HS Softball: Pottsville outslugs Mahanoy Area

Pottsville's Peyton Eckert pictured at Schuylkill League Softball Media Day (Staff Photo).
POTTSVILLE — Winning pitcher Peyton Eckert struck out 10 and hit a solo home run to lead Pottsville to a 10-5 victory over Mahanoy Area on Monday in a Schuylkill League Division I softball game at the CACL Complex.

Megan Yost went 2-for-4 with a double, two runs and two RBIs for the Crimson Tide. Other top hitters for Pottsville included Aubrey Scanlan, 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs; and Lana Cromyak, 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
For Mahanoy Area, Hailey Mroczka went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and an RBI. Naomi Kowalick finished 2-for-4 with a double and one RBI.

Mah (7-13, 3-11) 010 300 1 — 5 5 4
Potts (10-9, 6-7) 302 140 x — 10 13 3
Carl and Mroczka; Eckert and Wessner, Borger. W— Eckert (9-9). L — Carl (7-6).
HITS: Mahanoy Area — Carl, Kowalick 2, Mroczka 2. Pottsville — Siminitus, Barnhart, Yost 2, Scanlan 2, Eckert, Ketner, Kunstek, Wessner, Borger, Cromyak 2.
2B — Kowalick, Mroczka, Carl, Siminitus, Yost. 3B — Mroczka. HR — Eckert.
Blue Mountain 18, Lourdes 0
MOUNT CARMEL — Emily Leonard pitched a three-inning perfect game with seven strikeouts as Blue Mountain defeated Lourdes in a Division I game.


Addyson Fishburn sparked the offense by going 4-for-4 with four runs scored and two RBIs. Emmerson Frie added a 3-for-4 day with a double and six RBIs. Other top hitters for the Eagles included Avery Hudock, 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored; Courtney Cavadini, 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs; and Karley Koch, 2-for-2 with two RBIs and a run scored.
BM (14-6, 9-5) 585 — 18 17 0
Lou (3-15, 0-14) 000 — 0 0 3
Leonard and Cavadini; Barcavage and Adams. W— Leonard (6-3). L —Barcavage (2-9).
HITS: Blue Mountain — Fishburn 4, Hudock 2, Frie 3, Cavadini 2, Koch 2, Borden, Boyer, Vincent, Peel. Lourdes — None.
2B — Frie, Cavadini.
Nativity 20, Weatherly 11
WEATHERLY — Carleigh Palmieri went 4-for-6 with four RBIs and four runs scored to power Nativity past Weatherly in a Division II slugfest.

Macie Rushannon went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs, while Anna Jansson finished 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, two runs and one RBI for Nativity.
Lauren Clark added a 2-for-5 day with a triple, two runs and one RBI.
For Weatherly, Ava Sahaida went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs; Maddy Rhodes went 3-for-5 with three runs; and Abby Weston hit a solo home run.
Nat (3-15, 2-10) 318 031 4 — 20 13 6
Wea (4-15, 1-13) 213 201 2 — 11 17 1
Covell and Clark; Caldwell, Weston (7) and Teodorescu. W— Covell (3-11). L — Caldwell (3-12).
HITS: Nativity — Covell, Jansson 2, Rushannon 2, Clark 2, Palmieri 4, MacNamara, Ricard. Weatherly — Weston, Sahaida 3, Rosenlund 2, Snyder 2, Zuberi, Rhodes 3, Kislan, Holman 2, Teodorescu 2.
2B — Jansson, Kislan, Sahaida. 3B — Jansson, Clark. HR — Weston.
Panther Valley 15, Notre Dame-ES 0
LANSFORD — Paige Goida tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out eight to pitch Panther Valley past Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg in a non-league game.
Brooklyn Mika powered the Panthers at the plate, gong 2-for-3 with two doubles and five RBIs.
