The Yellowjackets are for real.

After a botched suicide squeeze bunt attempt in the eighth inning, Kristen Karcher delivered a game-winning single up the middle as Freeport knocked off Mars, 5-4, in softball action Friday.

The Planets built a 4-0 lead in the first inning, getting a three-run homer by Niki Schlegel, but the Yellowjackets (4-0) tied the game with a run in the first and three in the second. Winning pitcher Kristie Radvan belted a two-run homer in the third.

With Radvan on first base and one out in the bottom of the eighth, Ally DeJidas singled, Radvan taking third. Rebecca Fennell's infield single loaded the bases.

A missed squeeze bunt resulted in Radvan being tagged out in a rundown between third and home. But with runners on second third, Karcher produced the game-deciding hit.

Mars 400 000 00 — 4 9 3

Freeport 130 000 01 — 5 10 1

W: Kristie Radvan 8IP (4K, 1BB). L: Niki Schlegel 7.2IP (4K, 0BB).

Mars: Blake Kitt 2-1B, Nike Schlegel 1B HR 3-RBI, Lindy Lee 2-1B

Freeport (4-0): Ally DeJidas 2-1B, Rebecca Fennell 3-1B, Kristie Radvan HR 2-RBI, Kristen Karcher GW-!B

Monday: Burrell at Freeport

Seneca Valley 11, Ambridge 3 — The Raiders (2-2) scored their 11 runs in the first four innings. Elayna Nagy paced an 11-hit attack with a double and two singles.

Ambridge 100 020 0 — 3 6 3

Seneca Valley 044 300 x — 11 11 1

W: Katie Hickman 7IP (3K, 0BB). L: B. Kotola 6IP (1K, 3BB).

Ambridge: B. Kotola 3B 2B 1B

Seneca Valley (2-2): Elayna Nagy 2B 2-1B, Morgan Aloi 2-1B, Olivia Madey 2-1B 2-R, Karli Hacker 2-1B, Tori Pfab 2-R, Jodi Frontino 2-R, Amanda Magill 2-R

Monday: Seneca Valley at North Hills

Baseball

David Anderson had a perfect game through five innings as Mars opened its season in Myrtle Beach with an 11-1, six-inning win over St. Peter's (N.Y.).

Anderson, who had his perfect game broken up with a leadoff single in the sixth, also tripled for the Planets.

Dylan Rotz and Kevin Weigard each had a pair of singles and an RBI for Mars.

Mars 402 032 x — 11 11 0

St. Peter's (N.Y.) 000 001 x — 1 1 1

W: David Anderson 6IP (6K, 0BB). L: Miller 3IP (1K, 3BB).

Mars (1-0): Dylan Rotz 2-1B RBI, Kevin Weigand 2-1B RBI, Anderson 3B, Zarek Simkovich 2B

St. Peter's: Rotundo 1B

Saturday: Mars vs. Calvary Baptist