April 19 softball recaps.
(Cover photo: Cam McNany, A-C Valley)
A-C VALLEY 7, CLARION 2
CLARION, Pa. – Cami McNany was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI to help A-C Valley to a 7-2 road victory over Clarion at Paul A. Weaver Park.
Kelsie Terwilliger was also 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, while Elissa Papucci was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
Sydnie Schmidt shut down Clarion going seven innings and allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out one. On offense, Schmidt doubled and scored a run.
Alexis Constantino was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Clarion, while Cora Zerfoss doubled, scored a run and drove one in.
Sadie Rudesyle took the loss giving up seven runs, two earned. She walked two and struck out seven.
PUNXSUTAWNEY 5, BROOKVILLE 2
BROOKVILLE, Pa. – Tessa Winebark went 3-for-4 with a run scored, as Punxsutawney pulled away from Brookville late to get a 5-2 road victory.
The Lady Chucks were up 2-1 going to the sixth but scored twice in the sixth and once in the seventh while giving up a run in the bottom of the sixth to create some space.
Morgan Adamson was also 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored for Punxsy, which snapped Brookville’s five-game win streak, while Kim Shoemaker added a pair of hits and a run scored and Alli Ishman two RBIs in support of her own cause.
Ishman went the distance giving up two runs, one earned, on five hits and no walks while striking out six.
Hannah Kirkwood paced Brookville going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run scored andan RBI. Carlie McManigle also drove in a run, while Marcy Schindler had a triple.
McManigle took the loss giving up five runs, one earned, on eight hits and a walk while striking out one.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 7, ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 0
DUBOIS, Pa. – Ashley Wruble tossed a five-hit shutout, as DuBois Central Catholic knocked off visiting Elk County Catholic, 7-0.
Wruble walked one and struck out six in getting the victory.
Shay Gulvas hit a three-run home run during a five-run third inning for the Lady Cardinals that started with a triple by Jordy Frank, who also had a solo home run in the first inning when DCC scored twice.
Riley Assalone was also 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored for the Lady Cards with Wruble helping her own cause with an RBI double in the first and scoring on the Gulvas homer in the third.
Michelle Gerber went 2-for-3 to pace ECC. She also took the loss allowing seven runs, five earned, on nine hits and two walks.
CAMERON COUNTY 15, NORTHERN POTTER 0, 4 INNINGS
EMPORIUM, Pa. – Alyvia McKimm went 2-for-4 with a two-run second-inning home run over the centerfield fence to help Cameron County dispatch visiting Northern Potter, 15-0 in four innings.
Ally Barby and Madi Guisto were both 2-for-2 for the Lady Raiders with Kelsee Reid adding a line-drive double in a 12-run attack that saw Cameron County scored six times in the second and six more times in the third.
Laila Smith got the win allowing two hits and no walks while striking out five.
Tory McCutcheon had a double leading off the game for Northern Potter, and Alyssa Hoopes added a third-inning single.
CRANBERRY 12, KEYSTONE 2, 5 INNINGS
SENECA, Pa. – A seven-run third inning helped propel Cranberry to a 12-2, five-inning win over visiting Keystone.
Libby Kiefer and Rachel McCauley each had three hits for the Berries with Kiefer going 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored and McCauley going 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and an RBI.
Also for Cranberry, winning pitcher Natalie Barcinas was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. She went five innings allowing two runs on six hits and four walks while striking out five. Nicole Hutchinson added a pair of hits, including a double, and an RBI, and Malliah Schreck had a triple, three RBIs and a run scored.
Karly Berkery was 2-for-3 for Keystone, while Dani Larrow was 1-for-1 with two walks and Jenna Hawk had a single and a walk. Cora Black scored a run while going 1-for-3.
McKenna Stiller took the loss giving up 12 runs on 14 hits and five walks.
GALETON 13, OTTO-ELDRED 2, 5 INNINGS
DUKE CENTER, Pa. – Olivia Pagano hit a three-run home run to help visiting Galeton to a 13-2, five-inning win over Otto-Eldred.
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