BROCKWAY, Pa. – Ava Olosky’s infield single in the bottom of the seventh scored Teagan Harzinski from third, as top-seeded Curwensville walked off fourth-seeded Johnsonburg in the District 9 Class 2A semifinals at Brockway High School.
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The Lady Tide had lost a 6-2 lead going to the fifth inning when Johnsonburg, the 2022 champion, scored two in the fifth and two more in the sixth to tie the game at six.
But in the seventh, Harzinski drew a lead-off walk and was moved to second by Shayanne Rudy. She then advanced to third on a wild pitch, and Natalie Wischuck reached on an infield single putting runners at the corners. Wischuck was then allowed to take second on defensive indifference before Olosky won the game.
Curwensville took a 2-0 lead in the first inning before Johnsonburg tied the game with two runs in the third.
The Lady Tide then went out in front 6-2 with a four-run fourth with Addison Siple coming up with a two-out, two-run single on which she also came home to score on.
Natalie Dunworth started the comeback for Johnsonburg with an RBI double in the fifth before scoring later in the inning on a Jenna Kasmierski groundout to make it 6-4.
The Ramettes completed the rally in the sixth on a two-run, two-out home run to right by Maria Casilio.
Siple, who got the win in the circle, was 1-for-4 with the triple and a run scored while Olosky was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Addison Butler also went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Lady Tide, while Harzinski was 1-for-2 with two walks and a run scored.
Siple pitched seven innings allowing six runs, four earned, on seven hits and two walks while striking out 10.
Shelby Sorg homered and tripled for Johnsonburg while going 2-for-4 with a run scored and two RBIs. Casilio was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs, while Julia Jones was 2-for-3 with a walk and a run scored, and Dunworth was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI.
Jones took the loss going 6 ⅓ innings allowing seven runs, six earned, on 11 hits and four walks while striking out six.
Curwensville will face Cranberry in the District 9 title game at 3 p.m. Monday, May 29, at Heindl Field in DuBois.
Johnsonburg’s season is not over. The Ramettes will take on Moniteau in the consolation game Monday at a time and place to be determined. If Johnsonburg wins that game and Curwensville wins the District 9 title, then the Ramettes will play Cranberry in a true-second game Tuesday, May 30, with the winner earning the second PIAA playoff berth awarded to District 9.
CRANBERRY 11, MONITEAU 0, 5 INNINGS
KNOX, Pa. – Reyna Watson threw a three-hit shutout, and Kendell Findlay had four hits and three RBIs to lead Cranberry back to the District 9 Class 2A championship game with an 11-0, five-inning win over Moniteau Wednesday afternoon at Keystone High School.
Watson worked five innings. She didn’t walk anyone, hit two batters, and struck out six.
Findlay, meanwhile, was 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
Rylee Coe also drove in two runs for the third-seeded Berries going 1-for-4 with a run scored, while Watson helped herself by going 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI. Jadyn Shumaker also drove in three runs while going 2-for-2 with two runs scored.
Emma Covert, Emily Staab, and Ashley Huffman each had singles for second-seeded Moniteau.
Covert took the loss giving up nine runs, seven earned, on nine hits and two walks in 2 ⅓ innings of work. Mariska Shunk then pitched two innings allowing two earned runs on three hits and a walk while striking out two.
A seven-run fourth inning was the main catalyst for the Cranberry offense. The Berries led 3-0 going to the inning before sending 11 batters to the plate using four hits, three walks, and an error to score the seven runs.
Finlay and Shumaker each had two-run singles in the inning booking ending the innings scoring with Finaly’s hit getting it started and Shumaker’s ending it.
Cranberry will face Curwensville in the District 9 title game at 3 p.m. Monday, May 29, at Heindl Field in DuBois.
Moniteau’s season isn’t over. The Lady Warriors will play in the D9 consolation game against Johnsonburg Monday, May 29, at a time and place to be announced. If the Warriors would win that game and Cranberry wins the District 9 title, then Moniteau would play Curwensville in a true-second place game Tuesday, May 30, at a site and time to be announced to determine District 9’s second team in the PIAA playoffs.
