Lane Martinec’s RBI single in the top of the seventh inning snapped a 10-10 tie and propelled Montour to a wild 11-10 victory over Baldwin Monday in a WPIAL Class 5A Section 4 baseball game at Baldwin.
The Highlanders built a 7-4 lead over the first five innings but the Spartans used the long ball to put together a six-run sixth-inning and take a 10-7 lead.
Tyler Puffer delivered a two-run homer and Zander Stern clubbed a grand slam later in the inning to help Montour move in front.
But Baldwin answered in its half of the sixth with three runs, all of which came on bases-loaded walks, to tie the score at 10-10.
Then in the seventh, Matteo Weber singled and moved to second on a walk to Puffer. Both runners advanced on a fielder’s choice before Martinec came through with what proved to be the game-inning single.
Baldwin put the tying run at second base with one out in the bottom of the seventh but Montour pitcher Michael Ivanoff struck out the final two batters to preserve the win.
Stern finished with two hits and 5 RBIs for the Spartans. Weber went 3 for 3 while Ivanoff, Martinec and Dalton Young each had two hits.
Moon 10, Upper St. Clair 8
The Tigers trailed 8-1 after one inning but rallied late, scoring five times in the sixth inning to overtake the host Panthers in a Class 5A Section 2 game.
Moon was down 8-5 going into the sixth before taking advantage of some sloppy Upper St. Clair play to go in front for keeps. A bases-loaded hit batsman enabled Moon to pull to within 8-6 and a misplayed ground ball resulted in two more runs to come home. Jayden Bittner’s sacrifice fly scored Nick Machusko with what proved to be the winning run.
Moon scored four times in the second inning to trim Upper St. Clair’s lead to 8-5. One run scored on an error while Savario Vandetti drove in two runs with a double and Will Swisher contributed a sacrifice fly.
Vandetti finished with three of the Tigers’ eight hits and Owen Amey added two. Freshman Jack Ambrozic came on in relief in the second inning and wound up pitching six scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out four.
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 23, Springdale 3
Chad Minton had three hits, including a pair of doubles, and drove in three runs while Bruno Williams had two hits and knocked in two runs as the visiting Chargers walloped the Dynamos in a Class 2A Section 3 contest that went just four innings.
Dean Douglass added two hits and three RBIs for OLSH, which pounded out 14 hits and took advantage of 15 walks issued by four Springdale pitchers to win easily.
Angelo Ursida had two hits and drove in three runs while Colby Lane and Christian Bush each had a hit and two RBIs.
Wyatt Walsh drew three walks and scored three runs for the Chargers while Colby Lane, Douglass and Ryan DeNinno also scored three runs each in the win.
Serra Catholic 12, Bishop Canevin 1
Cole Hann went 4 for 4 and drove in three runs as the Eagles cruised past the host Crusaders in a Class 1A Section 3 contest.
Serra Catholic collected 15 hits in the game, including three from Max Black, who also drove in two runs. Bodi Rieger contributed two hits and three RBIs and Noah Ramsey had two hits, drove in two runs and scored a pair.
Serra Catholic’s Jake Jellison limited Bishop Canevin to four hits in the six-inning contest, with Brady Wagner picking up two of them. Jackson Maddix accounted for the Crusaders’ lone RBI with a base hit.
South Side 10, Carlynton 0
Andrew Corfield’s bases-loaded triple capped a six-run sixth-inning rally that enabled the Rams to finish off the Cougars in a Class 2A Section 3 game at South Side.
Dawson Frasier drove in a pair of runs for the winners, who took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when Corfield scored on a wild pitch, and that would prove to be the only run the Rams would need.
Frasier limited the Cougars to just one hit – Isaac Anker’s one-out single in the fourth inning – and he walked just one while striking out four in the six-inning contest.
SOFTBALL
Montour 13, West Allegheny 4
Caley Hughes went 4 for 4 and drove in three runs and the host Spartans erupted for nine first-inning runs on the way to a Class 5A Section 3 win over the Indians.
Natalie Ciamacco and Emily McClean each had two hits and drove in two runs for Montour, which totaled 13 hits. Paige Fiedler banged a two-run home run for the Spartans and Emmy Ellis had two hits and scored a run.
McClean and Hughes each contributed two-run doubles in the nine-run first inning while Ciamacco chipped in with her two-run single. Hughes and Hailey Herbst added RBI singles in the same frame.
Thomas Jefferson 11, Moon Area 1
Jemma Danko had two hits and drove in three runs as the Jaguars pulled away to defeat the Tigers in a non-section contest at Moon.
Giuliana Mendel added two hits and drove in two runs while Madden Stanek added two RBIs for Thomas Jefferson, which put the game away with a seven-run fifth inning.
Jaguars pitcher Aubrey Shaffer allowed just two hits, one of which was Sydney Ray’s RBI double in the fourth inning for Moon.
Sewickley Academy 10, Bishop Canevin 0
Sanaa Grant had two hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs as the visiting Panthers blanked the Crusaders in a Class 1A Section 1 game.
Gabby Edmunds and Charlotte Andrews each had two hits and drove in two runs for Sewickley Academy while Sophie Crichton had two hits and knocked in a run.
Fort Cherry 12, Cornell 2
The Rangers rolled to a non-section victory over the Raiders. Shaylee Barrett drove in both of Cornell’s runs and Sam Melius had a double.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Moon 26, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 6
Avery Pacheco led the way for the Tigers on defense with five pulls (tackles) and three interceptions, one of which she returned for a touchdown in a Section 4 win over the Chargers.
Emily Jackson connected with Sara Tavares for a touchdown pass and Kendall Dydek ran for a touchdown for Moon.
OLSH started out well and took an early 6-0 lead but three turnovers later in the first half allowed Moon to take a 20-6 lead at halftime and the Chargers never got closer from that point on.
Lola Garner hit Shae Trombetta on a touchdown pass for OLSH. Reagan Kavals had one sack and Charlotte Gauntner had an interception for the Chargers.
Montour 67, Propel Andrew Street 0
Ellia Angelo and Abigail Baldauf teamed to throw for 152 yards and three touchdowns as the Spartans steamrolled the Panthers in a Section 4 game.
Angelo completed 5 of 9 passes for 105 yards and a score and Baldauf hit on 3 of 5 passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns.
Claire Bannon, Addison Preininger and Aryiah Hodgson each caught a touchdown for Montour. Tyanne Torbert rushed for a pair of scores.
Bella Green led the defense with four flag pulls while Torbert, Jai’eniyah Stoner and Maddie McVay each had three. Stoner also returned an interception for a score.
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