High school softball: West Greene remains undefeated
West Greene ran its record to 6-0 and won its Class A Section 1 opener Wednesday, 10-0, in five innings over Avella.
Payton Gilbert was the winning pitcher, striking out two with no walks.
Gilbert had two hits and scored twice. Emmaline Beazell was 2-for-2 with a double, a run and two RBI. Sammi Zimmerman had two hits with an RBI.
Carmichyaels 12, Charleroi 2
Carmichaels scored three runs in four different innings and defeated Charleroi 12-2 in a nonsection game.
Leadoff hitter Kaitlyn Waggett went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, double and three runs for the Mikes (4-0). Carys McConnell was 3-for-4 and smacked two home runs with six RBI. Ashton Batis homered and scored four times. Waggett, Batis and McConnell, the top three hitters in the Mikes’ lineup, were a combined 9-for-11 with four home runs, a double, 10 runs and 10 RBI.
Winning pitcher Bailey Barnyak threw a two-hitter and struck out 12.
Canon-McMillan 6, Trinity 4
Three of Canon-McMillan’s five hits went for home runs as the Big Macs edged visiting Trinity 6-4 in nonsection action.
Aurora Shirdon, Emily Booher and Harley Tournay homered for the Big Macs. Brooke Bumer was the winning pitcher in relief. C-M broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth inning with back-to-back homers by Tournay and Shirdon.
Hanna Suhoski had a home run and double for Trinity. Alexa Zawacki doubled and Maddie Ray had three singles. The Hillers outhit the Big Macs 9-5.
McGuffey 1, Brownsville 0
McGuffey scored the game’s only run in the bottom of the seventh inning to beat Brownsville 1-0 in nonsection play.
Miley Main led off the seventh with a single, stole second base and scored on a walk-off double by Sidney Dobrzynski.
Winning pitcher Makenna Crothers fired a two-hit shutout. She struck out four and did not issue a walk.
Losing pitcher Ava Clark struck out 11. Nicole Klagas had a double for McGuffey, which was the Highlanders’ only hit until the seventh inning.
Beth-Center 14, Mapletown 3
Kendall Welsh threw a two-hitter and Beth-Center scored nine runs in the first inning and went on to a 14-3 win over host Mapletown in a nonsection game.
Bella Stepp had three hits and two RBI for B-C. Kiera Lamp added two hits and a pair of RBI and Welsh drove in three. Sarah Bader had a double.