Apr 6, 2018 3 min read

Bailey Parshall struck out six and tossed a three-hit shutout as Belle Vernon blanked West Mifflin, 5-0, in Class 4A Section 2 Friday afternoon.

Parshall also had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs for BV (1-1, 2-1). West Mifflin had its three-game win streak snapped and fell to 2-1 in the section.

Carmichaels 17, California 1: Emma Haloren went 3-for-3, scored 3 times and drove in 3 runs during Carmichaels 17-1 win over California in a four-inning Section 2-A game.

Megan Walker had a bases-loaded triple and Gina Ranieri cracked a solo home run for the Mikes (2-0, 4-2). Kylie Sinn struck out six and doubled as did Holaren. Maddi Ewart and Madison Ellswortheach had a triple.

California fell to 0-2, 0-1 in the section.

Mapletown 16, Hundred 0: A 14-run first inning sealed a 16-0 win by Mapletown over Hundred in a non-section game and season-opener for both teams.

Taylor Vanata went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI and Makenzie Cree went 2-for-2 with two runs. Winning pitcher Maddie Blaker struck out six. Macee Chesney had two hits.

Waynesburg 18, Southmoreland 8: Seven different Waynesburg players smacked extra-base hits to score in six of seven innings and defeat host Southmoreland 18-8.

Paige Rutan and Sydney Hare both hit home runs for the Raiders (2-0, 4-1) in the Section 3-AAA game. Erin Fitch hit a double and a triple, and Rachel Elsenhimer, Bailee Shimek, Brooke Meek and Selena Phillips all roped doubles.

The Raiders had eight extra-base hits to Southmoreland’s one. The Scotties’ (1-1, 1-2) only extra-base hit was a double by Emily Putsey.

Winning pitcher Meghan Braun tossed six innings in relief, allowing only three runs. Braun walked one and struck out two batters.

McGuffey 12, Brownsville 2: Shelby Dobrynski did it all for McGuffey, leading the Highlanders to a 12-2 Section 3-AAA win over Brownsville.

Dobrynski threw a six-inning complete game, striking out seven Falcons (0-2, 1-4) and walking only one. At the plate, Dobrynski hit the game’s only home run.

After trailing 1-0 after two innings, McGuffey (1-1, 1-1) scored eight in the third inning. The Highlanders scored one more in the fifth and three more in the sixth to secure the mercy-rule win.

Also leading the Highlanders’ offense was Brin Hunter, who smacked two doubles and a triple. Abigail Blackhurst also tripled for McGuffey.

Chartiers-Houston 10, North Catholic 0: Three different Chartiers-Houston batters hit home runs to lead the Bucs to a 10-0 win over visiting Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic (0-1).

Ella Brookman, Kaci Alderson and Karlyn Bayer each hit roundtrippers and totaled two RBI in the win. Alderson, who hit two homers in the Bucs’ (3-0) win over Bentworth Thursday, also doubled.

Kaitlyn Dittrich struck out five and didn’t allow a walk in her four innings. The scoreless outing was Dittrich’s second in as many days, as the senior shut out Bentworth Thursday.