Local Sports Roundup: Games from April 13
Marian’s baseball and softball teams both posted shutouts in action Friday.
The Fillies blanked Panther Valley, while the Colts stopped Jim Thorpe.
SOFTBALL
Panther Vy.-Marian
Lyndsey Reinoehl fired a two-hit shutout to lead Marian to a 10-0 Schuylkill League victory over Panther Valley.
Both teams had entered the game unbeaten in league play, but the Fillies rode the pitching and hitting of Reinoehl to a mercy-rule win.
Offensively, Reinoehl went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs. Reese Erbe added two doubles and three RBIs for the Fillies and Mia Nemeth had two hits, two walks and two RBIs.
Megan Pascoe had a triple for Panther Valley.
Panther Vy. 000 00 - 0 2 0
Marian 340 12 - 10 10 1
Pascoe, Nunemacher (5) and Drumbore; Reinoehl and Shaud. W - Reinoehl. L - Pascoe.
BASEBALL
Marian-Jim Thorpe
Marian’s Ryan Cappel pitched five scoreless innings and combined with two relievers to register a shutout in the Colts’ 2-0 non-league victory over Jim Thorpe.
Cappel allowed just four hits and two walks, while striking out seven. Nick Goff and Adam Keslicka, who earned the save, each tossed a scoreless inning.
The winning pitcher also collected two hits at the plate, one a double, while Dante Agosti added a triple and run scored.
For the Olympians, Evan Dart had two hits.
Marian 010 100 0 - 2 7 0
Jim Thorpe 000 000 0 - 0 4 4
Cappel, Goff (6), Keslicka (7) and Nolter; Marykwas, Edwards (7) and Schwartz. W - Cappel. L - Marykwas. S - Keslicka.
Tamaqua-Tri-Valley
Tri-Valley scored the winning run on a balk in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Tamaqua, 1-0, in a non-league game.
The Raiders’ Casey Rother and Tri-Valley’s Brayden Smith were locked in a scoreless pitcher’s duel in the seventh. But Rother reached his PIAA-mandated 100-pitch limit with two outs in the seventh and had to be pulled from the mound.
Isiah Kupchinsky relieved and struck out Chase Herb, but a wild pitch on the third strike allowed Herb to reach first. Dawson Schwab singled Herb to third, and when Schwab attempted to steal second, Kupchinsky was called for a balk, allowing the winning run to score.
Rother struck out eight while allowing just four hits and one walk.
Kupchinsky had two hits for the Raiders (3-3).
Tamaqua 000 000 0 - 0 4 2
Tri-Valley 000 000 1 - 1 5 1
Rother, Kupchinsky (7) and Knoblauch, Rother (7); Smith and Poletti. W - Smith. L - Kupchinsky.
Palisades-No. Lehigh
Matt McGrath pitched a complete game, striking out six, and contributed three hits and an RBI on offense to lead Palisades to a 10-2 Colonial League victory over Northern Lehigh.
For the Bulldogs, Luke Eitner finished 2-for-3.
No. Lehigh 010 001 0 - 2 6 1
Palisades 202 204 x - 10 15 2
Colon, Long (6), Bauer (6) and Rudolph; McGrath and Oechsie. W - McGrath. L - Colon.
Salisbury-Palmerton
Salisbury posted a 9-1 Colonial League win over Palmerton. No other information was received by the Times News.
TENNIS
Palmerton-Palisades
Palisades won two of the three singles matches to help gain a 3-2 Colonial League victory over Palmerton.
Mattis Willuhn, at No. 2 singles, posted a straight-set win for the Bombers.
Palisades 3, Palmerton 2
SINGLES
Mike Swope (Pali) def. Nate Andress 6-4, 6-1; Mattis Willuhn (Palm) def. Gavin Kelly 6-1, 6-1; Neil Guarino (Pali) def. Marc Roselli 6-3, 6-3.
DOUBLES
T. Gehman/A. Rodriguez (Pali) def. T. Hirochek/E.Messics 6-1,6-0; J. Hillandbrand/K.Kratzer (Palm) def. S.Reinard/T. Goggins 8-3.
Palmerton-Pen Argyl
In Palmerton’s second match of the day, the Blue Bombers singles players all registered pro-set wins to lead the team to a 5-0 Colonial League win over Pen Argyl.
Posting the singles wins were Nate Andress, Mattis Willuhn, and Marc Roselli.
Palmerton 5, Pen Argyl 0
SINGLES
Nate Andress (P) def. Riley Porter 8-4; Mattis Willuhn (P) def. Brendan McMahon 8-1; Marc Roselli (P) def. Aiden McMahon 8-5.
DOUBLES
Taylor Hirochek/Erica Messics (P) def. Tanner Shaw/Jayson Corsetti 8-4; Jon Hillanbrand/Kory Kratzer (P) won by forfeit.
Pleasant Vy.-Freedom
Josh Schaffner and Jake Ammermann both won in singles play and teamed up for a victory in doubles to help Pleasant Valley shut out Freedom, 7-0, in Eastern Pennsylvania Conference action.
PV also got a singles win from Najja Francis.
Pleasant Valley 7, Freedom 0
SINGLES
Josh Schaffner (PV) def. Justin Szaro 6-1, 6-4; Jake Ammermann (PV) def. Matt Mullen 6-0, 6-2; Najja Francis (PV) def. Paras Chand 6-4, 6-3.
DOUBLES
Josh Schaffner/Jake Ammermann (PV) def. Justin Szaro/Matt Mullen 8-2; Jason Allesch/Brian Kagel (PV) def. Advay Deshmuhk/Zach Chomitzky 6-1, 6-3; Mike Tauer/John Berry (PV) def. TJ Schaeffer/Shivam Chand 6-7 (7-3), 6-3, 6-4; Evan Thomas/Ben Jacoby (PV) def. Max Mehta/Fahim Paiker 6-2, 6-3.
PM West-Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe’s Matt Widdicombe earned a win at No. 3 singles, but that was the only bright spot for the Olympians in a 4-1 loss to Pocono Mountain West.
PM West 4, Jim Thorpe 1
SINGLES
Joe Romano (PMW) def. John Fedora 6-3, 6-0; Tom Gaudette (PMW) def. Emilio Mercado 6-1, 6-3; Matt Widdicombe (JT) def. Sodesh Teajman 6-2, 6-4.
DOUBLES
Luke Meyer/Roull Pena (PMW) def. Connor Rodgers/Erik McLain-Walter 6-2, 6-1; Andres Peralta/Luis Bramon (PMW) def. Ethan Melber 6-1, 6-0.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Crestwood-Pleasant Vy.
Juliana Lopez scored seven goals, including the 100th of her career, and had two assists to help Pleasant Valley roll to a 20-8 victory over Crestwood.
It was also a memorable game for Alyssa Grieco, who reached the 100-point plateau. Grieco had five goals and two assists for the Bears.
PV also received five goals and two assists from Savannah Bauman, while Alyssa Lopez added three goals and four assists.
The tandem of Danni Reino and Adriana Picca combined for five goalie saves.