HS Softball: North Schuylkill’s bats too much for Pottsville
North Schuylkill's Brigid Flynn pictured at Schuylkill League Softball Media Day (Staff Photo).
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Brigid Flynn went 3-for-3 with two triples, two RBIs and a run scored as North Schuylkill defeated Pottsville 12-1 in five innings Wednesday in a Schuylkill League Division I softball game.
Monica Selgrade slugged a three-run double in the third inning for the Spartans, who led from start to finish.
Other top hitters for North Schuylkill included Gianna Capone, 2-for-2 with two runs; and Kylie Meskunas, 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Flynn pitched the first three innings to get the win; Olivia Jones tossed two scoreless frames with four strikeouts.
For Pottsville, Jes Siminitus went 2-for-3, and Lana Cromyak doubled and drove in a run.
Potts (4-4, 1-3) 001 00 — 1 4 2
NS (6-2, 4-1) 154 2x — 12 11 0
Eckert, Moyer (3) and Wessner; Flynn, Jones (4) and Brouse. W— Flynn (4-1). L — Eckert (4-4).
HITS: Pottsville — Siminitus 2, Cromyak, Barnhart. North Schuylkill — Selgrade, K. Nahodil, Flynn 3, Brouse, Capone 2, Croker, Meskunas 2.
2B — Croymak, Selgrade. 3B — Flynn 2.
Williams Valley 8, Minersville 1
MINERSVILLE — Ella Kobularik went 3-for-5 with a double, a triple, two runs scored and one RBI as Williams Valley topped Minersville in a Division II game at Ken Schneck Field.
Quin Smeltz went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for the Vikings. Sage Smeltz singled, doubled and drove in a run, while Ally Underkoffler went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
For Minersville, Isabella Cruz went 3-for-3 with an RBI; Payton Frantz went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored; and Eila O’Brien went 2-for-3.
Sage Smeltz tossed a complete game in the circle, striking out 10 and working around Minersville’s 10 hits.
WV (9-1, 6-0) 301 111 1 — 8 14 0
Min (2-6, 2-3) 000 001 0 — 1 10 2
S. Smeltz and Q. Smeltz; O’Brien and McGrath. W— S. Smeltz (6-0). L — O’Brien (1-4).
HITS: Williams Valley — Kobularik 3, K. Hand, S. Smeltz 2, Q. Smeltz 3, Fry, O. Hand, Underkoffler 2, Mahoney. Minersville — Brennan, McGrath, Frantz 2, O’Brien 2, Cruz 3, Long.
2B — Kobularik, S. Smeltz, Q. Smeltz, Frantz. 3B — Kobularik.
Blue Mountain 15, Lourdes 0
ORWIGSBURG — Chloe Brown hurled a three-inning no-hitter to lead Blue Mountain past Lourdes in a Division I game at Patton Field. Brown struck out seven and walked one.
Brown helped herself at the plate by going 3-for-3 with a double and five RBIs. Courtney Cavadini went 2-for-2 with an RBI, while Avery Hudock slugged a solo home run for the Eagles.
Lou (0-4, 0-4) 000 — 0 0 2
BM (6-1, 4-0) 573 — 15 12 0
Barcavage, Adams (3) and Fuller; Brown and Cavadini. W— Brown (5-0). L — Barcavage (0-3).
HITS: Lourdes — None. Blue Mountain — Fishburn, Hudock, Frie, Cavadini 2, Boyer, Bahm, Koch, Brown 3, Peel.
2B — Brown, Koch, Frie, Fishburn. 3B — Peel. HR — Hudock.
Tamaqua 16, Mahanoy Area 1
TAMAQUA — Naomi Knitter pitched a one-hitter and struck out seven as Tamaqua cruised past Mahanoy Area in a Division I game.
Kolbe Robb went 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and three RBIs for the Blue Raiders. Leah Crowley went 3-for-3 with a double, a home run, five RBIs and three runs scored, and Megan Linkhorst went 3-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Mah (3-5, 0-4) 001 0 — 1 1 2
Tam (5-3, 2-1) 731 5 — 16 14 1
Kennedy, Carl (3) and Mroczka; Knitter and Krall. W— Knitter (3-1). L — Kennedy (0-3).
HITS: Mahanoy Area — Fazio. Tamaqua — Conahan, Robb 2, Eberts, Gormley, Crowley 3, Linkhorst 3, Knitter, Scott, Faust.
2B — Robb, Crowley, Faust. 3B — Linkhorst. HR — Crowley.
Pine Grove 12, Panther Valley 0
LANSFORD — Callee Leffler went 4-for-4 with three runs scored, three stolen bases and one RBI to spark Pine Grove past Panther Valley in a Division I game.
Hannah Aungst hit her ninth double of the season, knocked in two runs and scored twice; Madison Shiffer singled, scored twice and had two RBIs; and Addison Zimmerman went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and one run scored for Pine Grove.
Jamie Dinger and Chelcy Clark combined on a one-hit shutout. Dinger pitched three innings and struck out eight; Clark tossed two innings and whiffed three.
PG (8-1, 4-1) 103 62 — 12 15 0
PV (3-3, 2-3) 000 00 — 0 1 3
Dinger, Clark (4) and Bohr; Prudente and McQuillen. W— Dinger (4-1). L — Prudente (3-3).
HITS: Pine Grove — Leffler 4, Aungst, Shiffer, Johnson, Zimmerman 2, Schaeffer, Dinger, Reiner, Clark, Bohr, Umbenhauer. Panther Valley — Prudente.
2B — Zimmerman, Dinger, Aungst.
Shenandoah Valley 17, Nativity 4
POTTSVILLE — Maria Castro went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored to power Shenandoah Valley to a Division II win over Nativity atop Lawton’s Hill.
Winning pitcher Aubrie Monaghan helped herself by going 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI. Morgan Labosky went 2-for-3 with a double, three runs and one RBI, while Brynn Burke went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs for the Blue Devils.
For Nativity, Anna Jansson went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.
SV (3-5, 1-2) 411 (10)1 — 17 11 1
Nat (2-6, 1-4) 201 1 0 — 4 9 4
Monaghan and Castro; Covell, Rushannon (4), Rickard (4) and Clark, Leshko. W— Monaghan (1-3). L — Covell (2-5).
HITS: Shenandoah Valley — Monaghan 2, Zulkowski, McNulty, Labosky 2, Burke 2, Castro 3. Nativity — Rushannon, Jansson 2, Clark, Leshko, Haas, Palmieri, Rickard, McNamara.
2B — Labosky, Clark, Haas, Palmieri. 3B — Jansson.
Schuylkill Haven 15, Weatherly 0
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Allie Scherer tossed a one-hit shutout and struck out 10 in four innings to lead Schuylkill Haven to a Division II victory over Weatherly.
