EDEN — No. 12 seed Salamanca won 12-3 over Brocton on May 22 to break a seven game losing streak, and they carried that effort into a dominant 7-1 win over No. 5 Eden Saturday to advance to the Section 6 Class B quarterfinal.
“What a performance on the mound by Zach Trietley,” coach Greg Herrick said. Treitley threw a complete game with three hits and 11 strikeouts. The Salamanca batting included Jake Herrick hitting a two-RBI single to get the scoring started, and Calum Farnum provided a two-out single that drove in two more runs.
Brendon Ghani finished off a big day at the plate with a triple in the seventh inning that drove in two runs for the Warriors. Payton Bradley went 2-4 while also “playing outstanding defense at catcher,” Herrick said.
Salamanca played Fredonia on Tuesday for a chance to move on to the Section 6 semifinal.
Salamanca overcomes tough regular season with playoff success
Salamanca softball put together back-to-back playoff victories after going 3-13 in the regular season. Somehow, they were the ones who looked the one seed against actual one seed Frederick Olmstead, winning 25-4.
Salamanca (who was the lowest seed in the bracket at 16) scored 12 fifth-inning runs after holding a 13-4 lead through four innings. Jaelynn Brown went 4-5 with two doubles and a triple. Kenzie Crouse was 3-6 with two doubles and Ayla Newark was 3-4. Charli Ross threw another strong game with four strikeouts, three walks and only giving up three hits.
The Warriors lost 13-1 on Saturday in their game at Eden to be eliminated.
