Roundup: GC, Hickory, Reynolds and Sharon baseball teams register wins

May 09, 2008 10:50 pm

— Herald Staff reports

BASEBALL
ä Grove City 15, Commodore Perry 0 (4 inn.) — At Grove City Memorial Park, the Eagles (6-6 District 10 Region 4-AAA, 8-10 overall) kept their flickering playoff hopes alive with the win over the Panthers (3-8 in Region 4-AAA).
Grove City is currently tied for 3rd place in the region with Franklin (6-6) and Slippery Rock (6-6) behind Hickory (12-0) and Meadville (10-2). The Eagles hold a tiebreaker over the Knights by virtue of their season sweep of the Venango County squad, but the Rockets swept the Eagles. Slippery Rock plays Oil City and Titusville next week; Grove City has Titusville and Meadville, and Franklin still has Commodore Perry and Hickory left on the schedule.
The hosts jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead on the strength of back-to-back home runs from Garrett Molloy and Garrett Herald. Molloy’s blast also scored Ryan Devine, who doubled. Grove City tacked on 6 more tallies in the 2nd on a 2-run Casey Shay round-tripper and three CP miscues. Two more runs crossed the plate in the 3rd, and the final 3 runs scored in the 4th with 1 out.
Molloy led Grove City’s offense with a homer, double and 3 RBIs; Shay tacked on a homer, single and 3 RBIs; Derek Forese ripped 2 singles and drove in 2 runs, and Devine singled, doubled and scored 4 times. Jimmy McConnell, Rudy Retort and Mark Revesz were credited with an RBI. Revesz picked up the win, surrendering just 2 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 1.
Scott Pinney and Josh Forbes doubled to lead the Panthers. Josh Cashdollar was saddled with the loss, allowing 10 runs on 6 hits, 3 walks and 2 strikeouts in 2 innings. Kyle Myers worked the final 2 innings, allowing 5 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks. — By Allied News sports editor Corey J. Corbin.
ä Sharon 11, Sharpsville 0 (5 inn.) — At Johnny Pepe Field, senior southpaw Alex Senak stymied Sharpsville on 4 scattered hits, only one of which went for extra bases, Matt Musser’s double.
Senak (5-0) struck out 9 and walked 1 during his route-going effort, and also aided his own cause by singling, doubling and plating a pair of runs. Also for Sharon (12-0, region, 15-0 overall), Cory Johnson jolted a grand-slam home run to highlight a 3-for-4 plate performance and also had an RBI-single. Also, Mike Tomko doubled twice and singled, Zach Kepple connected for a solo shot, and Sammy Schweiss singled twice.
Sharpsville starter Ryan Lindberg lasted 2 innings and allowed 8 hits and 5 earned runs, whiffing 1 and walking 1.
ä Hickory 9, Slippery Rock 1 — At Slippery Rock, right-handed Hornets’ hurler Jordan Wilds twirled a complete-game 1-hitter, allowing only Ryan Ferguson’s 2nd-inning single. Wilds whiffed 1 and walked 4.
Also for Hickory (12-0 region, 16-0 overall), Taylor Englebaugh scorched a solo shot, single and plated a pair; David Schafer stroked a single and triple; Jaymee Shephard smacked 2 singles, a triple and drove in 3 runs, Brian Szabo singled and doubled, and Chris Ferreri contributed a pair of hits.
Slippery Rock starter Joey Hemphill also went the distance, but permitted 9 runs on 11 hits and 2 walks, though he fanned 5.
ä Reynolds 5, West Middlesex 4 — At Transfer, the 7th-inning Raiders’ magic continued as Reynolds (7-5, 7-7) beat the Big Reds by plating 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th. Mike Bodnar’s double scored Luke Perrine with the winner.
On Wednesday, Reynolds’ Corey Augustine smacked a 3-run walkoff homer to post a 9-7 win over Kennedy Catholic.
Josh Hassel earned the win, pitching the final 2 innings. Hassel fanned 2, walked 2 and gave up 2 hits.
Ryan Chupak threw 6-plus innings for West Middlesex. He had 3 Ks, 3 walks and allowed 5 runs on 4 hits. Kyle Allen pitched to 1 batter and gave up Bodnar’s double. Allen, Ryan Hoover and Kyle Wimer had 2 singles each for the Big Reds.
SOFTBALL
ä Hickory 8, Oil City 0 — At Oil City, Hickory righty Logan Rock recorded her 2nd no-hitter of the season, an 8-strikeout, no-walk gem as the Hornettes continued to vie for a postseason berth.
Also for Hickory (5-4, 7-6), Angie Stigliano slammed a 2-run home run and Jonna Vellente and Carly Turk tattooed 3 and 2 hits, respectively.
Losing pitcher Katie Ragon of Oil City was touched for 10 hits. She fanned 4 and walked 2.
ä Grove City 11, Farrell 0 (6 inn.) — At Memorial Park, Grove City, the host Lady Eagles eased to the win as Chelsea Filer fired a 14-strikeout no-hitter. She walked 2. Also for Grove City (11-5 region, 12-6 overall), Becky Brahaney banged 3 hits, Filer doubled, and Leah Yauger yanked a pair of hits and plated a pair of runs.
Farrell pitcher Cristin Pollock suffered the setback, allowing a half-dozen hits, whiffing 2 and walking 3.
ä Kennedy Catholic 5, Slippery Rock 0 — At Hermitage, sisters Sarah and Katie Ritchey combined on a 1-hitter in leading the Lady Golden Eagles (9-6) past SR. Sarah, a freshman, threw the first 3 frames. She walked 2 and didn’t allow a hit. Katie, a junior, twirled the final 4 frames with 9 strikeouts, no walks and 1 hit.
At the plate for KC, Sarah Ritchey had 2 hits and scored twice, Emily Friedrich collected 2 hits and Ashley Samuels tripled.
Morgan Robinson threw all 7 innings for the Lady Rockets. She whiffed 8, walked 4 and gave up 8 hits.
ä West Middlesex 4, Sharon 0 — At West Middlesex, right-hander Heather Michaels mustered a complete-game 2-hitter, walking 3 and whiffing 8.
Also for the Ms. Reds (12-3, 14-3), Carrie Young tripled home a run and tallied twice, Kori Aubel added a single, double and run scored, and Ashley Comninos collected 2 hits, including a two-bagger.
Losing hurler Julie Norris was nicked for 4 runs on 7 hits and a walk. She struck out a pair for Sharon (9-8 in its region).
ä Reynolds 7, Commodore Perry 6 — At Transfer, Lindsey Gruber scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the 7th as the Lady Raiders (7-9) edged CP (3-12).
Erin Scott struck out 7, walked 4 and gave up 7 hits for Reynolds.
Marrissa Wilkosz suffered the setback. She fanned 5, issued 3 free passes and yielded 9 hits.
For Reynolds, Gruber doubled and Kelsey Gearhart, Stephanie Collenette, Chelsea Greenfield and Maria Yarzab all had 2 singles each.
Kara Stanger ripped 2 singles for CP.

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