High school softball: Charleroi rallies in 7th for 3-2 win
Charleroi scored three runs with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday and defeated Keystone Oaks 3-2 in Class 3A Section 3.
Charleroi is 5-3 in section and 7-7 overall. KO falls to 5-6, 7-9. Both teams have clinched playoff berths.
KO led 1-0 entering the seventh, but a two-out two-run single by Payton Huweart gave Charleroi the lead. The Cougars pushed across an insurance run that proved to be important because KO scored in the bottom of the seventh and had the potential tying run on base when winning pitcher Ariahna Blouse ended the game with a strikeout.
Blouse threw two innings of relief. Starter Lyla Brunner allowed one run over five innings.
West Greene 13, Beth-Center 3
West Greene improved to 13-1 overall and 8-1 in Class A Section 2 with a 13-3 victory in six innings over Beth-Center.
tWinning pitcher Payton Gilbert struck out 5 with no walks. Gilbert was 3-for-4 at the plate with an RBI, and two runs. Kylee Davis also had 2 hits, scored twice, and drove in a pair for West Greene. Kendra Tharp and Khyler Davis had 2 RBI each.
B-C’s Keira Lamp and Jenna Pohill each had 2 hits, and Bella Stepp had an RBI double.
Jefferson-Morgan 13, Avella 0
Winning pitcher Gabby Marmie homered as Jefferson-Morgan rolled to a 13-0 win over visiting Avella in a Class A Section 2 game between teams that have clinched playoff berths.
J-M (5-4, 8-5) sealed the win with a seven-run fourth inning. Emilee Bazzoli hit two doubles and Brooklynne Snyder also had a two-bagger for the Rockets.
Avella is 3-6 in section and 4-10 overall.
Seneca Valley 5, Canon-McMillan 0
Seneca Valley pitcher Lexi Hames, a Clemson recruit, fired a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts and the Raiders hit two home runs in a 5-0 win over Canon-McMillan in Class 6A Section 1.
Hames issued only one walk and was supported by home runs from Abby Kalowski and Liv Herrem. Seneca Valley is 12-2 in section and 14-2 overall.
Brooke Bumer struck out 11 for Canon-McMillan (8-7, 10-8), which has clinched a postseason berth.
Frazier 9, Bentworth 1
Frazier remained in sole possession of first place in Class 2A Section 4 with a 9-1 win over visiting Bentworth.
Addison Hiles pitched a four-hitter and Frazier (8-1, 11-2) had 12 hits, including three that went for extra bases. The Commodores scored seven runs over the first three innings.
The lone run for Bentworth (4-4, 7-7) came on a home run by Sydney Gonglik. Nora Lindley hit a double for the Bearcats.
Yough 15, California 0
Jaidyn Vay hit two doubles and pitched a four-inning no-hitter with eight strikeouts as Yough defeated California 15-0 in nonsection action.