SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Emma Schweigert set the tone with her 20th career home run — a two-run shot in the first inning — as Schuylkill Haven defeated Nativity 4-2 on Wednesday in a Schuylkill League Division II contest.
Elizabeth Bayliff singled to set the table for Schweigert’s homer.
Nativity cut its deficit in half in the third when Rachael Souchak scored on Maddyson Melochick’s sacrifice fly, but Alyssa Gerber’s RBI single knocked in Cheyanne Reichert to restore the two-run lead.
Jocelyn Holobetz’s RBI single in the fifth pulled the Green Wave within 3-2, but Lily Leymeister tacked on an insurance run with an RBI groundout to score Sarah Personette in the sixth.
N (6-8, 3-7) 001 010 0 — 2 7 1
SH (8-7, 4-5) 200 101 x — 4 7 1
Walaconis and Melochick; Svenson and Personette. W — Svenson (8-6). L — Walaconis (5-8).
HITS: Nativity — Souchak 2, Holobetz, Miske 2, Melochick 2. Schuylkill Haven — Bayliff, Schweigert, Personette, Wagner, Reichert 2, Gerber.
2B — Reichert. 3B — Souchak. HR — Schweigert.
Williams Valley 23
Shenandoah Valley 0
SHENANDOAH — Caitlyn Pinchorski pitched a perfect game, recording 10 strikeouts in just four innings of work, as the Vikings romped past the Blue Devils in a Division II-III crossover at Bicentennial Park.
Maura Kreiser collected four RBIs on three hits, and Rayanne Hawk and Hannah Nestor added three RBIs apiece for Williams Valley.
WV (16-1, 9-1) 391 (10) — 23 16 0
SV (3-12, 1-8) 000 0 — 0 0 3
Pinchorski and Kreiser; Burke, Petrushonis (2) and Parker. W — Pinchorski (6-0). L — Burke (0-2).
HITS: Williams Valley — Han. Nestor, Hawk 2, Updegrove, Calnon, Whelski 2, McNeal, Kreiser 3, Pinchorski, Hal. Nestor, Diegert, Whitcomb 2. Shenandoah Valley — None.
2B — Han. Nestor, Hawk 2.
Pottsville 12
North Schuylkill 4
FOUNTAIN SPRINGS — Rachel Coyle hit a three-run homer in the sixth and Sara Tobin struck out 11 in a complete game to lead the Tide over North Schuylkill in a Division I contest.
Coyle finished with three hits, while Michaela Garland had a two-run double for Pottsville.
Chase Stokes and Rachel Gricoski hit home runs in the fifth inning for the Spartans. Stokes’ was a three-run shot.
Pott (12-4, 11-0) 401 313 0 — 12 10 0
NS (8-7, 6-5) 000 040 0 — 4 7 5
Tobin and Dusel; Burd and Peleschak. W — Tobin (9-2). L — Burd (5-4).
HITS: Pottsville — Deegan 2, Coyle 3, Mi. Garland 2, Tobin 2, Moran. North Schuylkill — Gricoski, Williams, Stokes 2, Nestor, Bell, Lapotsky.
2B — Deegan, Coyle, Mi. Garland, Lapotsky. HR — Coyle, Stokes, Gricoski.
Tamaqua 10
Blue Mountain 4
ORWIGSBURG — Shayna Dietrich had three hits and three RBIs, including a two-run double in Tamaqua’s five-run second inning, as the Blue Raiders topped Blue Mountain in Division I action.
Courtney Hoffman finished with three hits, an RBI and two runs scored for Tamaqua, which batted around in its big second inning.
Amanda Labe went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Eagles.
Tam (13-3, 10-1) 450 000 1 — 10 12 6
BM (7-8, 4-7) 100 111 0 — 4 14 3
Pedersen and Sassaman; E. Gerace and Skoff. W — Pedersen (12-3). L — E. Gerace (3-4).
HITS: Tamaqua — Kistler, Hoffman 3, Dietrich 3, Sassaman, Fritz, Joseph, Hartung, Pedersen. Blue Mountain — Labe 4, Skoff, Elser 3, Lashko, Washko 2, LaScala, Harding, Martin.
2B — Dietrich, Washko.
Pine Grove 17
Lourdes 1
MOUNT CARMEL — Brittanie Whitman went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and three runs scored as the Cardinals routed the Red Raiders in a Division I contest.
Brooke Schach added three hits and three RBIs for Pine Grove, which put the game away with 10 runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
PG (11-5, 7-4) 214 73 — 17 12 0
L (2-13, 1-10) 010 00 — 1 3 3
Becher, Schach (4) and Wolff; C. Funk, Giles (4). W — Becher (4-1). L — C. Funk (0-1).
HITS: Pine Grove — Hasenauer, Kaufman 2, Wolff, Sleva 2, Whitman 2, Schach 3, Mease. Lourdes — Mowrer 2, C. Funk.
2B — Whitman, Schach.
Marian 14
Panther Valley 2
LANSFORD — Bryianna Pearson had three hits, including a triple, as the Fillies beat the Panthers in five innings in a Division III game.
Bethany Shaud struck out five in three innings of relief for Marian.
Brianna Picht doubled for Panther Valley.
M (10-5, 7-3) 104 63 — 14 10 1
PV (2-12, 0-8) 200 00 — 2 5 3
Lencovich, Shaud (3) and Joy, Salerno (3); Maturana and Rodriguez. W — Shaud (9-5). L — Maturana (0-2).
HITS: Marian — Kowker 2, Joy 2, Pearson 3, Shaud, Antiga 2. Panther Valley — Marouchoc, Ryan, Hill, Picht, Maturana.
2B — Joy, Antiga, Picht. 3B — Pearson.
Mahanoy Area 10
Weatherly 0
WEATHERLY — Hannah Bruce singled twice and Tamara Tunstall added a pair of hits and two RBIs in the Golden Bears’ Division III win over the Wreckers.
Mahanoy Area capitalized on eight Weatherly errors and compiled seven hits.
MA (6-7, 5-3) 312 120 1 — 10 7 0
W (5-8, 2-7) 000 000 0 — 0 2 8
E. Bruce and H. Bruce; Parker, Kane (4), Isom (7) and Maiello, Frye (4). W — E. Bruce (5-7). L — Parker (1-4).
HITS: Mahanoy Area — H. Bruce 2, Tunstall 2, E. Bruce, Bisco, Malacusky. Weatherly — Polchin, Strizak.
Hamburg 15
Schuylkill Valley 0
HAMBURG — Erica Lutz hit a two-run homer in the first to get the scoring started for Hamburg, which cruised past Schuylkill Valley for a three-inning Berks League win.
Amber Shuey went 3-for-3 with four RBIs, and Darlene Ruiz hit two triples and knocked in three runs for the Hawks.
SV (1-14, 0-9) 000 — 0 0 2
Ham (10-9, 4-5) 834 — 15 13 0
Geiger and Steffey; P. Lesher and Shollenberger. W — P. Lesher (10-9). L — Geiger.
HITS: Schuylkill Valley — None. Hamburg — C. Lesher 2, Lutz 2, P. Lesher, Blatt 2, Shuey 3, Strausser, Ruiz 2.
2B — C. Lesher, P. Lesher, Blatt, Shuey. 3B — Ruiz 2. HR — Lutz.
Millersburg 4
Upper Dauphin 2
ELIZABETHVILLE — Lexi Weaver struck out nine and allowed just four hits, but the Trojans dropped a Tri-Valley League contest to the Indians.
Millersburg scored four unearned runs in the third inning to take control.
Kendra Schlegel and Autumn Walker each drove in a run for Upper Dauphin.
Millersburg 004 000 0 — 4 4 1
UD (5-9, 2-4) 010 001 0 — 2 9 3
Roadcap and Herb; Weaver and Klinger. W — Roadcap. L — Weaver (3-6).
HITS: Millersburg — Bordner, Herb, Armour, Casner. Upper Dauphin — Brown 2, Schlegel, Weaver, Mattern, Miller, Grow, Walker 2.
Lehighton 10
Jim Thorpe 3
LEHIGHTON — Kayla Heffelfinger went 4-for-4 with a run scored as the Indians defeated the Olympians in a Division I contest.
Cammi Nalesnik contributed three hits and two RBIs, while Amanda Loudon had a single, double and two RBIs for Lehighton.
JT (3-14, 0-11) 000 300 0 — 3 6 4
Leh (8-8, 5-6) 110 224 x — 10 16 3
Day, Holloway (6) and Marzen; Binyon and Andrews. W — Binyon (3-1). L — Day (0-4).
HITS: Jim Thorpe — Miranda 3, Day 2, Hoherchak. Lehighton— Nalesnik 3, Hunsicker 2, Loudon 2, Andrews 3, Heffelfinger 4.
2B — Loudon, Andrews.
College Softball
PSU-Schuykill ousted from playoffs
BOALSBURG — Penn State Hazleton scored two runs in the top of the seventh inning to beat Penn State Schuylkill in the Penn State University Athletic Conference playoffs.
Penn State Schuylkill then was eliminated from the tournament with an 8-6 loss to Penn State Worthington Scranton.
Against PSU-Hazleton, Stephanie Killian had two hits and an RBI for Penn State Schuylkill, held to fivehits by winning pitcher Kayla Rhome.
PSU-Schuylkill’s Jena Leffler, named PSUAC Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday, scored one run.
Andrea Quillman had two triples for Penn State Hazleton.
Against PSU-Worthington Scranton, Erin Luckenbill, who homered, and Killian each had two hits for PSU-Schuylkill, which allowed six runs in the sixth for the difference.
Marcella Scheeler and Kait Boyer each doubled for the Lions.
Haz (27-12) 100 000 2 — 3 6 2
Sch (16-9) 200 000 0 — 2 5 0
Rhome and Dougherty; Brennan and Dusel. W — Rhome (13-6). L — Brennan (14-9).
HITS: Penn State Hazleton — Bri. Grunza, Kaluzny, Quillman 2, Dougherty, Bra. Grunza. Penn State Schuylkill —Dusel, Tyler, Killian 2, Vandermeer.
3B — Quillman 2, Dougherty.
WS (10-8) 020 008 0 — 8 6 2
Sch (16-10) 013 000 2 — 6 10 5
Moore and Polcha; Brennan and Dusel. W — Moore (5-4). L — Brennan (14-10).
HITS: Penn State Worthington Scranton — Cardillo, K. Calogero, Hackett, M. Calogero, Polcha 2. Penn State Schuylkill — Leffler, Dusel, Luckenbill 2, Killian 2, Scheeler, Boyer, Grasso, Vandermeer.
2B — Scheeler, Boyer. HR — Luckenbill.