SV keeps Rams hitless in win
Emily Watson pitched a six-inning no-hitter and had two doubles, a single and four RBI to power the Seneca Valley softball team to a 10-0 victory over Pine-Richland Monday.
Watson fanned eight batters with no walks. The Rams had only one baserunner, who reached on an error.
Julia Vandrak had a single, a double and three RBI for the Raiders.
• Kate Williams homered and singled, and Brooke Hiles had two singles and a triple as Karns City held off Venango Catholic 6-4.
• Shawna Peace had a pair of singles, but Slippery Rock fell to Leechburg 15-1 in five innings. The Blue Devils banged out 16 hits and plated nine runs in the fourth inning.
• Meghan Cratty tripled for A-C Valley, but Clarion came away with an 8-2 victory.
Pine-Richland 000 000 x — 0 0 2Seneca Valley 301 231 x — 10 9 1W: Emily Watson 6 IP (8K, 0BB).
L: H. Morgan 4IP (6K, 3BB).
Seneca Valley (9-7, 3-6): Emily Watson 1B, 2-2B, R, 4 RBI; Julia Vandrak 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Alyssa DeMaria 2B; Alyssa Miller 2B; Sara Mantick 3B
Wednesday: Seneca Valley at Butler
Venango Catholic 000 103 0 — 4 9 1Karns City 301 020 x — 6 8 0W: Lauren Downs 7 IP (8K, 2BB).
L: Kim Pragle 6 IP (13K, 3BB).
Venango Catholic: Kim Pragle HR, 1B; Barr 3B; Mallski 2-1B
Karns City (5-7): Kate Williams 1B, HR; Brooke Hiles 2-1B, 3B; Breezzie Rich 1B; Sarah Young 1B; Sabrina Johns 1B
Today: Karns City at Keystone
Leechburg 201 93x x — 15 16 0Slippery Rock 100 00x x — 1 5 4W: Kenzie Young 5IP (7K, 3BB).
L: Katie Meyers 5 IP (1K, 8BB).
Leechburg: Kasie Young 2-1B; Kenzie Young 3-1B, 2B; Kelly Klingensmith 2-1NB; Caitlin Gronski 3-1B; Jessica Pastza 2-1B
Slippery Rock (6-6): Shawna Peace 2-1B
Today: Franklin at Slippery Rock
Clarion 300 400 1 — 8 7 1A-C Valley 200 000 0 — 2 5 4W: Smathers 7 IP (8K, 1BB).
L: Nicole Wetzel 7 IP (2K, 3BB).
Clarion: Smathers 3B, RBI; Dechant 2B, RBI; Beichner 2 RBI, Au. Hummell 1B, 2 RBI
A-C Valley (5-7, 2-6): Meghan Cratty 3B, R; Erin Larimore 1B, RBI, R; Lauren Snyder RBI; Kelsie Russell 1B; Kelsey Viertel 1B
Today: West Forest at A-C Valley
<B>Butler 5, Seneca Valley 0 — </B>The Tornado wrapped up the regular season with a 16-0 record.<B>Singles:</B> Matt Slamecka (B) def. Joe Shults 6-0, 6-0; Evan Kowalski (B) def. Matt Hochberg 6-0, 6-0; Will Nesbitt (B) def. Steve Muti 6-0, 6-0<B>Doubles:</B> Kemper May-Zac McCafferty (B) def. Andrew Wilson-Troy Abbott 2-6 7-6, 7-5; Zac Cavaliero-Emil Kemp (B) def. Lee Chandler-Mayank Parashar 6-2, 6-3
Brad Francis had a pair of doubles and a single as Karns City scored nine runs in the first inning en route to an 11-1, five-inning triumph over Venango Catholic• Jon Anderson belted a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give Grove City an 8-6 decision over Commodore Perry.Jeff Revesz and Pat Johnson each added two-run shots for Grove City (12-1, 6-0).<B>Venango Catholic 000 10x x — 1 4 1Karns City 900 02x x — 11 11 0W:</B> Brian Best 5 IP (6K, 1BB). <B>L:</B> Guth X\c IP (0K, 3BB).<B>Karns City (6-5, 4-4):</B> Brad Francis 1B, 2-2B; Zach Barney 2-1B; Brian Best 2-1B<B>Today:</B> Karns City at Keystone<B>Comm. Perry 003 002 01 — 6 5 1Grove City 220 001 03 — 8 12 7W:</B> Jeff Revesz 2 IP (3K, 0BB). <B>L:</B> Bart Eddinger Z\c IP (0K, 0 BB).<B>Commodore Perry:</B> Cody Yavorsky 2-R HR<B>Grove City (12-2, 6-0):</B> Jeff Revesz 2-R HR, 1B; Pat Johnson 2-R HR, 1B; Jason Revesz 2-1B; Jordan Orloski 2B; B.J. Johnson 2B; Chauncey Miller 2B; Jon Anderson 1B, 3-R HR<B>Wednesday:</B> Harbor Creek at Grove City
<B>Fox Chapel 11, Seneca Valley 7 — </B>Taylor Mayeda had three goals and Lindsey Leddon added two goals for the Raiders.Morgan Midkiff and Sam Struss also scored for Seneca Valley (13-2).
Cody Bachman had three goals and three assists, and Tyler Kotch had two goals and an assist to lead Butler to a 9-4 victory over Central Catholic.Nathan Barthlow had two goals, Cody Conklin had one goal and two assists and Alex Hill made 12 saves for Butler (13-1, 6-0).• Seneca Valley remained unbeaten following a weekend trip to Michigan and Ohio.The Raiders (13-0) defeated Orchard Lake St. Mary's 11-9 in Detroit Saturday.Jake McAndrew scored five goals, Will Koontz had two, and Rob Fyock, Sean O'Rourke, David Gibbons and Sean Dailey had one each. Brian Bohn had 12 saves.SV defeated St. John's Jesuit 11-7 in Toledo Sunday. McAndrew scored five goals, with Brendan Thomas adding two. Fyock, Jordan Kelly, O'Rourke and Wendell Frank had a goal each.
<B>Central Catholic 8, Butler 4 (boys) —</B> Nathan Karwoski had two goals and Cory Hilliard and Max Essig had one each for Butler.