ST. MARYS, Pa. – Kelsie Fledderman drove in three runs and Avery Eckles pitched another strong game as St. Marys beat Punxsutawney, 8-2 to improve to 8-0.
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Eckles’ only blemish was a 2-run double off the bat of Punxsutawney’s Ciara Toven in the third inning, a play that St. Marys was ultimately able to turn an unconventional double play on, catching the Chucks in a pair of rundowns.
“I thought we played really well as a team,” Eckles, the Allegheny Grille of Foxburg Player of the Game, said. “When some people weren’t hitting, other people were. It was just a really good team win.”
Eckles struck out three, walked two, and scattered seven hits.
St. Marys struck for one run in the first inning when Kelsie Fledderman drew a bases-loaded walk against Punxsutawney pitcher Brinley Hallman, bringing in Molly Hanslovan, who singled with out.
The Lady Dutch took advantage of a Punxsutawney miscue in the second inning to score three more runs. Sophia Surra singled and Addison Beimel drew a walk with one out. With two outs, Gianna Surra hit a ball to right field that wasn’t fielded cleanly. Both Sophia Surra and Beimel scored, and on the throw back to second base to try and get Gianna Surra, the ball went into center field, allowing her to come all the way around the bases.
St. Marys got a run in the fourth inning, with Molly Hanslovan notching an RBI single.
The Lady Dutch struck for another run in the sixth, as Kaylen Eozzo led off the inning with a double and came home on Julianna Gerg’s RBI single.
Fledderman put the finishing touches on her afternoon in the seventh inning, belting a two-run double.
Hanslovan finished two hits, walked and scored a pair of runs.
Brynn Hergert had two of Punxsutawney’s seven hits. Brinley Hallman took the loss, allowing six runs (one earned) on eight hits in five innings, striking out six and walking three.
DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 4, ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC 0
ST. MARYS, Pa. – Rylee Kulbatsky tossed a two-hit shutout to lead visiting DuBois Central Catholic to a 4-0 win over Elk County Catholic at Benzinger Park in St. Marys.
Kulbatsky struck out 13 and walked three.
Kayley Risser hit a home run for the Lady Cardinals while going 1-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Lauren Davidson was 2-for-4 in the win, and Lydia Morgan went 2-for-3 with a double, a run scored, and an RBI.
Alexa Uhl was 1-for-3 with a double for ECC.
Emily Mourer took the loss going seven innings allowing four earned runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two.
CAMERON COUNTY 16, GALETON 12
GALETON, Pa. – Sarah Crestley had three hits, including a double, and drove in seven runs to lead Cameron County to a 16-12 win at Galeton.
Elyse Umble had two hits, two runs scored, and two RBIs.
Also for the Red Raiders, Kierstyn Smith scored three runs and drove in a run, Caitlin Palumbo scored three times and drove in two runs, and Elsie Bresslin also scored twice and drove in two.
Palumbo got the win striking out seven.
PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 11, DUBOIS 2
DUBOIS, Pa. – Ashlynn Havens and Morgan Vaughn each drove in three runs to lead visiting Philipsburg-Osceola to an 11-2 win over DuBois at Highlands Field.
Havens went 3-for-4 with two runs scored while Vaughn went 3-for-5 with a double and a run scored.
Alivia Bizzarri got the win going seven innings allowing two earned runs on two hits, a walk, and a hit batter while striking out 11.
Hayley Reed went 2-for-3 with a run scored for DuBois, while Morgan Pasternak had a pair of RBIs.
Ava Baronick took the loss going six innings allowing 11 runs, eight earned, on 16 hits, three walks, and a hit batter. She struck out four.
