SOFTBALL: Lady Wolverines Edge Union 8-7, Lady Panthers Shut Out Shenango

WOLVERINES WIN NAILBITER OVER UNION

There’s nothing better than a close game with controversy early in the season. The Lady Wolverines traveled to Union yesterday and came home with a 8-7 victory. The outcome wasn’t determined until an interference call against Union on the game’s final play.

Ellwood City put two on the board in the first by way of a Aliya Garroway sacrifice fly and Julia Nardone RBI double and expanded its lead to 4-0 in the top half of the second inning. Garroway collected a RBI single and Mollie Street laced a RBI double to score Garroway.

Union cut the lead in half as they scored two runs in their half of the second inning. A double and three singles made the score 4-2.

The teams exchanged runs in the third inning before Ellwood City was able to put two more runs on the board in the fourth inning.

Garroway collected her third run producing hit to plate Nardone and later scored on a wild pitch to push the Wolverines ahead 7-3.

After Ellwood City went down in order in the fifth, Union made it 7-6 on a walk, a two run homer, a single, and two errors.

The Wolverines made it 8-6 in the seventh as Angie Nardone walked and later scored on two consecutive wild pitches to set up the fireworks in Union’s half of the seventh.

As was the theme for the day, Union fought until the very end. Julia Nardone got the first two outs via strikeout and a flyout to Wehman in center field. The Scotties made it 8-7 on back to back doubles to put the tying run on second with two outs. A ground ball got by Servick at shortstop but the baserunner was ruled out for interfering with Servick and the Lady Wolverines escaped with an 8-7 victory.

Garroway led the offense with two singles and two RBIs. Angie Nardone singled while Street and Julia Nardone added doubles. Angie Nardone did her job from the lead off spot as she scored three times. Garroway scored twice and Servick, Wehman, and Street each scored once. Street, Kalantzis, and Julia Nardone contributed rbi’s as well. Julia Nardone got the win in the circle as she scattered 9 hits in the complete game victory. She yielded 5 earned runs as she fanned 6 and walked 3.

The Lady Wolverines will look to go 4-0, 2-0 in the section as they travel to Quaker Valley Wednesday for a 4:15 start in Sewickley.

LADY PANTHERS SHUT OUT SHENANGO

Aliya Ottaviani tamed the Wildcats as Riverside shut out Shenango 10-0 Tuesday afternoon.

The host Panthers poured on a 8-run third inning to envoke the mercy rule.

Ottaviani pitched 5 shutout innings, striking out seven and also collected a double offensively. Freshman 3B Ainslee Freshcorn was 2-3 (1 2B) with 2 RBIs for the Panthers.  Junior catch Maddie Fryer also had two hits in the contest.

Riverside (2-0 Overall) next travels to Mohawk on Wednesday.

TWO PANTHER PITCHERS COMBINE TO SHUT OUT NESHANNOCK

Riverside Panthers baseball team defeated Neshannock 4-0 on Tuesday as two pitchers combined to throw a shutout.

Ronnie Harper started and pitched the Panthers to victory. The southpaw surrendered zero runs on three hits over five and two-thirds innings, striking out seven and walking one. Madden Boehm threw one and one-third innings in relief out of the bullpen. Boehm induced a double-play from Jack Glies to finish off the game.

Grant Melder took the loss for Neshannock. The hurler went two and two-thirds innings, allowing four runs on three hits and striking out four.

Ashton Schlosser, Boehm, Evan Burry, and Darren McDade all had one hit to lead Riverside. Andrew Frye led Neshannock with three hits in three at bats.