Williams Valley’s known for swinging the bats.
The Vikings’ offensive firepower was on full display during Thursday’s Schuylkill League Division II game against Nativity atop Lawton’s Hill.
Williams Valley scored in every inning to overwhelm the Green Wave 16-3 in five innings.
For the 14th time in 18 games, the Vikings compiled double-digit hits, finishing with 16.
And for the 12th time this season, the Vikes reached double digits in runs.
Haley Nestor led the way by going 4-for-4 with a double, three runs scored and four RBIs.
Maura Kreiser went 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs; Kate Whelski was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Hannah Nestor added two hits and two runs scored for Williams Valley, which scored nine runs in the fifth inning to end the game early.
For Nativity, Rachael Souchak hit a solo home run and Ryleigh Walaconis smacked an RBI double.
WV (17-1, 10-1) 123 19 — 16 16 2
Nat (6-9, 3-8) 010 11 — 3 5 4
Yanoscak and Kreiser; Walaconis, Miske (5) and Melochick. W — Yanoscak (11-1). L — Walaconis (5-9).
HITS: Williams Valley — Han. Nestor 2, Hawk, Yanoscak, Whelski 3, Kreiser 3, Pinchorski, Hal. Nestor 4, Whitcomb. Nativity — Souchak, Holobetz, Melochick, Walaconis, Clarke.
2B — Hal. Nestor, Walaconis. 3B — Yanoscak, Kreiser, Pinchorski. HR — Souchak.
Pottsville 5
Governor Mifflin 4
SHILLINGTON — Katie Deegan hit an RBI triple in the sixth and Rachael Setlock had two doubles and an RBI as the Tide held off Governor Mifflin’s late rally to pick up a non-league win.
Olivia Moran recorded two hits and an RBI, and Elise Horvath also knocked in a run for Pottsville.
Pott (13-4) 001 031 0 — 5 10 1
GM 000 003 1 — 4 8 2
Moran, Tobin (6) and Dusel; Sadowski and Zurdibski. W — Moran (4-2). L — Sadowski.
HITS: Pottsville — Deegan, Coyle, Horvath, Setlock 2, Moran 2, Tobin, Boris, Resnick. Governor Mifflin — Roulston, Stone 2, Sadowski, Mocie 2, Zurdibski, Sallada.
2B — Coyle, Setlock 2, Roulston, Stone. 3B — Deegan. HR — Sadowski.
Mahanoy Area 18
Pius X 3
ROSETTO — Erin Davidson singled, doubled and tripled to drive in five runs and lead the Golden Bears to a non-league three-inning rout of the Royals.
Tamara Tunstall homered for Mahanoy Area, while Desiree Malacusky and Jada Byrne each added two hits.
Mahanoy Area (7-7) 198 — 18 11 0
Pius X (0-11) 030 — 3 1 2
Walinchus and H. Bruce; Rosenberg and Edwards. W — Walinchus (1-0). L — Rosenberg.
HITS: Mahanoy Area — Tunstall, Davidson 3, E. Bruce, Bisco, Malacusky 2, Rago, Byrne 2. Pius X — Richard.
2B — Davidson, E. Bruce, Malacusky, Rago. 3B — Davidson. HR — Tunstall.
Schuylkill Haven 12
Wyomissing 2
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Emma Schweigert hit a two-run double and a two-run triple to lead Schuylkill Haven over Wyomissing in a five-inning non-league contest.
Morgan Wagner had a three-run triple in the first inning, and Kassidy Svenson struck out seven to earn the win for the Lady Hurricanes.
Wyomissing 100 10 — 2 4 4
SH (9-7) 432 21 — 12 12 0
Edwards and Peafe; Svenson and Personette. W — Svenson (9-6). L — Edwards.
HITS: Wyomissing — Hertzog, Peafe 2, Ambrarian. Schuylkill Haven — Ditzler, Bellis, E. Schweigert 2, Personette 2, Wagner 2, Reichert, Gerber, Luckenbill, O. Schweigert.
2B — Hertzog, Peafe, Schweigert, Personette, Reichert. 3B — E. Schweigert, Wagner.
Northwest Area 8
Marian 3
SHICKSHINNY — Brianna Wimmer finished with two hits and a pair of RBIs, and Nicole Salerno had a double, but Marian lost to Northwest Area in non-league action.
Mar (10-6) 000 030 0 — 3 6 3
NWA 013 301 x — 8 9 3
Shaud, Joy (6) and Salerno; Hasay and Piestrale. W — Hasay. L — Shaud (9-6).
HITS: Marian — Wimmer 2, Pearson, Stroia, Salerno, Gimeno. Northwest Area — Harvey 2, Kozlowski, Piestrale 3, Carr 2, Gurzinski.
2B — Salerno.
Upper Dauphin 13
Juniata 1
MIFFLINTOWN — Autumn Walker smacked a two-run homer and Taylor Brown hit a bases-loaded double in Upper Dauphin’s nine-run fourth inning to cruise past Juniata for a Tri-Valley League win.
Lexi Weaver finished 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI double for the Trojans.
UD (6-9, 3-4) 130 90 — 13 10 0
Juniata 010 00 — 1 3 5
Brown and Klinger; Young and Hambright. W — Brown (3-2). L — Hambright.
HITS: Upper Dauphin — Brown, Schlegel, Weaver 3, Miller, Grow, Walker 2, Snyder. Juniata — Hambright, Owens, Swartz.
2B — Brown, Weaver. 3B — Weaver. HR — Walker.
Panther Valley 11
Shenandoah Valley 1
LANSFORD — Cassidy Ryan had four hits and three RBIs, including an RBI triple as Panther Valley roughed up Shenandoah Valley in a Division III game.
Lexi Rodriguez finished with four hits, including a two-run double, and Hannah Hill recorded an RBI double for the Panthers.
Caitlin Bonk struck out eight in a losing effort for the Blue Devils, while Kayla Moncrief and Olivia Gallo had two hits apiece.
SV (3-13, 1-9) 000 010 — 1 7 1
PV (3-12, 1-8) 302 402 — 11 16 0
Bonk and Mentusky; Hoffman and Rodriguez. W — Hoffman (3-7). L — Bonk (3-9).
HITS: Shenandoah Valley — Moncrief 2, Gallo 2, Burke, Monahan, Bonk. Panther Valley — Picht 2, Ryan 4, Hill 3, Rodriguez 4, Hoffman, Marachoc 2.
2B — Ryan, Hill, Rodriguez 2. 3B — Ryan.