Tuesday Roundup: Yehl stymies Wellsville again, combines with Petryszak in one-hit performance to earn 13-3 road victory; Fillmore, GV/Belfast tennis garner season-opening wins

Wellsville shortstop Cody Costello, off-center, applies a tag on the Portville baserunner for the out during Tuesday night’s home opener in Wellsville. [Chris Brooks/WellsvilleSports.com]

Wellsville pitcher Ty Vogel fires to the plate during Tuesday night’s home opener against Portville, in Wellsville. [Chris Brooks/WellsvilleSports.com]

Wellsville third baseman Cooper Brockway fires a throw across to first base for an out during Tuesday night’s home opener against Portville, in Wellsville. [Chris Brooks/WellsvilleSports.com]

Wellsville head coach Tom Delahunt, off-center, talks with his team near the mound during a break in the action of Tuesday night’s home opener against Portville, in Wellsville. [Chris Brooks/WellsvilleSports.com]

WELLSVILLE — For the second time in three games, the Wellsville Lions were faced with a monumental task.

After falling to the hands of Section VI perennial Portville over the road at Allegany-Limestone to begin their season, the two foes would meet again for the final time just two games later in Wellsville. The pitching matchup was no slouch: Portville’s ace and Division I-commit Maxx Yehl, against one of Wellsville’s young trailblazers in Ty Vogel.

But there were certain elements in their first meeting that didn’t change. Perhaps the one that stood out from the rest was the relentless efforts from the Panthers offense. On Tuesday, they did it again to the Lions, starting off faster than ever with a hot start that they ultimately never looked back on, forcing the 10-run rule after six innings to complete the season sweep of Wellsville with a 13-3 road win.

Portville started the night off red hot in the opening frame, scoring an early 3-0 lead with Luke Petryszak and Luke Petruzzi providing the runs, with Petryszak singling past Cody Costello at short, and into left field for the RBI, while Petruzzi drove in a pair on base on his double into center field. The three runs were scored with one out on the board.

But some resilience started to show for Vogel on the mound for the Lions (1-2), as he recorded back-to-back strikeouts to get the defense out of the jam. Vogel would record all three outs with his arm, finishing with five for the game to go with three walks across his three-inning start.

The Lions would score their first run of the game in the bottom half to cut their deficit down to a pair by using some excellent baserunning. With Vogel reaching on a dropped third strike with two outs, the ball rolled to the backstop where Portville looked to provide a throw for the out. As the throw was made, Jere Havens left third and went home with nobody home to cover to score on a big heads-up play.

But two runs would be as close as Wellsville would get to Portville for the remainder of the game.

From the second inning onward, the Panthers built to their lead, cashing in on the majority of everything they saw on offense. In the next two innings, they would score four more runs, three more coming in the second led by a Michael Cole bloop single into left, a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to deep left field by Maxx Yehl.

After Nate Petryszak added to the lead in the third, more damage was done after Wellsville handed the Panthers their first scoreless inning of the game, as they scored the last six runs in a row to eclipse double figures for the game, with Cole and Luke Petryszak each grabbing RBI hits to further the team’s cause, including another double for the latter.

In the midst of Portville’s attack, the Panthers were holding Wellsville hitless at the plate. That was until the final at-bats of the evening for the Lions, when Vogel led off the bottom of the sixth with a single to break up the combined no-hit bid by the visitors in maroon. The Lions would go on to score two more runs through some more special teams on the bases, including a Dylan Culver fielder’s choice to plate Vogel, to chip away at their deficit before Portville put the game away for good.

Jere Havens added some help on the mound in relief, finishing the game with six strikeouts and two walks in his three innings.

Before the game, the Lions welcomed back all five of their Seniors from last season’s Class B2 Championship-winning team — Dominic Sawyer, Alex Ordiway, Brayden Delahunt, Liam McKinley and Tim Jones, to help unveil the team’s newest baseball plaque on the fence in the outfield. The five seniors also threw out ceremonial first pitches to members of this year’s Lions team.

Wellsville defeated Penn Yan by a 10-2 count last June to win their first Section V title in 10 years.

The Lions will look to regroup and bounce back before Spring Break kicks into gear, as they prepare to host Cuba-Rushford in a 5 p.m. first pitch on Friday.

Portville 331 024 – 13 11 1

Wellsville 100 002 – 3 1 4

PORT – Maxx Yehl (WP) (7K, 2BB), Luke Petryszak (3) (5K, 3BB), Michael Cole (6) (K, 2BB), and Ryan Stillman.

WLSV – Ty Vogel (LP) (5K, 3BB), Jere Havens (4) (6K, 2BB), and Alex Green.

BOYS TENNIS

Fillmore 5, Scio 0

HOUGHTON — You could not have started your regular season on a better note than how the Eagles of Fillmore did it on Tuesday at Houghton College.

Right from the start, the tone was set by Eben Schilke at second singles, as the Eagles sophomore swept his match in straight sets, giving Fillmore one of five victories on the day to pick up a season-opening 5-0 triumph over the visiting Tigers of Scio.

“It was great to get our first match under our belts,” said Eagles coach Randy Crouch. “Other than Eben, who came out of the gates flying, we struggled a bit to find our rhythm. We have a lot to improve on if we are going to meet our goals for this season. First doubles was a good match, and it came down to Henry (Decker) and Joe (Derck) hitting some big serves to close out the second set.”

Fillmore (1-0) continued their winning ways in the singles department with Carter Sison coming away victorious in his first singles matchup, taking the 6-3, 6-1 decision over Scio’s Jude Marion. Marcus Wolfer added a forfeit win at third singles for the hosts.

In the doubles division, the first doubles team of Henry Decker and Joe Derck held onto a second set tiebreak to record the straight-set win over Scio’s (0-1) Corey Field and Liam Carouge. At second doubles, Layton Sanasith and Noah Strickland rounded off the team wins with a 6-0, 6-3 triumph over Austin Gowdy and Will Broach.

Both teams are back on the court Thursday night in a pair of 5 p.m. first serves, with Fillmore hosting Houghton Academy, while Scio hits the road to visit Andover/Whitesville.

Singles

1. Carter Sisson (FIL) def. Jude Marion (SCIO), 6-3, 6-1.

2. Eben Schilke (FIL) def. Ben Weimer (SCIO), 6-0, 6-0.

3. Marcus Wolfer (FIL) by for.

Doubles

1. Henry Decker/Joe Derck (FIL) def. Corey Field/Liam Carouge (SCIO), 6-3, 7-5.

2. Layton Sanasith/Noah Strickland (FIL) def. Austin Gowdy/Will Broach (SCIO), 6-0, 6-3.

Genesee Valley/Belfast 3, Cuba-Rushford 1

BELMONT — The season debut for Genesee Valley/Belfast on the tennis court was nothing short of successful. On Tuesday, the JagDogs collected three victories, including a pair from within the singles department to power up a 3-1 victory over visiting Cuba-Rushford to start their regular season on the right foot.

Both Cuba-Rushford and Genesee Valley/Belfast (1-0) were awarded a win on each side in competition, both in singles action, with Trevor Clark claiming a win for the hosts by a 6-2, 6-4 count over Ethan Cole at second singles. Down the court, was Nate Cole who earned a near sweep of his opponent, Dominic Marra, tallying a 6-1, 6-0 win of his own to tie the match at one.

“These kids don’t care, they don’t get upset. They play to have fun, and they don’t have a care in the world,” said Genesee Valley/Belfast first-year coach Lintz Bliven. “Trevor Clark played really well for his first match ever today. He’s not an emotional kid, but he was overwhelmingly happy today with his win. Dominic after the first game, you could see he was in a little bit of trouble, but he played a really hard-fought game. These are all first year players, but this was a great outcome for everyone. They all had fun, and I had a ton of fun myself watching and coaching them.”

But Genesee Valley/Belfast would manage to grab the upperhand on the Rebels (0-1), as they posted a pair of forfeit wins with James Frawley laying claim to one at third singles, while the first doubles team of Gavin Kenyon and Zane Cartwright came away victorious with the last win. Each team both forfeited their second doubles match.

Both teams will have Bolivar-Richburg up next on their schedule, with Cuba-Rushford hitting the road once more with a visit there on Friday in a 5 p.m. first serve, while Genesee Valley/Belfast waits for their turn after Spring Break, on April 19 at 5 p.m. back on their home court.

Singles

1. Nate Cole (C-R) def. Dominic Marra (GVB), 6-1, 6-0.

2. Trevor Clark (GVB) def. Ethan Cole (C-R), 6-2, 6-4.

3. James Frawley (GVB) by for.

Doubles

1. Gavin Kenyon/Zane Cartwright (GVB) by for.

2. Double for.

Houghton Academy at Andover/Whitesville - No report.

TRACK

Genesee Valley/Belfast at Salamanca — No report.