Sports briefs
High school baseball
Colin Caven cracked a two-run homer to send the playoff-bound Peters Township past Baldwin, 4-2, in a Section 3 game in Class 6A.
Peters Township (6-6, 10-9) finished the regular season in a 3-way tie with Upper St. Clair and Mt. Lebanon for third place.
Caven’s home run highlighted a four-run third inning that erased a 2-0 deficit. Kyle Comini, who went 3-for-4, drove in a run and scored a run. Luke Mary drove in a run with a single.
Jordan Rush doubled in a run in a two-run second for Baldwin (4-8, 5-11).
Winning pitcher Tom Colcombe struck out five.
- Waynesburg scored 10 runs in the top of the second inning and defeated Charleroi 13-0 in a five-inning Section 3-AAA games between playoff-bound teams.
Waynesburg (8-4, 9-4) finishes in second place in the section with Charleroi (7-5, 11-5) settling for a third-place with Mt. Pleasant.
The Raiders had a 13-hit attack that included 12 singles. A double by Luke Robinson was the lone extra-base hit. Tyler Switalski was 3-for-4 and scored three runs, and Robinson, Kyle Blasco and Trey Rohanna each had two RBI.
Brandon Turcheck and Switalski combined on a three-hitter. Cole Perry had a double for Charleroi.
- Austin Bergman drove in two runs and Albert Gallatin held off a late charge by visiting Carmichaels to edge the Mikes 5-3 in a nonsection game.
Albert Gallatin took advantage of three Carmichaels errors to score four unearned runs and forge a 5-1 lead after four innings. Carmichaels (11-5) scored twice in the top of the seventh and had the tying run at the plate when the game ended. Dylan Wilson, who drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly, and Nick Mundell each had run-scoring hits in the seventh. Mundell was 3-for-4.
Adam Simon and Nate Bricker combined on a six-hitter for AG (6-13).
- Shane McGavitt was 3-for-3 and George Smalich, the No. 9 hitter in Frazier’s batting order, had a triple and double as the Commodores defeated Bentworth 7-2 in the Section 1-AA finale.
Frazier (4-10, 5-11) erased a 1-0 deficit with a four-run third inning and Trevor Hayes threw a six-hitter for the Commodores. McGavitt had a triple and Timmy Sedock doubled.
Isiah Russell and Michael Vittone each had two singles for Bentworth (0-14, 2-15).
- Max Paterni went 3-for-4 and drove in 3 runs as Fort Cherry knocked off Beth-Center, 12-7, in a Section 1-AA game.
Fort Cherry (10-4, 11-5) scored 4 runs in the top of the seventh to ice the game. Hunter Terpack and Andy Nice each had a double for the Rangers. Cam Schaub hit a solo home run.
Anthony Dellapenna, Cam Parker and Cam Palmer each hit a double for B-C (7-7, 8-8), which missed making the playoffs by one game.
- Jake Mayer doubled twice and drove in 5 runs to power Ringgold to a 13-4 victory over Yough in a non-section game.
Luke Winterbottom went 3-for-4 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI for the Rams (14-2), who led 7-0 after three innings. Anthony Vavasori went 2-for-3 and drove in 2 runs and Bo Haines was 2-for-3 with 4 runs scored.
Yough fell to 6-11.
- Tom Voelker hit a two-run home run in a 3-run fifth inning of Greensburg Central Catholic’s 6-2 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a Section 2-A game.
Bruce Leonard struck out seven and Ethan Bailey doubled for GCC (11-1, 12-2).
Zack Gamble and Bryce Bedilion each had a double for the Rockets (4-8, 5-8), who left 15 men on base, including the bases loaded in the first, third and sixth innings.
- Brownsville scored a pair of runs in the 10th inning to defeat California, 8-6, in non-section battle.
Derrick Hammitt had a double and drove in two runs for California (9-7). Payton Conte, Nathan Zemany and Jacob Piktel each had an RBI for the Trojans.
Nick Climes was the winning pitcher.
- Nolan Thompson pitched four scoreless innings, Colin Caven drove in four runs and Kyle Comini went 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot to lift Peters Township over Trinity in six innings, 12-2, in a non-section game Tuesday night.
Six of the first seven hitters in the lineup for the Indians had a multi-hit game. Every player to get an at-bat for Peters Township (10-9) recorded a hit, giving Thompson, the Indians starter, plenty of run support. Thompson struck out seven and earned the victory.
Trinity fell to 5-9 overall.
High school softball
Jade Renner picked up her 11th win of the season, striking out four, and went 3-for-4 with two RBI as West Greene closed the regular season with a 13-3 win in six innings over Bentworth in a nonsection game.
Madison Lampe was 2-for-3 with a double, three runs scored, four stolen bases and two RBI for the Pioneers (16-4). Madison Renner added a hit, a run and 2 RBI. Kaitlyn Rizor was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Jersey Wise added a hit, 2 runs and 2 stolen bases. Linzee Stover went 2-for-3, scoring three times and stealing two bases.
Jess Rothka and Leah Lindley each had two hits for Bentworth (10-6).
- Taylor Vanata hit a pair of singles and a triple to lead Mapletown over Fort Cherry, 10-6, in a non-section game.
The Maples provided pitcher Madi Blaker with six runs in the third inning to take the lead. Sara Chory had a pair of doubles for Mapletown (8-7). Madoleen Grim also hit a double.
Amy Alaure led Fort Cherry (4-11) in its final game with two singles and a double.
- Marley Evans went 4-for-5, Karen Watkins hit two triples and California defeated playoff-bound Beth-Center, 15-10, in a non-section game.
Britney Bevan added a pair of hits for the Trojans. Both teams are 3-12.
Women’s golf
California University freshman Sara Suazo shot a four-over par 76 in the final round Wednesday at the NCAA Division II East Super Region Championships in Big Rapids, Mich. Suazo finished with a 26-over 242 and tied for 43rd overall, climbing 10 places on the leaderboard Wednesday. Suazo was the only freshman individual qualifier at the 66-player regional.
Wild Things set roster
The Wild Things made two roster moves Wednesday, leaving them at 23 players, one under of the Frontier League limit heading into the season opener Friday night at Evansville.
Washington placed shortstop Justin Bohn on the 7-day disabled list and released relief pitcher Doug Willey.
Willey had not played professionally since 2016, when he spent one season in the Los Angeles Angels’ system. He played college baseball at Arkansas and at Franklin Pierce.
With its active roster at 23, Washington can sign an additional player before the season begins.
The Wild Things play their home opener Tuesday night against the Gateway Grizzlies.
Pony baseball
Ty Banco cracked a three-run home run to help Chambers Insurance edge Marthinsen & Salvitti in a Tuesday Washington Pony League game.
Emiliano Saldivar struck out 4 for Chambers Insurance. Losing pitcher Max Dawson knocked in two runs for Marthinsen & Salvitti (3-1) and Mario Griffin went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
All-PAC softball
Washington & Jefferson junior second baseman Rachel Johnson was named to the All-Presidents’ Athletic Conference first team, headlining a group of five Presidents recognized by the league.
Johnson was the lone first teamer while junior pitcher Taylor Andres and senior first baseman Danielle Kochka landed on the second team. Senior shortstop Meghan Staab and senior designated player Jamie Smith were named honorable mentions.
• Bethany senior pitcher Cassie Weiss, a McGuffey graduate, was named second team. Weiss received her fourth All-PAC award after posting a 2.44 ERA with 88 strikeouts over 80.1 innings.
• Waynesburg sophomore catcher Rachel Skon was named to the first team. Sophomore infielder Ashley Duborich was named to the Sportsmanship Team.