Apr 12, 2023 5 min read

Jacklyn Tatar homered, doubled and drove in five runs, sparking Bentworth to a 7-6 road win over Burgettstown in Class 2A Section 3 on Wednesday.

The win moved Bentworth to 3-1 in the section and 3-3 overall. It was the first section loss for Burgettstown (3-1, 6-3). Both teams trail first-place OLSH by one game in the standings.

Sofia Gaussa gave Bentworth a 5-3 lead in the top of the seventh with an RBI double and Tatar followed with a two-run double that made it 7-3.

Burgettstown answered with a three-run bottom of the seventh and had runners on second and third with two outs but a line drive back to Bentworth pitcher Nora Lindley ended the game.

Lindley struck out seven and survived eight walks to get the win. She helped her cause by hitting a home run. Gaussa had two doubles, and Zoe McDonald and Kyleigh Glaze each doubled.

Burgettstown received three hits, including a double, from Layla Sherman.

• Sami Bewick went 4-for-5 with two home runs and eight RBI as Peters Township overcame a nine-run deficit and rallied for a wild 18-15 win over Bethel Park in a Class 5A Section 4 game.

Bethel Park (0-3, 1-6) led 14-5 in the fourth inning before Peters Township (1-1-2, 3-5) responded by scoring the game’s final 13 runs. The Indians scored four times in the fourth to pull to within 14-8, added five in the fifth to close to within 15-13 and won with a five-run sixth.

Bewick hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put PT up 16-15. That came one inning after she belted a grand slam that cut BP’s lead to 15-12.

Elena Tylka homered and drove in three runs for the Indians, who overcame 15 walks by its pitchers to win.

• Trinity stayed unbeaten in Class 5A Section 4 with a 2-0 win at Upper St. Clair, handing the panthers their first league setback.

The game was scoreless until the sixth inning when an error on a ball hit by the Hillers’ Kristina Bozaek went for an error, allowing Madison Argo and Ally Krenzelak to score the game’s only runs.

Winning pitcher Taylor Dunn fired a three-hitter. Each of USC’s hits were singles.

Trinity is 3-0 in section and 7-1 overall. The Hillers host Thomas Jefferson Friday with the winner taking sole possession of first place in the section.

• Kendall Ellsworth drove in four runs, including three on a bases-loaded triple, Bailey Barnyak twirled a one-hitter and Carmichaels stayed unbeaten with a 12-0 five-inning win over Avella in Class A Section 2.

Barnyak struck out 10 and allowed only a single to Laylyn Moore as the Mikes moved to 5-0 in section and 9-0 overall.

• A 13-run third inning sent Charleroi to a 17-2 win over visiting Washington in a Class 2A Section 3 game.

Leadoff hitter Leena Henderson went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and three RBI to lead the Cougars (2-1, 7-1) at the plate. Madalynn Lancy had a double and two RBI.

Winning pitcher Sofia Celaschi struck out 11.

Amari Oakley and Morgan Winters each tripled for Wash High (0-4, 0-5).

• Kendall Lemley homered, doubled and pitched a complete game as Waynesburg used a pair of early three-run innings to beat South Park 7-1 in Class 3A Section 4.

The Raiders remain unbeaten in section (3-0) and are 6-2 overall. South Park fell to 2-1, 4-2.

Kayleigh Varner also homered and doubled for the Raiders. She had a team-leading three RBI.

• Canon-McMillan scored two runs on a two-out error in the sixth inning to break a tie and beat Baldwin 5-4 in Class 6A Section 1.

Winning pitcher Brooke Bumer scattered nine hits and stranded two Baldwin runners in scoring position in the seventh. Morgan Doyle led the Big Macs (2-3, 3-4) at the plate with two hits, a run and an RBI.

• Julia Munkittrick drove in three runs and Stephanie Binek pitched a four-hitter as South Fayette defeated Moon 9-4 in Class 5A Section 3.

• OLSH remained in first place in Class 2A Section 3 with a 14-3 win in five innings over Fort Cherry. The Chargers are 4-0 in the section and 6-1 overall.

• Winning pitcher Julie Cooper went 3-for-4 with two home runs and a double to power Laurel Highlands to a 10-6 victory over Ringgold in Class 4A Section 2.

LH (2-3, 2-4), which has won two straight, forged an early 7-3 lead. Ringgold (0-4, 1-6) closed to within 7-6 but LH scored three times in the sixth, which included a solo homer by Cooper.

Cassi Kunkel and Cadence Harding tripled for Ringgold. Hailey Robertson and Alice Ramous doubled.

• Jefferson-Morgan outlasted Mapletown 14-13 in nine innings in Class A Section 2.

Peyton Farabee homered, doubled twice and had four hits for J-M. Winning pitcher Kayla Larkin and Ava Wood also had four-hit games. Karlee Crockard had two doubles.

Krista Wilson had four hits for Mapletown. Devan Clark struck out 10 over seven innings.