Peyton Eckert, Pottsville softball

Hurricanes outslug Wyomissing

POTTSVILLE — Peyton Eckert pitched a complete-game three-hitter to lead Pottsville past Tamaqua 7-1 on Wednesday in a Schuylkill League Division I softball game at the CACL Complex.

Eckert struck out two and walked two but got error-free defense behind her.

Jes Siminitus sparked the Crimson Tide offense out of the leadoff spot, going 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and one RBI. Izzy Kunstek also had a big game, going 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.

Pottsville scored in five of the six innings it batted, steadily building its lead. Megan Yost went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Cadence Borger and Reese Ketner contributed a single and an RBI apiece.

Ceanna Gormley went 2-for-3 for Tamaqua. Peyton Faust added a single and a run scored; Paige Bumbulsky picked up an RBI.

Faust, Gormley (4), Knitter (5) and Evans; Eckert and Wessner. W – Eckert (2-1). L – Faust (0-1).

Hits: Tamaqua – Faust, Gormley 2. Pottsville – Siminitus 3, Yost 2, Borger, Ketner, Eckert, Wessner, Kunstek 3.

2B – Eckert, Siminitus.

Schuylkill Haven 14, Wyomissing 10

WYOMISSING — Alli Scherer tossed a complete game and went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple, five runs scored and an RBI as Schuylkill Haven outlasted Wyomissing in an eight-inning, non-league game.

Schuylkill Haven pounded out 19 hits and finally put the game away with a four-run eighth inning. Joie Schoffstall gave the Hurricanes the lead with an RBI double; two runs scored on an error on Aisley Jenan’s sacrifice bunt; and Lexi Mull followed with an RBI double.

Schoffstall finished 3-for-5 with three doubles, three runs and two RBIs; Jenan went 3-for-4 with a double, four RBIs and two runs; and Mull posted a 3-for-5 day with a double, a triple, two RBIs and a run scored.

Scherer and Jenan; Way, Schoedler (6) and Watts. W – Scherer (1-1). L – Schoedler.

Hits: Schuylkill Haven – Scherer 4, Russo, Schoffstall 3, Jenan 3, Mull 3, Locke 2, Strencoski, Snyder, Houvig. Wyomissing – Gonzalez 3, Way 2, Watts 2, Lecher 3, Wessels, Sanchez.

2B – Scherer, Strencoski, Snyder, Schoffstall 3, Jenan, Mull, Watts, Way. 3B – Scherer, Mull.

Jim Thorpe 11, Shenandoah Valley 1 

JIM THORPE — Aubrie Monaghan and Giana Troutman singled for Shenandoah Valley in a non-league loss to Jim Thorpe.

Layla McClafferty stole two bases and scored a run for the Blue Devils.

Ryah Confer went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and two runs scored for the Olympians. Kylie Sullivan slugged a solo home run.

Zulkowski and Chagolla; Schwartz and Sully. W – Schwartz. L – Zulkowski (0-1).

Hits: Shenandoah Valley – Monaghan, Troutman. Jim Thorpe – Zacharias, Confer 2, Sullivan, Anderson.

2B – Zacharias, Anderson. HR – Sullivan.