Pottsville's Jes Siminitus received a commemorative softball and base after recording her 50th career steal during the Crimson Tide's 15-5 victory over Governor Mifflin on April 18, 2026, at the CACL Complex. (Photo by Bob Lipsky)

Dinger pitches 5-inning perfect game for Cardinals

PINE GROVE — Everything clicked for Pine Grove Area on Saturday night.

Jamie Dinger pitched lights-out in the circle. The defense played flawlessly behind her. The Cardinals put the ball in play and ran the bases aggressively. They scored early. And they scored often.

It all added up to a 10-0, five-inning victory for the Cardinals over Tri-Valley in a non-league softball game under the lights at Susan Y. Stump Field. A huge crowd filled the park on a picture-perfect evening for softball.

The home fans enjoyed quite a show.

Dinger dominated in the circle, mixing speeds and locations brilliantly, disguising her pitches so that Tri-Valley’s batters didn’t know what was coming. She finished with a five-inning perfect game — 15 up and 15 down — with seven strikeouts. She threw 64 pitches (46 strikes). Dinger pitched a seven-inning perfect game April 4 against Williams Valley in the championship game of the Cardinal Classic.

Callee Leffler set the tone for PGA in the bottom of the first inning by blasting a leadoff triple, her league-leading sixth of the season, to deep right field. Hannah Aungst followed with a squeeze bunt, and Leffler scored for a 1-0 lead two batters into the game.

The Cardinals (13-1) leaned heavily on the short game, and the move paid huge dividends. Pine Grove Area finished with four sacrifice bunts and several other bunts that turned into hits as the Cards tested and broke down the Tri-Valley defense.

The bunt game produced a three-run third inning that turned a slim 1-0 lead into a 4-0 cushion.

The lead just grew from there.

In the fourth, Aungst had an RBI single, and Dinger lofted a sacrifice fly as the advantage reached 7-0.

And in the fifth, Aungst ended the game with a three-run triple to right-center. Leffler scored the final run from first base, following closely but being careful not to overtake the runner in front of her.

Leffler reached base all four times she batted on the triple, two walks and a hit by pitch. She scored three runs, giving her 34 in 14 games this season. Aungst finished 2-for-3 with five RBIs and a run scored.

Khloe Jessman went 2-for-2 with two RBIs, while Meadow Umbenhauer finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored as Pine Grove Area got contributions up and down the lineup.

PGA’s defense did its part, too. Of note is first baseman Ava Behrent. In the second inning, the freshman caught a foul popup against the fence in front of Pine Grove Area’s dugout. And in the fifth, she preserved the perfect game by leaping to catch a high throw and quickly swiping the tag to retire a runner at first base.

Leonard and Rodichok; Dinger and Bohr. W – Dinger (9-1). L – Leonard (1-2).

Hits: Tri-Valley – None. Pine Grove Area – Leffler, Aungst 2, Dinger, Flynn, Jessman 2, Umbenhauer 2, Schneck.

2B – Dinger. 3B – Leffler, Aungst.

Blue Mountain 10, Minersville 0 

ORWIGSBURG — Emily Leonard pitched a three-hit shutout to lead Blue Mountain to a non-league win over Minersville at Patton Field. Leonard struck out seven and walked none.

Addyson Fishburn sparked the Eagles’ offense, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored.

Blue Mountain snapped a scoreless tie with a six-run third inning. Emmerson Frie and Avery Hudock rapped a two-run single apiece, and Anna Borden and Leonard added RBI singles.

Borden finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Frie went 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Hailey Place added a single, two runs and two RBIs.

O’Brien, C. Laudeman (4) and McGrath; Leonard and Frie. W – Leonard (10-1). L – O’Brien (2-5).

Hits: Minersville – Brennan, Rizzardi, Tripp. Blue Mountain – Fishburn 3, Reilly, Borden 2, Place, Frie 2, Av. Hudock, Leonard.

Pottsville 15, Governor Mifflin 5 

POTTSVILLE — Jes Siminitus stole home twice on the back end of double steals to reach 50 for her career as Pottsville ran and slugged its way past Governor Mifflin in a non-league game at the CACL Complex. Siminitus went 1-for-2 with two walks, two runs and three steals.

Pottsville has won four in a row.

The Mustangs kept the game close early, but the Crimson Tide steadily added on, scoring in five of the six innings. Megan Yost’s two-run, ground-rule double ended the game on the 10-run rule. Yost finished 2-for-5 on the day with a run scored and one of Pottsville’s seven stolen bases.

Cadence Borger went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two stolen bases for Pottsville. Winning pitcher Peyton Eckert added a 2-for-3 day, including an RBI double in the Tide’s four-run second inning that put them ahead to stay.

For Governor Mifflin, Abby Brunell went 2-for-2 with a solo home run.

Wagner and Schultz; Eckert and Wessner. W – Eckert (7-5). L – Wagner.

Hits: Governor Mifflin – Martin, Brunell 2, Grosch, Hoover, Huffman. Pottsville – Siminitus, Yost 2, Borger 3, Eckert 2, Wessner, Kunstek, Barnhart.

2B – Eckert, Barnhart. HR – Brunell.

Marian 6, Mahanoy Area 1 

HOMETOWN — Malina Letcher homered, drove in two runs and scored twice to lead Marian to a non-league victory over Mahanoy Area that snapped a four-game losing streak.

Hailey Treskolasky added a single, an RBI and a run scored for the Fillies, who led 3-0 after two innings.

Emily Upanavage earned the win in the circle, allowing five hits and one run in a complete-game effort. She struck out five and walked two.

Cadance Poslosky went 2-for-4, while Naomi Kowalick doubled for the Golden Bears.

Carl and Mroczka; Upanavage and Treskolasky. W – Upanavage (3-3). L – Carl (3-6).

Hits: Mahanoy Area – Poslosky 2, Mroczka, Kowalick, Killian. Marian – Pugh, Treskolasky, Letcher, Knock.

2B – Kowalick. HR – Letcher.

North Schuylkill 9, Berwick 0 

BERWICK — Brigid Flynn and Olivia Jones combined on a five-hit shutout as North Schuylkill cruised past Berwick in a non-league game.

Flynn pitched the first five innings, allowing two hits while striking out 12 and walking one. Jones finished with two innings of three-hit ball, striking out three and walking none. Jones also carried a big bat, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

Mallorie Croker went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs and one RBI for the Spartans.

Monica Selgrade added a 2-for-5 day with an RBI for North Schuylkill.

Flynn, Jones (6) and Capone; Brown and Welsh. W – Flynn (9-2). L – Brown.

Hits: North Schuylkill – Selgrade 2, Flynn, Capone, Croker 3, Jones 3. Berwick – Klahold, Ashworth, Bankes, Schnerr, Belles.

2B – Croker.

Tamaqua 6, Lehighton 4 

TAMAQUA — Winning pitcher Peyton Faust struck out 10 in five innings of work, and Naomi Knitter followed with two innings of scoreless relief as Tamaqua locked down a non-league victory over Lehighton. Knitter notched four strikeouts in earning the save.

Molly Evans doubled, drove in two runs and scored once for the Blue Raiders. Ceanna Gormley tripled and scored a pair of runs. Mia Bamford added a 2-for-2 day with a run scored for Tamaqua.

Mriss, Trach (6) and Costenbader; Faust, Knitter (6) and Evans. W – Faust (4-2). L – Mriss.

Sv – Knitter (2).

Hits: Lehighton – Yeakel, Wise 2, Hausman 2, Mriss. Tamaqua – Gormley, Evans, Sitlinger, Bamford 2.

2B – Hausman, Mriss, Wise 2, Evans. 3B – Gormley.

Allentown C.C. 19, Nativity 0 

POTTSVILLE — Kyra Krapf doubled for Nativity in a non-league loss to Allentown Central Catholic atop Lawton’s Hill.

Gianna Menecola went 3-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs and four runs scored for ACC. Jenna Dalrymple pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts and two walks.

Dalrymple and Charles; Covell, Stankavage (3) and Lorence. W – Dalrymple. L – Covell (1-4).

Hits: Allentown Central Catholic – Charles 2, Menecola 3, Lewis 2, Kahr 3, Brown, Montone 2, Comfort, Dalrymple. Nativity – Krapf.

2B – Charles, Kahr, Krapf. HR – Menecola.