ADAMS TWP — Monica Glomb is dangerous with her right arm.

She's proving this year that she's not too shabby with the bat, either.

The Mars softball pitcher doubled home two runs and was robbed of another potential extra-base hit earlier in the game as the Planets toppled Butler 7-1 Tuesday afternoon.

"She plays so much, she gets to see a lot of pitchers," said Mars assistant coach Mike DelDuca. "She's confident and carefree right now."

Butler got to the senior, who has committed to play at KutztownUniversity next season, in the first inning when Jenna Geibel doubled and scored on a single to deep center by Erica Thrower.

But Glomb buckled down after the rocky first frame and gave up just one more hit over the final six innings. She also struck out 13 and walked one.

Glomb, who led Mars to the WPIAL title last season, striking out more than 250 batters in the process, has added another pitch to her already extensive arsenal: a change-up that looks like a softball version of the Eephus pitch.

"She has two changeups now. That one she really enjoys," said DelDuca, who is also the pitching coach. "It's fun to call, too. It just sits there. You can't hit it, either. After you're used to seeing so many fast pitches coming in so hard, and all of her pitches have movement on them, you can't hit it."

Butler (1-4) couldn't. The Golden Tornado hitters either watched it float in, powerless to swing, or screwed themselves into the soft dirt trying to make contact.

"She's just a fantastic pitcher," said Butler coach Lindsay Millea. "We definitely did a lot better than in the past. They're a good ballclub."

Mars finally showed some offense against Butler, banging out 13 hits. The Planets had 15 hits in their previous three games combined.

Both defenses played solid behind their pitchers.

Butler center fielder Jessica McWilliams made a diving stab of a drive by Glomb in the first inning.

This is the first season on the softball field for McWilliams, a former baseball player.

She almost made another spectacular grab in Glomb's next at-bat, but she couldn't reach it on a similar dive and it turned into a two-run double that broke open the game.

Then there is Mars' defense, which has committed just one error in four games this season. The Planets were error-free again against Butler.

"We were flawless," said Mars coach Michelle Goodworth. "That's amazing since we lost three infielders from last season."

For Butler, which upset North Allegheny on Monday for its first section win since 2004 and first win of any kind since 2005, things are looking up, even with the loss to Mars.

"They're here to win and they have a lot of potential," Millea said. "Our goal is to unleash that. I'm hoping we can pull off more upsets."

Butler 100 000 0—1 3 3Mars 203 101 x—7 13 0WP: Monica Glomb (7 IP) 13 strikeouts, 1 walk.

LP: Stacy Reges (6 IP) 4 strikeouts, 1 walk

Butler (1-4): Jenna Geibel 2B, R; Erica Thrower 1B, RBI; Trisha Hollerman 1B

Mars (3-1): Kelsey Ferguson 2-1B; Jamie Fiorina 2-1B; Saber Horner 3-1B, RBI; Glomb 2B, 2-RBI; Brittany Berkopec 2-1B; Kayla Durkin 1B; Lisa Moser 2-1B

Today: Butler at Fox Chapel; Mars at Hampton

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