Slow start costs J-M in PIAA softball loss
MEADVILLE 无毛视频� It took a couple innings for Jefferson-Morgan to settle in while playing its first PIAA softball playoff game in 11 years.
By that time it was too late, though, against District 10 champion Cambridge Springs in their Class A first-round game at Allegheny College无毛视频檚 Robertson Field on Monday.
The Blue Devils jumped out to a 5-0 advantage after two innings and went on to defeat the Rockets, 8-1, as Kayla Crawford pitched a six-hitter with 12 strikeouts.
Cambridge Springs (13-6) got a two-run homer from Angela Hassinger and a two-run triple from Bridget Bullock as it moved on into Thursday无毛视频檚 quarterfinals against District 5 champion Berlin Brothersvalley, which shut out Carmichaels, 2-0, with the site and time to be determined.
无毛视频淲e had a bunch of nerves, obviously,无毛视频� Jefferson-Morgan coach Rich Rush said. 无毛视频淔irst time we无毛视频檝e been in the states in a long time.
无毛视频淥nce we got calmed down and steadied ourselves I thought we played alright. We started putting the ball in play. We needed to score a few more runs and make a few more plays in the field.无毛视频�
Cambridge Springs parlayed two walks, a single by Morgan Dunton off the glove of diving second baseman Braelyn Bayles, a bloop double by Jada Murawski and a wild pitch into three runs in the first inning.
Hassinger hit her two-run shot in the second to give the Blue Devils a 5-0 lead.
The Rockets (17-8) scored their lone run in the top of the third when Ava Wood reached on an error, stole second and came home on Emilee Bazzoli无毛视频檚 single.
Bullock无毛视频檚 two-run triple sparked a three-run rally in the bottom of the inning to give the Blue Devils an 8-1 lead.
Losing pitcher Bazzoli surrendered eight hits and three walks while striking out seven. Crawford walked three. Neither pitcher gave up a run over the final four frames.
无毛视频淪he无毛视频檚 a very good pitcher,无毛视频� Rush said of the 6-foot-1 Crawford. 无毛视频淚 thought Em threw well, too. They didn无毛视频檛 hit like Union did against us, but they hit the ball, although I thought Em kept them off balance for the most part. There were a few plays we probably should无毛视频檝e made but didn无毛视频檛 and that cost us.无毛视频�
Bazzoli and Gabby Marmie each had two hits for J-M. The Rockets无毛视频� other hit was a single by Addalei Larkin.
Dunton and Carly Cunningham had two hits apiece for Cambridge Springs, which also got a double from Jaydan Simmons.
The Rockets finished with a 17-8 record.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 very pleased with this season,无毛视频� Rush said. 无毛视频淐ounting scrimmages, JV games and everything, this was game 30 for us, so it无毛视频檚 been a long season, and they did well. We finished in the top three in Class A in the WPIAL, and to come in here and play in a state game is good experience for them.无毛视频�
It was the final game for seniors Wood, Larkin and Addyson Teagarden.
无毛视频淲e lose three good players,无毛视频� Rush said, 无毛视频渂ut we do have a lot coming back so I look for us to be pretty solid again next year.无毛视频�