Apr 30, 2018 4 min read

Lauren Burnett hit an inside-the-park grand slam in a nine-run fourth inning as South Fayette defeated Carrick in five innings, 14-3, to end a five-game losing streak in a Class 4A Section 2 game.

Burnett’s home run was part of the seven hits and 12 hitters that reached safely in the fourth for the Lions, whose last win was when they hosted Carrick April 12. Burnett went 2-for-3 with six RBI. Lexi Yates went 4-for-4 with two RBI and scored three times for South Fayette (2-6, 4-9). Madison Potteiger earned the win in the circle, striking out eight batters while giving up only three hits.

Carrick falls to 0-7 in the section and 1-7 overall.

• Ella Brookman and Kaci Alderson each homered to extend Chartiers-Houston’s winning streak to five games with at least one home run as the Bucs defeated Bentworth, 14-3, in a Section 3-AA game.

The top of the Chartiers-Houston (6-2, 10-2) lineup caused problems again as the first three hitters – Kasey Scears, Jaylese Lombardi and Alderson – combined to go 7-for-10 with four runs and 10 RBI. Scears and Lombardi each hit a double.

Savannah Adams was the lone player for Bentworth (5-3, 9-4) to have a multi-hit game with a pair of singles.

Both teams have clinched playoff berths.

• Kylie Sinn pitched a complete game and Carmichaels hit six doubles to defeat Jefferson-Morgan in six innings, 13-2, in Section 2-A.

Sinn, who struck out nine, led Carmichaels (7-2, 10-4) with a pair of doubles. Madison Ellsworth also hit two doubles, and Maddie Ewart and Shelbee McCann each had a double.

Krista McCartney drove in the only runs for Jefferson-Morgan (2-6, 3-6) with a two-run homer in the fourth inning. The Rockets hurt themselves by committing seven errors.

• Canon-McMillan moved to within a half-game of first-place Baldwin in Class 6A Section 1 by thumping Brashear 15-0 in three innings.

Canon-McMillan (8-2, 9-2) had 14 hits including eight that went for extra bases. Sydney Senay doubled and drove in four runs, Grace Higgins belted a home run and Elika Mowery had two doubles to lead the Big Macs at the plate. MaKenzi Hollie hit a triple, and Katelyn Greaves, Kylah Kubiczki and Abby Allen each had a double.

Brashear remains winless at 0-10 in section and 0-11 overall.

• Emily Vinsky threw a three-hit shutout and McGuffey enhanced its postseason chances with a 13-0 victory over Charleroi in a five-inning game.

The win improves McGuffey to 4-4 in the section. The Highlanders hold the final playoff berth from the section.

Ellie Serna led McGuffey’s 11-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with a double, Brin Hunter belted a home run and Vinsky helped her cause with a double. In the circle, Vinsky struck out eight and issued only one walk.

Taylor Boyd had a double for Charleroi (0-7, 0-8).

• Trinity unleashed a 16-hit attack and rolled to a 13-2 victory over host McKeesport in Class 5A Section 2.

The win is the fourth in a row for Trinity (7-3, 11-5), which is battling both Albert Gallatin and Connellsville for the section title.

Marlaina Bozek went 4-for-5, belted a home run and drove in three runs to lead the high-powered Hillers offense. Payton Barr also was 4-for-5 and had a double and three RBI, Bailey Bell gave Trinity a third hitter who was 4-for-5 and she also had a double. Winning pitcher Kylie Poland had three hits, including a triple and a double. Emma Morgan had a double as six of the Hillers’ hit went for extra bases.

Poland twirled a four-hitter in dealing McKeesport (2-8, 2-9) its third consecutive defeat.

• Sara Chory hit for the cycle, Elisa Clark homered and Mapletown overcame an early five-run deficit to defeat host California 24-12 in a six-inning Section 2-A game.

Chory went 4-for-6 and helped Mapletown (4-4, 6-4) overcome an 8-3 deficit after the first inning. Clark also had four hits including the home run, and Taylor Vanata, McKenzie Cree, Macee Chesney, Briell Price and Kylie Shriver each doubled. Madoleen Grim added four singles. Madi Blaker was the winning pitcher.

Marlee Renner had a big game for California (1-9, 1-10) with a home run and a triple. Marley Evans, Kristina Luko and Ashley Gush doubled for the Trojans.