High school softball: McGuffey gets KO of Keystone Oaks

McGuffey kept alive its hopes of finishing as high as second place in Class 3A Section 4 when it steamrolled Keystone Oaks, 11-0, in five innings Tuesday.

The Highlanders (5-4, 8-5) played double or nothing as six of their 14 hits were doubles. Katie Grimm was 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and three runs. Klover Haberthier was 3-for-3 with two doubles, Julia Barr, Caydence Jack and winning pitcher Makenna Crothers each had one double.

Crothers struck out eight and allowed only two hits.

• Emma McGregor drove in four runs, Peyton Mermon had three hits, three RBI and three runs and playoff-bound Burgettstown defeated Washington 17-2 in four innings in Class 2A Section 3.

The Blue Devils (8-4, 11-6) ended the game by scoring 10 runs in the fourth inning.

McGregor, Mermon and Payton Gratchen doubled to back the winning pitching of Julia Jastrzebski, who struck out 10 and did not walk a batter.

• McKenna DeUnger drove in five runs as Charleroi clinched the Class 2A Section 3 title with an 11-1 victory over Bentworth.

DeUnger went 4-for-5 with a triple and backed the pitching of Sophia Celaschi, who struck out 11 without issuing a walk. Celaschi gave up seven hits.

Avery Pendo and Lyla Brunner doubled for Charleroi (10-2, 15-2). Willow Eckles had a double for Bentworth (5-6, 5-8).

• Canon-McMillan kept its Class 6A playoff hopes alive with a 10-0 win in five innings at Butler in Section 1.

Brooke Bumer fired a one-hit shutout and Kiersten Williams hit a home run in the Big Macs’ three-run first inning. Olivia Ford and Samantha Merkle each doubled and Morgan Doyle had three singles as C-M improved to 5-10 in section and 6-11 overall.

• Meadow Ferri fired a one-hitter and Chartiers-Houston used a pair of four-run innings to beat visiting Mapletown 10-0 in five innings in Class A Section 2.

Ferri struck out 10 and allowed only a single by Krista Wilson. Ferri helped her cause by hitting a double and driving in two. Ella Richey had a triple and Emily Swarrow drove in a pair.

The playoff-bound Bucs finished 10-2 in section and are 12-5 overall.

• West Greene raised its record to 10-7 with an 8-1 win over California in the first game of s scheduled doubleheader in Class A Section 2. The second game was suspended after four innings and will be resumed Wednesday at California, beginning at 3 p.m.

West Greene pitcher Payton Gilbert struck out 12. Taylor Karvan doubled and scored a run for WG. London Whipkey smacked two doubles and had three RBI. Ali Goodwin added a double and Marissa Tharp scored twice.

Harley Harkins and Kendall Griffith each had a double for California.

• Winning pitcher Elena Tylka went 5-for-5, Sami Bewick tripled and had four RBI and Peters Township won for the second day in a row, 10-7, over Upper St. Clair in Class 5A Section 4.

Emersen Gatten had a triple and Makenzie Morgan doubled for PT (3-7, 5-10).

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