HS Softball: Pottsville defeats Wyomissing
Pottsville's Peyton Eckert pictured at Schuylkill League Softball Media Day (Staff Photo).
POTTSVILLE — Peyton Eckert pitched a complete game, striking out six and walking none, as Pottsville held off Wyomissing 3-1 on Saturday in a non-league softball game at the CACL Complex.
The Crimson Tide took the lead in the third inning when Lana Cromyak hit an RBI triple and scored on Eckert’s sacrifice fly. Aubrey Scanlan added a single and an RBI for Pottsville.
Wyo (2-4) 000 001 0 — 1 7 2
Po (4-2) 002 010 x — 3 6 3
Schoedler and Watts; Eckert and Wessner. W— Eckert (4-2). L — Schoedler.
HITS: Wyomissing — Way, Watts, Schoedler 2, George, Lecher 2. Pottsville — Siminitus, Yost, Cromyak, Eckert, Scanlan, Kunstek.
2B — Schoedler. 3B — Cromyak, Eckert.
Pine Grove 9, Whitehall 4
PINE GROVE — Tailyn Bohr doubled and knocked in three runs to lead Class 3A Pine Grove to a non-league victory over Class 6A Whitehall at Stump Field.
Jamie Dinger added a 2-for-4 day with two RBIs and a run scored. Hannah Aungst went 2-for-3 with a triple and three runs scored for the Cardinals, who jumped out to a 7-1 lead after three innings. Meadow Umbenhauer went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
Chelcy Clark pitched the first six innings, allowing four hits and three earned runs while striking out 10 and walking one. Dinger pitched the seventh and struck out two.
Wh (3-3) 100 200 1 — 4 5 0
PG (4-0) 421 011 x — 9 11 1
Laub, Ziegler (6) and Espinal; Clark, Dinger (7) and Bohr. W— Clark (2-0). L — Laub.
HITS: Whitehall — Shultz, Donlon, Tacker, Espinal 2. Pine Grove — Leffler, Aungst 2, Shiffer, Zimmerman, Dinger 2, Flynn, Bohr, Umbenhauer 2.
2B — Bohr, Zimmerman. 3B — Flynn, Aungst. HR — Espinal.
Selinsgrove 10, Minersville 7
SELINSGROVE — Payton Frantz and Sara McGrath had big days at the plate for Minersville, but Selinsgrove outslugged the Miners in a non-league game.
Frantz went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while McGrath went 3-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.
Molly Hess homered and drove in four runs for the Seals.
Min (1-4) 510 100 0 — 7 10 1
Sel (2-3) 400 303 x — 10 13 1
Laudeman, O’Brien (5) and McGrath; Hoyles, Burd (5) and Yerger. W— Burd. L — O’Brien (1-2).
HITS: Minersville — Sterner, Rizzardi, Frantz 3, McGrath 3, Laudeman, Long. Selinsgrove — Cherry 2, Herrold 3, Hess 2, Bigger, Burd 2, Varner, Hoyles, Yerger.
2B — Burd 2, Herrold. HR — Hess.
Marian 12, Wilson Area 1
EASTON — DeAnna Pugh went 4-for-5 with two doubles, three runs scored and two RBIs to power Marian to a non-league win over Wilson Area.
The Fillies banged out 13 hits. Other top hitters included Hailey Treskolasky, 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored; Danica Karlick, 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI; and Emily Upanavage, a double and two RBIs.
Kayla Birrer went the distance in the circle, scattering eight singles, while striking out five and walking none.
Mar (3-2) 103 323 — 12 13 2
Wil (3-2) 000 001 — 1 8 2
Birrer and Treskolasky; Fredericks, Colon (5) and Dalpe. W— Birrer (1-1). L — Fredericks.
HITS: Marian — Sendatch, Pugh 4, Karlick 2, Treskolasky 2, Birrer, Hopeck, Erickson, Upanavage. Wilson Area — Colon 2, Fredericks, Hartzell-Ham, Schmitt, Dalpe 2, Kovacs.
2B — Sendatch, Upanavage, Pugh 2. 3B — Hopeck.
Southern Columbia 8, Mahanoy Area 2
CATAWISSA RR — Hailey Mroczka went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI for Mahanoy Area in a non-league loss to Southern Columbia.
Mah (2-3) 002 000 0 — 2 3 6
SC (2-2) 240 110 x — 8 9 1
Carl and Mroczka; Reuter and Podgurski. W— Reuter. L — Carl (2-1).
HITS: Mahanoy Area — Mroczka 2, Poslosky. Southern Columbia — V. Miller, Hopper, Reuter 3, Leck, A. Miller, LeVan 2.
2B — Mroczka, V. Miller, A Miller.
Tamaqua 17, Executive Education 1
ALLENTOWN — Naomi Knitter pitched a three-inning no-hitter with seven strikeouts as Tamaqua evened its record at 3-3 with a non-league win over Executive Education Academy at Patriots Park.
