District 10 pairings announced

May 17, 2008 08:46 am

— The District 10 committees have announced postseason tournament pairings for softball and baseball:
SOFTBALL
Tuesday, May 20
CLASS AA
(at Allegheny College’s
Robertson Field)
ä West Middlesex (16-4) vs. Titusville (13-4), 2 p.m.
ä Iroquois (16-4) vs. Maplewood (10-10), 4 p.m.
ä Wilmington (18-1) and Villa Maria (20-0) drew opening-round byes.
CLASS AAA
(at Penn State-Behrend, Erie)
ä Corry (13-3) vs. Hickory (8-7), 2 p.m.
ä Harbor Creek (14-6) vs. Franklin (13-4), 4 p.m.
Thursday, May 22
CLASS A
(at Allegheny College’s
Robertson Field)
ä Kennedy Catholic (10-8) vs. Cambridge Springs (17-3), 2 p.m.
ä Union City (17-1) vs. Eisenhower (6-10), 4 p.m.
CLASS AAAA
Championship
(Penn State-Behrend, Erie)
ä Strong Vincent (15-3) vs. McDowell (11-8), 1 p.m.
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BASEBALL
Wednesday, May 21
CLASS AA
(at Slippery Rock University’s
Jack Critchfield Park)
ä Saegertown vs. Fort LeBoeuf, 4 p.m.
ä Conneaut Lake vs. Northwestern, 6:30 p.m.
ä Sharon, North East drew opening-round byes.
CLASS AAA
(at Allegheny College’s
Robertson Field)
ä Corry vs. Slippery Rock, 2 p.m.
ä Meadville vs. Harbor Creek, 4 p.m.
ä Hickory (17-1) and Warren drew opening-round byes.
Thursday, May 22
CLASS A
(at Slippery Rock University’s
Jack Critchfield Park)
ä Linesville vs. Cochranton, 4 p.m.
ä Kennedy Catholic vs. Villa Maria, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, May 23
CLASS AAAA
Championship
(at Jerry Uht Park, Erie)
ä McDowell vs. Cathedral Prep, 7 p.m.
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Regular-Season
SOFTBALL
ä Wilmington 10, Sharpsville 0 (5 inn,) — On Thursday, the Lady ’Hounds (16-1) rode the strong arm of Brooke Buchowski, who went 4 innings, before Sydney Cuscino hurled the last frame.
On offense Cassi Conway went 3-for-3, while Cuscino was 2-for-3 with a double and a home run as well as 3 RBIs. Buchowski and Haley Marett each added 2 hits for coach Paul Smargiasso.
ä Kennedy Catholic 6, Mercer 2 — At Hermitage Thursday, righty Katie Ritchey fired a 4-hitter, whiffing 11 and walking 3 during her route-going outing.
Offensively for Kennedy (10-8), Sarah Ritchey ripped 3 hits including a double, Liza Catania connected for 2 including a triple and plated a pair, and Emily Friedrich, Angela Balint and Chelsea Bernat each banged a pair of hits. One of Friedrich’s was a triple.
Losing pitcher Cassie Lipinski also went the distance and struck out 3 while walking only 1. Nespor and Heckathorn split Mercer’s hits, with one of Heckathorn’s being a two-bagger.
KC claimed 7 wins in its final 10 regular-season games.