Local roundup: Bulldogs end season with win over McKeesport
Reiner King had two hits and an RBI as Class 2A Beth-Center ended its season on a winning note by rolling past Class 5A McKeesport in non-section baseball action Thursday.
Hunter Lloyd added a double and two RBIs for the Bulldogs who wrap up their season with an 8-11 record.
The Tigers end their season 0-17.
California 6, Chartiers-Houston 4 – Chase Cicchitto delivered a double, single and an RBI as the Trojans defeated the Buccaneers in a Section 1-2A game.
California finished the season in third place with a record of 7-5 and takes an 8-9 overall record into the postseason.
Logan Hartley also doubled and singled for the Trojans.
Paul Williamson had three hits for C-H (4-8, 7-9).
Ligonier Valley 6, Mount Pleasant 4 – Gavin Moore had three hits and four RBIs and drew a bases-loaded walk to break a 4-4 tie in the top of the ninth inning as the Rams edged the Vikings in a Section 3-4A game that forged a five-way tie atop the standings.
Mount Pleasant (8-4, 12-6) and Ligonier Valley (8-4, 10-7) joined Burrell, Deer Lakes and Freeport all with 8-4 section records to close out the regular season with all five qualifying for the WPIAL playoffs.
Mile Smith had two hits for Ligonier Valley. (12-6, 8-4).
Jordan Grieff had three hits and two RBIs and Connor Drzal had also had three hits with an RBI for the Vikings.
Thomas Jefferson 7, Belle Vernon 2 – Joshua Chalovich had two hits and knocked in two runs as the Class 5A Jaguars (14-4) beat the Class 4A Leopards in a non-section game.
Connor Bergman had a double and an RBI for Belle Vernon (14-6).
Softball
Brownsville 2, Laurel Highlands 0 – Ava Clark fired a two-hit shutout as the playoff-bound Lady Falcons blanked the Fillies in a non-section game.
Alexa Pellick had two hits and an RBI for Brownsville (11-5). Clark struck out 16.
Payton Senge doubled and pitched well in defeat, tossing a six-hitter with two walks and four strikeouts while allowing two unearned runs for Laurel Highlands (8-12).
The Lady Falcons scored both of their runs in the second inning. Jordyn Davis singled, stole second and came home when Emma Bailey reached on a throwing error. Pellick then singled in Bailey.
Mount Pleasant 9, Franklin Regional 6 – Ella Alekson had two hits, including a home run, and two RBIs as the Class 3A Lady Vikings triumphed over the Class 5A Lady Panthers in a non-section game.
Carly Surma contributed a triple and an RBI and Giana Stanek added a double and an RBI for Mount Pleasant (12-5).
Ciara Camacho had a triple and two RBIs for Franklin Regional (13-7).
Washington 16, California 2 – Faith Partozoti tripled, doubled twice and drove in two runs as the Lady Prexies rolled past the Lady Trojans in a Section 4-AA game.
Zkyiah Hines added a triple, double and single with an RBI for Washington (2-8, 6-8) which also got a triple, two singles and two RBIs from Aniya Glendenning.
Aubrey Dearinger and Avery Filby each hit a double for California (0-10, 2-13).