cowburn. Hannah Bennett also had a hit for the Lions.
Wellsville is the No. 2 seed in Class B2, trailing 8-0 Sodus for the top spot in sectionals. The Lions host Bath on May 5 for a doubleheader.
For Arkport-Canaseraga, Grace Groves threw three innings with two strikeouts and Mia Trimble threw the fourth inning.
BASEBALL
Arkport-Canaseraga 3, Wellsville 0
Micah Marvin struck out 11 and scattered three hits, walking just one as Arkport-Canaseraga (5-2) downed Wellsville, 3-0. Caden Carey came in for relief when Marvin reached the pitch limit in the sixth and struck out one, gave up a hit and no walks.
At the plate for Arkport-Canaseraga, Connor Smith had two hits, reached three times and scored, Ayden Button had a RBI single. Curtis Hoffman had a single, stolen base and a run and John Marcus walked and scored.
For Wellsville (6-3), Trenton Green took the hard-luck loss, throwing 6.2 innings with 15 strikeouts, giving up four hits and two runs, one earned. Matt Ritter finished on the mound with a strikeout.
At the plate, Ritter had two doubles for Wellsville, Green had two hits and Anthony Button singled.
“This was an exciting game for the fans. There was a lot of buzz about this and the pitchers put on a show,” said Wellsville coach John Anderson. “Micah Marvin hit his spots and Arkport-Canaseraga put together timely hitting and great defense. They are a very well-coached team. Even though Micah reached the pitch limit, we knew Caden Carey would be tough — that combo showed why they won a state title in 2024. We play them two more times and our schedule is very tough down the stretch, so we are looking forward to the challenges.”
Arkport-Canaseraga is at Canisteo-Greenwood on Wednesday and Wellsville hosts Bolivar-Richburg/Cuba-Rushford tonight at 5 p.m.
The Lions will face Arkport-Canaseraga again on Friday in Bolivar at 4:30 p.m. in the first round of the B-R tournament.
