HS Softball: Tri-Valley gets bats going in win over Marian
(Photo by Kelly Wiley)
HEGINS — Savanah Stiely went 4-for-4 with a double, two runs and an RBI as Tri-Valley used a balanced attack to defeat Marian 11-1 on Thursday in a Schuylkill League Division II softball game.
With the win, the Bulldogs tied Schuylkill Haven for second place in the Division II standings. The teams split their meetings this season, so rating points were used to break the tie for the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds from the division for the Schuylkill League playoffs, which begin Monday with all games at Blue Mountain’s Patton Field.
Official matchups and game times were released Thursday night.
Monday’s quarterfinals have Division I No. 3 Tamaqua (14-6) facing Division II No. 2 Tri-Valley (14-5) at 4 p.m. and Division II No. 3 Schuylkill Haven (15-5) taking on Division I No. 2 Pine Grove (18-2) at 6 p.m.
In Tuesday’s semifinals, the Pine Grove/Schuylkill Haven winner will meet Division II champion Williams Valley (19-1) at 4:30 p.m. and the Tamaqua/Tri-Valley winner will play Division I champion North Schuylkill (15-3) at 6:30 p.m.
The semifinal winners will play at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for the championship.
Ticket prices are $6 for adults and $3 for students. There is no Senior Citizen discount.
Against Marian, Kora Rodichok went the distance in the circle for Tri-Valley. She scattered seven singles while striking out eight and walking none.
Kenzie Tobin got the Dawgs on the board with a two-run single in the second inning.
In a seven-run fifth, Mady Schwalm and Myah Schwalm delivered a two-run single apiece.
Lydia Rodichok finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Liv Witmer went 3-for-4 with two runs and one RBI for Tri-Valley. Myah Schwalm went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs.
For Marian, Malina Letcher went 3-for-3, and Hailey Treskolasky went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Mar (9-9, 5-8) 000 01 — 1 7 1
TV (14-5, 11-3) 022 07 — 11 15 1
Upanavage and Treskolasky; K. Rodichok and L. Rodichok. W— K. Rodichok (8-2). L — Upanavage (5-5).
HITS: Marian — Pugh, Sendatch, Treskolasky 2, Letcher 3. Tri-Valley — Leonard, Ma. Schwalm, Witmer 3, My. Schwalm 2, Stiely 4, L. Rodichok 3, Tobin.
2B — Stiely.
Williams Valley 4, Minersville 0
TOWER CITY — Sage Smeltz hurled a three-hit shutout as Williams Valley wrapped up the regular season with a Division II win over Minersville at Lee Reiser Field.
Smeltz struck out seven and walked none.
At the plate, Smeltz went 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Vikings. Ally Underkoffler went 2-for-3, while Audrina Fry singled, scored a run and drove in a run.
Williams Valley, the Division II champion, has a bye into the Schuylkill League semifinals, which will be held Tuesday at Blue Mountain’s Patton Field.
Min (9-11, 8-6) 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
WV (19-1, 14-0) 101 002 x — 4 8 1
O’Brien and Kopinetz; S. Smeltz and Q. Smeltz. W— S. Smeltz (11-0). L — O’Brien (3-9).
HITS: Minersville — Rizzardi, McGrath, Kopinetz. Williams Valley — Kobularik, S. Smeltz 2, Q. Smeltz, Fry, Underkoffler 2, Mahoney.
2B — Q. Smeltz.
Pine Grove 15, Panther Valley 0
PINE GROVE — Addison Zimmerman went 4-for-4 with three doubles, four RBIs and three runs scored to power Pine Grove to a Division I victory over Panther Valley at Susan Y. Stump Field.
In the circle, Jamie Dinger and Chelcy Clark combined on a four-inning no-hitter. Dinger hurled the first two innings to get the win; Clark pitched the final two frames. They struck out three batters apiece.
Clark added a single and two RBIs for the Cardinals, while Madison Shiffer tripled and knocked in two runs.
Pine Grove’s victory marked the 200th for head coach Ryan Leffler. In his 12th season, Leffler’s career record is 200-62 with one state championship and one state runner-up finish.
PV (8-9, 3-9) 000 0 — 0 0 1
PG (18-2, 12-2) 652 2 — 15 9 1
Prudente, Goida (2) and McQuillen; Dinger, Clark (3) and Bohr. W— Dinger (7-1). L — Prudente (7-8).
HITS: Panther Valley — None. Pine Grove — K. Schaeffer, Dinger, K. Umbenhauer, Zimmerman 4, Reiner, Clark.
2B — Zimmerman 3. 3B — Shiffer.
Mahanoy Area 18, Lourdes 3
MAHANOY CITY — Ella Connolly went 3-for-4 with a double and five RBIs as Mahanoy Area defeated Lourdes in a Division I game.
Allison Killian added a 2-for-3 day with a triple, a run scored and an RBI for the Golden Bears, who led 11-3 after the first inning.
Other top hitters for Mahanoy Area included Ella Brode, a double, three runs and two RBIs; Lilly Carl, 2-for-4 with three runs and two RBIs; and Hailey Mroczka, 2-for-2 with four runs and one RBI.
Arianna Adams led Lourdes by going 2-for-2 with a run scored. Reaghan Fuller doubled and knocked in two runs for the Red Raiders.
Lou (2-14, 0-13) 3 0 0 0 — 3 5 6
Mah (6-12, 2-10) (11)50 2 — 18 12 2
Kressler, Barcavage (1), Adams (4) and Adams, R. Fuller (4); Carl and Mroczka. W— Carl (6-5). L — Kressler (0-2).
HITS: Lourdes — Kressler, Adams 2, R. Fuller, Dusendschine. Mahanoy Area — Brode, Carl 2, Kowalick, Mroczka 2, Connolly 3, Killian 2, Zubris.
2B — R. Fuller, Kowalick, Brode, Connolly. 3B — Killian.
Allentown C.C. 16, Nativity 1
ALLENTOWN — Lauren Clark had a double and an RBI for Nativity in a non-league loss to Allentown Central Catholic.
Gianna Menecola powered ACC by going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, six RBIs and three runs scored. Teammate Darline Calixto went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Nat (2-15) 000 1 — 1 2 2
ACC (6-14) 417 4 — 16 13 0
Covell and Clark; Dalrymple, Kahr (4) and Charles. W— Dalrymple. L — Covell (2-11).
HITS: Nativity — Palmieri, Clark. Allentown Central Catholic — Lewis, Janis, Charles 2, Menecola 3, Kahr, Taylor 2, Calixto 3.
2B — Clark, Taylor, Menecola 2. HR — Menecola.
Game canceled
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Thursday’s Danville at North Schuylkill non-league game got canceled when inclement weather arrived at Dot Seidel Field.
The game never started as lightning came during warmups and downpours followed. The game will not be made up.
