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High school softball: Barnyak’s 800th strikeout helps Mikes win title outright

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Carmichaels and Bailey Barnyak accomplished a lot Monday in a short amount of time.

Barnyak fired a two-hit shutout with eight strikeouts, including the 800th of her career, and added a pair of extra-base hits, leading Carmichaels to an 18-0 win at Avella in three innings.

The win clinched the outright Class A Section 2 championship for the Mikes (9-1, 12-3).

Barnyak hit a double and triple to go with two RBI. Carys McConnell and Joselyn Carter each drove in three runs, and Ainsley Simons scored three times.

Bentworth 10, Waynesburg 0: Sidney Gonglik homered and threw a two-hit shutout with 13 strikeouts, Addison McVicker also homered and drove in three as Class 2A Section 4 winner Bentworth remained undefeated with a 10-0 victory in five innings over Waynesburg.

Gonglik went 3-for-3 and drove in a pair. Nora Lindley also went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBI as Bentworth took control with a three-run first inning.

Trinity 14, Southmoreland 0: Kaylee Danneker fired a one-hit shutout and Trinity rolled to a 14-0 win over Southmoreland in a five-inning nonsection game.

Danneker walked only one and struck out seven as the Hillers improved to 15-3. Trinity has won five in a row.

Nina Christy led a 17-hit Trinity attack by hitting a two-run homer and a double. Charlotte Hinkler went 4-for-4 and drove in three runs. Maddie Ray, Abi Metcalf, Alexa Zawacki and Ally Krenzelak doubled.

McGuffey 4, West Greene 0: Miley Main twirled a two-hit shutout as McGuffey blanked host West Greene 4-0 in nonsection action.

Julianna Ward hit a two-run double in the fourth that gave McGuffey (7-5) a 2-0 lead. That was enough support for Main, who struck out six and walked one.

West Greene is 11-5.

South Fayette 5, Mars 4: Evie Vuono hit a key RBI single that capped South Fayette’s five-run frith inning as the Lions rallied and beat visiting Mars 5-4 in nonsection action.

Mars led 3-2 entering the fifth. Vuono finished with two RBI.

Tessa Simoni went 3-for-3 with two runs for Mars.

Belle Vernon 14, Latrobe 9: Belle Vernon scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to beat Latrobe, 14-9.

Paisley Hibner hit a home run and Brooke Hungland went 4-for-5 to pace Belle Vernon, which trailed 5-1 in the third inning.

Laurel Highlands 4, Charleroi 3: Laurel Highlands scored three early runs and held on for a 4-3 win over host Charleroi in a nonsection game.

Laurel Highlands (9-4) led 3-0 in the second inning. Charleroi (5-10) outhit the Mustangs 10-7 but the Cougars didn’t score until a two-run sixth.

Ariahna Blouse smacked a double, and Nori Stringa-Smith and Rya Dipietrantonio each had two hits for the Cougars.

Frazier 17, Jefferson-Morgan 2: Grace Polkabla drove in four runs, Emme Travalena smacked two doubles and Frazier defeated Jefferson-Morgan 17-2 in a four-inning nonsection game.

Addyson Teagarden hit a solo home run and drove in both runs for Jefferson-Morgan (11-5).

South Park 15, California 0: Undefeated Class 3A Section 3 champion South Park defeated California 15-0 in nonsection action.

Linescores

Carmichaels 819 – 18 7 1

Avella 000 – 0 2 2

W-Barnyak (0 walks, 8 strikeouts). L-Downey (5 walks, 0 strikeouts). 2B-Carmichaels, Barnyak, 3B-Barnyak.

Mars 102 001 0 – 4 7 3

South Fayette 002 030 x – 5 8 3

W-Galish (2 walks, 4 strikeouts). L-Lauten (2 walks, 3 strikeouts).

Trinity 120 47 – 14 17 1

Southmoreland 000 00 – 0 2 4

W-Danneker (1 walk, 7 strikeouts). L-Murphy (0 walks, 3 strikeouts). 2B-Trinity, Krenzelak, Metcalf, Zawacki, Ray, Christy. Southmoreland, Grabiak. HR-Trinity, Christy.

Frazier 280 7 – 17 16 0

Jefferson-Morgan 010 1 – 2 4 4

W-Hiles (Hiles (0 walks, 1 strikeout). L-Bazzoli (2 walks, 3 strikeouts). 2B-Frazier, Travalena 2, Hiles, Fisher. HR-J-M, Teagarden.

Laurel Highlands 120 100 0 – 4 8 5

Charleroi 000 002 1 – 3 9 1

W-Senge (1 walk, 10 strikeouts). L-Brunner (1 walk, 6 strikeouts). 2B-Charleroi, Blouse.

McGuffey 000 210 1 – 4 6 3

West Greene 000 000 0 – 0 2 3

W-Main (1 walk, 6 strikeouts). L-Whyte (4 walks, 4 strikeouts). 2B-McGuffey, Ward, Dobrzynski.

Latrobe 221 004 0 – 9 11 2

Belle Vernon 105 305 x – 14 17 0

W-Crawford (2 walks, 3 strikeouts). L-Morrison (5 walks, 0 strikeouts). 2B-Latrobe, Schultz, Scekeres, Blossey. BV, Newman, Hugland. HR-Latrobe, Maiers, Blossey. BV, Hibner.

Waynesburg 000 00 – 0 2 1

Bentworth 304 21 – 10 11 0

W-S. Gonglik (0 walks, 13 strikeouts). L-Tedrow (3 walks, 8 strikeouts). 2B-Bentworth, Lindley 2, Gaussa. 3B-S. Gonglik, McDonald. HR-Bentworth, McVicker, S. Gonglik.Yoders (1 walk, 0 strikeouts).

California 000 0 – 0 1 12

South Park 257 1 – 15 6 0

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