Local roundup: Lady Pioneers top Waynesburg in matchup of playoff teams
Kendra Tharp had two hits, including a two-run double during a tie-breaking, four-run, sixth inning as Class A West Greene beat visiting Class 2A Waynesburg Central, 9-5, in a non-section clash of WPIAL playoff teams Friday.
The game was tied 5-5 in the bottom of the sixth when Lady Pioneers pinch-hitter Melony Shreve bunted Katie Brudnock to second and she scored what proved to be the winning run on Payton Gilbert’s single. Tharp’s double made it 8-5 and she scored later in the inning to cap the rally.
Tharp scored four runs and also walked and stole a base. Marissa Tharp singled, scored twice and stole four bases for the Lady Pioneers (14-3) who also got RBIs from Kylee Davis and Madelyn Roberts.
Gilbert allowed two earned runs on four hits with four walks and three strikeouts in earning the win.
Losing pitcher Gina Tedrow surrendered four earned runs on five hits with four walks and 12 strikeouts and also knocked in four runs with a home run and a double.
Kylee Schaum also had two hits for the Lady Raiders (11-8) who also got an RBI from Aiden Snider.
Baseball
Mapletown 6, Monessen 2 – Winning pitcher Spencer Yeager threw a complete game and Daniel Fox had a double and two RBIs as the Maples closed their season on a winning note by knocking off the Greyhounds in a non-section game.
Carson Vanata and Ashton Walker both contributed two hits and an RBI for Mapletown (3-14).
Gio DeStefano had two hits, including a double, and Jakob Bell also doubled for Monessen (1-16).
Wednesday, May 7
Charleroi 2, Waynesburg Central 1; Waynesburg Central 11, Charleroi 2 – Alex VanSickle was 4 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Raiders gained a split of their Section 3-3A baseball doubleheader with Charleroi by rolling to a nine-run win in the second game. The Cougars won the first game on Brock Henderson’s walk-off grounder in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Waynesburg (11-1, 15-3), which already had sole possession of the Section 3-3A championship wrapped up going into the twinbill, got two hits and two RBIs apiece from winning pitcher Tyler Groves and Jake Stephenson in the second game. Austin Surber, Derek Turcheck and Ethan Kiger each also had two hits for the Raiders who scored twice in the first inning then blew the game open with a seven-run rally in the second.
Groves allowed two runs on three hits with six walks and six strikeouts in 5 鈪� innings. VanSickle recorded the final five outs, giving up one hit while striking out two.
Henderson doubled and Lazer Glasser had a hit and an RBI for Chaleroi (8-4, 10-6). Logan Usher took the loss.
Usher scored the winning run in the first game as a courtesy runner for Jack Gelder who was hit by a pitch leading off the bottom of the eighth. Usher advanced to third on Masyn Grooms’ single and scored when Henderson’s ground ball was misplayed for an error.
Gelder pitched all eight innings to earn the win, allowing five hits and four walks with 10 strikeouts. Dylan Klinger reached base five times with two hits and three walks for the Cougars who also got a single and an RBI from Glasser.
C.J. Corwin took the loss. He gave up one earned run on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts in 4 鈪� innings. Surber started and allowed no hits but five walks with four strikeouts in three innings.
Surber drove in the Raiders’ lone run with a double in the fifth and VanSickle also doubled.
Jefferson-Morgan 8, Jeannette 1 – Drew Adams threw a five-hitter and John Woodward and Brenton Barnhart both had two hits and two RBIs as the Rockets soared past the host Jayhawks to earn a share of second-place with Carmichaels in Section 1-A.
Adams and Joe Bair each had a single and an RBI for Jefferson-Morgan (9-3, 13-3) which ended the regular season on a 12-game winning streak. Adams walked three and struck out nine.
Jayden Kennedy had two hits and Wyatt Schaeffer drove in the lone run for Jeannette (5-7, 8-10).
Carmichaels 6, West Greene 1 – Jase Zdravecky twirled a seven-hitter and the Mikes scored all their runs in the fourth inning on their way to a Section 1-A victory at West Greene.
The Mikes finished in a second-place tie with Jefferson-Morgan in the section.
Zdravecky walked none and struck out nine while allowing one unearned run.
Robbie Wilson-Jones and Jordan Davis both doubled and Colin Andrews had two hits for the Mikes (9-3, 12-4) who got run-scoring singles from Cooper Richards, Brayden Andrews and Ryder Krieg in their big sixth inning.
Jackson Grimes was 3 for 4 and losing pitcher Haiden Hamilton had two hits for the Pioneers (2-10, 3-14). Hamilton surrendered three earned runs on seven hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in five innings.
Greensburg Central Catholic 16, Mapletown 0 – Stephen Kochis doubled and singled in the first-place Centurions’ Section 1-A victory over the Maples (0-12, 2-14).
GCC (11-1, 14-2) also got a triple from Sean Walker and a double from Ian Shipley.
Softball
Bentworth 2, West Greene 1 – Sofia Gaussa drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the host Lady Bearcats a non-section win over the Lady Pioneers.
Bentworth (8-9) loaded the bases with one out on three errors to set the stage for Guassa whose walk brought in Nora Lindley.
Winning pitcher Willow Eckels tossed a four-hitter with three strikeouts and three walks.
Payton Gilbert took the loss, allowing one earned run on three hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Gilbert also singled in the seventh inning for her 100th career hit.
West Greene (13-3) plated its only run in the top of the first when Marissa Tharp singled, advanced to third and escaped a rundown to score.
Tuesday, May 6
Jefferson-Morgan 1, Jeannette 0 – John Woodward and Brayden Ellsworth combined on a six-hit shutout and Drew Adams had two of Jefferson-Morgan’s three hits, including a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the host Rockets a win over Jeannette in a Section 1-A baseball battle.
Jefferson-Morgan (8-3, 12-3) needed a win at Jeannette on Wednesday to finish in a tie with Carmichaels for second place in the section. The loss eliminated the Jayhawks (5-6. 8-9) from playoff contention and clinched fourth place for idle Avella (6-6, 10-7) which swept its two-game series with Jeannette.
Brenton Barnhart led off the bottom of the seventh by drawing a walk against losing pitcher Wyatt Schaeffer and pinch-runner Liam Rogers advanced to second on an error. Two outs later Adams brought in Rogers with the winning run on a single to left.
Adams also had the only extra-base hit of the game with a double.
Woodward gave up four hits and two walks with eight strikeouts in 5 鈪� innings while Ellsworth gave up two hits and a walk in 1 鈪� inning to earn the win.
Schaeffer was the hard-luck loser, going the distance on a three-hitter with two walks and eight strikeouts. Kenny Himes had two hits for the Jayhawks.
Greensburg Central Catholic 19, Mapletown 0 – Tyler Samide threw a four-inning no-hitter as the Centurions wrapped up sole possession of the Section 1-A title with a win over the host Maples (0-11, 2-13).
Jackson McMullen hit a three-run homer and Anthony Grippo was 4 for 4, including a pair of doubles, for GCC (10-1, 13-2). Samide struck out 10.