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High school softball

Rylee Rohbeck drove in two runs and scored one, freshman pitcher Emma Early struck out 13 and 12th-seeded South Fayette pulled off another stunner in the WPIAL Class 5A softball playoffs, knocking off fourth-seeded West Allegheny, 4-3, at Boyce Mayview Park.

The Lions (12-9) defeated fifth-seeded North Hills in the first round. The win avenged a 14-2 loss to West Allegheny on April 27 and sends South Fayette into next week’s semifinals.

Rohbeck hit a two-run single that capped South Fayette’s three-run third inning that erased an early 2-0 advantage for West Allegheny (19-2).

The Lions pushed the lead to 4-2 in the fifth when Rohbeck tripled and scored on a single by Emma Smith.

West Allegheny closed to within 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth when losing pitcher Elly Vicari-Baker hit a one-out solo home run, but Early retired the Indians in order in the seventh to seal the victory.

  • Amber Morgan went 4-for-5 and hit one of Trinity’s two home runs as the Hillers rolled to a 13-3 win in six innings over Latrobe in the Class 4A quarterfinals at West Mifflin.

The win sends Trinity (17-2) into the semifinals next week.

The Hillers wasted no time in taking control against Latrobe (15-4), scoring eight runs in the bottom of the first inning. Morgan led off the inning with a solo home run to center field.

Madison Argo homered in the second inning. Addy Agnew and Mirranda Rinehart each hit a double.

Winning pitcher Taylor Dunn took a shutout into the fifth inning.

  • Canon-McMillan’s seventh-inning comeback fell one run short as the Big Macs lost 8-7 to Norwin in a Class 6A first-round game.

Norwin (15-5) forged leads of 4-0 after three innings and 8-3 after six. Canon-McMillan (7-12) rallied in the seventh, scoring four times but left the potential tying run on first base. The Big Macs hit two home runs in the seventh, a two-run shot by Kiersten Williams and a two-run blast by Samantha Booher that made it a one-run game.

Norwin hit three home runs.

  • Olivia Kolowitz pitched fourth-seeded Belle Vernon to a 2-1 victory over West Mifflin a Class 4A quarterfinal at Upper St. Clair.

Kolowitz twirled a three-hitter and struck out nine. Kolowitz also drove in a run, as did Lauren Van Divner, who had two of the Leopards’ seven hits.

Ana Zubovic had a triple and Gracie Sokol doubled for the winners.

Belle Vernon broke a 1-1 tie by scoring a run in the fifth inning.

High school baseball

Hampton had too much Ryan Apalski for Ringgold.

Apalski, a senior right hander, fired a one-hit shutout and struck out 17, leading Hampton to a 9-0 win in a Class 4A first-round game Wednesday.

Apalski walked one one batter and gave up a single to the Rams’ Hunter Mamie.

Hampton had five extra-base hits, including a home run and triple by Eric Weeks.

  • Plum’s Brady Dojonovic struck out 11 and allowed one run over six innings, sparking the Mustangs to a 6-3 victory over Trinity in a Class 5A playoff game.

Plum won despite two home runs by Trinity’s Matthew Robaugh, who drove in all three Hillers runs.

Robaugh led off the game with a home run but Plum scored twice in the second inning to take a 2-1 lead. The Mustangs added four runs in the fifth.

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