SOFTBALL
Game 1, Chambersburg 11, Mifflin County 4: The Huskies jumped on top 4-0 through 3 innings, but the Trojans came alive to score 4 in the fourth and 7 runs in the fifth to take a Mid Penn Commonwealth win at Norlo Park.
Saleen Null
Saleen Null earned the pitching victory for Chambersburg with 3 innings of hitless, shutout relief, and also bopped a 2-run home run.
“The girls played great defense and had some really good at-bats,” Trojan coach Chris Skultety said. “But the bad and ugly was our baserunning. We gave up way too many outs today on the bases, and we were fortunate it didn’t cost us.”
Mifflin County (6-7, 4-6 MPC) scored 2 runs in each of the first two innings off starter Kori Leedy.
The Trojans got it back in the fourth with four runs, all scored with two outs. Bree Paetow doubled to knock in a run. Two straight walks brought up Addison Gsell, who roped a two-run single after Bree Paetow scored on a wild pitch.
Chambersburg then busted open a tie game with 7 runs in the fifth, including 6 runs after two were out. Kori Leedy singled in the first run, two runs scored on a bases-loaded base hit by Samantha Paetow, an error allowed two more runs to cross the plate and then Null finished it off by belting a home run to center.
Bree Paetow and Gsell each had 2 hits.
Game 2, Chambersburg 7, Mifflin County 2: A grand slam by Bree Paetow in the sixth inning wrapped up a second win of the day for the Trojans over the Huskies.
Lauren Allison
Leading 2-0 in the top of the sixth, Chambersburg (14-3, 9-3 MPC) loaded the bases when Sanay Jones was hit by a pitch, Malia Cramer bunted for a single and Lauren Allison singled to center. Paetow then smacked a shot to center for the home run to make it 6-0.
“Congrats to Bree, who hit her first-ever home run that went over the fence at any level,” Trojan coach Chris Skultety said. “Lauren Allison had a breakout day, too.”
Allison was 3-for-4 with an RBI and Bree Paetow was 2-for-5. Her sister Sam Paetow belted a solo home run earlier in the game, giving her 6 longballs over the last 8 games.
Saleen Null worked the first 5 innings to pick up her second win of the day, giving up 6 hits and 2 runs.
Skultety said, “The positive is the girls kept battling and persevering. We’ll be playing our fourth game in three days tomorrow (at home). I’m looking to see how mentally tough we can be vs. a good Red Land team.”
Wyatt Martin
BASEBALL
Game 1, Mifflin County 4, Chambersburg 1: The Huskies scored all 4 runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, which included a 3-run home run, and handed the Trojans a Mid Penn Commonwealth defeat on Tuesday afternoon in Lewistown.
Joey Diaz pitched 5 innings and that was the only inning Mifflin County scored in. He was touched for 6 hits and 4 walks and struck out 3. Jacob Pyne pitched the final inning and gave up one hit.
Chambersburg mustered 4 hits in the loss, all singles, by Evan Brown, Ceagan Truett, Jake Folmar and Wyatt Martin.
The only run scored in the top of the seventh inning for the Trojans. Truett led off with a single and Tyler Brechbiel hit into a fielder’s choice. That was followed by hits from Folmar and Martin, which brought in the run.
Game 2, Mifflin County 9, Chambersburg 4: Trojan pitchers held the Huskies to just 4 hits, but issued 9 walks and the defense made 3 errors as Mifflin County swept a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Tyler Foreman
Of the Huskies’ 9 runs, only 3 were earned and they were out-hit 9-4. Starter Kamden Mongan was tagged with the defeat, allowing 2 hits and 5 walks in 4.1 innings.
Evan Brown and Tyler Foreman each went 2-for-3 at the plate for Chambersburg (4-10, 2-12 MPC).
In the third inning, Foreman led off with a hit and Brady Deneen sacrificed him to second. He scored on a ground ball base hit to left by Brown.
Chambersburg scored twice in the fifth. Foreman again led off with a single and Deneen doubled him to third base. Aaron Vasquez hit a grounder to bring in Foreman, then Deneen scored on a double by Brown.
The final run scored in the seventh when Vasquez doubled with two outs and scored on an error.