Lady Leopards cruise to 12-2 victory
Belle Vernon belted out 14 hits Saturday for a 12-2 victory in six innings over visiting Laurel Highlands in a Section 2-AAAA game played at James Weir Stadium.
Maddie Grisnik led the way for the Lady Leopards (1-0, 6-0) with two doubles and two RBI. Mailey Hayes belted a solo home run. Katie Sokol finished with a double, two singles and two RBI. Lauren VanDivner contributed two singles and two RBI. Sydney Callaway drove in two runs, Taylor Beech doubled and Bella Williams had two singles.
Winning pitcher Lily Crawford allowed two runs on seven hits with one walk and two strikeouts.
Nisha Dillard hit a two-run home run for Laurel Highlands (0-1, 0-3). Izzy Coleman, Harlie Dirda and Zoe Robson all doubled.
Dirda started and took the loss.
Baseball
Mount Pleasant 14, McGuffey 2 – The Vikings defeated the Highlanders in Section 4-AAA action in a game played at Latrobe.
Brady Poole led Mount Pleasant (1-0, 3-3) with three hits and three RBI. C.J. Nestor finished with a double and three RBI, and Cole Chatfield had three hits and two RBI.
Greensburg Salem 7, Southmoreland 6; Greensburg Salem 13, Southmoreland 2 – Tyler Martin brought home the game-winning run with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Golden Lions to victory in the first game of a Section 4-AAA doubleheader.
Peyton Chismar’s two-run single tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning for Greensburg Salem (2-1, 2-2).
Martin finished with four hits and two RBI and Chismar drove in four runs in the opening game. Kadin Keefer had two hits for the Scotties (0-4, 0-6).
Ayden Crissman allowed just two hits in six innings called due to the mercy rule in the nightcap.
Chismar finished with two singles, a double and three RBI. Nick Heinnick added a triple and three RBI.
Blake Forsythe singled and drove in a run for Southmoreland.