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4/23/18 Softball Wrap: A-C Valley Rallies Past Moniteau Powered by Knox Country Farm Supply

WEST SUNBURY, Pa. – Sydnie Schmidt’s fielder’s choice in the top of the eighth inning scored Kylee Eaton from third to lift A-C Valley to a come-from-behind, 11-10, win over Moniteau.

(Photo: Sydnie Schmidt, A-C Valley)

Eaton led off the eighth by reaching on an error and moved to third before scoring on the grounder by Schmidt.

The Lady Falcons trailed 10-6 going to the sixth but scored three times in the sixth to get within a run before tying the game in the top of the seventh when Emily Wetzel led off with a bunt single, stole second and then third and was driven home by Syd Rankin.

Wetzel was 3-for-4 in the game with a home run, a walk, four runs scored and two stolen bases. Schmidt had a pair of RBIs while going 1-for-4 with two runs scored with Meals going 3-for-5 with a double, Cami McNany 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored, Kelsie Terwilliger 2-for-4 with an RBI and Rankin 2-for-5 with two RBIs.

Amanda Dailey paced Moniteau going 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs. Abby Rottman was 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and an RBI, Taylor Schultz was 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, Breanna Noah was 1-for-5 with two RBIs and Megan Hepler was 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs scored, and RBI and two walks.

Wetzel got the win in relief going 3 ⅓ innings allowing no runs and a walk while striking out two. Courtney Stewart took the loss.

KARNS CITY 5, WILMINGTON 3

KARNS CITY, Pa. – Mackenzie Dunn’s two-out, one-strike single to right in the bottom of the sixth scored Katie Neff and Alyssa Stitt to give Karns City a 5-3 win over visiting Wilmington.

The Lady Gremlins trailed 3-2 going to the sixth but tied the game on an Emily Wolfe sac fly. After Stitt walked, Dunn came to the plate and delivered her second hit of the game for what turned out to be the game-winner.

Dunn was 2-for-4 with the two RBIs, while Neff had a double in the seventh, the run scored and an RBI.

Logan Byers got the win going seven innings allowing three runs, one earned, all in the first inning on five hits and two walks while striking out five.

Brandi Buxton hit a home run in the first for Wilmington with Amber Siegfried adding a pair of RBIs.

Meadow Whitling took the loss allowing five earned runs on eight hits and six walks while striking out five in six innings of work.

CURWENSVILLE 3, JOHNSONBURG 2, 9 INNINGS

CURWENSVILLE, Pa. – Anne Hoover’s two-out, two-strike single into the right-center field ally scored Keisha Maines from second base in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Curwensville a 3-2 win over visiting Johnsonburg.

Maines reached second with one out in the ninth when she grounded to shortstop but the throw was mishandled by the first baseman allowing her to take the extra 60 feet. Then after Ally Hess struck out, Hoover delivered the game-winning hit on a 1-2 pitch.

Alyssa Kasmierski forced extra innings with a home run to dead center in the sixth.

Abby Pentz and Mackenzie Anderson also had RBIs for the Lady Tide with Pentz picking up a double, two stolen bases and a run scored. Bailey Bloom also scored for Curwensville.

Maria Jones was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, a stolen base and a run scored for Johnsonburg.

Rachel LeGars got the win going 8 ⅓ innings allowing two runs, one earned, on eight hits and two walks while striking out 10. Clearissia Cole pitched ⅔ of an inning allowing a walk while striking out one.

Jones took the loss allowing three runs, one earned on seven hits and a walk while striking out eight in 8 ⅔ innings of work.

PUNXSUTAWNEY SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER AT BRADFORD

BRADFORD, Pa. – Scoring a combined 46 runs, Punxsutawney swept a doubleheader at Bradford winning game one 21-1 in three innings and game two 25-0 in three innings.

Unofficially, Mia Lingenfelter had three hits and three RBIs in the opener with Mya Phillips also driving in three runs.

In the second game, Kylee Lingenfelter went 3-for-3.

DUBOIS 14, BROOKVILLE 1, 5 INNINGS

BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Sarah Snyder struck out 12 and tossed a four-hitter while DuBois slugged out 12 hits and took advantage of seven Brookville errors in a 14-1 win in five innings at Northside Field in Brookville.

Maddy Smith went 3-for-3 with a two-run triple and finished with three runs batted in and three runs scored. Kacie Means and Kylee Bundy each had two hits with Bundy and Danessa Allison tripling. Kaylee Sadowski doubled to start the Lady Beavers’ five-run second inning. Bundy and Smith tripled in DuBois’ five-run fourth inning.

Leah Kammerdeiner doubled for Brookville, which had three of its four hits in the first inning. Lauren Hergert singled in Aleah Ames for the Lady Raiders’ lone run.

Carlie McManigle and Abby Sunealitis both pitched for Brookville, which allowed six unearned runs.

CLARION-LIMESTONE 12, FOREST AREA 2, 6 INNINGS

STRATTANVILLE, Pa. – Megan Stahlman was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a walk and two runs scored to lead Clarion-Limestone to a 12-2 six-inning win over Forest Area.

Cassidy Makray also drove in a pair of runs and scored once for the Lady Lions with Sadie Mahle, Liz Gruver and Brooke Baughman each scoring twice.

Stahlman got the win going six innings allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits while striking out eight.

Makiya Bellotti was 2-for-3 with two runs scored.

CLEARFIELD 10, HUNTINGDON 3

HYDE, Pa. – Aspen Bishop, Abby Fedder and Kate Lansberry all homered to lead Clearfield to a 10-3 win over visiting Huntingdon.

Lansberry homer was a pinch-hit grand slam.

Bishop was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs and Fedder was 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and two RBIs.

Erica Hanes also scored twice as did Lindsay Hand, who was 2-for-3.

ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 18, SHEFFIELD 8, 6 INNINGS

ST. MARYS, Pa. – Jose Smith was 4-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBIs to lead Elk County Catholic to an 18-8, six-inning win over visiting Sheffield.

Maggie Dinsmore added a 3-for-3 day for the Lady Crusaders a run scored and two RBIs and Emily Wolfe was 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, two RBIs and two runs scored. Jenna Weisner added a double, two RBIs and two runs scored, Brandi Clyde added two RBIs and three runs scored and Sady VanAlstine added two runs scored.

Jerkia Dexter and Ashley Fredrick had a pair of RBIs for Sheffield with Faite Smith going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

REDBANK VALLEY 18, OIL CITY 3, 6 INNINGS

OIL CITY, Pa. – Trailing 3-2 going into the top of the fourth inning, Redbank Valley exploded for 16 runs in its final three at-bats for an 18-3 win in six innings at Oil City.

The Lady Bulldogs went up for good on Sami Leasure’s three-run homer in the fourth, then they scored seven runs in the fifth and six more in the sixth inning to put the game away.

Brooke Holben led the 21-hit attack, going 5-for-5 with three runs scored two runs batted in and a double. Lauren Smith and Kristen Shaffer each had three hits while Leasure, Dakota Hetrick, Kaia Rearick and Becca Kunselman each had two hits.

Hetrick threw all six innings, allowing six hits while striking out two and not walking a batter.

All three of Oil City’s runs came on Emily Goughler’s homer in the bottom of the third to put the hosts up 3-2.

OTTO-ELDRED 11, OSWAYO VALLEY 7

DUKE CENTER, Pa. – Kaylee Heller was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs to lead Otto-Eldred to an 11-7 win over visiting Oswayo Valley.

Reilly Raught added two RBIs and a double with Camryn Thomas tripling and driving in two and Alyssa Shelander doubling and driving in two. Emily Shelter was also 2-for-3 with a double.

Alyssa Shelander got the win allowing seven runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out four.

Shayla Bickel was 3-for-4 for Oswayo Valley with Karina West was 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI and Lindsey Chapel 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

West took the loss allowing 11 runs on eight hits and five walks while striking out four.

PORT ALLEGANY 14, GALETON 5

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. – Makenzie Burr went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBIs to lead Port Allegany 14-5 win over visiting Galeton.

Hannah Lathrop also added a two-run home run and two RBIs for the Lady Gators while going 2-for-4 with Lauren Dynda going 3-for-5 and Jenna Sprankle scoring four runs.

Burr got the win allowing five runs, four earned, on five hits and three walks while striking out two.

WILLIAMSON SWEEPS NORTHERN POTTER

TIOGA, Pa. – Visiting Northern Potter was swept in a doubleheader at Williamson losing game one 12-4 and game two 19-7 in five innings.

In the first game, Jenna Hyde, Alyssa Burchell and Alyssa Hoopes each had two hits including a double by Hoopes with Hyde and Burchell each adding RBIs.

In the second game, Kalie Cowburn and Delleny Molsoni both doubled for the Lady Panthers with Molsoni and Burchell each driving in two runs.