Coleman Fletcher hit the game-winning RBI single in the top of the eighth inning and earned the win in relief to lead Moon to a 6-5 victory over No. 1 Shaler in Section 3-5A baseball on Thursday.
Angelo Fachet got a single, stole second base and scored the deciding run, and Andrew Cross hit a triple during a three-run fifth inning for the Tigers (3-1, 1-1). Landon Schiffhauer had a 3 for 4 game with a double, and Chase Beran had a double and a triple for the Titans (4-1, 0-1).
Canon-McMillan 5, Mt. Lebanon 2 – Will Taczak hit the game-winning RBI single in the top of the ninth to lift Canon-McMillan (1-3, 1-1) to a Section 2-6A win. Dominic Patragas had two hits and two RBIs for the Big Macs. Sawyer Klasnick went 3 for 4 with an RBI for Mt. Lebanon (4-2, 1-1).
Deer Lakes 6, Freeport 3 – Ryan Cochran hit the game-winning RBI double in the top of the seventh to lead Deer Lakes (3-3, 1-3) to a Section 3-3A win. Cochran was the winning pitcher, striking out seven in seven innings, and went 3 for 3 with a home run and three RBIs. Anthony Smith doubled and drove in a run, and Lucas Derose had two hits and two RBIs for the Lancers. Luke Whitfield had two hits, and Matt Corfield had two RBIs for Freeport (1-4, 1-3).
Keystone Oaks 16, Steel Valley 7 – Jake LaPorte doubled and drove in three runs, and Shane Falcone and Bryce Altabaugh each had two hits and an RBI for Keystone Oaks (2-3, 2-0) in a Section 2-3A victory. Cooper Phares tripled and drove in three runs for Steel Valley (1-4, 0-2).
Knoch 8, Highlands 4 – Kyle Morgan went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, including the game-winning run-scoring single during a four-run ninth, as Knoch (2-2, 1-0) earned a Section 4-4A win. Jacob Stallsmith also had three hits, and Aidan Jones and Brady Wozniak each singled and doubled for the Knights. Carson Goldberg doubled and drove in two runs for Highlands (1-5, 0-1).
Riverview 7, Apollo-Ridge 3 – Eli DeVita went 3 for 3 with a triple, a home run, and three RBIs to lead Riverview (5-0, 3-0) to a Section 3-2A win. Winning pitcher Jack Loughren struck out 10, singled and doubled, and Johnny Bertucci had a single and double for the Raiders. Spencer Sells homered and drove in a pair for Apollo-Ridge (0-3, 0-2).
Seneca Valley 13, Allderdice 1 – Mike Delduca singled, doubled, and brought in five runs to lead Seneca Valley to a Section 1-6A win in five innings. Nick Parrotto had two hits and two RBIs for the Raiders (4-1-1, 2-0). Donovan Snelsire went 2 for 2 for the Dragons (1-3, 0-2).
Shady Side Academy 8, Burrell 4 – David Dillon, Charlie Wanless, and Zachary Barber each had two hits and an RBI to lead Shady Side Academy (3-0, 3-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Josh Valinsky singled and doubled, and Caden Green had two RBIs for the Bulldogs. Ryan Bates singled and doubled, and Justin Hyland brought in two runs for Burrell (1-3, 1-2).
Winchester Thurston 8, Northgate 7 – Winning pitcher Mason Witten doubled and brought in a run to help Winchester Thurston to a nonsection win. Sam McComb doubled and had two RBIs, and Sam Tarr also brought in two runs for the Bears. Nick Rawlings singled and doubled, and Chris Crawford tripled and brought in three runs for Northgate (0-3).
Softball
Fox Chapel 8, Peters Township 7 – Mia Dunleavy got a single, double, and drove in two runs while Adina Rosen got three RBIs to lead Fox Chapel (1-2) in a nonsection battle. Emersen Gatten and Skylar Lemansky each got a single and a double for Peters Township (3-3).
Girls lacrosse
Fox Chapel 13, North Allegheny 8 – Sydney Schutzman scored five goals, Meg Delaney added four and Caroline Grimsley had three to lead Fox Chapel (4-0) to a Section 2-3A victory.
Franklin Regional 16, Greensburg Central Catholic 0 – Ingrid Varley, Catherine Helm and Emerson Funari each scored three goals and Katelyn Patts completed the shutout as Franklin Regional secured a Section 1-2A victory.
North Hills 9, Butler 4 – Abigail Krogmann scored twice, including her 200th career goal, and Hailey Coyne got a hat trick to lead North Hills to a Section 2-3A win.
Boys volleyball
Canon-McMillan 3, Peters Township 1 – Luke Bockius got 18 kills and 12 digs and Justin Peters contributed eight kills, 15 assists and three blocks to lead Canon-McMillan (5-0, 2-0) to a Section 1-3A win. Games scores were 25-20, 15-25, 25-22, 25-20. Ben Kopec added seven kills, William O’Bryan provided 19 assists and Nolan Rosing got nine digs.
Hempfield 3, Penn Hills 0 – Aaron Woodley got 12 kills, Josh Reilly followed with eight kills and Gunner Wheaton got seven as Hempfield secured a Section 3-3A win. Game scores were 25-17, 25-19, 25-21.
Norwin 3, Plum 1 – Jackson Genicola got 17 kills, Lucas Churchfield recorded 16 digs and Troy Horvath provided 40 assists to lead Norwin to a Section 3-3A win. Game scores were 25-18, 25-14, 20-25, 25-19.
Penn-Trafford 3, Central Catholic 1 – Bradley Heinbaugh led the team with 21 kills and Keith Otto followed with 14 to lead Penn-Trafford (4-1, 2-0) to a Section 3-3A win. Game scores were 17-25, 25-15, 25-13, 25-13. Connor Evangeliste added eight kills, Drew Sherwin recorded 15 digs and Nathaniel Rugh provided 40 assists.
