SB — Unioto 9, Westfall 8 (8 innings)
WILLIAMSPORT — Westfall put the pressure on Unioto, but a run in the eighth inning kept the Shermans unbeaten in SVC play with a 9-8 win.
Alexis Book hit a leadoff home run in the top of the eighth and Hannah Hull didn’t let a two-out double bother her as she got Westfall (7-10, 7-6) to ground out on the next pitch to end the game.
The win moves the Shermans (18-3) to 13-0 in the SVC and clinches the outright league title. Only second-place Adena (11-2) stands between the Shermans and gold softball for an undefeated league season.
Both teams scored in the first and then Unioto scored four times in the third – including a three-run home run from Abbi Marshall – and three in the fourth to go up 8-1.
Westfall started coming back in the fifth when Delana Landefeld hit a two-run double and then later scored on a steal of home to make the score 8-4.
Ava Heath came through with a two-run double in the sixth to close to 8-6.
A two-out single in the bottom of the seventh from Joni Snyder brought in two more runs to tie the game and send it to extra innings.
Adrina Hicks went the distance for the Mustangs. She gave up nine runs (five earned) on 14 hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.
Hull gave up eight runs (four earned) for the Shermans on 13 hits with one walk and nine strikeouts.
SB — Teays Valley 3, Circleville 1
ASHVILLE — Teays Valley limited visiting Circleville to a single hit on the way to a 3-1 win Monday afternoon.
Alyvia Lawrentz started for the Vikings (13-5, 8-2) and had her only real issues in the first inning.
Claire Davis led off the game with Circleville’s lone hit and all three of Lawrentz’s walks came in the first – the last one forcing in the Tigers’ run.
Lawrentz faced only three batters in her next five innings of work.
Avery Stratton pitched the seventh to earn the save. She allowed a walk and struck out two.
The Vikings got their runs in the third.
TV got its first two batters on when Micah Mann singled and Lawrentz reached on a misplayed bunt. Mann took third on the bunt play and Lawrentz stole second to put both runners in scoring position.
The first out was recorded when Mann tried to score on a passed ball.
Mann then doubled to center to bring in Lawrentz and tie the game.
Aimee DeWeese had an infield single and a single to center from Michelle Brumfield drove in TV’s second run.
After Isabel Sayre drew a walk, Abbi Revalee hit into what would be an inning-ending double play, but DeWeese scored before the second out was made to give TV a 3-1 lead.
TV loaded the bases with one out in the fifth but was unable to get a run across.
Gabby McConnell pitched for the Tigers (10-8, 8-4), giving up seven hits, walking two and striking out five.
SB — Bloom-Carroll 2, Logan Elm 1
CARROLL — Bloom-Carroll strung three two-out hits together in the fifth inning to top visiting Logan Elm 2-1 Monday.
The Braves (15-6, 8-4) took advantage of a couple of errors and a walk to load the bases in the top of the third and a sacrifice fly from Ryleigh Wolfe allowed Kimberly Petty to tag and score for a 1-0 lead.
The Bulldogs (12-9, 7-5) scored their two runs in the fifth when Raychel Grove, Madelyn Gates and Ady Luke had consecutive two-out hits.
Sadie Binkley pitched the six innings for the Braves giving up the two runs on six hits with two strikeouts.
SB — Liberty Union 10, Amanda-Clearcreek 4
BALTIMORE — Liberty Union got out in front early and held off Amanda-Clearcreek for a 10-4 win Monday.
The Lions (15-6, 9-4) sent 10 batters to the plate in the first to get out to a 6-0 lead.
Two more in the fourth gave LU an 8-0 advantage.
The Aces (4-11, 3-9) got on the scoreboard in the fifth through an RBI single by Averie Hutchison and on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Casadee Steinmetz.
LU scored twice more in the sixth and the Aces got their last two runs in the seventh from fielder’s choice buy Braeleigh Blosser and a single from Ady Gilbert.
Steinmetz pitched the first five innings allowing eight runs (six earned) on 10 hits with five walks.
Makenna Singleton pitched one inning and gave up two unearned runs on three hits with a strikeout.
