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Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg split a PAC doubleheader Friday afternoon at Ross Memorial Park. The Presidents earned a 3-1 victory in Game 1 and the Yellow Jackets recorded a come-from-behind 4-2 win in the second.
Senior Sam Mann limited Waynesburg (5-4, 12-10) to one run on five hits in the first game.
The Yellow Jackets grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning when junior leftfielder Ryan Group, a McGuffey graduate, singled and stole home following a botched suicide squeeze attempt.
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The Presidents added an insurance run in the fifth when Mann doubled and scored on a wild pitch.
In the second game, Waynesburg took control with three runs in the sixth off senior Mike Trumpower. Sinclair brought home the first run on a fielder's choice and Group scored on a wild pitch for a 3-2 lead. Litten followed with a run-scoring single for the game's final run.
Trumpower pitched 52/3 innings and allowed four runs on four hits, while striking out five.
• California pitchers Ryan Heeman and Jon Squeglia each surrendered one run on six hits to Shippensburg, but the Vulcans only earned a split of their PSAC West doubleheader.
The Vulcans managed just four hits in Game 1, suffering a 1-0 loss. In the nightcap, Cal got three runs in the third for a 4-1 triumph.
Cal improves to 21-10 overall while Shippensburg is 17-14. The teams will still be tied for first place in the PSAC West (7-3) when they meet for another doubleheader today at Shippensburg's Fairchild Field (noon).
• California junior Jeremy Potter drilled six singles to lead the offense and freshman John Sklarsky recorded a pair of saves to help the Vulcans sweep a non-league doubleheader Thursday against West Liberty (9-18).
Cal, ranked No. 5 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association North Atlantic Region, overcame a four-run deficit in the first game to post an 8-7 victory, then broke loose early and held off the pesky Hilltoppers in the nightcap 11-6.
College softball
Shortstop Megan Timpf celebrated Senior Day at California with her first two home runs of the season and sophomore Meghan Johnson pitched a perfect game in the nightcap as the Vulcan softball team moved into second place in the PSAC West with a doubleheader sweep against Clarion.
Sophomore third baseman Heather Bihler, a Trinity graduate, went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three RBI in a 9-0 five-inning victory.
In the nightcap, Johnson disposed of all 15 batters she faced, including seven by strikeouts, in a 10-0 five-inning victory.
Long sets record
Washington & Jefferson College sophomore Erin Long, a Peters Township graduate, qualified for the ECAC Division III Championships and set a school record Friday at the Bucknell Track & Field Invitational.
Long, the only President competing in the meet, posted a school record time of 11:55.30 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, eclipsing her previous mark by 16 seconds.
High school softball
Mapletown had more hits than Section 2-A opponent Frazier, but five of the Commodores' went for extra bases and that led to a 12-6 win.
Kristen Joseph had two doubles and five RBI to lead Frazier (3-3, 5-3). Marissa Pasquale and Kristen Miller each tripled.
Heather Shook was 3-for-3 and doubled twice for Mapletown (1-5, 3-5).
High school baseball
Jefferson-Morgan pounded out 13 hits and jumped to a 12-0 lead after three innings en route to a 15-5 win over visiting Mapletown in a Section 1-A game.
Noah Pust was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBI. Justin Falcon was 3-for-5, scored three runs and drove home two for the Rockets (2-1, 5-3). Jarrod Moskola went 2-for-3 with three runs, two RBI and two stolen bases and Josh Harshman doubled.
Mapletown fell to 1-2 in section play and 1-4 overall.
• Peters Township used 13 hits and a complete game from pitcher Nick Merich to defeat Upper St. Clair, 9-3, in a Section 3-AAAA game.
Jim Rider hit a two-run homer in the first inning and finished with three RBI and Matt Bianco added a solo home run for the Indians (3-1, 7-1). Aaron Maize doubled and had two RBI, Pete Ross had three hits, including a double, and Jordan Jankowski added two hits and three RBI. Merich struck out 11 Upper St. Clair (1-3, 4-4) batters.
• Melissa Rankin cracked two home runs, had four hits and drove in six to lead Bentworth to a 10-0 victory over Avella in a Section 1-A game.
Alyssa Zrimsek struck out 14 and allowed ontwo hits in this six-inning game. Rankin added a single and double for the Bearcats (4-1, 6-1). Nicole Hudak also doubled.
Wild Things need host families for players
The Washington Wild Things are in need of families to host players during the 2007 Frontier League season.
The players stay with their host families throughout the season, beginning with training camp in mid-May and ending at the conclusion of the season in early September
"The popularity of this program over the past four years has been phenomenal," said Leo Trich of Ballparks Scholarship, Inc. "It's amazing to me how many families have opened their homes and their hearts to these young men, and it's been positive for everyone involved. The players get an 'adopted' family and their hosts seem to really enjoy the guys becoming part of their families."
