Apr 12, 2018 3 min read

Kylie Poland, Cameron Meier and Sloan Altman each hit a home run as Trinity defeated Ringgold, 8-2, in a Class 5A Section 2 contest.

The Hillers scored one run in each of the first four innings, then scored two runs in both the fifth and sixth.

Payton Barr went 3-for-4 with a double for Trinity (3-1, 6-4).

Ringgold falls to 0-4 in section and 1-4 overall.

Belle Vernon 2, Keystone Oaks 0: Bailey Parshall struck out 15 and only allowed three singles as Belle Vernon defeated Keystone Oaks, 2-0, in a Class 4A Section 2 game.

The Leopards scattered 10 hits through the seven innings but were able to get solo home runs from Jordan French and Jaelynn Clegg.

Parshall, who didn’t walk a batter, also had two doubles and a single for Belle Vernon (2-1, 4-1).

The lone hits for Keystone Oaks (0-4, 2-5) were from Mario Fratangelo, Alexis Butler and Sophia Pitt.

Frazier 14, Chartiers-Houston 5: Logan Hartman pitched all seven innings and went 3-for-5 with a double and a home run to lead defending WPIAL champion Frazier past Chartiers-Houston, 14-5, in a Class 2A Section 3 rescheduled game.

The Commodores, who defeated C-H in all three games the two played a season ago, scored five runs in the third and seven in the seventh inning.

Chartiers-Houston (3-1, 5-1) scored four runs in the third inning to cut the deficit to 6-4 but were doomed by the six errors it committed on the day.

Rylee Evans also had a three-hit game for Frazier (3-0, 4-3).

Kaci Alderson went 4-for-4 with a home run and two RBI for the Bucs. She was the only player for C-H to have multiple hits.

Canon-McMillan 11, Peters Township 5: Eight players for Canon-McMillan recorded a hit as the Big Macs used two big innings to defeat Class 6A Section 1 rival Peters Township, 11-5.

The Big Macs scored six runs in the third inning to take a 6-1 lead then created more separation as PT crept closer with a five-run sixth.

The top two hitters in the C-M lineup, Erica Haught and Lindsay Schmidt, each had a pair of hits. Schmidt reached base safely in all four of her plate appearances.

Katelyn Greaves and Elli Kotar each had a home run for the Big Macs, who improve to 2-0 in the section and 3-0 overall.

Peters Township (2-3, 4-5) was paced by production from No. 5 hitter Haley Cecere, who went 4-for-4. Jill Years also had a pair of hits for the Indians, including a home run.

Monessen 10, Avella 1: Dana Vatakis had three hits, four RBI and scored twice as Monessen defeated Avella, 10-1, in a Class A Section 2 game.

The Greyhounds only held a 3-0 lead until the seventh inning when they exploded for seven runs.

Vatakis also struck out 15 in the circle for Monessen (3-1, 4-1).

Avella is 0-4 in section and 0-5 overall.

South Fayette 15, Carrick 0: South Fayette defeated Carrick 15-0 in a Class 4A Section 2 contest to end a three-game losing streak.

The Lions are 1-2 in section play and 3-4 overall.

Beth-Center 3, Burgettstown 0: MacKenzie Crile had eight strikeouts to lead Beth-Center to a 3-0 victory over Class 2A Section 3 game against Burgettstown.

Bailey Minerd and Sidney Frazee had a pair of hits for Beth-Center (1-3, 1-4).

Burgettstown drops to 1-3 in section and 1-6 overall.