CLAYSBURG - It's a good thing Lydia Fleck has a short memory.
One day after struggling in a win over Moshannon Valley, Claysburg-Kimmel's Fleck came up big in her team's 3-2 win over Bellwood-Antis Thursday afternoon in high school softball action.
"She struck out twice [against Moshannon Valley] and she was all depressed and I told her before the game that she was thinking about it too much. I told her to just let her body take over," Claysburg-Kimmel coach Mike Barbarini said.
Down 1-0, Fleck delivered an RBI single in the third to tie the game up. Down 2-1, Fleck delivered a two-run triple in the fifth inning. Both hits came with two outs.
Winning pitcher Ronette Claar gave up four hits, struck out 11 and walked one. Tough-luck losing pitcher Taylor Payne scattered seven hits, struck out eight and walked one. Jackie Finn and Kelsey Decker each drove in a run for Bellwood.
Claysburg is now 15-0, while Bellwood fell to 14-3.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bellwood-Antis100 010 0 - 2 4 2
Claysburg-Kimmel001 020 X - 3 7 2
2B-Claar (CK). 3B-Fleck (CK), Nagle (BA). Multiple hits-Claar 2, Fleck 2, Cox 2 (CK). RBI-Finn, Decker (BA), Fleck 3 (CK). WP-Claar. LP-Payne. SO-Claar 11, Payne 8. BB-Claar 1, Payne 1.
Records: Claysburg-Kimmel (15-0), Bellwood-Antis (14-3).
Penn Cambria7
Central Cambria2
EBENSBURG - The first two Central Cambria hitters, Chelsea Long and Lexi Murin, hit home runs off Penn Cambria pitcher Kelly Yusko, but she didn't allow another hit after that in the Lady Panthers' win.
Yusko struck out seven and walked two, while CC pitcher Morgan Ostinwosky allowed only four hits, including two by Sarah Roberts and a homer by Yusko, while striking out six and walking one. The Lady Red Devils commited six errors.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Penn Cambria100 114 0-7 4 0
Central Cambria200 000 0-2 2 6
3B-Reese (PC). HR-Yusko (PC); C. Long, Murin (CC). Multiple hits-S. Roberts 2 (PC). RBI-Reese 2, E. Roberts 2, Yusko, Little (PC); C. Long, Murin (CC) WP-Yusko. LP-Ostinowsky. SO-Yusko 7 (PC); Ostinowsky 6 (CC). BB-Yusko 2 (PC); Ostinowsky 1 (CC).
Records: Penn Cambria (12-1); Central Cambria (9-4).
Cambria Heights14
Bishop Carroll 4
PATTON - Lindsay Link collected two hits and four RBIs to lead Cambria Heights in a rout of Bishop Carroll.
Cori James scored five runs for the Lady Highlanders.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Bishop Carroll101 200 X- 4 3 3
Cambria Heights202 361 X-14 10 3
2B-Link (CH). Multiple hits-Link 2, Cordell 2, Kranz 2 (CH). RBI-Wyland, Guegen (BC); Link 4, Wills, Cordell, Miller (CH). WP-James. LP-Mento. SO-Mento 2 (BC); James 5 (CH). BB-Mento 10, Guegen 1 (BC); James 3 (CH).
Records: Bishop Carroll (3-9); Cambria Heights (7-8).
Tussey Mountain2
Northern Bedford1
LOYSBURG - Joelle Kaminsky's RBI double combined with Northern Bedford's five errors proved to be the difference as Tussey Mountain defeated the host Lady Panthers.
Morgan Eshelman struck out eight batters for Northern Bedford.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Tussey Mountain000 000 2-2 3 1
Northern Bedford000 000 1-1 5 5
2B-Kaminsky (TM). Multiple hits-None. RBI-Kaminsky (TM). WP-McCue. LP-Eshelman. SO-McCue 3 (TM); Eshelman 8 (NB). BB-Eshelman 5 (NB).
Records: Tussey Mountain (8-7); Northern Bedford (5-9).
Portage14
North Star4
PORTAGE - Jordan Forst went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, two doubles and four runs scored as Portage routed North Star in five innings.
Becca Gorba doubled and drove in three runs and Annalise Murphy belted a triple and scored once for the Lady Mustangs.
SCORE BY INNINGS
North Star100 03X X- 4 6 0
Portage810 41X X-14 14 1
2B-McVicker (NS); Forst 2, Gorba (P). 3B-McCabe. Multiple hits-Drvist 2, McVicker 2 (NS); Forst 4, C. Jubina 2, Madigan 2. RBI-Cadwallader, Dividock, Forst 2, Gorba 3, C. Jubina, Layo, Madigan 2. WP-E. McCabe. LP-McVicker. SO-McCabe 7 (P). BB-McVicker 5 (NS); McCabe 2 (P).
Records: North Star (3-11); Portage (8-8).
Northern Cambria9
Purchase Line8
NORTHERN CAMBRIA - Ann Lieb's two-RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning was the game winner as Northern Cambria edged Purchase Line.
Becky Britton collected three hits with a double and an RBI.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Purchase Line211 031 0-8 11 3
Northern Cambria220 011 3-9 10 1
2B-Britton (NC). HR-Elling (PL). Multiple hits-Smith 3, Thornton 2, McCollaugh 2, Abrams 2 (PL); Britton 3, Am. Lieb 2. RBI-Smith, Elling, Rorabaugh 2, Thornton (PL); An. Lieb 2, Britton, K. Lieb, Farabaugh. WP-Fornari. LP-Elling. SO-Elling 2 (PL); Toney 2, Fornari 1 (NC). BB-Elling 2 (PL); Toney 3, Fornari 1 (NC).
Records: Purchase Line (6-8); Northern Cambria (12-5).
Forest Hills6
Bishop Guilfoyle3
Forest Hills used a three-run seventh inning to knock off Bishop Guilfoyle at Garfield Park.
Allie Worley accounted for two RBIs for the Lady Marauders.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Forest Hills120 000 3-6 14 1
Bishop Guilfoyle000 120 0-3 5 2
2B-Makin 2 (FH). Multiple hits-Makin 4, Richards 2, H. Blanchetti 2, Goldyn 2 (FH); Potopa 2, Sanders 2 (BG). RBI-McCall, Makin 2, Richards, Goldyn, Bodenschatz (FH); Worley 2, Watt (BG). WP-Makin. LP-Hoover. SO-Makin 10 (FH). BB-Makin 4 (FH); Hoover 4 (BG).
Records: Forest Hills (9-5); Bishop Guilfoyle (0-13).
So. Huntingdon11
Glendale1
FLINTON - Glendale fell to 2-15 with a loss at home to Southern Huntingdon.
Kyresten Whetstone drove in the Lady Vikings only run with a single in the first inning.
SCORE BY INNINGS
Southern Huntingdon424 10X X - 11 14 1
Glendale100 00X X - 1 4 1
2B-Kern (S), McGarvey (G). HR-Garlock (S). Multiple hits-Kern 2, Garlock 3, R. Schmidt 3 (S). RBI-Whetstone (G), Garlock 2, Callahan 2, Wright (S). WP-Wright. LP-Matthews. SO-Wright 7, Matthews 4. BB-Matthews 3.
Records: Glendale (2-15).
B-A juniors beat C-K
CLAYSBURG - Laycee Clark hit a home run, and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick had two RBIs to lead Bellwood-Antis over Claysburg-Kimmel, 14-7, in junior high action. C-K's Hannah Ickes had a double and four RBIs, and Madison Eicher hit a home run. C-K is 3-10.
Correction
Hollidaysburg's Macie Sparks had an RBI single in the first game of a doubleheader with Mount Nittany, and Morgan Seiler had two hits, including the game-winner, in the second game in junior high softball Wednesday.
Sparks' first name and Seiler's last name were incorrect in Thursday's edition of the Mirror.
