East Liverpool pounds another opponent
SALINEVILLE — The East Liverpool softball team is pounding opponents and the ball.
The Potters have totaled 38 runs during a 2-0 start, including a 17-7 six-inning win over Southern Local on Monday.
Addie Jones drove in six runs on four hits and scored three more for the Potters. She hit a two-run home run and two doubles.
Trinity Pearson added a triple, a single, four runs and two RBIs. Cate Davis doubled, singled, scored four runs and drove in two more. Alanna McGonigal had a double and three RBIs and Kylee Evans scored three runs.
Davis was the winning pitcher, striking out four and walking 10 while giving up five earned runs.
The Indians were led by Gianna Pecorelli, who went 4-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBIs and three runs scored. Kennedy Lewis had two hits and an RBI.
Makenna Jones took the loss, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits and 10 walks with four strikeouts.
In Saturday’s season opener, the Potters topped visiting Steubenville Central, 21-5. Trinity Pearson had a double and a single. Alanna McGonigal had two singles, while Cate Davis and Meadow O’Rourke each had one.
East Liverpool will host Edison on Wednesday.
EL: 2-5-3-3-0-4–17-17-2
SL: 1-0-2-2-0-2– 7-10-6
SOFTBALL
Beaver Local 11, East Palestine 1
CALCUTTA — Brylee Curtis had three hits, including a solo home run and a double, three RBIs and scored two runs in Beaver Local’s 11-1 win over East Palestine in five innings Monday.
East Palestine’s Maddison Foster and Beaver Local’s Ciara Call hit solo home runs in the first inning.
Call had three hits and scored three runs, Brenna Jones hit a two-run homer and Addie Thurik had two doubles and two runs.
Mya Anderson gave up one hit and two walks with six strikouts over two innings for the victory. Megan Heinrich pitched three innings of one-hit ball, striking out four and walking one.
Graycee Ford had East Palestine’s other hit.
Kennedy Andre took the loss, giving up six earned runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts over four innings.
Beaver Local will play at Oak Glen on Wednesday.
EP: 1-0-0-0-0– 1- 2-4
BL: 4-1-2-2-2–11-11-1
BASEBALL
Oak Glen 5, Cameron 3
NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Oak Glen baseball team made its hits count.
The Golden Bears managed only three hits and scored four runs in the sixth inning to rally past Cameron, 5-3, Monday.
Josh Maher tripled and singled, drove in a run and scored another for Oak Glen. He also was the winning pitcher, allowing one earned run with six strikeouts and four walks over seven inning.
Christian Chappell had the Golden Bears’ other hit.
C: 2-0-0-0-1-0-0–3-5-1
OG: 1-0-0-0-0-4-x–5-3-3