High school softball: Riggle’s home run gives C-H 3rd-place finish
Seanna Riggle led off the top of the seventh inning with a tiebreaking inside-the-park home run, giving Chartiers-Houston a 6-5 win over Frazier in the WPIAL Class A third-place game Tuesday at West Mifflin High School.
Both teams had clinched berths in next week’s PIAA playoffs. Chartiers-Houston (14-6) will play District 10 champion Cambridge Springs in the first round Monday. Frazier (14-3) will play the District 6 champion.
Chartiers-Houston pitcher Meadow Ferri had a big game, striking out 14, tossing a six-hitter and driving in a run.
Lauren Rush also homered for the Bucs and finished with three RBI.
Chartiers-Houston led 5-1 in the fourth inning but Frazier battled back and scored four times in the fifth to tie the score at 5-5.
Riggle’s home run put the Bucs back on top and Ferri retired the Commodores in order in the seventh.
• Katie Armstrong pitched a four-hit shutout as Burrell defeated Waynesburg 3-0 in the WPIAL Class 3A third-place game at Gateway High School.
Both teams had clinched berths in the PIAA tournament. Waynesburg (16-5) will open play Monday against District 10 champion Jamestown.
Armstrong struck out 14 Waynesburg batters and did not issue a walk.
Burell scored one run in the second inning and two in the sixth.
Dani Stockdale had two of Waynesburg’s hits including a double.
• Bria Bosiljevac hit a tiebreaking solo home run and pitched a three-hitter with 16 strikeouts, powering Shaler to a 2-1 win over South Fayette in the WPIAL Class 5A third-place game at Gateway High School.
The win sends Shaler (19-1) into the PIAA playoffs while South Fayette has its season end with a 12-11 record.
South Fayette tied the score at 1-1 in the second inning when Liv Bonacci hit a home run.
Lions pitcher Emma Earley allowed only four hits to the top-seeded Titans. She walked three and struck out eight.