BUCKEYE, Ariz. – Cathedral Prep earned a split at the Wolves Classic on Friday, beating Winslow (Ariz.) 19-3 in four innings and falling to Rio Roco (Ariz.), 10-8 in 11 innings.
In the win over Winslow, the Ramblers scored seven runs in both the second and fourth innings.
Andrew Costello had a huge game at the plate in the win, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBIs and four runs scored.
Jason Fultz Jr. also homered for Prep, going 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs. Nick Jackson was 1-for-2 with three RBIs and three runs, while Joe Flanagan also drove in a pair of runs.
JP Pornaski got the win, tossing two hitless innings, striking out four and walking one.
Fultz Jr. also homered in the game against Rio Roco, but Rio Roco also scored two runs in the top of the 10th to secure an extra inning win.
Rio Roco took an 8-6 lead in the top of the seventh, but Prep tied the game with two runs in the bottom half of the inning.
Hector Navarro hit a 2-run double in the 10th to give Rio Roco the lead.
Fultz Jr. finished 3-for-5 for Prep with three RBIs, while Jacob Koshan and Derick Freidman drove in two runs each.
Dan Oblich took the loss, allowing four runs (one earned) in four innings on three hits, striking out three and walking one
NORTHWESTERN 13, VILLA MADONNA (Fla.) 0, 5 innings
Garrett Eddy and Nick Timm combined on a five-inning no-hitter as Northwestern beat Villa Madonna (Fla.), 13-0.
Eddy went four innings, striking out nine and walking four, while Timm went the final inning, striking out the side and walking one.
Northwestern scored nine runs in the third inning.
The Wildcats collected their 13 runs on just six hits, taking advantage of 10 free passes issued by Villa Madonna pitching as well as three errors.
Gabe Hutchinson was 1-for-3 with three RBIs for Northwestern, while Kaden Stout was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs.
HARBOR CREEK 15, ST. JOHN (OHIO) 0, 4 innings
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Harbor Creek scored 11 runs in the third inning to power to a 15-0, 4-inning win over St. John.
Tyler Burick had a big day at the plate for the Huskies, going 3-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and three runs.
Sam LuFuria, Heath Betza and Aidan Vaughn drove in two runs each for the Huskies.
LaFuria got the win, tossing four innings and allowing just one hit, striking out five and walking one.
ST. MARYS 4, DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 3, 10 INNINGS
DUBOIS, Pa. – In a game in which the 10th inning may or may not have been played under PIAA rules, St. Marys broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the top of the 10th and then held off DuBois Central Catholic for a 4-3 victory.
With the game tied at two going to the 10th, the umpires told both coaches that a runner would be placed at second base ala the MLB regular-season tiebreaking rule. But subsequent investigation into that shows that may not be the rule in the PIAA.
Nevertheless, the game was played with a runner placed at second.
Joey Lease was placed at second for St. Marys and moved to third on a bunt single by Mason Nicklas.
Ben Reynolds then hit into a field’s choice with Lease out at the plate but Nicklas went to third and Reynolds to second on the play. Tysen Beimel then doubled home both runners to give the Dutch a 4-2 lead.
In DCC’s half of the inning, Aiden Snowberger was placed on second and moved to third on a Carter Himes groundout. Bryaden Fox then walked on four pitches before a Blake Pisarcik single made it 4-3. But Andrew Green and Trenton Miller both struck out to end the game.
St. Marys took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first before DCC tied the game with two in the third.
Reynolds was 2-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored for St. Marys while Snowberger was 2-for-5 with two runs scored for DCC.
Ben Paul started and went four innings allowing two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out five.
Cameron Coudriet got the win giving up an unearned run on two hits, three walks, and a hit batter while striking out eight.
Himes took the loss for DCC going 5 ⅓ innings allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits and a walk while striking out 10. Snowberger started and went 5 2/4 innings allowing two runs, one earned, on six hits and two walks while striking out nine.
SOFTBALL
EAST CARTER (Ky.) 13, CATHEDRAL PREP 7
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Trailing 7-5, East Carter (Ky,) scored three runs in the fifth inning and four in the sixth to rally for a 13-7 win over Cathedral Prep.
Addison Baldi had a big game in the setback for the Ramblers, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, while Paige Simmerman was 3-for-4 with two runs and Mackenzie Moore 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
Madison Simmerman was in the circle for Prep, allowing eight earned runs in six innings on 16 hits, striking out five.
