HS Softball: Williams Valley thumps Marian to stay unbeaten in Division II
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HOMETOWN — Olivia Hand tossed a two-hit shutout and struck out five as Williams Valley cruised past Marian 16-0 in four innings Thursday in a Schuylkill League Division II softball game on the Marian campus.
Sage Smeltz and Kayla Hand sparked the Vikings’ 16-hit attack. Smeltz went 3-for-4 with her league-leading fifth home run of the season, three RBIs and two runs scored. Kayla Hand went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, four RBIs and three runs scored.
Leading 2-0, Williams Valley scored eight runs in the third inning to take control.
Other top hitters for the Vikings included Ella Kobularik, 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored; Quin Smeltz, 2-for-3 with a double, one run and one RBI; Audrina Fry, 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and one RBI; Olivia Hand, 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI; and Kamri Koppenhaver 1-for-2 with a double, two RBIs and one run.
WV (12-1, 8-0) 118 6 — 16 16 0
Mar (3-6, 1-5) 000 0 — 0 2 3
O. Hand and Q. Smeltz; Birrer, Karlick (4) and Treskolasky. W— O. Hand (2-1). L — Birrer (1-4).
HITS: Williams Valley — Kobularik 2, K. Hand 3, S. Smeltz 3, Q. Smeltz 2, Fry 2, O. Hand 2, Koppenhaver, Brill. Marian — Letcher, Karlick.
2B — Fry, Koppenhaver, Q. Smeltz, K. Hand, Kobularik. 3B — K. Hand. HR — S. Smeltz.
Schuylkill Haven 16, Nativity 1
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Joie Schoffstall went 3-for-3 with a triple, five RBIs and two runs scored to lift Schuylkill Haven over Nativity in a Division II game.
Schoffstall also tossed two innings in relief of winning pitcher Allie Scherer. They combined on a two-hitter in the three-inning game.
Nickie Domermuth singled and drove in a pair of runs for the Hurricanes, who took advantage of 10 walks.
Anna Jansson tripled and drove in a run for Nativity.
Nat (2-8, 1-6) 0 01 — 1 2 0
SH (9-2, 7-1) (11)05 — 16 5 0
Ricard, Haas (1) and Clark; A. Scherer, Schoffstall (2) and Jenan. W— A. Scherer (4-1). L — Ricard (0-1).
HITS: Nativity — Jansson, Clark. Schuylkill Haven — Jenan, Schoffstall 3, Domermuth.
3B — Jansson, Schoffstall.
Tri-Valley 11, Minersville 1
HEGINS — Savanah Stiely went 3-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI as Tri-Valley defeated Minersville in a Division II game for the Bulldogs’ seventh straight win.
Cassi Snyder went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, three runs scored and an RBI for the Dawgs, who scored in every inning. Alina Leonard added a 2-for-4 day with two RBIs and a run scored for Tri-Valley.
Grace Sterner led Minersville, going 2-for-3 with a run scored, while Eila O’Brien went 2-for-2 with a double.
Kora Rodichok scattered six hits, allowed one run and struck out seven to pick up the win in the circle.
Min (4-7, 4-4) 001 00 — 1 6 7
TV (9-2, 6-2) 143 21 — 11 10 1
O’Brien and McGrath; K. Rodichok and L. Rodichok. W— K. Rodichok (5-1). L — O’Brien (2-5).
HITS: Minersville — Sterner 2, Frantz, O’Brien 2, Plesnarski. Tri-Valley — C. Snyder 2, Leonard 2, My. Schwalm, K. Rodichok, Stiely 3, Tobin.
2B — O’Brien, K. Rodichok.
Blue Mountain 11, Panther Valley 0
LANSFORD — Emmerson Frie slugged a grand slam to power Blue Mountain past Panther Valley in a Division I game. Frie tied Williams Valley’s Sage Smeltz for the league lead with her fifth home run of the season.
Chloe Brown took care of the pitching, hurling a two-hit shutout and striking out 10 for the Eagles. Brown helped herself by going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Other top hitters for Blue Mountain included Addyson Fishburn, 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs scored; Avery Hudock, 2-for-4 with two doubles and three runs; Callie Peel, 2-for-3 with an RBI; and Courtney Cavadini, a single and two RBIs.
BM (7-2, 5-1) 204 41 — 11 13 0
PV (4-5, 2-5) 000 00 — 0 2 2
Brown and Cavadini; Prudente and McQuillen. W— Brown (6-0). L — Prudente (4-5).
HITS: Blue Mountain — Fishburn 3, Hudock 2, Frie, Cavadini, Koch, Reilly, Brown 2, Peel 2. Panther Valley — Breslin, Mo. O’Brien.
2B — Hudock 2, Reilly, Peel. HR — Frie.
North Schuylkill 16, Mahanoy Area 0
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Lindsay Brouse held the big bat, going 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored in North Schuylkill’s three-inning win over Mahanoy Area in Division I action at Dot Seidel Field.
Jordanna Frie added a 2-for-2 day that included a home run and two RBIs. Mallorie Croker doubled and drove in two runs, while Monica Selgrade singled, stole two bases, scored twice and had two RBIs for the Spartans.
Freshman Peyton Miscannon earned the win in the circle, tossing a two-hit shutout and striking out six.
Mah (3-8, 0-7) 0 00 — 0 2 2
NS (7-2, 5-1) (11)5x — 16 10 0
Carl and Kramer; Miscannon and Brouse. W— Miscannon (1-0). L — Carl (3-3).
HITS: Mahanoy Area — Brode, Carl. North Schuylkill — Capone, Croker, Selgrade, Brouse 3, Frie 2, Jones, Holmes.
2B — Croker, Brouse 2. HR — Brouse, Frie.
Pine Grove 11, Lourdes 0
PINE GROVE — Jamie Dinger had a big night in the circle and at the plate to lead Pine Grove past Lourdes in a Division I game at Susan Y. Stump Field.
Dinger hurled a three-hit shutout in the five-inning game, striking out 10 and walking none. At the dish, she went 3-for-3 with her second home run of the season and three RBIs.
Callee Leffler went 2-for-3 with a pair of triples, three RBIs and a run scored. Leffler has eight triples on the season.
Addison Zimmerman went 2-for-2 with a double and three runs scored for the Cardinals. Mason Shiffler belted a solo homer, her second of the season.
Arianna Adams tripled for the Red Raiders.
Lou (0-6, 0-6) 000 00 — 0 3 2
PG (11-1, 7-1) 216 2x — 11 12 0
Barcavage and Adams; Dinger and Bohr. W— Dinger (5-1). L — Barcavage (0-5).
HITS: Lourdes — Adams, Dusendschine, Kressler. Pine Grove — Leffler 2, Aungst, Shiffer, Zimmerman 2, Dinger 3, Clark, Bohr, Flynn.
2B — Zimmerman. 3B — Adams, Leffler 2. HR — Shiffer, Dinger.
Shenandoah Valley 12, Weatherly 10
SHENANDOAH — Zoey Zulkowski went 2-for-2 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBIs as Shenandoah Valley outlasted Weatherly in a Division II game at Bicentennial Park.
The Blue Devils led 12-6 after five innings, but the Wreckers scored one run in the sixth and three in the seventh before Shenandoah Valley got the final out.
