Bucko homers spark Knoch
Dom Bucko hit two more home runs and Alex Stobert also went deep as the Knoch baseball team won a wild 9-8 decision over section foe Hampton Tuesday afternoon.
Bucko now has three home runs in two games.
Knoch led 9-5 in the bottom of the seventh when Hampton loaded the bases and then scored three runs on a bases-clearing double. But the Talbots' hitter was thrown out at third trying to stretch his hit into a triple to end the game.
Stobert picked up the win and Jeremy Frazier the save for the Knights (2-0, 1-0).
P.J. Gourley doubled, singled and drove in three runs for Knoch.
Knoch 320 100 3 — 9 6 2
Hampton 201 200 3 — 8 9 2
W: Alex Stobert 6IP (3K, 4BB). L: Seymore 1IP (1K, 1BB). SV: Jeremy Frazier 1IP (2K, 0BB)
Knoch (2-0): Dom Bucko 2-HR 2-RBI, Addis Crouch 2B, Stobert HR 1B RBI, P.J. Gourley 2B 1B 3-RBI, Dylan Swarmer 2B RBI
Hampton: Ivers 2-1B, Dayton 2-1B, Mattson 2B 3-RBI
Today: Knoch at Deer Lakes
Softball
Celia Knappenberger tossed a four-hit shutout and also tripled as Knoch continued to roll with a 2-0 section win over Highlands.
Taylor Lesseski also doubled for the Knights (6-0, 1-0), who have now played four consecutive games without committing an error.
Highlands 000 000 0 — 0 4 5
Knoch 020 000 x — 2 8 0
W: Celia Knappenberger 7IP (4K, 1BB). L: Maddie Hilliard 6IP (2K, 1BB).
Knoch (6-0, 1-0): Knappenberger 3B R, Taylor Lesseski 3B
Today: Knoch at Oakland Catholic
Burrell 5, Freeport 4 — Kristie Radvan homered and Claire Crytzer had three hits, but a seventh-inning rally fell short for the Yellowjackets.
Kristen Karcher also had a pair for hits for Freeport (4-1, 0-1).
Burrell 100 202 0 — 5 10 0
Freeport 200 001 1 — 4 11 0
W: Kasey Wolford 6IP (3K, 0BB). L: Kristie Radvan 7IP (7K, 2BB).
Burrell: Brittany Dunn 2B HR, Wolford 2-1B, Lea Coffman 2-1B
Freeport (4-1, 0-1): Claire Crytzer 3-1B, Kristen Karcher 2-1B, Radvan HR 2B
Today: Freeport at Valley
Volleyball
Nash Bryan had 13 kills and 12 passes, but Butler fell to North Allegheny 19-25, 19-25, 25-16, 13-25.
Matt Wetzel added 24 assists for the Golden Tornado (3-1, 1-1).