Local roundup: Sock majors in sectional final
Mallory Rodarmel and Hannah Winter lead the Loyalsock major softball team to an 11-1 win over Berwick in the winners’ bracket final of the sectional tournament.
With the win, Loyalsock earns a berth in the championship game on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Milton.
Rodarmel was 1 for 2 with a two-run home run. Winter held Berwick to a run and four hits in five innings.
Rhandie Jessell was 3 for 3 with three RBIs, Haily Berkheiser was 2 for 2 and Allyia Kennedy was 2 for 4 with an RBI. Madeline Luxenberger also went 1 for 1 and had an RBI in the win.
Loyalsock jumped out to a 4-0 lead after the first inning and out-hit Berwick, 11-4.
• Newberry’s junior softball team lost the first game of the sectional tournament to RTL from Wyalusing, the District 15 champion, 11-4.
Newberry must now win today and Friday to claim the sectional tournament in the best-of-three series.
Hailey deBrody went 2 for 3 for Newberry with a double. Olivia Beck had a double and two RBIs for newberry and Kaitlyn Raemsch was 1 for 3 wtih a double and RBI.
Newberry’s Claire Alexander was also 1 for 4.
NTL led 3-0 after the first inning.
The second game of the sectional tournament is at Newberry today at 5:30 p.m.
• In the District 12 9-11 baseball tournament, Williamsport Red won in a rout over South Williamsport, 28-0, in the elimination bracket to advance and stay alive.
With the win, Williamsport Red will play Loyalsock at Old Lycoming this afternoon at 6 p.m.
• Montoursville edged out East Lycoming, 16-12, in the District 12 9-11 softball in the first losers’ bracket game. With the win, Montoursville advances to face Jersey Shore at Clinton on Friday at 6 p.m.
• Montgomery scored twice in the seventh inning to defeat Montoursville, 2-0, in the 2017 Marlin R. Dillon minor league championship game at Original League.
MAJOR SOFTBALL
Loyalsock 11, Berwick 1
(SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT)
Berwick 001 00 — 1 4 2
Loyalsock 400 52 — 11 11 1
Rauch, Pinterich (4) and Daniels. Hannah Winter and Grace Shaible.
Top Berwick hitters: Derringer 2-2, Whitenight 1-2 1 RBI. Top Loyalsock hitters: Mallory Rodarmel 1-2, HR, 2 RBIs; Rhandie Jessell 3-3, 3 RBIs; Haily Berkheiser 2-2; Allyia Kennedy 2-4, RBI; Madeline Luxenberger 1-1, RBI.
Next game: Loyalsock vs. TBD, at Milton in sectional championship, Friday, 5:30 p.m.
DISTRICT 12 SCORES
9-11 BASEBALL
• Williamsport Red 28, South Williamsport 0
9-11 SOFTBALL
• Montoursville 16, East Lycoming 12
JUNIOR SOFTBALL
Wyalusing RTL 11,
Newberry 4
(SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT)
RTL 300 341 0 — 11 7 0
Newberry 001 030 0 — 4 5 0
H. Jayne and H. Hemmerly. Hailey deBrody and Olivia Beck. W: Jayne. L: deBrody.
Top RTL hitters: H. Jayne 1-4, RBI; L. Norton 2-4, RBI; C. Bennett 2-4, HR, 2 RBIs; M. Johnson 1-3; D. Fassett 1-3, 3B, 2 RBIs. Top Newberry hitters: Hailey deBrody 2-3, 2B; Claire Alexander 1-4; Olivia Beck 1-3, 2B, 2 RBIs; Kaitlyn Raemsch 1-3, 2B, RBI.
Next game: RTL at Newberry, today, 5:30 p.m.
2017 Marlin R. Dillon
Minor league
championship
Montgomery 11, Montoursville 9 (7 inn.)
(at Original League)
Montgomery 142 200 2 — 11 13 4
Montoursville 050 400 0 — 9 2 3
B. Persing, S. McClintock and C. Bryson. L. Kirby, Z. Neill and N. Kirby.
Top Montgomery hitters: B. Persing 4-5; P. Bennett 3-4; S. McClintock 2-5. Top Montoursville hitters: Gabe Moser, 1 hit.
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