Knoch softball bats key 16-6 win over Hampton

April 06, 2012 Last Updated: April 06, 2012 02:13 PM High School

Abbi Smithmyer had a single, double, triple and drove in four runs and Karsan Simpson a single, two doubles and three RBI to power Knoch to a 16-6, five-inning softball victory over Hampton Thursday.

Codi Reed added three hits and four RBI for the Knights, who erased a 6-0 deficit after two innings.

In other games:

• Taylor Rotz tossed a complete game three-hitter and added a two-run homer, single, double and three runs scored in Mars' 7-0 victory over Valley.

Erin Hershman added three hits, including two doubles and two RBI.

• Morgan Deal had four hits, including two doubles, Clara Stoughton a home run, single and double and Kara Kerschbaumer a single, double and triple to propel Karns City to a 9-5 victory over Venango Catholic.

• Hannah Henry had a single, double, RBI and a run scored, but Butler fell at Elderton 7-6 in non-section play.

On Wednesday, the Tornado were no-hit by Pine-Richland in a 4-0 section loss.

• Led by pitcher Holly Colosimo, Moniteau picked up three victories at the recent Myrtle Beach Tournament, defeating Jefferson (Oh.) 12-4 on Monday, Pulaski (N.Y.) 9-6 on Tuesday and Chesterfield (S.C.) 11-1 on Wednesday.

Colosimo had 27 strikeouts and allowed one walk over 19 innings.

Against Jefferson, the Warriors (4-1) rapped out 25 hits.

Knoch 006 55x x — 16 16 3Hampton 420 00x x — 6 10 4W: Britni Brandstetter 5 IP (1K, 1BB).

L: Emily Gluntz 4 IP (1K, 1BB).

Knoch (4-0, 1-0): Abbi Smithmyer 1B, 2B, 3B, 4 RBI; Karsan Simpson 1B, 2-2B, 3 RBI; Codi Reed 3-1B, 4 RBI; Jhoey DeWalt 2-1B; Britni Brandstetter 2-1B

Hampton: Allie Schiller 2-3B; Amber Martinelli 3B; Breanna Lent 3B; Paige Paskorz 2B

Tuesday: Kittanning at Knoch

Mars 301 300 0 — 7 10 1Valley 000 000 0 — 0 3 3W: Taylor Rotz 7 IP (5K, 2BB).

L: Katrina George 7 IP (3K, 2BB).

Mars (3-3, 1-0): Erin Hershman 2-2B, 1B, 2 RBI, R; Taylor Rotz 2R-HR, 3B, 1B, 3R

Valley: Carly Bank 1B, 2B

Tuesday: Hampton at Mars

Venango Catholic 010 220 0 — 5 5 3Karns City 310 320 x — 9 16 0W: Lauren Downs 7 IP (6K, 5BB).

L: Griffin 6 IP (8K, 1BB).

Venango Catholic: Moltz 2-1B

Karns City (1-2): Morgan Deal 2-1B, 2-2B; Kara Kerschbaumer 1B, 2B, 3B; Clara Stoughton HR, 1B, 2B; Lauren Mildren 3-1B; Lauren Downs 1B; Jensen Bachman 1B; Jordan Downs 1B

Tuesday: Brookville at Karns City

Butler 100 210 2 — 6 8 5Elderton 100 141 x — 7 6 2W: Walker 7 IP (7K, 1BB).

L: Hope Wonderling 5 IP (6K, 2BB).

Butler: Hannah Henry 1B, 2B, RBI, R; Aubrey Smeider 2-1B, RBI; Tessla Koebler 2-1B, R

Elderton: Meyer 2-1B, 2R

Monday: Butler at North Allegheny

Jefferson (Oh.) 000 111 1 — 4 10 3Moniteau 231 311 x — 12 25 3W: Holly Colosimo 7 IP (12K, 1BB).

L: Lacy 6 IP (6K, 4BB).

Moniteau: Heather McMillen 3B, R; Aleisha Fowler 4-1B, 2B; Emily Hiwiller 1B, 3B, 2R; Sydney Boben 1B, 3B, 2R; Kayla Goyak 2B, 2-2B; Kayla Campbell 2B, 2-1B, 2R; Taylor Hasychak 2-2B, 1B; Holly Colosimo 5-1B, R

Moniteau 150 210 0 — 9 12 2Pulaski (NY) 100 230 0 — 6 9 2W: Holly Colosimo 7 IP (8K, 0BB).

L: Gray 7 IP (5K, 4BB).

Moniteau: Aleisha Fowler 2-1B, 2R 3 RBI; Emily Hiwiller 2-1B, 2R, RBI; Kaitlyn Patton 1B, 2B, 2R, 3 RBI; Heather McMillen 2-1B, RBI; Holly Colosimo 2-1B, RBI

Chesterfield (SC) 000 01x x — 1 4 1Moniteau 212 42x x — 11 6 1W: Holly Colosimo 5 IP (7K, 0BB).

L: Brock 2 IP (1K, 4BB).

Moniteau: Aleisha Fowler 3B, R, RBI; Taylor Hasychak 2B, 2 RBI; Emily Hiwiller 2B, 3R, RBI; Kayla Goyak 2B, 3B, 2R, 4 RBIBaseballGrove City's Matt Gordon tossed a three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and no walks in a 12-0, five-inning victory over Commodore Perry.

Grove City 601 50x x — 12 11 2Comm. Perry 000 00x x — 0 3 0W: Matt Gordon 5 IP (8K, 0BB).

L: Kendall King 2/3 IP (0K, 0BB).

Grove City (2-3, 1-0): Brian Murone 1B, 2B; Ben Lucas 2-1B; Marcus Depeal 1B, 2B, 3 RBI; Jesse Hodge 2-1B

Monday: Central at Grove City

Colin Meehan won the 1,600 and 3,200 and Nick Spangler the long and triple jumps to pace the Freeport boys to a 104-46 triumph over Burrell.In the girls meet, Kayla Zboran won the 1,600 and 3,200 while Bronte Soul won the long and triple jumps in the Yellowjackets' 114-36 win.• Sabrina Edwards and Emily Thomas won two individual events apiece to lead the Mars girls squad to a 120-30 victory over Valley.The Planets (5-0) travel to Kiski Area Tuesday.BoysFreeport 104, Burrell 46Track Events3,200-meter relay: Freeport (Josh Brestensky, Ryan Miller, Mitchell O'Shell, James Woodhall) 10:03.0; 110 hurdles: Mike Troup (F) 18.3; 100 dash: Myers (B) 11.3; 1,600 run: Colin Meehan (F) 5:19.0; 400 dash: Josh Brestensky (F) 56.0; 400 relay: Burrell 45.3; 300-meter hurdles: Vince Russo (F) 46.8; 800-meter run: Legters (B) 2;14.1; 200-meter dash: Myers (B) 22.9; 3,200-meter run: Colin Meehan (F) 11:00.4; 1,600-meter relay: Burrell 3:43.0Field EventsHigh jump: Fred Pastoria (F) 5-8; Long jump: Nick Spangler (F) 16-8.5; Triple jump: Nick Spangler (F) 37-10.5; Shot put: Josh Wisniewski (F) 39-10; Discus: Brian Welsh (F) 108-2; Javelin: Josh Luchesa (F) 147-4; Pole vault: Alec Stivers (F) 12-0GirlsFreeport 114, Burrell 36Track Events3,200-meter relay: Freeport (Becca Dudek, Rachel Kubeldis, Kayla Zboran, Brittany Bianco) 12:08.0; 100 hurdles: Danica Durand (F) 17.1; 100 dash: Kaczanowicz (B) 12.7; 1,600 run: Kayla Zboran (F) 6:02; 400 dash: Megan Mankle (F) 1:06.0; 400 relay: Burrell 52.1; 300 hurdles: Lynsey Gugino (F) 51.4; 800 run: Brittany Bianco (F) 2:42.0; 200 dash: Kaczanowicz (B) 26.6; 3,200 run: Kayla Zboran (F) 13:09.0; 1,600 relay: Freeport 4;33.0Field EventsHigh jump: Aly Moore (F) 4-10; Long jump: Bronte Soul (F) 16-0; Triple jump: Bronte Soul (F) 35-2; Shot put: Ehrlich (B) 32-7.5; Discus: Taylor Hochbein (F) 89-10; Javelin: Alicia Grabiec (F) 94-2; Pole vault: BurrellGirlsMars 120, Valley 30Track Events3,200-meter relay: Mars (Maggie McChesney, Shannon McChesney, Reilly Butler, Elizabeth Meyer) 10:54.0; 100 hurdles: Sabrina Edwards (M) 16.82; 100 dash: Pitts (V) 12.58; 1,600 run: Maggie McChesney (M) 5:49; 400 dash: Taylor King (M) 1:04.68; 400 relay: Mars (Angelina Prato, Kristen Check, Brianna Wilkinson, Sabrina Edwards) 53.72; 300 hurdles: Sabrina Edwards (M) 51.83; 800 run: Reilly Butler (M) 2:40; 200 dash: Pitts (V) 26.79; 3,200 run: Salina Smialek (M) 12:59; 1,600 relay: Mars (Anna Rosswog, Nicole Parrish, Taylor King, Lydia Dennis) 4:35.0Field EventsHigh jump: Lydia Dennis (M) 5-2; Long jump: Pitts (V) 17-10; Triple jump: Emily Valentine (M) 30-7.5; Shot put: Emily Thomas (M) 31-4; Discus: Emily Thomas (M) 78-4; Javelin: Alana Michalski (M) 78-8; Pole vault: Liz Carpenter (M) 8-0

Chad Albert had 12 kills and a pair of aces to lead Seneca Valley to a 3-0 sweep of Shaler.Brian Pudlo added 11 kills, Eric Speicher seven kills and Max McCloskey 26 assists in the win, which came by scores of 25-10, 25-12 and 25-15.