Apr 24, 2019 4 min read

Cameron Meier hit a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday to give Trinity a wild 10-9 victory over West Allegheny in Class 5A Section 3 softball.

Trinity (7-1, 10-2), which leads the section by two games in the loss column over Montour, had to battle back against West Allegheny. The Hillers fell behind 7-3 after four innings but scored two runs in the fifth and two more in the sixth to tie the game at 7-7, the tying run coming on a homer by Bailey Bell.

West Allegheny (6-3, 6-5) then scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to take a 9-7 lead and was able to retire the first two Trinity batters in the top of the seventh. Down to its final out, Trinity caught a break when an error extended the inning. The Hillers took advantage of the good fortune as Alyssa Rager singled to bring Meier to the plate.

Meier, who was hitless on the day to that point, homered to center field on a 3-1 pitch.

Bell went 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs to lead Trinity at the plate. Marlaina Bozek drove in two runs and Emma Morgan scored twice.

Maddie Rieker homered for West Allegheny.

West Greene 13, Jefferson-Morgan 0: Jade Renner and Kiley Meek combined on a five-inning no-hitter as West Greene blanked Jefferson-Morgan, 13-0, in a Section 2-A game.

West Greene raised its overall mark to 11-3 and improved to 7-0 in Section 2-A.

Renner pitched four innings and Meek one. Renner picked up the win, striking out 3. Caitlyn Dugan took the loss for J-M (5-2, 6-4).

McKenna Lampe went 3-for-3, with a double, drove in 2 runs, and scored twice. Madison Lampe went 2-for-4 with four RBI, including a 3-run homer in the fourth inning. Kaitlyn Rizor was 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a run.

Jade Renner had two hits and two RBI, and Brianna Amos belted a solo home run in the 3rd inning. Jersey Wise and Meek each had a double, and Meek collected two RBI and scored twice.

Chartiers-Houston 11, McGuffey 0: Ella Brookman pitched and hit Chartiers-Houston past McGuffey, 11-0, in a five-inning game in Section 3-AA.

Brookman allowed three hits and zero runs over five innings, striking out three. Her two-run home run in the eight-run fifth invoked the mercy rule for the Bucs (7-1, 11-3).

Chartiers-Houston collected 14 hits. Brookman, Lauren Lober, Bella Hess, Kasey Scears, and Karlyn Bayer had multiple hits and each drove in two runs for Chartiers-Houston. Brookman led Chartiers-Houston with three hits in four at bats.

McGuffey fell to 3-6 and 3-7.

Monessen 7, Avella 4: Hannah Yorty struck out 11 as Monessen started fast and then held off Avella 7-4 in Section 2-A.

Monessen (2-5, 2-8) did all its scoring in the first four innings, forging a 7-1 lead. Avella (0-6, 0-9) closed the gap with a run in the fifth and two in the top of the seventh.

Mattie Telegraphis smacked a solo homer for Monessen. Brianna Jenkins and Jordan Rush each doubled for Avella.

Mapletown 11, California 1: Mapletown took advantage of walks and errors to defeat visiting California 11-1 in a five-inning Section 2-A game.

The win moves Mapletown’s record to 5-1 in the section and 8-1 overall heading into a game today at section-leading West Greene.

The Maples had only three hits in the game, one a two-run double by MeKenzie Reda. Winning pitcher Maddie Blaker allowed only three hits and struck out four.

Cal is 1-6 in section and 2-10 overall.