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Inside Lehigh Valley Softball: Week 4

We’ve reached the halfway point for several programs around the valley and Berks county. Some traditional powers have flexed their muscle this week, while other rising programs have made statements. Let’s begin taking a look at the week that was in softball

Monday, 4/6:

  • Salisbury snapped a two game skid, defeating Pen Argyl 11-8. Julia Carney kicked off her 3-hit, 3RBI day with an RBI single in the 1st. Salisbury was staked to a 3-0 lead after a half inning. In the second inning, she knocked in Tessa Kemmerer, who tripled down the right field line and knocked in two. The Falcons led 6-0. But the Green Knights responded. Reagan Knittle knocked in two in the third when two runners moved up on a passed ball. Aubrey Dehart cut the deficit to 6-4 when she put a ball back up the middle, part of her three hit effort. A leadoff walk to Sydney Foulke, the 9-hole hitter for the Falcons, kicked off the fourth inning. Carney and Gianna Olds went back to back with RBI singles and Brinley Neitz made her lone hit of the contest count, plating two more with two outs. Salisbury was back up 11-4 and well on their way. Pen Argyl came back again, though, as the bottom of their order produced two 2RBI doubles with two outs in the fourth from Aubrey Dehart and Olivia Berhel. The Knights loaded the bases in the last half of the seventh, but Ella Bonatz hit a liner that was caught by Carney at second base and a fielders choice ended the threat and the ballgame. Kemmerer, Olds and Carney all notched three-hit days, combining for 6RBI. Kemmerer had mixed results in the circle–despite giving up ten hits and eight earned runs, she did fan 12.
  • Parkland picked up its third victory, dominating Central Catholic 13-3. The Vikettes took a first inning 1-0 lead when Eloise Brown hit a ball that was mishandled at second base, allowing Kairi Charles to score. Parkland had loaded the bases in the first, but didn’t plate a run. Ami Patel broke through for the Trojans, tripling to the fence in center. Libby Pinkham drove her in to put Parkland ahead 2-1. The game stayed at the narrow margin until Parkland loaded the bases in the fifth on a pair of walks. Allie Flynt delivered a 2RBI hit up the middle to really break the game open at 6-1. The Vikettes responded by loading the bases with no outs, but only pushed across one run. Patel finished with three hits, scoring three times. Addi Fritzinger knocked in three runs on three hits and Shayla Jenkins plated two on her two hits.
  • Freedom dismantled East Stroudsburg North with ten first inning runs in a 15-0 3-inning win. Morgan Pavolko and Madi Bixler combined for the shortened perfect game, striking out seven. Pavolko and Namelia Duro both cleared the bases as the carousel turned in the first. Duro finished 3-for-3 and scored three times. Christina Kish added a solo home run.
  • Pocono Mountain East edged Easton 6-4 in a game full of deep balls that escaped the park. Zoe Betts hit the first, a 2-out solo shot out to center that put the Rovers ahead 2-0. Karlie Jurasits, PM East’s all-time home run leader, blasted a 3-run shot in the third to push the Cardinals ahead 3-2. The game marched on, tied at 3-3 heading to the seventh. Karlie and her sister Kaycee then went back to back, knocking deep balls to right and center. Karlie ended the day with 5RBI on the two shots. Gabby Orsato knocked in a run in the bottom of the inning, but her 2RBI day was not enough.
  • Kandis Barthol got the start in the circle, as Emmaus took care of business against Dieruff, 16-0. Barthol threw a one-hitter, as Milly Matos was the only Husky to break through against the younger sister of former Emmaus pitcher Danika Barthol. Sydney Bennett knocked a 2-run home run and Morgan Schwab went 3-for-3 with 3RBI. The Hornets racked up 15 hits and took advantage of seven Huskies errors.
  • Eight runs over the first two innings lifted Liberty past Pocono Mountain West 8-1. Ella Quayle’s 1-out 2RBI drive to right put the Hurricanes on the board. She was followed up by another 2RBI hit from Brooke Doncsecz with two outs. The Panthers loaded the bases with no outs in the third, but a pair of Jaeyana Watson strikeouts limited West to just one RBI hit by Chloe Straub. Watson picked up another huge pair of strikeouts in the fifth, when the Panthers again loaded the bases with nobody out. She finished with ten Ks on the day.
  • Pleasant Valley led Nazareth 7-0 in the second inning before the Blue Eagles took off for nineteen unasnwered runs in a five inning 19-7 win at home. Maddie Abbatiello launched one to deep center with two outs in the first to get the Bears ahead 3-0. She put one over the fence in right in the second to bring in three more runs and all was coming up aces for Pleasant Valley. But Nazareth began chipping away in their half of the second. It all began with a leadoff walk to Whiteash followed by a wild pitch and an error on the infield. Consecutive hits by Recchia and Ork followed by a passed ball that brough Ork home cut the lead down to 7-4. The Bears left the bases loaded in the third as Taylor Friel snagged a ball at the hot corner and stepped on the bag for the final out. Three walks and three big hits in the bottom of the frame gave Nazareth their first lead of the game. Gianna Perillo put her squad on top when she drove in two on a hit to right. Taylor Friel cracked a 3-run shot in the fourth to take any remaining air out of the Bears, and Perillo followed up with a grand slam to end the game in five. Perillo finished with a game-high 6RBI.
  • Whitehall pounded Allen 16-0, scoring eight each in the first two innings to invoke the mercy rule. Twelve straight Zephyrs reached base before the first out was recorded in the bottom of the first. Chloe Robinson collected two hits and plated three runs. Julia Schell, Evelyn Hudak and Jules Muth all brought in two runs. Ari Casey and Jill Pagan combined to fan eight on a one-hitter.
  • Northwestern Lehigh got out of some early trouble and got past Northern Lehigh 5-2. Emma Freeman snagged a groundball back to her for the third out in the first, stranding two Bulldogs on base. The Bulldogs loaded the bases in the second but a grounder to third ended that threat. Sam Boyer had a breakthrough hit for the Tigers in the second, putting Northwestern up 2-0 on an RBI triple. Nat Conner ripped one up the middle in the third to give the Tigers a 3-1 lead and that lead extended to 4-1 on an Ainsley Behler groundout. Northwestern loaded the bases in the fifth but did not push across a run. Ella Bressi delivered an RBI double to center in the sixth to move the lead to 5-1. Tegan Simms was touched up for 13 Northwestern Lehigh hits and four walks. Emma Freeman did not record a strikeout over five innings, but was able to scatter seven hits and three walks, as her squad also overcame three errors in the field.
  • Fleetwood remained unbeaten, running their record to 6-0 and blowing past Muhlenberg 13-1. Alexa Vorse ripped a 2RBI triple in the first after Lainee Guldner singled in two. GUldner tacked on a 3-run home run late, raising her total to 5RBI for the day. Katelyn Yapsuga also batted in two more. Sophia Breidegam threw a two-hitter, walking two and fanning seven.
  • A six run fifth inning helped Tulpehocken survive Oley Valley 8-7. Tulpy got the early lead on a sac bunt RBI to third base by Livia Kiwak. Emma Ott put the Lynx ahead in the third, flying one to left. The Raiders loaded the bases in the fourth, but Ayva Campbell struck out and Tulpehocken did not score. Leadoff bat Molly Goldberg delivered in a big fifth inning, lacing a 2RBI hit to center. Campbell followed that up by singling her home, giving the Raiders an 8-3 lead. The Lynx fired back with a key 3-run home run from Brianna Garcia with two outs. Oley Valley then got two more on before Taylor Schlegel was struck out by Goldberg to pin down the victory. Kiwak and Goldberg both batted in two runs. Goldberg struck out eight.

Tuesday, 4/7:

  • Owen J Roberts took down Exeter 8-0. Madie Reed pitched a two-hitter, striking out sixteen Eagles. Raya Merrill and Marion Eagle got the only hits for Exeter. All eleven Eagles that played in the game struck out at least once. OJR remains undefeated. Avery Pollard delivered a fifth inning 2RBI single along the way. Saturday, Owen J Roberts faces another BCIAA foe in Wilson West Lawn.
  • Emmaus posted a second consecutive shutout, 17-0 over East Stroudsburg North. Calise Eiswerth, younger sister of Mari Eiswerth, threw a one-hitter with five strikeouts. Thirteen runs came across in the first inning. Brianna Gitski knocked in two runs and scored twice with her hit. Morgan Schwab went 2/2 with 3RBI and Haleigh Gigliotti led the day with 4RBI on a 3-of-3 day at the plate.
  • Bangor batters were retired in order in the first inning, but broke through as the game went on for a 17-3 rout of Palisades. Three errors in the third allowed the Slaters to get to work, building a 5-1 lead. Madi Gierra added a 2-run home run in the fourth and Kelli Snow doubled home Katelynn Figurski in the fourth to make it 8-1. Four more errors and a walk in the fifth led to a nine run output for the Slaters. Lillian Rambo joined Gierra in having a 2RBI day. Gierra pitched five innings and scattered six hits. She walked two and struck out one.
  • Ella Bonatz took the bump for Pen Argyl and tossed a one-hitter in the Green Knights’ 16-0 win over Catasauqua. Reagan Nittle, Isabella DeCesare and Andrea Nieves all recorded 3RBI days, as seven runs scored in the second inning blew the game open. Madi Beierle got the lone hit in the loss for the Rough Riders.
  • Northern Lehigh rebounded off the loss to rival Northwestern Lehigh by beating Lehighton 12-8. A sac fly RBI for Fiona Jones scored the first run for the Bulldogs, as they loaded the bases in the first frame. Kenzie Chrusical got the third straight hit of the third inning to bring home Kylee Snyder and Emily Gad. Aubrey Reinhard and Addi Smith both plated a run with two outs, staking the Bulldogs to a 5-0 lead. The first four Indians reached in their half of the third. Amber Yeakel singled home Kaylee Magyar. Brynn Mriss and Peyton Hausman both batted in two runs with two outs to tie the game at 5-5. A Savannah Kast 2RBI double from the bottom of the batting order put Northern Lehigh back ahead 7-5 with two outs in the fifth. The hits continued to pile up and the Bulldogs lead 12-5 going to the bottom of the seventh. Addi Smith struck out two in the bottom half to finally close the game out. Chrusical and Smith both finished with 3RBI and Smith struck out ten overall. Peyton Hausman had a three hit day with 3RBI in defeat.
  • Two of the top teams in the Colonial League battled it out Tuesday, with Notre Dame Green Pond emerging victorious over Northwestern Lehigh 7-5. The Crusaders scored all seven of their runs in the first and fifth innings, protecting a 4-0 lead and extending it to 7-0 late. Rachel Fisher brought home Nat Lilly and Emily Szczepanski in the first inning. She later scored on a passed ball. The Tigers did not record their first hit or baserunner until Emma Freeman singled up the middle in the fourth. Ainsley Behler doubled in the fifth but was wiped out in an inning ending double play trying to dive back into second base on a lineout. The Tigers broke through in their half of the sixth, helped along by a pair of infield errors and a walk to Avery Seyler. With the bases loaded and nobody out, another pair of errors led to three more runs scoring. None of Northwestern’s five runs were earned.
  • Southern Lehigh jumped on Salisbury early on their way to an 8-1 win. Demi Lewis and Isabelle Witt delivered RBI hits to right and center resepctively and the Spartans enjoyed the early 3-0 lead. Witt scored Lilly Kelly in the third, adding to her day and putting Southern Lehigh up 4-1. Delaney Young and Clara Detwiler combined to allow six hits and strikeout six. Julia Carney notched two of those hits for the Falcons.
  • Matty Seyfried knocked in two runs and struck out 12 in a four-hitter, playing a crucial role in Saucon Valley’s 14-0 rout of Wilson Area. An error at third base led to two early runs before the Panthers pounced for eight in the second. Ryan Gall, leadoff bat for Saucon, went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two batted in. Rowan Best contributed the same.
  • Schuylkill Valley dropped a 4-3 decision to Susquenita, surrendering a 3-0 lead late to the defending state semifinalists. Kayla Konetsky came through early with a 2RBI single to right. Susquenita stranded four over the first three innings. Konestky knocked in Kori McGonigle in the fourth to push the lead to 3-0. Susquenita came back in the fifth, capping things with a solo home run to take the lead. The Panthers would not get another baserunner over the last three innings.
  • Wilson West Lawn kept their undefeated season going, narrowly getting by Kutztown 3-1. All three runs came off the bat of Abby Zerbe, the ninth hitter in the order. A 2RBI hit early and a sac fly in the sixth gave the Warriors just enough. Wilson did strand eight, as Kutztown was able to limit the damage for the most part. However, Shannon Bratton held the Cougars to four hits, striking out five.
  • Hamburg had no issues at home on Hawk Hill, shutting out Brandywine Heights 9-0. Freshman pitcher Ava Epting threw the complete game two-hitter and struck out 16 Bullets batters. That included striking out two each in the first three innings, three in the fourth, and striking out the side in the seventh. She walked three in a row to load the bases in the top of the sixth, but a double play by Madison Wessner and strikeout got her out of the inning unscathed. Offensively, Moly Krick produced in typical fashion, batting in two runs on two hits. Epting also brought in two on a 2-for-3 day.

Wednesday, 4/8:

  • A day after being on the winning end of a mercy rule shutout, Saucon Valley was shutout by Palmerton 10-0 in six innings. The Bombers moved to 8-0 on the year behind a Hailey George 11-strikeout performance over four innings. She and Sam Wolfe combined to fan 12 and allow only two hits. The Bombers scored in all six innings, including a 2RBI liner by Wolfe and two RBI hits by Tessa Sander. Palmerton racked up 16 hits and Sander had four of those.
  • Pocono Mountain West defeated Central Catholic 6-3 behind a Chloe Straub 2-run home run as part of her 3RBI effort. Additionally, Julia MacPhee came away with eight strikeouts, many in timely fashion. MacPhee worked a bases loaded walk to bring in the eventual game winning run in Carly Hindson. Jenna Dalrymple pitched a good game for the Vikettes, striking out 11.
  • Freedom blitzed Bethlehem Catholic 22-3, scoring 20 runs over their first two innings. Brooklyn Pronovich wore a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the first Patriots run. That was followed up by a wild pitch, passed ball, wild pitch, error, and 2RBI hits by Pronovich and Peyton Besecker. Four more bases loaded walks came in the nine run second inning. Morgan Pavolko joined Pronovich with a 3RBI effort.
  • Jennika Doyle had a breakout game for East Stroudsburg North, striking out 13 William Allen batters in her one-hitter. The Timberwolves won it 11-1. Alexis McAteer and Hailey Antonio led the way with 3RBI each. Doyle added 2RBI and scored twice. Antonio’s 2RBI single in the fifth ended the game in the ten-run mercy rule.
  • In a score that raised some eyebrows, East Stroudsburg South picked up a key conference victory, defeating Parkland 13-3 in five innings. It appeared the Trojans would get on the board first when they loaded the bases in the third, but Jadelyn Learn caught a flyball in left field to close the inning. Sophia Castillo worked a bottom of the third leadoff walk. It came back to bite quickly when the Cavaliers strung together six straight hits, five resulting in runs scored. Sarah Tsantker turned the lineup over after her RBI double, followed by hits from Learn, Joslynn Yurescko, Mayla Matthew, and Taylor Carey. Carey placed a 2RBI hit into center field in the fourth to push the lead to 9-0. Sophia Castillo banged a 2-run home run over the fence in center in the fifth. Carey and Yurescko combined for a three-hitter, despite only striking out two and walking six. The win was the second straight for the Cavaliers who will look for a third against rival ES North on Friday.
  • Late inning heroics from both sides characterized Liberty’s 4-3 squeaker over Easton. Addy Smith’s first inning 1-out RBI double held up for a while, as Easton stranded four over the first five innings. Sylvia Stocker was a strikeout victim in the second inning with the bases full of Red Rovers. Gianna Koch’s leadoff walk in the sixth set the stage for a big inning, though, as Easton trailed 2-0. Solid hits by Thalia Burns and Emily Materna knocked in the first Easton run, followed up by and RBI hit from Lana Rush and bases loaded walk to Zoe Betts. Ava Tomac led off the bottom of the frame with a double, but was stranded. Easton held their slim 3-2 lead after six and tacked on one in the seventh with an Alyvia Fleming RBI hit that scored Koch. Abbie Benner started the final Liberty turn at bat with a walk and as the lineup turned over, Cam D’Amico put a ball into center field. Mikayla Seacor pulled the Hurricanes within 4-3 and Addy Smith was intentionally walked, still with no outs. That brought up cleanup hitter Leah Onia who promptly made the Rovers pay, scorching one to left and bringing home the tying and winning runs to walk it off. The two teams played error free softball and Liberty outhit Easton 12-9. Addy Smith struck out eight Rovers and Onia ended up leading her team with those 2RBI in the seventh.
  • Emmaus took a 4-0 lead at Stroudsburg before a slew of late errors saw Stroudsburg mount a comeback try. The Hornets held on by a final count of 6-3. Julia DeFanti singled home Sydney Bennett in the second. An error at short on a ball hit by Caylie Granitz made it a 2-0 Hornets lead. Mari Eiswerth homered in the third on a ball out to left, moving the lead to 3-0. It got to 4-0 on an error at third base in the fourth. To that point, Stroudsburg had stranded a runner in each of the first three innings. Bennett misplayed a ball hit by Kat Lavra in the fourth, allowing the first two runners to reach. Jordan Cook’s sac fly got the Mounties on the board, trailing 4-1. The errors piled up in the fifth, as two more and a Dot Elko hit made the margin razor thin at 4-3. Taylor Hauver helped Emmaus lock down the win, cracking a 2-run home run to center. At the end of the day, Mari Eiswerth threw a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and walked only one. Six Emmaus errors nearly was enough to give Stroudsburg a signature victory, though.
  • Pleasant Valley had no trouble rolling over Dieruff 13-0 in five innings. Emma DePalma went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and batted in three. Emma George, Lila Borger and Maddie Abbatiello all recored 2RBI days. Ally Pfcanook hit a 2-run home run, as well. Abbatiello and Rylee Green combined on a four-hitter and struck out eight Huskies. Sofia Diaz went 2/2 for Dieruff in the loss.
  • Northampton plated seven runs before Nazareth got on the board. But once the Blue Eagles got going, the Konkrete Kids had to hang on for a 7-6 win to get to 7-1 on the year. Hannah Duerr and Avery Deibert delivered in the first, knocking in Josephine Siegfried and Kiley Henritzy as part of a three run first. Rylee Gable struck out two in the second as the Eagles stranded four in the first two innings. In the third, the Kids loaded the bases on three walks, sandwiched around two flyouts. Leah Reagan cleared the bases with her line drive double to right. Addy Slivka scored her to put Nazareth in cruise control at 7-0. Taylor Whiteash worked a leadoff walk in the bottom of the fourth. Two more reached and Gianna Perillo sac flied a run in. Sydney Ryan delivered a 2RBI double to cut the deficit to 7-3. An error and Perillo RBI hit in the fifth, though made it 7-6. Northampton’s Sydney Ryan reached second base to leadoff the seventh, but she was stranded on third base when Rylee Gable struck out the final two to put it in the books.
  • Moran Laub tossed a seven inning one-hitter in just 74 pitches, as Whitehall got past Pocono Mountain East 5-1. Amy Espinal grounded back to Jurasits in the first to bring the first run home and then added a 2-run double in the third. Laub tripled home Josie Shultz and Chloe Robinson late to pad the lead. She had been hit by two pitches earlier in the game. The win moved the Zephyrs to 8-2.
  • After six days off, the Spartans of Wyomissing put together their second straight win, 15-0 over Antietam. Caris Way and Kylie Schoedler combined for eight strikeouts in a one-hitter. Six bases loaded walks brought in six of those fifteen. Two more scored on an error and when Schoedler was hit by a pitch with the bases juiced. Way punched out with a two hit day. Ellie George and Olivia Donkel both had 2RBI efforts.
  • Savannah Follweiler needed just 45 pitches in four innings to one-hit Berks Catholic in Kutztown’s 16-0 shutout victory. Jayden Gehris continued her excellent senior season by capping the scoring with a 2-run home run to deep left. Fitzgerald, Hailey Schuler Flip Oldt and Kya Barrell all racked up three hits apiece.
  • Brandywine Heights snapped a two game losing streak and improved to 4-2 with a 13-7 victory over Oley Valley. The Bullets fired off 11 runs to Oley’s one before the Lynx tacked on late to make the final score closer than it really was. Eight errors plagued the Lynx, with five of those directly leading to runs scored. Lizzie Tomaine brought home the first two of the day as part of her 3RBI game. Alex Craft joined her with 3RBI on a 2-for-5 afternoon. Kaitlyn Steventon struck out ten and walked two. Two of the Lynx runs were earned. Charlotte Ronco added three hits, as the Bullets compiled 16 baseknocks.
  • Twin Valley ran their record to 6-1, defeating Conrad Weiser 13-3. After falling behind 3-0 early, the Raiders got a 2RBI triple from Ella Herbst and 2RBI single from Emma Mattson. Maggie Krall and Herbst went back to back with RBI hits to left in the fourth to push the Raiders ahead 6-3. Maggie Stoltzfus cleared the bases in the fifth to move the score to 11-3. On the bump, she was hit five times and walked four, but struck out four. Cambria Mortland had a 2RBI afternoon for the Scouts in defeat.
  • Exeter jumped above the .500 mark, rumbling over Muhlenberg 15-3. Jillian Warner’s 3-run home run over the fence in center was the big hit on the day, followed up by a 2RBI hit from Ryen Turner later the inning. Both finished with 3RBI as the Eagles soared to an 11-0 lead. From the circle, Turner had it going; she allowed five hits and struck out seven. In the loss, both Kylee Jablonski and Emma Stettler homered for the Muhls.
  • Fleetwood made it five blowout wins in a row, powering past Governor Mifflin 13-3. Sophia Breidegam helped her on cause early, clearing the bases in the first inning on a 3RBI double into right. She threw a one-hitter against the Mustangs, striking out eight and walking four. Emma Solomon, Peyton Trexler and Alexa Vorse each batted in two runs, combining for five hits.
  • Hamburg rallied from down 5-0 to steal one from Schuylkill Valley late, 7-6. You can find full coverage of this game on our IG and X pages, as well as the Eastern PA Sports Network where we called the game. Freshman Ava Epting was knocked around in the second inning for five runs. The bottom of the Panthers order produced–Kori McGonigle grounded to left to score Elyssa Sellers. Later in the first, Gabby Leone drove in two runs driving one to center. The Hawks fired back for three runs in the bottom of the second, as Mikayla Davis and Mackenzie Hoover plated runs with hits from the bottom of the order. In the fourth, Hoover deposited a ball over the center field fence into the football stadium to trim the lead to 5-4. Cousins Molly Krick and Brianna Mengel got it done late, as Krick ended up on third base after an error in left kept her rounding the bases. Mengel went back up the middle to bring in the eventual game winner. After being lifted in the second inning, Ava Epting gave way to Molly Krick. Krick was able to shut down the Panthers offense, allowing just one run and striking out eight. After Konetski walked to open the top of the seventh, Krick fanned two to secure the win.
  • Wilson West Lawn padded its stats in a 19-0 rout of Reading. Fourteen runs came in to score in the top of the first. Kaya Werley led off the game with a solo shot out to left. Rylea Fick and Abby Zerbe then banged home two runs each with hits to center. The hit parade continued, finally ending with Shannon Bratton’s grand slam to left. Fick and Bratton each put up 4RBI days. Ava Legath, Caitlin Figarol and Rylea Fick combined to each pitch a no-hit inning.
  • Southern Lehigh continued their stretch of four games in five days, mowing down Lehighton 16-0. Lilly Kelly bombed one out to center for a 3-run shot in the second. She tacked on a line drive to left for two more RBI in the third. Isabella Germani went 3-4, scoring three runs and knocking in three. Delaney Young was only hit four times and walked none, striking out two.

Thursday, 4/9:

  • A close 4-2 game turned into a 11-2 rout in favor of Muhlenberg before the Muhls defeated Oley Valley 11-6. It would take until the bottom of the third for the Muhls to get some separation. Kaylee Jablonski hit a solo shot out to center, putting Muhlenberg up 3-2 and Bianca Ramos scored on a passed ball for the first multi-run lead. Lynx pitching issued ten free passes. Kadyn Rhoads had a 3RBI day for Oley. Ava Walters scored three times.
  • Emma Chaney and Madalynn Giera combined to give up just four hits in Bangor’s 10-0 rout of Jim Thorpe. Both were instrumental on the offensive end; Chaney opend the scoring with a double to left that scored Baylee Stabp. Giera tacked on a second inning 2RBI ball to center. Both added RBI hits again in the fourth. Kelli Snow also had a 2RBI effort.
  • Northern Lehigh racked up numbers in a 15-0 victory over Notre Dame East Stroudsburg. Addison Smith and Maddie Brown combined on the three inning perfect game, striking out eight of nine batters faced. Kenzie Chrusical had the biggest hit of the day, clearing the bases on a triple. Tegan Simms compiled a 3-3 day with 4RBI and two runs scored. Fiona Janes went 2-2, scored twice and knocked in two. Jaycie Longenbach was also 2-2 with two batted in.
  • Northwestern Lehigh, led by a 14-strikeout performance by Lizzie Diehl in the circle, decimated WIlson Area 11-1. Nat Conner kicked the offense into gear in the first inning with a 2RBI double to right that scored Emma Freeman and Ella Bressi. Ainslee Behler doubled her home. Lizzie Diehl picked up a single to center in the fifth that ended up scoring three runs after an error. The Warriors committed six errors on the afternoon.
  • Palmerton moved to 9-0 and took the top spot in the Colonial League, defeating Notre Dame Green Pond 4-3. Kyla Trumbore got the big blast–a 3-run home run in the third to put the Bombers ahead 3-0. The Crusaders went quietly at times, but loaded the bases in the fifth with no outs. Kelsey Bedics reached on a misplay at third base and then Casey Lagodney and Julia Kehm singled. Hailey George then recorded two of her ten strikeouts–perhaps the biggest two of the day. She made the third out on a hit back to her off the bat of Emily Szczepanski, which she flipped to first to complete the Houdini act. She then struck out Kehm in the seventh, as the tying run stood in scoring position. The Crusaders put up 11 hits and 13 Crusaders reached base, but a fourth run was elusive.
  • Palisades picked up the 10-5 upset of Southern Lehigh behind six runs over the final two innings. The Pirates loaded the bases with no outs in the first, but only managed one run on a Jordyn Bonelli foul out down the first base side. Clara Detwiler picked up an inning ending strikeout of Brielle Hollander. The Spartans got their first three on base as well, and two runs came across on an error by Catie Russo at short. Baserunners continued to pile up on both sides, as the teams each left two on in the second. Demi Lewis led off the Southern Lehigh third with a double to right, but two were stranded in scoring position with three consecutive groundouts. Nadia Wilt put the Pirates ahead in the fourth, going up the middle to score Russo and Julianna Hershey with two outs. In the bottom of the frame, Solehi loaded the bases after two early outs. Isabelle Witt brought home two and a 4-3 Spartans lead with her ball past second base. Five straight singles and a walk kicked off the Palisades’ sixth inning, moving them ahead for good. Wilt capped the scoring with a 3-run home run in the seventh. Lily Kelly came up in the seventh for the Spartans as the tying run, flying out to right. Wilt finished 3-5 with 5RBI. The win snapped a three game losing streak for the Palisades.
  • Five runs in the first inning were more than enough in Saucon Valley’s 7-0 shutout of Pen Argyl. Matty Seyfried knocked in two to get the scoring started. Rylan Best scored her and then came home to score on an infield error. Talia Curtolo and Ashlyn Oessenick both reached scoring position in the Green Knights’ fifth, but Seyfried struck out two to quell the threat. She struck out ten and gave up three hits.
  • Governor Mifflin led Warwick 7-6 after two innings before the floodgates opened on both sides. The Warriors ended up with a 20-12 victory. The Mustangs spotted Warwick a 2-0 lead with an error and a passed ball. Marina Guigley gave the Mustangs a lead on a 2RBI double to right. A pair of home runs in the second kept the pace. Reilly Martin pushed one out to center and a solo shot from Olivia Grosch put the Mustangs up 7-6. The third inning saw Mifflin load the bases with no outs, but a pickoff on the base path and grounder resulted in no runs scored. Abby Brunelli hit a 3-run home run, but by then it was too late, with the Mustangs down 15-10.
  • William Allen defeated rival Dieruff 25-3, racking up 24 hits Arianna Rosario had a 5RBI afternoon, including a home run. Briahanna German and Rosebly Castillo snagged four and three hits respectively, batting in three each. Domeris Arias collected five hits and 4RBI.

Friday, 4/10:

  • After a scoreless first inning between Salisbury and Catasauqua, the Falcons got busy, scoring 15 runs and shutting out the Rough Riders. Gianna Olds went 2-of-2 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. Brinlee Neitz was a perfect 3-for-3 with three scored and one more batted in. Jenna Swoyer, Julia Carney and Sydney Foulke all tacked on 2RBI. Swoyer pitched a three inning one-hitter with six Ks. The Falcons pounded out fifteen hits on their way to the mercy rule victory. The lone Rough Riders hit came from Makayla Bird.
  • Whitehall made it five straight wins, improving to 9-2 with a 17-5 blowout of Central Catholic. The Zephyrs got out to a 10-0 lead over the first three innings, smashing the ball around the yard. Molly McFetridge did Molly McFetridge things, capitalizing on two hits and knocking in four runs. Morgan Laub was 4/5 with 3RBI. Josie Shultz batted in three from her leadoff position and scored three. Hailey Kahr recorded three hits and an RBI for the Vikettes. Laub and Jillian Pagan combined for seven strikeouts.
  • Northampton moved to 8-1 on the year, rolling past Bethlehem Catholic 16-0. Olivia Marth and Rylee Gable combined on a two-walk no-hitter and struck out six. The Konkrete Kids walked 12 times to go with their eight hits. Mea Allison swung the stick for a grand slam in the third inning, tabulating 5RBI on the day. Hannah Duerr was 2/2 with two scored and four batted in.
  • East Stroudsburg South took care of their rivals from the North via a 20-2 blowout. The Cavaliers moved a step closer to the #8 seed in districts with the dub. Taylor Carey launched a grand slam in this one, while her sister Johanna had a 2RBI home run. Mayla Matthew plated three with two hits. Joslynn Yurescko surrendered two hits on the day. Jennika Doyle recorded both RBI for the Timberwolves.
  • Easton took a first inning 4-0 lead at Nazareth. But it was not to be, as the Eagles flew high for the next 14 runs scored, run ruling the Rovers in five. Avery Kauffman plunked the first two batters she saw and Easton took advantage on a Thalia Burns RBI double. Kauffman struggled, walking three more and throwing a wild pitch that scored a run. Two more scored on an error. Trailing 4-0 out of the gate, Nazareth got to work. Two out hitting was the name of the game, as Brianna Recchia brought home Taylor Friel on a hit into right. Both Kauffman and Taylor Whiteash kept the inning going with hits. Kauffman’s hard grounder to center brought in two and gave the Eagles a lead they would not relinquish. Carly Brown tacked on a hard hit to short that drove in another. Easton loaded up the bases in the second, but Gianna Perillo gloved a popup to strand them all. Friel and Sydney Ryan went back-to-back to open the third inning with solo home runs to right and center. Kylie Grover pitched the final four innings, giving up one hit and striking out four.
  • Parkland held a 3-0 lead over bitter rival Emmaus into the fifth inning before the Green Hornets tied it up and eventually secured a 5-3 win. The Trojans stranded five Hornets over the first three innings, including a leadoff Sydney Bennett single and Julia DeFanti walk to open the second. Addi Fritzinger struck Taylor Hauver out looking to end the inning. Allie Flynt singled to leadoff the third for Parkland. With two outs, Fritzinger walked on four pitches and Shayla Jenkins knocked them home with a hit to left. Holly Chase doubled her home to put the Trojans ahead 3-0. The score remained the same going to the fifth and Bri Gitski worked a 2-out walk. Abby Derr followed up with a single to left. Mari Eiswerth and Morgan Schwab exploded the inning, driving in three runs to tie the game. An RBI single from Autumn Tarbox and sac fly RBI by Hauver brought two home in the sixth. Parkland loaded the bases in the sixth but Libby Pinkham grounded back to Eiswerth who threw home to record the third out. In the bottom of the seventh, a game ending 9-5 double play picked off Shayla Jenkins trying to advance to third on a tag-up. Haleigh Gigliotti and Schwab completed the play. Mari Eiswerth added eight strikeouts to her season total.
  • Liberty knocked rival Freedom from the ranks of the unbeaten, walking it off for the 2-1 narrow victory. Madi Bixler and Addy Smith went back-and-forth with early strikeouts and the defenses were on point, with neither side being charged with an error. A walk and hit by pitch put two on for Freedom in the second. Morgan Pavolko popped one up to short, though, for the third out. Pavolko grounded out with two more on in the fourth. Addy Smith tripled off the wall in left to open the bottom of the fourth and was brought home for the first run of the game on a wild pitch. Freedom was able to load the bases in the fifth and Pronovich walked on five pitches, forcing in the tying run. The Hurricanes recorded six outs off of contact and the score remained tied going to the bottm of the seventh. Ella Quayle led off with a walk and was bunted over to second. McKenna Beck, from the eight-hole in the lineup, delivered the game winning hit to center.
  • Stroudsburg made the most of early opportunities, ending up with a 7-3 win over Pleasant Valley. First inning walks to Elsia Trotter and Bella Thomas, along with a single to left by Dot Elko loaded the bases with one out. Madi Perez popped one into center for the first run of the game and despite Elko being thrown out at home trying to score on a passed ball, Kat Lavra ended up walking with the bases loaded to force in the second run. Ava Fagan-Huse drove one past the left fielder, bringing in two more for the 4-0 lead. The next five Stroudsburg base runners in the game came on two third and fourth inning walks and an error in right that got Perez on at third to start the fifth. She was sacrificed home by Jordan Cook. Perez singled home two more, totaling 3RBI on the day. Bella Altemose homered late for the Bears to bring the final score to 7-3. Jordan Cook scattered six hits and struck out three.
  • Seven runs crossed home plate in the sixth inning for Pocono Mountain East, helping the Cardinals pull away late from their rivals from the West. A pair of first inning triples by Brianne Smith and Karlie Jurasits got the Cardinals going in a loud way. Jurasits then scored on a passed ball for the quick 2-0 lead. Peyton Zbylicki walked two in the bottom of the frame, but struck out two more to keep the Panthers off the board. Cat Besecker doubled to left to open the second and an error off of a Zbylicki bunt attempt brought her home. Everything came up aces for the Cardinals in the sixth, starting with a Lauren McLain RBI single that ended up clearing the bases after an error in left. Victoria Lee led all Cardinals with 3RBI. Zbylicki struck out 11 Panthers. Julia MacPhee had eight strikeouts despite surrendering ten hits and seven earned runs in the loss.
  • Brandywine Heights tallied crooked numbers in their 17-1 win over Antietam. Kam Henry ledoff with a solo shot and Kaitlyn Steventon capped an 11-run first with a 3-run shot. Steventon and Jenna Crist combined on a shortened one-hitter, striking out five. The Lopes committed eight errors on the day, as the Bullets improved to 5-2 on the season. Kailyn Fegley was a perfect 2-for-2, scoring twice and plating two.
  • Schuylkill Valley had their get-right game, shutting out Berks Catholic 9-0 to snap a two game skid and disappointing loss at Hamburg. Freshman Addy Casper bounced back from a tough outing by one-hitting the Saints. She struck out five and walked none. Kayla Konetsky knocked in the final two runs of the game as part of her 2-of-4 day. She also scored twice.
  • Daniel Boone picked up a nice victory at Conrad Weiser, 6-3. The Scouts sealed their fate with a pair of early errors that resulted in three runs scoring in the third. Olivia Bentz ended up with the only RBI hit of the day for the Blazers. Arianna Krakowski was credited with 2RBI on one of the early errors, despite having an 0-for-4 day. Eviana Bui notched three hits. In defeat, Emma Oliviero hit a 2-run home run.
  • Fleetwood remained perfect on the year with a score that turned some heads in Berks County. A seemingly never-ending seven run second inning propelled the Tigers to a 10-0 mercy rule win over a Twin Valley squad that some believed would be top contenders(and still could be). The loss for the Raiders snapped a six game winning streak. Peyton Trexler led off the second inning with a solo bomb out to center field. Blair Rauenzahn followed that up with a 3-run shot on a line drive over the fence in center. With the early 8-0 lead after two, the Tigers had roared and then cruised. Sophia Breidegam used 74 pitches to one-hit the Raiders and struck out nine. All nine in the Fleetwood lineup either hit or were credited for an RBI.
  • Reading took a 6-2 lead at Governor Mifflin before the Mustangs woke up to score 13 of the next 14 runs in a 15-7 victory. Reilly Martin led off the first for Mifflin with a solo home run, but that run was quickly forgotten when the Knights plated three in the top of the second. Errors on the infield and an RBI single for Sophia Redner made it 3-1 Knights. Three straight singles opened the third, with Kellyn Paulino plating two on her flyball to right. But soon came the fifth inning and the comeback for Governor Mifflin was on. Sam Wagner kicked off the inning by doubling to right. She scored on a passed ball. Marina Guigley plated Reilly Martin on a bunt single. A wild pitch brought home two more and then Abby Brunelli hit one over the fence in left for a solo home run. The Mustangs were up 7-6 and there was no looking back. Four straight RBI hits came in the sixth to pile up the runs. Martin, Hoover and Guigley each brought home two runs from the top of the order, combining for eight hits.
  • Wilson did not stack up runs like they normally do, but still defeated Muhlenberg 5-2 on the eve of facing a top-five state opponent. Both sides went quietly until WIlson’s half of the third. Shannon Bratton singled up the middle and an error got Maddy Snyder on base. Two passed balls scored the runners. Bianca Ramos’ sac fly got Muhlenberg on the board trailing 2-1. The fifth inning saw Kaya Werley reach base on an error and Ava Legath doubled her home to make it 3-1. Snyder ended up with 2RBI for the Bulldogs. Bratton and Legath combined to only allow four hits and strikeout nine.
  • Notre Dame Green Pond nearly fell into a trap game that opened up Colonial League play day on Friday night at Patriots Park in Allentown. However, they pulled away late for a 7-1 victory over Northern Lehigh. Tegan Simms singled home Kylee Snyder in the first for an early 1-0 Bulldogs lead. They held that until the fifth inning. The defense overcame two Crusaders reaching in the fourth. However, NDGP broke through in the fifth off of a Riley Palank RBI triple to the fence in right. Rachel Fisher’s bunt single plated another for the 2-1 lead. A two-out misplay in center on a ball hit by Gabby Apgar cleared the bases for a 6-1 lead. We interviewed Emily Szczepanski following her six strikeout performance. She was also 4-5 at the dish.
  • Northwestern Lehigh chipped away at Pen Argyl all night in the second Play Day game, winnin 9-1. We talked with Ainsley Behler after she went back-to-back with Abby Dunstan in a four run sixth. Dunstan’s blast to center went over the second fence, over 250 feet away. The bottom third of the order accounted for the other three runs batted in–Lizzie Diehl, Avery Seyler and Emily Diehl. Emma Freeman was on fire in the circle, only surrendering three hits and striking out eight.

Saturday, 4/11:

  • Freedom rebounded from their first loss of the year, overcoming an early deficit to get by Easton 14-6. Back-to-back home runs by Gianna Koch and Thalia Burns in the second had the Rovers on top 6-4 early. Brooklyn Pronovich and Christina Kish singled to left in the third to pull the Patriots even. Payton Besecker provided the game-winning RBI hit to center, bringing in Landry Guman. Easton managed one base runner over the final four innings as Freedom piled up runs. Izabella Raynor joined Besecker in 3RBI efforts and both Brooklyn Rummel and Pronovich recorded 2RBI. Madi Bixler struck out 11 and allowed one hit in her five innings of relief after taking over for Natalie Duro.
  • On day two of Colonial League Play Day, Bangor blew out Lehighton 12-2 in five innings. Kelli Snow kicked off the scoring, going deep to left for a 3RBI home run. A throwing error in the circle plated two more in the inning, balooning the Slaters’ lead to 5-0. In all, four errors would account for six Bangor runs. Sophia Hickler and Emma Chaney were credited with 2RBI each.
  • Palisades got back to .500 on the season with a play day 15-0 win over Catasauqua at Pates. Ten runs came across in the first inning, easily ensuring victory. Nadia WIlt knocked a 3-run homer in the inning and was a perfect 3-3 with 4RBI overall. No Pirates walked on the day, but they did rack up 14 hits, seven of which went for RBI in the first inning.
  • Palmerton passed their Patriots Park Play Day test easily, dropping a 15-0 boulder on WIlson Area in three innings. Three bases loaded walks and a bases full hit by pitch contributed to a nine run first inning for the Bombers. Grace Schneider singled in the first two runs of the game, stroking one to left that scored Tessa Sander and Jaylin Strohl. Hailey Barry also provided a 2RBI single through the middle. Aylexia Guller and Mackenzie Ferber tacked on 2RBI singles in the third.
  • Saucon Valley defeated Salisbury in the closest game at Patriots Park, a 3-2 contest. The Falcons stranded two in the top of the first. In Saucon’s half of the opening inning, Alexis Quinones walked, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch. She was sacrificed home by Matty Seyfried for the early 1-0 lead. Seyfried then struck out four Falcons in a row before Tessa Kemmerer smacked a ball to right field. Misplays in the outfield allowed her to come home to score and tie the game. Seyfried kept the Falcons off the board over the next two innings, striking out five of six and the side in the fifth. Neveah Quinones walked in the fifth with two outs, moving up twice on wild pitches and scoring on an error. Salisbury was able to get the tying run on base in the seventh, but Leilanna Negron struck out to end the game, as the throw was made to first on the dropped third strike. Matty Seyfried struck out 13 Falcons on the day, while Tessa Kemmerer was also great despite the loss, fanning eight and allowing just two hits.
  • After a Friday night contest at Pates Park, Notre Dame Green Pond showed no signs of slowing down Saturday morning in their 18-2 explosion at Bethlehem Catholic. Ten runs were plated in the third inning to break open a 2-1 Crusaders lead. Riley Palank tallied five hits, four runs scored and five RBI. Emily Szczepanski went 3/5 with three runs batted in. Madelina Moyer took the circle and struck out 11 Golden Hawks over five innings of work.
  • State powerhouse Blue Mountain moved to 10-0 on the season with a 5-0 win at home against Hamburg. The Hawks had chances early on, stranding five over the first three innings. Maddie Wessner and Ava Epting singled with one out in the second, but Mikayla Davis struck out and Mackenzie Hoover hit into a fielders choice at third base for the forceout. The first tow reached in the third on errors, but Molly Krick and Brianna Mengel, the heroes against Schuylkill Valley earlier in the week, were both retired. Wessner was fanned in the sixth with two on and one out. Emily Leonard struck out nine Hawks. Aryana Reilly and Karley Koch each accounted for an RBI.
  • Emmaus took its third non-conference loss of the year, falling 7-2 at Spring-Ford. Abby Derr put the Hornets on the board first with a sac fly. Addie Eross put Spring-Ford on top 2-1 with a solo home run in the third off of Kandice Barthol. Later in the inning, Maddie Tracy hit a 2-run shot. Tracy finished the day with 3RBI.
  • In a sign of things to come, Isabella Germani kicked off Southern Lehigh’s 9-3 win at Jim Thorpe with a solo home run over the fence in left. Lily Kelly went deep in the second to make it 6-0. The top four of the Spartans order collected nine of the team’s 15 hits on the day. Ryen Messinger added 2RBI to go with three from Germani and two from Kelly. Clara Detwiler and Delaney Young combined to fan seven and walk one, allowing six hits.
  • In a Saturday night non-conference tilt under the pine trees, Pine Grove defeated Northampton 5-1. Hannah Duerr singled home Josephine Siegfried who singled through short to begin the game. A sac fly in the bottom of the inning promptly tied it for Pine Grove. Jamie Dinger struck out the side in the second and added three more strikeouts over the next two Konkrete Kids turns at bat. Duerr doubled in the fourth to leadoff, but was stranded. Pine Grove didn’t allow another Northampton baserunner until the seventh when Mea Alisson and Rylee Gable got back to back hits. But they were also stranded when Olivia Marth became the 11th strikeout victim.
  • Parkland traveled north to Tunkhannock for a matchup against District 2. It was the Tigers, though, who rallied from an early 2-1 deficit to take a 9-3 lead and win 9-6. RBI hits by Gabby Morrison and Gianna Hudock put Parkland up 2-1 early, but Kayden Bamberger brought home two runs on a double up the middle. Michaela Howell tacked on a solo home run in the third. Holly Chase knocked in two runs in the seventh, but the hole was dug too deep for the Trojans. Chase had a 3-4 day with three runs scored and those two RBI. Morrison was a perfect 4-4.
  • Exeter picked up a nice non-conference victory, 5-2 at Hempfield. Jillian Warner launched a solo home run in the second, putting the Eagles up 3-0 early on. Ava Burkhart had a two-hit day and knocked in a run. Ryen Turner scattered seven Hempfield hits and struck out six.
  • Wilson West Lawn had an uncharacteristic day in the field and at the dish, falling at fellow top-five state power Owen J Roberts 10-0 in six innings. The score turned heads across Berks county, as the Bulldogs committed six errors on the afternoon. Star pitcher for OJR Maddie Reed one-hit the usually powerful Bulldogsl lineup. Ava Legath’s first inning triple, where the wind barely took away a home run, was an early chance that went by the wayside. The win for Owen J came a day after they fell to Boyertown 16-14 in a game where Reed did not pitch. Wilson had beaten Boyertown 8-0 earlier in the season. See the above interview with Maddie Reed. You can listen to a replay of this game on the Eastern PA Sports Network, as well.

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