![]() ![]() Catcher London Whipkey ran Siddall back to third and tossed the ball to third baseman Lexi Six, who applied the tag for the second out. Bella Cameron singled to bring Gorgacz home, but Siddall hesitated midway between plate and third base. She moved to second on a wild pitch.Įmily Siddall worked a walk from Kiley Meek, and both runners advanced a base on a wild pitch. Mallory Gorgacz started the game-winning rally in the sixth inning with a sharp single up the middle. Union pieced together single runs in the top of the third, fifth and sixth innings. because of the length of the first game on the schedule. The game started an hour later than the scheduled start time of 4:30 p.m. “We’ll give them (Thursday) off and get ready for the (PIAA playoff game) against the District 6 champ,” said Simms. Conemaugh Valley defeated Glendale, 2-0, in the title game. West Greene (14-4) will be on the road against Conemaugh Valley, the District 6 champion. Union (20-3) plays the District 5 runner-up, either Meyersdale or Shade. Who knows what would happen,” said Simms. Simms expected a close, low-scoring game. We knew (Preuhs) was a high quality girl and they improved defensively.” “(Union) is much improved over last year. “Years ago, if you would’ve told the West Greene community we would win (five WPIAL titles in a row), they would’ve taken it and run with it,” said West Greene coach Billy Simms. The Lady Pioneers also had championship wins of 5-4 (Monessen, 2018), 10-0 (Monessen, 2017), and 12-3 (Chartiers-Houston, 2016) in the title run. The defeat is the first in the district title game for seniors Katie Lampe, Jordan Karvan, Olivia Kiger, BreAnn Jackson, Kiley Meek, Anna Durbin and Desirae Lemmon after wins of 17-2 in 2021 and 11-0 in 2019 against Union. (EST) before taking on SUNY Potsdam at 6:15.The loss snapped West Greene’s WPIAL playoff streak that began in 2016 at 18 consecutive victories. Wheaton will face fellow Lake Forest at 4:00 p.m. The Thunder return to the Florida fields on Monday afternoon. The Thunder struck out just twice as a team in the second game and committed only one defensive error, while the Highlanders committed four errors.Ĭarter led Wheaton's offense, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, and Craver, Oh, Thornton, Ryan and Clark each collected a hit in the contest. Thornton allowed two runs on five hits, with two strikeouts and three walks. The Thunder would tally three more hits but remain scoreless through their final three innings the Highlanders, however, added five more hits, scoring again in the fifth inning and threatening in the seventh with a runner on third and two outs, but Wheaton secured the win on a pop fly in foul territory to collect its first win of the season. Thornton loaded the bases after being hit by a pitch before Craver earned her own first career hit with a two-RBI single, scoring Craver and Oh. Freshmen Maddie Craver and Oh recorded their first collegiate hits with back-to-back singles, and both advanced an extra base due to a Houghton error. ![]() Jeanette Oh reached first on an error by the Highlanders' shortstop and then scored thanks to a Thornton single and another Houghton error.Īfter a leadoff walk and stolen base, Houghton tied the game in the top of the second, but Wheaton took the lead for good in the third with a three-hit rally. ![]() Wheaton then got to work reversing their earlier offensive silence and put the bat on the ball in the bottom of the first. In the second game of the day, Thornton started in the circle for the Thunder and retired the first three Houghton College batters in order, thanks to a strikeout and two groundouts. Kelly Thornton went 2-for-3 and Melody Rodriguez went 1-for-2 at the plate for the Thunder. However, the Midwestern Wheaton team failed to mount a comeback and their eastern namesake closed out the win. In the seventh inning Morgan Ryan and Melissa Meiners drilled back-to-back deep line drives to center field. Wheaton battle, and allowed just one run on one hit over the first three innings before the Lyons put together a strong fourth and fifth frames thanks to several hits and Thunder errors. In the opening game, the Thunder notched three hits but struck out eight times and committed four errors, while the Lyons earned their four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts while committing no defensive errors.įreshman pitcher Ashley Carter got the start in the circle for the Wheaton vs. The Thunder dropped their first game against Wheaton (Mass.) 4-0 before bouncing back to beat Houghton 3-2. – The Wheaton College softball team opened its 2019 season Saturday at The Spring Games in Florida by splitting a pair of games. ![]()
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