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Preston Belts Two Homers in West Middlesex’s Win; Youngsville Goes to 6-0; Prep Softball Walks Off Against Union City

West Middlesex's Richie Preston.

TRANSFER, Pa. – Richie Preston’s second-inning grand slam highlighted a two-homer, six-RBI effort as West Middlesex beat Reynolds 14-0 in six innings.

West Middlesex built a 9-0 lead after three innings en route to the win.

Logan Kent drove in a pair of runs for the Big Reds, while Evan Gilson was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Kyle Gilson was 2-for-3 with a double and a run.

Devin Gruver, Jeremiah Trott, and Evan Gilson combined on the shutout, with Gilson going three innings and striking out six.

Cameron Reichard took the loss, allowing eight runs (five earned) in two innings.

               

YOUNGSVILLE 9, ROCKY GROVE 2

YOUNGSVILLE, Pa. – Make it 6-0 for Youngsville, as the Eagles broke Friday’s game with Rocky Grove open with four runs in the fourth inning in what was a 9-2 victory.

James Johnson went four innings to get the win, allowing two runs (one earned), allowing just two hits while striking out seven and walking six. Matt DeSimone came on and pitched three scoreless innings of relief, striking out seven, allowing just one hit, and striking out four.

DeSimone also got it done at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, and two runs. The top three hitters in the Youngsville lineup – Johnson, DeSimone, and Nate Lucks had two hits each, with Johnson scoring twice and Lucks driving in a pair.

Also for the Eagles, Wyatt Dalrymple was 2-for-3 with a double and a run, while Aidan Mancuso and Ethan Senz each had a hit and drove in a run, and David Manning was 2-for-3 with a run.

                          

Eli Wilson was 2-for-4 with an RBI for Rocky Grove.

Hayden Beiver suffered the loss, allowing eight runs in four innings on nine hits, walking one, and striking out none.

SLIPPERY ROCK 11, SHARON 10

SHARON, Pa. – Brett Galcik homered and went 2-for-4, driving in four runs in a high-scoring 11-10 win over Sharon.

The game was tied 7-7 after five, with Slippery Rock scoring two runs each in the sixth and seventh innings before holding off a fierce Sharon rally in the seventh.

               

Mikey Rodriques had an RBI single for Sharon in the bottom of the seventh before an error on a ground ball off the bat of Lex Dobosh allowed two runs to score to get the Tigers to within one.

Sharon loaded the bases with one out before Sal Mineo got a pop-out and a strikeout to end the game.

Nick Kingerski hit a 2-run home run for Slippery Rock and finished 3-for-4 with four RBIs, while Mineo was 2-for-4 with two runs.

Mineo got the win, allowing three runs (two earned) in three innings on three hits, striking out four and walking four.

Rodriques was 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs, while Mark Cattron didn’t have a hit but scored three times.

CORRY 9, WARREN 5

WARREN, Pa. – Jon Albers’ solo home run began a 5-run ninth inning to help Corry pull away for a 9-5 win over Warren.

Corry led 4-1 going into the seventh, taking a 9-1 lead and holding off a Warren rally in the bottom of the innings to preserve the win.

Albers finished 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, and two runs for the Beavers, while Karson Chamberlain was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs and Micah Murphy was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run.

            

Albers also got the win, going 5 ⅓ innings and allowing one run on five hits, striking out nine, and walking two.

For Warren, Konnor Hoffman was 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs, and a run, while Ben Sowa was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs and Gio Elinsky was 2-for-3 with two runs.

Carson Farr took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) on four hits in 3 ⅔ innings, walking four, and striking out four.

UNION CITY 11, IROQUOIS 3

ERIE, Pa. – Union City scored four runs in the first inning and broke the game open with five in the fourth in an 11-3 win over Iroquois.

Trevin Capela went 3-for-4 with three RBIs for Union City which had 13 hits – all singles.

Bryce Drayer was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs for the Bears, while Daithan Kent was 3-for-4 with three runs and an RBI, Aidan Shuman was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Steven Klakamp was 1-for-3 with two runs.

Miles McCaslin got the win, going 6 ⅓ innings and allowing three runs (two earned) on five hits, striking out five and walking two.

Cole Bennett was 1-for-3 with two RBIs for Iroquois, while Hunter Alderson had a pair of hits.

Alderson took the loss, allowing nine runs on 10 hits, striking out five and walking four.

GROVE CITY 4, CONNEAUT 2

GROVE CITY, Pa. – Trailing 2-0, Grove City scored four times in the fifth inning to rally for a 4-2 win over Conneaut.

Errors allowed two runs to cross the plate for GC in the sixth, while Joey Hathaway delivered a 2-run single.

Seven different Grove City players had one hit each.

Kam Martin got the win in relief, going three scoreless innings and allowing just one hit while striking out one.

Gavin White had two hits for CASH.

Dawson Thoms took the loss, allowing four runs (all unearned) in five innings on seven hits, striking out six.

TITUSVILLE 10, FRANKLIN 0, 6 innings

TITUSVILLE, Pa. – Hunter Thomas fired a 2-hit shutout, striking out 12 and allowing just one walk in a 10-0, 6-inning win over Franklin.

Thomas also had a big day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs as Titusville scored six runs in the fifth inning.

Nate Stearns was 1-for-3 with two RBIs for the Rockets, while Kasen Neely was 3-for-4 with a double and Ashton Burleigh was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and a stolen base.

Zach Boland took the loss for Franklin, allowing two runs (one earned) on just one hit, striking out six and walking two.

OIL CITY 6, HICKORY 2

OIL CITY, Pa. – Three runs in the first inning was all Oil City needed in what was ultimately a 6-2 win over Hickory.

Will McMahon got the win, going 5 ⅓ innings and allowing two runs on two hits, striking out 10 and walking one. Jacob Teeter went 1 ⅔ scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn the save.

Teeter and Connor Highfield hit back-to-back doubles to open the game and get OC on the board. McMahon brought the second run across on a sac fly and Alex Stevens hit a ball that resulted in an error to bring across the third run.

Teeter finished 3-for-4 for the Oilers, while Highfield drove in a pair of runs. Charlie Motter also drove in a pair of runs, while Hank Lockhart hd a pair of hits.

Dennis Fedele had Hickory’s lone RBI.

Austin McKinney suffered the loss, allowing six runs (four earned) in 5 ⅓ innings, allowing six hits, and striking out three.

MEADVILLE 11, FORT LEBOEUF 5

MEADVILLE, Pa. – Meadville scored nine runs in the first two innings on its way to an 11-5 win over Fort LeBoeuf.

Andre Jefferson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI, and two runs, while Mason Walker was 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, and two runs, Rocco Tartaglione was 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, Brady Walker was 3-for-4 with a double and a run and AJ Feleppa was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run.

Brady Walker got the win, going three innings and allowing three runs (one earned) on two hits, striking out three, and walking three. Tartaglione went four innings and allowed two runs while striking out four.

Kadin Dombkowski drove in a pair of runs for LeBoeuf.

Casey Miller took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned) in ⅔ of an inning.

SAEGERTOWN 13, MAPLEWOOD 1, 5 innings

GUYS MILLS, Pa. – Henry Shaffer doubled, drove in three runs, and was also the winning pitcher as Saegertown beat Maplewood, 13-1 in five innings.

Shaffer allowed just one hit in four shutout innings, striking out six without issuing a walk.

Wyatt Burchill was 2-for-3 with three runs and an RBI for the Panthers, while Luke Young was 1-for-2 with two RBIs, Sully Zirkle was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs and Joe Grundy was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

Landyn Reynolds took the loss, allowing nine runs (eight earned) in four innings on eight hits, striking out a pair and walking three.

HARBOR CREEK 10, NORTHWESTERN 0, 5 innings

HARBOR CREEK, Pa. – Sam LaFuria and Alex Maldonado both homered as Harbor Creek beat Northwestern, 10-0 in five innings.

The Huskies scored in every inning, as LaFuria finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and three runs, while Jake Rzodkiewicz was 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Ryan Vaughn was 1-for-3 with two RBIs.

Heath Betza tossed four shutout innings to get the win, allowing just two hits while striking out seven and walking one.

Kaden Stout took the loss, allowing six runs (five earned) in 2 ⅓ innings, allowing five hits and five walks, and striking out one.

GIRARD 15, SENECA 0, 3 innings

WATTSBURG, Pa. – JJ Lehman drove in four runs as Girard beat Seneca, 15-0 in five innings.

Girard scored a combined 13 runs in the fourth and fifth innings, as Gunner Bax was also 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Aiden Balogh was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.

Carson Stevens tossed a 2-hit shutout, striking out five without issuing a walk.

Klayton Komisarski took the loss, allowing seven runs in 3 ⅔ innings.

GREENVILLE 21, JAMESTOWN 1, 5 innings

JAMESTOWN, Pa. – Noah Philson hit a solo home run and Nick Solderich had two hits and five RBIs as Greenville beat Jamestown, 21-1 in five innings.

Greenville scored 10 times in the fifth innings, as Soren Hedderick was 2-for-2 with two RBIs, two walks, and two runs, while Jack Strausser was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Kaleb Porter was 1-for-1 with two RBIs.

Greenville took advantage of 16 walks issued by Jamestown pitching.

Cole Ternent had Jamestown’s lone RBI.

Aidan Woyt took the loss, allowing 11 runs in four innings.

LAKEVIEW 4, MERCER 1

MERCER, Pa. – Maddox Bell fired a complete game 3-hitter as Lakeview beat Mercer, 4-1.

Bell’s run was unearned, as he struck out seven and walked one.

Lakeview scored all four of its runs in the first three innings, as Lucas Fagley was 3-for-4 with an RBI, Cody Fagley was 3-for-4 and Owen Dye drove in a run.

Jake Mattocks took the loss, allowing three runs in two innings. Troy Bachman went five innings and allowed just an unearned run on five hits and three walks while striking out a pair.

SHARPSVILLE 12, KENNEDY CATHOLIC 0, 5 innings

SHARPSVILLE, Pa. – Stephen Tarnoci and Jack Leipheimer got it done at the plate and Braden Scarvell tossed four shutout innings in Sharpsville’s 12-0, 5-inning win over Kennedy Catholic.

Leipheimer was 4-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, and four runs, while Tarnoci was 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs for the Blue Devils.

David Moyer and Jake Tonty also drove in two runs each for the Blue Devils.

Scarvel allowed just one hit, striking out seven and walking three. Leipheimer tossed a scoreless inning as well, striking out the side.

Nick Ondo took the loss for Kennedy Catholic, allowing four runs in two innings on six hits, striking out a pair.

Cochranton 8, Cambridge Springs 6
Erie 10, GeneralMcLane 5

SOFTBALL

EISENHOWER 11, YOUNGSVILLE 1, 6 innings

RUSSELL, Pa. – Eisenhower scored six runs in the sixth inning to pull away for an 11-1, 6-inning win over Youngsville.

Rewatch the game:

Emilie Jones had a run-scoring double and triple, finishing 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs. She also fired four scorless innings of relief, allowing seven hits, striking out four and walking three.

Jones talked about the win afterward:

Julia Gesing also finished with four hits atop the Eisenhower lineup, going 4-for-5 with a double, three runs and an RBI as Eisenhower collected 19 hits.

Samantha Childs went the first three innings in the circle for Eisenhower, allowing one run while striking out three. She also went 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs and two runs. Kailee Morrison was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs, while Cali Chapman and Lily Smyth both had an RBI, with Smyth collecting two hits.

Hailey Gray had an RBI single in the second inning for Youngsville, bringing in Ireland Abraham, who was hit by a pitch to start the frame. Madison Carnahan had a double for the Lady Eagles.

Kam Swearingen took the loss, allowing 11 runs (6 earned) in 5 ⅔ innings, striking out six without issuing a walk.

CATHEDRAL PREP 7, UNION CITY 6, 9 innings

ERIE, Pa. – Haley Dever hit a walk-off sac fly as Cathedral Prep beat Union City, 7-6.

Dever’s sac fly brought in Mackenzie Moore, who singled to start the inning.

It was a game that saw Cathedral Prep take a 4-0 lead in the first inning, only to watch as Union City rallied to take a 6-4 lead with four runs of their own in the fifth.

Prep plated a pair of runs in the sixth to tie the game on a Camryn Chimera RBI double and a Moore RBI single.

Jenna Wagner got the win for Prep with 4 ⅔ shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out 10.

Emalie Thomas and Chimera drove in two runs each for the Ramblers.

Emylee Zielinski was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, while Lucy Higley also had a double and an RBI. Desirae Brown and Grace Chapman also had an RBI each for the Bears.

Kaegen Gregor took the loss, allowing three runs in 6 ⅔ innings on six hits, striking out four and walking one.

CONNEAUT 15, GROVE CITY 4, 6 innings

LINESVILLE, Pa. – The top six hitters in Conneaut’s lineup all had multiple RBIs in a 15-4, 6-inning win over Grove City.

Linda Shepard was 2-for-4 with a homer and four runs, while Eliza Harrington was 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, two RBIs, and three runs, Kaylee Cook was 2-for-3 with a double, triple, and three RBIs, Brooke Wise was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs, Lainie Harrington drove in two runs and Kylie Shrock was 1-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs. Ashlee Barabas was also 3-for-4 with two runs.

Wise got the win, allowing four runs in six innings, scattering seven hits, and striking out 13.

Logan Jones drove in a pair of runs for Grove City, while Helena Wolbert was 1-for-2 with two runs.

Jones took the loss, allowing nine runs (six earned) in three innings.

                       

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