Pa. Girls: Pa. girls: Perk Valley wins a thriller over Avon Grove in 10
Perkiomen Valley's Emily Oltman and Avon Grove's Maggie Balint were so good Tuesday that only the rulebook was going to beat one of them.
Perkiomen Valley's Emily Oltman and Avon Grove's Maggie Balint were so good Tuesday that only the rulebook was going to beat one of them.
The District 1 Class AAAA semifinal was scoreless heading into the 10th. Because of the international tiebreaker, both teams began the inning with a runner on second.
Oltman worked out of a first-and-third jam in the top half. In the bottom, Erin Hallahan delivered a two-out RBI single to send the Vikings to a 1-0 victory at Downingtown West.
Oltman struck out 10 in a four-hitter.
Balint fanned 14 and allowed just three hits.
Perkiomen Valley was seeded second. Avon Grove was No. 6.
Owen J. Roberts 6, Great Valley 5 - Nikki Testa drove in Emily Shaheen with a chopper in the bottom of the 10th to give the ninth-seeded Wildcats the win over the 20th-seeded Patriots at Spring-Ford.
District 1 Class AA Softball Semifinals
Amanda Clark went 2 for 4 with a double, a home run, and two RBIs to power No. 2 St. Basil to a 15-2 victory over No. 3 New Hope-Solebury at William Tennent.
District 1 Class A Softball Semifinals
Zina Robbins-Maldonado did it all for No. 1 Friends Select in its 9-0 triumph over No. 5 Faith Christian at Plymouth Whitemarsh.
The junior struck out nine and went 2 for 4 with a triple, two runs, and two RBIs. Sesley Cruz went 3 for 3 with two runs and two RBIs.
Bristol 17, Calvary Christian 2 - Olivia D'Emidio went 3 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs as the No. 2 seed defeated the No. 3 seed at Pennsbury.