Inside Lehigh Valley Softball Week 3

The season marches on with a third full week of games leading up to Spring break. This article covers over 50 games. For all box scores, just click Softball on the menu above.

Monday, 3/30:

• Stroudsburg started off the week with a 4-1 win over Whitehall that kept the Moutnies undefeated. Stroudsburg had an early chance to break this one open when Madi Perez and Isabella Thomas led off the second inning with back to back singles. However, the Zephyrs turned the 6-3 double play, Josie Shultz to Jules Muth, to wipe out the scoring chance. An error at third base, though, gave the Mounties a 1-0 lead in the fourth, followed by an Ava Fagan-Huse single in the hole between first and second. Madelyn Vargas took the second pitch of the fifth inning deep to right for a 3-0 lead. Thomas put one through into left field that scored Dot Elko; Stroudsburg was in control 4-0. With two outs in the sixth, Whitehall had perhaps its next best chance–Morgan Laub singled and both Molly McFetridge and Amya Espinal drew walks. Kat Lavra caught a flyball in right for the third out and Whitehall was held scoreless. Vargas pitched a three-hitter and worked around seven walks. Morgan Laub allowed eight hits to Stroudsburg and walked four. Alyssa Dunbar came away with the lone RBI hit for Whitehall.
• Palmerton stayed undefeated, moving to 5-0 with a 15-0 rout of Catasauqua. One outfield and three infield errors allowed four runs to cross. Grace Schneider ended the game in the 15-run rule with her 3RBI home run over the fence in center. Kyla Trumbore was 2-for-3 with 4RBI, matching the RBI output from Schneider. Hailey Barry allowed three base runners on two hits and a walk. She fanned six.
• Jim Thorpe picked up its third victory, racing past Notre Dame East Stroudsburg 13-1. Gloria Strohl and Kylie Sullivan each had fourth inning 2RBI singles. The top four in the Olympians’ lineup accounted for six of the nine RBI in the game, including two from leadoff bat Hannah Zacharias. Maddie Schwartz struck out nine in a no-hitter, where the lone NDES run came from a hit by pitch and walk. The lone Notre Dame run was scored by Sarah Angelucci.
• A back-and-forth affair went the way of Lehighton, 11-10 over Palisades. Kendra Leidtke was lit up for 12 hits and walked four Ava Trach was hit 14 times. Trach was responsible for the first run of the game for the Pirates, singling home Sophia Wise on a ball hit to left. Three straight RBI hits into the outfield by Nadia Wilt, Fiona Kelleher and Jordyn Bonelli were part of a third inning rally that saw the Pirates go up 5-1. But Trach came through again with a 2RBI double to left in the bottom of the inning, cutting the Lehighton deficit to 5-3. After falling behind 7-3, Lehighton rallied with two outs in the fourth, stringing together four hits and a walk. Brynn Mriss, Wise and Morgan Myers all drove balls to the outfield, each knocking in a run. Myers’ hit back up the middle in the sixth tied the game at 7-7 and an error at short gave Lehighton its first lead of the day at 8-7. Julianna Hershey and Catie Russo each had sharp hits that went to Wise at short in the seventh, resulting in a 10-8 Palisades lead. But the Indians weren’t done, as three consecutive errors in the field put the bat in the hands of Wise with two on. She launched a triple to center field, bringing Myers all the way around from first base for the game-winning score.
• Northern Lehigh used a seventh inning rally to finally overcome Salisbury 5-4. Taylor Wagner sent a ball into center field in the first inning. The throw came home but was mishandled by Emilly Gad, resulting in the bases being cleared for a 3-0 Falcons lead. The bases had been loaded on two hits by pitch and a walk. Northern Lehigh loaded the bases in the third inning, but Tegan Simms lined out hard to short and the Bulldogs stranded three. Simms hit another hard one in the fifth, though, and tied the game on her 2RBI double into left. After two hits and a walk loaded the bases for Salisbury in the seventh, Leilanna Negron laced an RBI single to center field, putting Salisbury ahead 4-3. In the bottom of the frame, Fiona Jones doubled home Snyder to tie the game. She was scored batters later when Kenzie Chrusical put a ball in right field. Bother pitchers had their ups and downs, as Addy Smith walked five but struckout seven. Tessa Kemmerer walked six and fanned eight.
• Northwestern Lehigh carried a 7-4 lead into the sixth inning against a very game Saucon Valley squad, before the Tigers exploded for an 11-run inning to make the final score 18-4. Abby Dunstan hit a solo home run in the first inning after Ella Bressi had scored on a passed ball. Molly Schlofer and Lily Kinnon went back up the middle for RBI hits in the third, pushing the lead to 5-0. Conner knocked in another in the fourth to make it 6-0. Trailing 7-0, the Panthers struck in the fifth on a bases loaded pitch worn by Ryan Gall. Savannah Schlegel knocked in two more, dropping one into right field. The never-ending sixth inning started innocently enough with a Bressi single down to first base and a drop at shortstop on a ball hit by Emma Freeman. Conner, Dunstan, and Schlofer then strung together 4RBI. With two outs, two errors and two more hits kept the pressure on and the runs crossing home plate. Dunstan finished 3/5 with 3 runs scored and 5RBI. Schlofer also racked up three htis for 3RBI. Conner scored three times and brought home two.
• Six runs over their final two turns at bat lifted Southern Lehigh to an 8-4 win over Notre Dame Green Pond. Rachel Fisher put the Crusaders ahead 1-0 in the first, shooting one back up the middle to score Emily Szczepanski. Kelsey Bedics doubled home another and an error at first on a ball hit by Szczepsnki had NDGP up 3-0. Isabella Germani scored on a passed ball in the third, inching the Spartans within 3-2. Riley Palank launched a solo shot into left for a 4-2 lead in the fifth. The Crusaders responded by loading the bases in the bottom half of the inning and three separate errors along with a wild pitch saw Southern Lehigh tie the game up and then take a 5-4 lead. Lily Kelly doubled to center with the bases loaded and no outs for 2RBI. Kelly and Lewis turned a game ending double play. Delaney Young combined for five strikeouts and only one walk, navigating nine hits. Lily Kelly led the Spartans with 3RBI.
• The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals made it two wins in a row, stomping over Pen Argyl 16-1. Peyton Zbylicki threw a one-hitter, striking out four, while collecting two hits and an RBI. Karlie Jurasits, who recently became the home run leader in PM East history, put together a three hit day with four runs scored and 4RBI. Her sister Kaycee cracked a 2-run home run and also compiled a 4RBI day.
• Kutztown took home a 7-1 victory at Schuylkill League opponent Schuylkill Haven. Cleanup hitter Jayden Gehris put the Cougars on the board in the first with her RBI single to center. Haven loaded the bases in the bottom of the first, but Savannah Follweiler picked up two strikeouts to put the inning to bed. Paityn Ziegler, in the bottom spot in the order, reached on a dropped third strike to open the third. Jade Fitzgerald then drew a full count walk to put two on. Flip Oldt doubled up the middle to chase them home and give the Cougars a 3-0 lead. Two batters later, Follweiler helped her own cause with a 2RBI double. The Hurricanes went three innings without getting a runner on base. Danica Snyder picked up a seventh inning RBI single, but it was far too little too late for Haven. Follweiler pitched six innings of nine strikeout ball, getting hit three times and walking one.
• A 12-run first inning was far more than enough for Oley Valley to pass by Antietam 16-0. Anaya Brown got things started with a boom, cracking a 3-run shot over the center field fence; the Lynx were now up 4-0. Garcia then cleared the bases with her double to the barrier in left. Brown capped the first inning with a 2-run single to center. Four bases loaded walks in the two inning led to four more runs.
• Hamburg cruised to a fourth straight win, leaving Berks Catholic in the dust 13-0. Eleven runs crossed in the first inning for the Hawks. Molly Krick bombed a grand slam to left after a bases loaded walk to Norah Davey. Krick racked up 6RBI on two hits. Madi Wessner and Mackenzie Hoover both added 2RBI.
• Wilson West Lawn strung together its third straight win with a 5-2 victory over Conrad Weiser. The Scouts took an early 1-0 lead after Kramlich tripled to right and Aleena Martino brought her in on a sac fly. Caitlin Figarola’s sac fly scored Leah Berkis, tying the game in the second. Berkis hit a hot shot in the third with the bases loaded, but it was hit on a frozen rope to Sadie Berger in center for the third out. Consecutive doubles by Ava Futrick, Figarola and Shannon Bratton moved the Bulldogs ahead 3-1 before Ava Zerbe scored Etchberger on another two-base hit. As the Scouts built momentum in the fifth and scored off an error, Bratton came back with two big strikeouts to end the frame–she extended that streak to five in a row by striking out the side in the seventh to secure the victory.
• Twin Valley continued asserting its presence in the BCIAA, moving to 4-1 with a 12-2 six inning performance over Daniel Boone. The Raiders broke open a 3-2 lead with seven in the third spurred by a Maggie Krall bases clearing double that made the score 8-2. Olivia Escalona and Alex Podehl each contributed 2RBI from the bottom third of the order. Maggie Stoltzfus struck out an astounding 17, while her team racked up 16 hits.
• Exeter pounded out seven runs in the first inning on their way to a 17-5 domination of Governor Mifflin. Four home runs marked the day as the Eagles soared high. Jadee Ruiz-Ravelo and Marion Eagle both had solo shots. Haley Schwenk launched a 3-run shot in the fifth, followed up by a 2RBI bomb from Ryen Turner. Schwenk and Turner each ended the game with 3RBI. Reilly Martin notched a home run for the Mustangs.
• Madison Shiller-Riegel pitched a three innning no-hitter in Muhlenberg’s 15-0 win at Reading. The lone base runner for the Knights came in the third, when Analeah Rodriguez-Gonzalez was plunked. Nine walks and eleven hits let the Muhls go to town on the bases. Madison Wentzel had a 5RBI afternoon on three hits, scoring twice. Ella Stettler also enjoyed a three hit day with 3RBI.
• Schuylkill Valley ran its record to 4-0, rolling past Nativity BVM 16-0. Adalynn Casper and Kayla Konetsky combined on the abbreviated no-hitter, striking out seven and walking none. Ella Martin walloped a 3-run homer in the second inning to put Valley in front 8-0. Elyssa Sellers had a solo shot as part of her day. Martin stacked up six RBI on a perfect 3-for-3 day.
• Tulpehocken evend up its record at 2-2, dispatching Wyomissing 11-3. Wyomissing actually had the early 3-0 lead in the top of the first, after Kylie Schoedler cracked a home run. But those three runs batted in would stand as the only ones of the day for the Spartans. Tulpy went to work in the bottom of the frame, wasting no time evening up the score. Zoee White brought home two with her hit to left. Forry brought her in on a sac fly. That would be the only scoring until Ember Sunday and Kiwak brought home one apiece in the fourth to go with a White RBI groundout. White led her team with 3RBI and seven other players got one each, showcasing hitting prowess up and down the Tulpehocken lineup. Molly Goldberg pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts, working around nine hits to give up no more than the lone mistake to Schoedler.

Tuesday, 3/31:

• Freedom stayed unbeaten at 4-0, toppling Central Catholic 14-0 in four innings. The Patriots spread the wealth nicely, with seven players getting an RBI and Namelia Duro bringing home two. Maddie Bixler had a notable performance, going 2-for-3 at the plate and scoring twice. In their seven run third inning, the Patriots hit the ball six times. Central Catholic was charged with five errors on the game.
• Whitehall snapped a two-game losing streak by storming past Bethlehem Catholic 13-3. In an 11-run third inning, 13 out of 14 Zephyrs that came to the plate reached base before the final two outs were recorded. Jill Pagan struck out 12 Golden Hawks and walked twice with an RBI. Chloe Robinson and Morgan Laub had 2RBI afternoons and the game ended when Robinson singled home a run in the sixth to invoke the mercy rule.
• Continuing the string of blowouts on Tuesday, Stroudsburg took it to East Stroudsburg North 17-0 and stayed unbeaten on the season. Jordan Cook threw the three inning no-no, fanning six Timberwolves. She also whacked a 2-run home run that baloonned Stroudsburg’s lead at the time to 6-0. Elsia Trotter made the most of her at bats, going 2/2 with three runs scored and 3RBI. Dot Elko was 2/3, scoring twice and knocking in two. Isabella Thomas was a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and 2RBI.
• For Kaycee Jurasits, it was another day, another homer. This time, she blasted what would be the game winning shot in the seventh, poking one over the fence in center to give the Cardinals an 8-5 lead and eventual win over East Stroudsburg South. She was then part of the game-ending double play that kept the Cavaliers off the board after two had reached base. Karlie Jurasits and Peyton Zbylicki combined to strikeout nine Cavs and were able to work out of trouble due to seven walks. In addition to Jurasits’ 4RBI, Victoria Lee knocked in two on two hits.
• Easton took care of business, storming past Dieruff 16-1. Gabby Yanders struck out seven of the tenHuskies she faced, giving up a single hit to Jennibel Cerda Liz. The Rovers piled up 15 runs over their first two innings. Thalia Burns had a 2RBI triple and Emily Materna added a 2-run single. Burns was the team’s RBI leader with three.
• Emmaus followed up an 11-inning 7-4 loss to Abington Heights with a 4-0 victory over Liberty. Mari Eiswerth closed out the Hurricanes on 73 total pitches, throwing 56 strikes and fanning nine. Find our postgame interview with her on X or IG. Against a formidable lineup, she allowed three hits. Two of those came from cleanup batter Leah Onia, who is always a power threat. Eiswerth and Morgan Schwab both hit with two outs in the first inning to knock in key early runs. Abby Derr brought home Sydney Bennett in the third and the Hornets loaded the bases with no outs. However, Addi Smith buckled down and struck out three straight to keep Liberty in the game. But they would never really threaten, as the Emmaus defense was on point on its home field. Eight of nine Hornets recorded a hit in the win. In the game Addy Smith picked up her 300th strikeout to go with her 100th career hit last week.
• Nazareth defeated William Allen 15-0 in five innings. Mikaila Brooks had herself a day, tallying three hits and a walk and striking out 14 Canaries. She pitched a one-hitter and walked none. Ten straight Blue Eagles reached base in an eight-run fifth inning before players surrendered on the bases. Carley Brown, Sam Jordan and Makayla Ork each brought home two runs.
• Northampton broke it open late against Parkland, pulling away for the 8-1 victory. The first Konkrete Kids run came across in the first off of an infield error on a ball hit by Ro Echevarria. Meanwhile, Parkland stranded five runners through four innings, falling behind 3-0 on another error and a wild pitch. Addy Fritzinger tripled in the first Trojans run of the day in the fifth, cutting the lead to 3-1. However, the Trojans wouldn’t threaten again and a tough day for the defense resulted in five errors and a couple of wild pitches. Rylee Gable scattered seven hits and struck out 13 Parkland batters.
• Pocono Mountain West fell behind 1-0 early but emerged victorious over Pleasant Valley 6-2. Julia MacPhee helped her own cause, hitting a 2RBI double that pushed the Panthers lead to 5-1. In the circle, she tossed a complete game, working around eight hits and a pair of walks, striking out seven. Emma Covino notched an RBI triple.
• Exeter could not overcome six errors in their 7-4 loss at non-conference opponent Spring-Ford. A walk, error, and hit by pitch all contributed in Spring-Ford’s four-run second inning Jill Warner provided a 2RBI hit in the seventh to help the Eagles make a comeback attempt after trailing 7-1.

Wednesday, 4/1:

• Bangor fell behind early to Pen Argyl but rallied for a 12-7 home victory. Ella Bonatz led the game off with a solo home run to left, staking the Bears to a 1-0 lead. Abby Scherer plated a second run two batters later and Isabella DeCesare kept the trend going with another ball hit to left to drive home Scherer. Bonatz struck again in the second with a single up the middle to score a fourth unanswered early run. But Bangor came alive in the bottom of the frame, bringing five runs across to take the lead. Leah LaBar and Lillian Rambo each collected a 2RBI hit and Madalynn Giera put one back through the middle to give Bangor the lead. Dehart tied it up for the Bears in the third on an RBI single. Cam Howarth answered from the last spot in the lineup, lining one into left to score Snow and Rambo. Later on in the sixth, LaBar cleared the bases for three runs, busting it open for the Slaters. LaBar finished the game with 6RBI on two hits. Rambo and Howarth both batted in two.
• Riley Palank went yard twice in Notre Dame Green Pond’s 10-0 shutout of Catasauqua. She accounted for the last four runs scored by the Crusaders, scoring Emily Szczepanski each time. She also had a sac fly RBI for a total of five on the day. Makenna Deemer, Madelina Moyer and Rachel Fisher combined to strikeout eight as part of a two-hitter.
• East Stroudsburg North got its first victory of the year, dropping a 17-spot on Notre Dame East Stroudsburg and winning 17-2. The Timberwolves accomplished the victory with only five hits, walking 12 times and getting hit by pitches six times. Mjai Deutscher and Jennika Doyle each produced 3RBI. Athena Hojnacki and Kylee Arrington both brought in two. Doyle struck out ten over four innings and was hit twice.
• Lehighton got out to a 7-0 lead against Jim Thorpe and never looked back on their way to a 7-2 victory. Sophia Wise walked to leadoff the first and came around to score when Ava Trach hit a ball that was misplayed in center. Trach then snagged a popup in the second to quell a Jim Thorpe uprising that saw two reach base. Wise tripled in two in the third to get the Indians some cushion at 3-0. Trach brought her in on a sac fly. Brynn Mriss tacked on two more with a ball to center field. Trach worked her way out of trouble a handful of times, dispersing eight hits and seeing the only Olympians runs score off an error.
• Northern Lehigh chipped away at Palisades all afternoon before scoring runs in chunks late to win 9-1. Catie Russo initially tied the game for the Pirates with a solo home run to lead off Palisades’ half of the first inning. In the third, Emily Gad launched one into center field that was misplayed for a two-base error, allowing her to score a batter later when Kylee Snyder sacrificed her in. Two more errors in the fourth led to two more Bulldogs’ runs, as Annalisa Douglas was then able to score on a passed ball. Douglas and Snyder both homered in the sixth, accounting for three runs and putting the game out of reach at 8-1. Addy Smith gave up eight hits on the day, but Palisades only got two runners on once all game long. Smith helped herself by not walking any and fanning six.
• Schuylkill Valley used a seventh inning rally to take one away from Schuylkill Haven and stay unbeaten, 4-3. Schuylkill Valley trailed 2-0 after four, mustering only one hit. A Elyssa Sellers walk and Madison Wyatt single in the fifth with one out went by the wayside, as well. The Panthers loaded the bases in the sixth and nearly went scoreless one more time, save for an error by Schuylkill Haven pitcher Allie Shirer. But, as is the case so often, a leadoff walk in the seventh would come back to bite the Hurricanes. Brooke Angstadt walked and moved to third on a wild pitch. Jillian Avery grounded out to first to bring in the run, cutting the Haven lead to 3-2. Ella Martin took the second pitch she saw to center for a single and Adalynn Casper walked to move the tying run into scoring position. Haleigh Eisenhower deposited a ball in center to tie the ballgame. Shirer recovered to get a strikeout, but with two outs and the bases loaded, Sellers roped one to short that got through and gave the Panthers the game. Casper struck out 11 Hurricanes.
• The Southern Lehigh Spartans conquered WIlson Area 13-0 in five innings. Clara Detwiler and Delaney Young combined on a two-hitter, walking none and striking out seven. Three bases loaded walks and a passed ball forced in four Spartans runs early, as they scored seven over the first two innings. Southern Lehigh batters were issued 11 free bases via the walk and none struck out on the game. Rylan Messinger was the only Spartan with more than a single RBI, as she finished with two on two hits.
• Berks Catholic needed only two hits to score 12 runs in the first inning of a 20-1 rout of Antietam. Emily Schearer was hit three times by pitches and scored all three times. Sophia Bradley and Adrianna Cirulli-Ramirez each notched 2RBI contributions. Cirulli-Ramirez pitched a mercy rule shortened three inning one-hitter, striking out six.
• Tulpehocken handed Brandywine Heights its first loss of the year, 10-4. Early two-out hitting helped Tulpy to an early 2-0 lead, as Zoee White and Julianne Forry both plated a run. Jenna Crist responded with an RBI triple and a bases loaded walk to Gennie Aul tied the game after one. Kaitlyn Steventon struck out the side in the top of the second and the favor was returned by Molly Goldberg in the bottom half. Tulpehocken continued to tack on, while not allowing the Bullets to get going. Goldberg finished with nine strikeouts, opposed by eight from Steventon. The difference was that the Trojans were able to compile 14 hits to just four for Brandywine. A replay of this game can be heard on the Eastern PA Sports Network HERE
• Fleetwood continued to lay the wood to its opponents, moving to 5-0 and clobbering Conrad Weiser 13-1. Peyton Trexler and Sophia Breidegam went back-to-back in the second inning to deep left and center respectively. Breidegam threw only 59 pitches over five innings, 44 of which went for strikes. Offensively, the Tigers were in midseason form. Skyla Baer was 4/4 with three runs scored and two batted in. Trexler added three hits and totaled 3RBI. Through five games, the Tigers as a team are batting .447 and have scored 68 times.
• The Exeter Eagles bounced back from a disppointing result at Spring-Ford by mauling Reading 14-0. Jillian Warner launched a 3-run home run to right as part of her 5RBI output. Jadee Ruiz-Ravelo struck out five in a five inning one-hitter. All nine Eagles got a hit.
• Ava Legath kicked off a busy fifth inning for Wilson West Lawn with a solo home run as part of the Bulldogs’ 10-2 blasting of Governor Mifflin. That four run fifth also included RBI singles by Riley Fick and Shannon Bratton. The heart of the Bulldogs order produced six hits from Legath, Ava Futrick and Kaya Werley, accounting for five runs batted in. Bratton struck out 12 Mustangs.
• Hamburg hosted Kutztown on Hawk Hill, defending their home field 4-1 and improving to 7-1 on the year. Molly Krick did Molly Krick things, powering two singles through the middle and plating two runs. Mackenzie Hoover and Mikayla Davis provided the other two RBI from the bottom of the order. Ava Epting went the distance in the circle, as she struck out seven and worked through seven Cougars hits. Jade Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 in the loss.
• Northwestern Lehigh survived a wild one against Nazareth, prevailing 15-14 in a nine inning game that spanned two days. The contest that began on March 20th was suspended after five innings due to darkness with the Blue Eagles leading 14-13. The marathon of scoring began in the first, as Taylor Friel launched a 2-out full count pitch beyond the left field fence for an early 2-0 Eagles lead. Lizzie Diehl scored on a passed ball in the second inning to get the Tigers on the board after the bases were walked loaded. Ella Bressi grounded one to center that was misplayed, giving Northwestern a 3-2 lead. Sydney Ryan’s 2-out 2RBI hit moved the seesaw back in favor of Nazareth, 4-3. Nat Conner led off the bottom of the third with a solo shot, tying the game at 4-4 after three full. Kassie Zin clobbered a grand slam in the fourth and the Eagles soared out to the 8-4 lead. Ryan and Kylie Grover kept the inning going and it seemed Nazareth would roll, leading 10-4. But the bottom of the fourth saw the Tigers chip away for six runs to tie the ballgame back up at 10-10; two errors provided an assist. Gianna Perillo and Mackenzie Grundy both got plunked in the top of the fifth–Friel made the Tigers pay, pounding a grand slam to move Nazareth ahead 14-10. But again, with two outs in the bottom of the inning, two-out walks and a wild pitch and passed ball helped the Tigers catch up, 14-13. The game was then resumed two weeks later. Nazareth loaded the bases with one out in the top of the seventh on walks to Friel and Perillo, along with a single from Addy Schmittel. But Emma Freeman got a strikeout and a grounder from Grover to end the inning. The Tigers promptly loaded the bases in the bottom of the inning on walks to Diehl and Freeman and an Abby Dunstan hit. Lily Kinnon drew the team even on an RBI single to right. The Blue Eagles had bases loaded with one out in the eigth, but Kinnon snagged a liner off the bat of Makayla Ork to end the turn at bat. Ainsley Behler finally put the game to bed with her RBI single in the ninth that plated Dunstan from second. Over the two day affair, Emma Freeman threw 205 pitches and 122 strikes over nine innings. Ella Bressi led the way with four hits and scored twice. In the loss, Kylie Grover tossed 173 pitches over 6.2 innings. Taylor Friel was 2-for-4 with four runs scored and six batted in, including her two home runs.

Thursday, 4/2:

• Wyomissing started hot, but needed all the runs it could manage in a 13-10 contest against Oley Valley. The Lynx helped the Spartans load the bases in the first on two walks and an error by Cheyenne Walsh. Kylie Schoedler cleared the bases, lining one into left for the early 3-0 lead. Emarie Wessels scored her on a hit to right. All was quiet until the top of the third, when Oley Valley arrived in a big way. The top of the lineup got going with hits by Ava Walters and Brianna Garcia and a walk to Emma Ott. Anaya Brown got the big hit, lining one through the middle to score two runs. Three more singles and an error kept the inning alive and Oley had itself a 6-4 lead when the dust settled. A pair of infield errors gave the lead away in the bottom of the frame, allowing the Spartans to tie it up at 6-6. Addy Lecher provided a big hit in the bottom of the fourth, singling in two more runs despite being tossed out at second base. The 9-6 Wyomissing lead was safe until the top of the sixth, when Oley got another RBI hit from Brown and a sac fly by Kadyn Rhoads to pull the Lynx within 9-8. Leiani Gonzalez knocked a 2RBI hit to left in the bottom of the sixth as part of a four spot.
• Bangor picked up its second win of the year, defeating Pleasant Valley 13-7. It was a hitting parade early for the Bears, picking up three straight singles to open the game, loading the bases. Lila Borger moved the carousel along with an RBI single. With a 2-0 lead in hand, Maddie Abbatiello took the circle. She walked three of the first four Slaters batters; a wild pitch and two errors quickly surrendered the lead, giving Bangor a 4-2 advantage. Bella Altemose and Ella George tied the game up in the second, but a two-out walk, error, and dropped third strike saw Bangor go up 7-4 after two full. Bella Altemose would go on to belt two home runs. The first was a 2-run shot to left and the second a solo hit. Another error and a wild pitch in the bottom of the sixth broke open a 9-7 lead for the Slaters. Six errors and eight walks, combined with ten hits, kept Bangor baserunners on all day long. Emma Christie finished 3-of-4 with 3RBI and Lillian Rambo was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one batted in.
• Wilson Area got their first win, zipping past Lincoln Leadership 21-0. Elizabeth Horinko collected three of the team’s 18RBI and walked three times. WIlson batters walked 19 times. Gabby Williams had a 2-for-2 day with 3RBI and two runs scored. Horinko struck out eight Lions and threw a no-hitter with five walks.
• Kutztown handed Northwestern Lehigh their second loss of the year, 9-5. Nat Conner put her Tigers up 1-0 in the first when she grounded out, scoring Emma Freeman from third. Jayden Gehris put Kutztown on top in the first on her solo home run to deep center. The Cougars came alive in the third inning–Gehris led off with a single up the middle and Savannah Follweiler doubled. Ella Parker walked and the bases were loaded with no outs. Kya Barrell got a hit and both Paityn Ziegler and Jade Fitzgerald walked to force in runs. Flip Oldt’s flyball to center fell for a 2RBI double, capping the six run effort. Nat Conner hit a solo shot, but the Tigers went on to strand seven on base through the rest of the game. Oldt finished with 3RBI and six more players knocked in one apiece.
• Palmerton notched a signature victory, run ruling Parkland 13-3 and winning their sixth straight to begin the year. A pair of first inning errors and a wild pitch bolstered Palmerton to a 4-0 lead. Big hits on the day came by way of a Kyla Trumbore 2RBI double and bases clearing Mackenzie Ferber triple. Grace Schneider also collected two RBI. Hailey George set down 13 Trojans by way of the strikeout. Only Libby Pinkham and Ami Patel mustered a hit against her.
• Tulpehocken won its third game in four days, rolling over Lebanon 12-1. Aubrey Good had a day that resembled her last name, getting 2RBI each on two hits. Ember Sunday scored three times and batted in two. Ayva Campbell gave up five hits and struck out seven.

Saturday, 4/4:

• East Stroudsburg North knocked off Dieruff 25-10. Jennika Doyle led the TImberwolves with 6RBI, blasting a 2-run home run along the way. Dieruff was charged with 11 errors, and the Timberwolves committed six. Doyle struck out ten Huskies and only one of the ten runs scored by Dieruff was earned. Alyssa Adrover brought home two runs and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with two walks.
• In a battle of unbeatens at Stroudsburg, Palmerton took home the 2-1 nail-biter. This one easily could have gone either way, as both sides had several missed opportunities throughout. Palmerton put two on in the first inning before Samantha Wolfe struck out at the hands of Maddie Vargas. Vargas worked a leadoff walk in the bottom of the first, but was stranded at third when Maddie Perez struck out. Olivia Kalman and Hailey Barry reached to open the third for Palmerton, and Taylin Strohl brought Kalman home on a single up the middle. Ava Fagan-Huse got on base to open the bottom of the third, but three consecutive strikeouts by Hailey George kept Stroudsburg scoreless. Palmerton loaded the bases in the fourth, but a fielders choice gunned down Hailey Barry at second before another run could cross. A pair of groundouts ended a Bombers’ threat in the fifth after two reached. Stroudsburg stranded two in the fourth and one in the fifth. Dot Elko doubled to left to open the sixth for the Mounties and Perez brought her home to tie the game on a hard hit to right. With two outs in the top of the seventh, Grace Schneider reached on an E3, allowing Coombs to cross for the lead run. George struck out two with the tying run on in the bottom of the frame to secure the win. George kept the Mounties at bay all day, striking out 14.
• Emmaus cruised past East Stroudsburg South 10-1. Morgan Schwab had an early RBI triple to put the Hornets up 2-1. Autumn Tarbox added a 2RBI double and a hard hit by Bri Gitski resulted in a 2-base error, bringing home two more runs. Abby Derr finished with 3RBI and Tarbox had two. Mari Eiswerth struck out eight Cavaliers , allowing just two hits. She recorded her 200th career strikeout in the first inning.
• A pair of Ava Legath home runs highlighted WIlson West Lawn’s 8-0 non-conference victory at Boyertown. Shannon Bratton used 107 pitches to navigate a five-hitter and strike out seven Bears batters. Legath’s two home runs resulted in 3RBI and another RBI hit gave her four for the day. Abby Zerbe collected two hits and 2RBI.