High School Girls
Keyser beats Petersburg, 3-2
KEYSER, W.Va. — Keyser rallied for two runs in the sixth and one in the seventh to come back from a two-run deficit in a well-pitched game for both sides, to defeat Petersburg, 3-2, in the West Virginia Class AA Region 2 softball semifinal Thursday at Keyser.
Having taken a 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and third, Petersburg, behind the pitching of sophomore Whitney Lough, was six outs before the Golden Tornado rallied to tie the score in the sixth
Freshman pitcher Meghan Anderson led off by doubling off the right-center field fence, and moved to third on Taylor Haggerty’s single. Katelyn Haupt, the pinch-runner for Anderson, then came across with the first run on a sacrifice fly by Alicia Cutherbertson. The tie run scored when Breanna Barbe, running for Haggerty, came across on a ground ball to shortstop by Katelyn Ray.
In the seventh, Keyser went for the kill as Brandi Braithwaite led off with a single. She moved to second on a sacrifice bunt Kelsey Bacon, then to third on a single by Brooke Mangold. Marlee Whitlock then singled home Bacon with the game-winner.
Anderson finished the game with a double and a single, while Cuthbertson had two singles. Anderson went the distance on the hill to earn her 13th win, striking out six, hitting one batter and walking none. For Petersburg, Lough also went the distance, striking out two and did not issue a walk either. Both pitchers allowed eight hits.
Lough had a single and a double for Petersburg, while Brittany George singled twice
Keyser, (13-11) will play in the Region 2 final next week at a site and against a team to be determined this weekend. Petersburg concludes the season at 15-8.
East Hardy 14
Pendleton 4
FRANKLIN, W.Va. — Ashley Dove accounted for nine of East Hardy’s 14 runs as the Cougars defeated Pendleton in five innings to win the West Virginia Class A, Region 2, Section 3 championship Thursday evening at Pendleton High School.
The Cougars, the home team, scored four runs in the first, six in the second and two each in the third and fourth innings to put the game out of reach.
Dove was 3-for-4, knocking in five runs and she scored four times. Lindsey Basye was 3-for-3 with a walk and Molly Look was 2-for-4 with a double, a single and she scored twice.
Pendleton’s Erin Wright had a three-run home run in the Wildcats’ four-run sixth inning.
The Cougars, 17-3 and fourth in the Times-News poll, will host the Region 2 championship Thursday between the winner of last night’s Clay Battelle and South Harrison game.
Goretti 14
Bishop Walsh 1
CUMBERLAND — Caroline Rosenthal recorded eight strikeouts during a five-inning one-hitter in which St. Maria Goretti beat Bishop Walsh in the Spartans season finale Wednesday at Cavanaugh Field.
The Gaels scored four runs in the first inning to jump ahead, and picked right up in the second inning to score seven more times. The Spartans got their run during the fourth inning when Maggie McGill singled home Anne Mathews, who had reached on a fielder’s choice. Mathews was credited, along with Ashley Turnbull, for saving a few runs for the Spartans defense.
Goretti got two singles from Emma Bartholew and Colleen McCarley hit a two-run double that got the Gaels moving again in the second inning.
Bishop Walsh’s season ends 3-14.
“I think the ladies worked really hard and showed a lot of improvement over the season,” said Spartans Head Coach Jim Taylor. “We’ll be losing two great players in Anne Mathews and Chloe Detrick, but we have a good group of ladies coming back next year and we look forward to a better season.”
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Southern stops FH
Alycia Horner scored 13 points and Heidi Welch and Alli Shaffer had 10 as fourth-seeded Southern defeated fifth-seeded Fort Hill, 56-36, in their Class 1A West section playoff game Tuesday at Mountain Ridge.
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Beavers back as POY ... again
Known throughout the area as one of the more dominant pitchers high school softball has seen the past three seasons, Fort Hill Head Coach Mike Bittner points to an instance where Shari Beavers wasn’t on the mound to prove how valuable she was.
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Sentinels secure second straight area championship
When Fort Hill won the 2008 Maryland 1A State Championship using a roster void of seniors the expectations for 2009 would be tough to live up to.
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Fort Hill’s Beavers, Lewis head All-City softball team
Co-champion Fort Hill showed why the pitcher and catcher are the first two positions numbered in the scorebook as Shari Beavers and Adria Lewis head the newest edition of the Cumberland All-City Softball Team.
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Robertson signs letter of intent to attend Point Park University
Mountain Ridge High School pitcher Kelsey Robertson, center, signs a national letter of intent to play softball for Point Park University in Pittsburgh.
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Brittingham, Pocomoke defeats Fort Hill, 2-0
Freshman Annah Brittingham had Fort Hill off-balance all day long, allowing just two hits in spoiling the Sentinels chance to repeat as the Maryland 1A Champions with a 2-0 shutout Saturday at Robert E. Taylor Field.
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FH plays Pocomoke
Pocomoke is the last remaining obstacle in Fort Hill’s quest for a second straight Maryland 1A State title, and the Sentinels will lay it all on the line when they take on the Warriors today at 1:30 p.m. at Robert E. Taylor Stadium in College Park.
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Beavers, FH blank Pikesville
Shari Beavers struck out 15 and allowed just three hits in her third consecutive shutout, getting the Sentinels in position to defend it’s Maryland 1A State title with a 4-0 win over Pikesville Tuesday at Bachman Park.
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Fort Hill plays Pikesville today
Defending Maryland Class 1A state champion Fort Hill has been down this road before, and the Sentinels have every intention of following the same path to the same prize as the Maryland Public Schools Secondary Schools Athletic Association state semifinals will be played today at Bachman Park (see directions).
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Sentinels celebrate
Shari Beavers was up to old tricks on the mound, and Adria Lewis continued to hurt the Campers at the plate in ushering Fort Hill to its second Class 1A West Region title in as many seasons with a 5-0 win over Allegany Friday afternoon at Long Field at Constitution Park.
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