Log In


Reset Password

Jim Thorpe picks up first baseball win

Jim Thorpe picked up its first baseball game of the season, while Tamaqua and Marian also notched wins on Friday.

Marian and Northern Lehigh also grabbed victories in softball.BASEBALLNo. Lehigh-Jim ThorpeThe Olympians used a sixth-inning rally to defeat Northern Lehigh 4-2 in a non-league contest.Trailing 2-1 in the home sixth, Alex Steigerwalt's infield single plated Bryce Micciche with the tying run. Dominic Pompa followed with a two-run single to right to put the Olympians ahead.Ian Sterling, who gained the complete game win and struck out seven batters, retired the Bulldogs in the seventh to secure the victory.Micciche had two hits for Jim Thorpe (1-15) while Tyler Dibilio had a hit and knocked in a run for Northern Lehigh (2-12).No. Lehigh 001 100 0 - 2 3 1Jim Thorpe 001 003 x - 4 5 3Hamm, Taylor (6) and Rex; Sterling and Steigerwalt. W - Sterling. L - Taylor.No. Schuylkill-TamaquaBo Rottet tossed three innings of scoreless relief and also had a big night at the plate to lead Tamaqua to a 9-3 Schylkill League victory over North Schuylkill.Rottet was the winning pitcher and also added three hits, including a double, and scored a run.The Raiders also got huge games at the plate from Brett Kosciolek (three hits, two runs, two RBIs); Owen Bates (two hits, one run); Zach Coleman (a double, three RBIs); and Matt Roberts (home run, two RBIs).With the win, Tamaqua improves to 11-3 overall and 7-1 in the league. The Raiders have now won five straight.No. Schuylkill 110 000 0 - 2 5 1Tamaqua 303 003 x - 9 12 4Murray, Hummel (6) and Burke; Hartung, Rottet (4), Kosciolek (7) and Roberts. W-Rottet. L-Murray. HR - North Schuylkill: Murray (2nd, none on). Tamaqua: Roberts (6th, one on).Marian-MMIThe Colts used a team effort to hand MMI a 11-3 non-league loss.Rob Hinkle fanned nine and Frank Neitz set two more Preppers down on strikes to keep things in check as all three MMI runs were unearned.K.J. Snerr had two singles for Marian (9-5, 7-5), scored three runs and added ne RBI, while Nck Zubishin added a double and RBI. Adam Micheskl also had a double.Marian 241 202 0 - 11 9 5MMI 000 120 0 - 3 5 2Hinkle, Nietz (7) and Snerr; Patel, Smith (3) and Daster (4), Banes (6) and Harman. W - Hinkle. L - Patel.Moravian-WeatherlyJacon Schippell pitched a five-hit shutout to lead Moravian Academy to a 5-0 non-league win over Weatherly.Schippell struck out four batters and walked two.Marshall Hanyon collected three hits for the Lions and knocked in two runs.For the Wreckers (1-14), Brian Maiello had two of his team's five hits.Moravian 210 000 2 - 5 10 1Weatherly 000 000 0 - 0 5 0W - Schippell. L - Lash.SOFTBALLMarian-ShenandoahBethany Shaud pitched a three-inning perfect game and the Marian offense exploded for an 18-0 Schuylkill League win.Shaud retired all nine batters she faced, including six by strikeout.Bryianna Pearson led the Fillies at the plate, finishing with a single, double, triple and five RBIs. Gabby Cann added two hits, one a double, and knocked in three runs while Alex Stroia chipped in two hits, one a triple, and an RBI.Marian (11-3; 7-3) also received two hits and an RBI from Ashton Galasso and Mackenzie Joy.Marian (10)08 - 18 13 0Shenandoah 000 - 0 0 3Shaud and Nemeth; Harrington, Petrushonis (2) and Florio. W - Shaud. L - Harrington.N. Schuylkill-TamaquaNorth Schuylkill jumped out to an early lead and maintained it for a 5-2 Schuylkill League win over Tamaqua.Brianna Schlauch had three hits, one a double, and knocked in two runs for the Spartans while Chase Stokes added a two-run double.For the Raiders (8-6; 5-2), Carly Sassaman had an RBI double.N. Schuylkill 202 010 0 - 5 7 1Tamaqua 000 101 0 - 2 4 3Hutira and Peleschak; Pedersen and Sassaman. W - Hutira. L - Pedersen.No. Lehigh-Jim ThorpeTaylor Herman had four hits, one of them a home run, to help power Northern Lehigh to a 19-3 non-league win over Jim Thorpe.Sage Hargreaves added three hits, one a double, for the Bulldogs (7-8) , who blew the game open with a seven-run third inning. Amber Thomas benefitted from the offensive support in gaining the pitching win.For the Olympians (3-12), Maggie Holloway had a single and a double, while Ciara Miranda added a triple.No. Lehigh 227 08 - 19 17 0Jim Thorpe 002 01 - 3 7 3Hoherchak, Day (5), Holloway (5) and Marzen; Thomas and Hargreaves. W - Thomas. L - Hoherchak. HR: No. Lehigh - Herman.