Falconer had plenty of baserunners and Khloe Livengood cashed in with 5 RBIs, hitting 3 for 4 with a double. Hannah Melquist drove in another three runs hitting 2 for 2 with two doubles and three runs scored, Emily Zaranek hit 3 for 4 with three runs scored, Mylie Zaranek hit 3 for 4 with a double and four runs scored, Emily Rhinehart hit 2 for 2 with a double and two runs scored and Payton Smith added a double.

Rhinehart brushed off her first inning in the circle with 12 strikeouts and just two hits and one earned run in the victory.

Mya Carmen and Ryleigh Eckman scored for Frewsburg (3-12), while Marleigh Stappenbeck hit a triple.

No. 5 Falconer (14-3) will travel to No. 4 Ellicottville for a quarterfinal matchup on Thursday at 5 p.m.

Falconer's Nylah Sharpe tags out a Frewsburg runner at the plate.

WOLFPACK SURVIVES RANDOLPH

CLYMER — It wasn’t pretty, but the Clymer/Sherman/Panama girls softball team avoided an upset against the No. 11 Randolph Cardinals in the Section VI Class C prequarterfinals on Tuesday.

With the score tied 1-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, Clymer/Sherman/Panama put the game-winning run in scoring position when Keira Kinal reached on an error and moved to second on a wild pitch. A strikeout threatened extra innings, but Tayler Pinzok connected with two outs and Randolph committed its third error of the inning to allow Kinal to score and slip into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 victory.

Randolph junior pitcher Grace Arnold-Hill had the Wolfpack on their heels, striking out eight batters, giving up just three hits and no earned runs in her 6 2/3 innings of work.

Clymer/Sherman/Panama did get on the board first when Harleigh Faulkner connected on one of her team’s three singles, stole second and scored when a ball hit by Elli Bodamer led to an error.

Fredonia's McKenna Crawford slides home during the Hillbillies' 14-2 victory over JFK in the Section VI Class B prequarterfinals on Tuesday. P-J photo by Ashleigh Brown

Randolph got its run back in the top of the sixth when freshman Delaney Walters reached base on an error and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Another error moved her to third, but with two outs Peyton Roberts was able to drive home the lone Randolph run with a single.

Elli Bodamer was just as dominant in the circle for Clymer/Sherman/Panama, matching Arnold-Hill with eight strikeouts and just three hits, but the Wolfpack only committed two errors in the field and the Cardinals made seven errors in the loss.

Randolph finishes its season with a 5-8 record and No. 6 Clymer/Sherman/Panama (10-2) advances to the quarterfinals against No. 3 Chautauqua Lake on Thursday at 5 p.m.

HODKIN NO-HITS JFK FOR FREDONIA

FREDONIA — Between Jordan Lucas and Danielle Palisin the Fredonia softball team has dominated the circle and Class B in Section VI winning the last four titles.

The 4-seeded Hillbillies entered the playoffs with inexperience at the most important position, but found familiar results with freshman McKella Hodkin tossing a no-hitter as Fredonia rolled No. 13 JFK 14-2.

“She’s a freshman, but very poised,” Fredonia head coach Joe Pucciarelli said about Hodkin. “She throws a lot of strikes with a lot of spin on the ball and we have a very good defense behind her. Nothing really rattles her.”

Hodkin struck out nine batters and walked three as errors and free passes allowed JFK to get on the board.

Fredonia did not need much offense for the win, but got it anyways with Jenna Fryberger leading the charge hitting 2 for 3 with a double and a triple and Ava Muck hit 2 for 3 with a double.

“It was a good game to start the playoffs,” Puciarelli added. “Most of our girls got four at bats and we got jayvee batters at bats to make them a little more comfortable.”

Emily Witnauer was the losing pitcher for JFK as she had her hands full with a potent Fredonia lineup.

“Being aggressive with our at bats,” Puciarelli said about his offense’s approach in the playoffs. “When we swing, keep the positive attitude at the plate and today was a good start.”

Fredonia (15-3) will host No. 5 Royalton-Hartland (10-5) in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 5 p.m. as the Rams got past Salamanca 4-3 in Tuesday’s quarterfinal.

“It’s one game at a time,” Pucciarelli said about Thursday’s matchup. “We played Salamanca and beat them twice during the season (12-1 and 7-0). Anything can happen in the playoffs, but I feel pretty confident about it.”

ELLICOTTVILLE ADVANCES

ELLICOTTVILLE — No. 4 Ellicottville was near flawless as it dispatched of No. 13 North Collins 12-0 in five innings during the Class C prequarterfinals.

Katie Lafferty shined for Ellicottville at the plate and in the circle. She hit 4 for 4 with a double and a home run, then surrendered just one hit and struck out 11 in her five innings of work.

Ande Northrup hit 3 for 3 with three runs scored and Riley Whitmenr hit 2 for 3 with three runs scored.

North Collins finishes its season 7-11, while Ellicottville (13-3) will host Falconer on Thursday at 5 p.m.

BLACK KNIGHTS TAME WOLVERINES

SILVER CREEK — After falling behind early, No. 7 Silver Creek scored five runs in both the fourth and sixth inning to defeat No. 10 Westfield 10-3 in the Class C prequarterfinals.

Rylee Weiskerger came up big for the Black Knights, taking over in the circle in the fourth inning and giving up just one hit and striking out eight batters. She then led Silver Creek’s offensive charge hitting 2 for 4 with a double and two runs scored, Rhyana Willis added another two hits with a double and 3 RBIs, Kyla Ziegler hit 2 for 4 and Madisen Hein provided a double.

Avery Smith drove in a pair of runs for Westfield and Avery Campbell knocked in another as the Wolverines scattered four hits. Smith also struck out seven batters and gave up only five earned runs from the circle.

Westfield finishes the season 4-9 overall, while Silver Creek (10-3) will move onto No. 2 Barker on Thursday at 5 p.m.

EAGLES DOMINATE CASSADAGA VALLEY

MAYVILLE — No. 3 Chautauqua Lake scored multiple runs each inning to knock out No. 14 Cassadaga Valley 15-3 in the Class C prequarterfinals.

Chautauqua Lake’s offensive outburst was led by Makenna Ryberg hitting 2 for 2 with a double and two runs scored, Lucy Gates hit 2 for 4 with a home run and three runs scored, Jill Miller hit 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Macy Ulsh hit a double and scored twice and Cam Mackey drove in four runs. Alexis Szumigala picked up the win in the circle with two strikeouts in four innings of work.

Cassadaga Valley scored three runs in the third inning with Mia Fanara hitting an RBI double, then both Kristyn McVey and Anna Burlingame drove in a run.

Cassadaga Valley finishes the year 0-11, while Chautauqua Lake will host Clymer/Sherman/Panama in the quarterfinals on Thursday at 5 p.m.

GOWANDA TRIMS PORTVILLE

GOWANDA — Addison Kota hit a home run and drove in three runs, while also striking out three batters and allowing three hits as No. 8 Gowanda downed No. 9 Portville 6-3 in the Class C prequarterfinals.

Sophia Bobseine and Corrina John both added a double for Gowanda, while Bella Maines hit 2 for 3 in the victory.

Portville was led by Alexa Schoonover hitting 2 for 4 with an RBI, while Ella Warters took the loss after giving up nine hits and striking out nine.

Portville finishes the season 7-7, while Gowanda (10-6) travels to top-seed Wilson on Thursday at 5 p.m.

TONAWANDA EDGES TROJANS

TONAWANDA — No. 9 Southwestern found itself on the losing side of a pitching duel in the Class B prequarterfinals, falling to No. 8 Tonawanda 3-0.

Tonawanda senior Samantha Heim gave up just two hits and struck out 15 batters as the Timberwolves scored the only run they needed in the bottom of the first inning. Gabby Sevenski hit 2 for 2 and scored twice for the Timberwolves, while Heim had the first run of the game.

Southwestern junior Madi Burnett attempted to match her from the circle and gave up just four hits and one earned run with eight strikeouts in six innings. Burnett also had the only two hits for Southwestern (7-10) in the contest.

Tonawanda (8-5) moves on to No. 1 Olmsted on Thursday at 5 p.m.

DUNKIRK FALLS SHORT

ALBION — The 9-seeded Marauders fell short of No. 8 Albion 12-11 in the Class A2 prequarterfinals.

Dunkirk scored 11 runs in the final four innings, but it was not enough to overcome the five errors and nine unearned runs by Albion.

Leading the Marauders were Gracie Grann and Camryn Krzanowicz with a double and 3 RBIs each. Grann also struck out three batters and gave up just six hits from the circle.

Albion was powered by Melia Prince hitting 3 for 3 with a double and three runs scored.

Dunkirk finishes the season 5-13 overall, while No. 8 Albion travels to No. 1 Iroquois on Thursday at 5 p.m.

LEGENDS BLANK RED & GREEN

LANCASTER — No. 2 Lancaster rolled No. 3 Jamestown in the Class AAA semifinal 22-0.

Jamestown finishes its season 1-14, while Lancaster (10-5) advances to the championship against No. 1 Niagara Falls.

HORNETS WIN NONLEAGUE CONTEST

ANGOLA — Waiting for the Class D playoffs to begin, Forestville defeated Lake Shore 15-9 in a nonleague contest.

Ava Schwerk led the Hornets hitting 2 for 4 with a double and 5 RBIs, Kaylee Adamczak drove in three runs, Olivia Valentine hit in two more during the win and the trio of Carilene Sliwa, Elizabeth Case and Madison Christian hit 2 for 4 with three runs scored each. Alexandra Kerstetter earned the win and picked up eight strikeouts for Forestville (11-3).

Lake Shore (9-7) was led by Olivia Shephard hitting 2 for 4 with a double and 2 RBIs, Brooke DelPrince hit 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and Sara Himelein went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs.