ST. MARYS - Clearfield erased a 3-1 deficit with three runs in the third inning and went on to defeat Elk County Catholic 13-3 in five innings in high school girls softball action Friday afternoon.
Five Lady Bisons had multiple hits, Ashley Lias leading the 12-hit attack with a double and two singles. Alanna Luzier, Mandy Rowles, Sara Kovalick and Megan Butler each had two hits, including a triple by Luzier and a double by Rowles.
Rowles hurled a five-hitter and struck out five for her second win in four decisions
Doubles by Rowles and Lias gave coach Bob Dixon's Lady Bisons (4-2) a 1-0 lead in the second inning, but the Lady Crusaders (4-2) answered with all of their runs on three hits. Mary Kate Minnick had a two-run single and scored on Casey Reed's single.
Clearfield quickly knotted the count on Kenzi McGovern's walk, Luzier's triple and Brittany Pataky's sacrifice fly. Then Collins clubbed a triple to deep center and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch.
In the fourth, the Lady Bisons expanded the lead to 7-4 on hits by Lias, Kovalick, Butler and Luzier, and another sacrifice fly by Pataky.
Clearfield brought the 10-run Mercy Rule into play with a six-run outburst in the fifth. Kovalick delivered a two-run single and McGovern picked up a run-batted-in with a grounder. An ECC outfield error gave the Lady Bisons two more runs, and Luzier stole home for the final tally.
The Lady Bisons will play in the Philipsburg-Osceola Tournament today, with the first game at 10 a.m. They will host DuBois Central Catholic Tuesday.
Clearfield's home game against Bald Eagle Area, postponed for the second time Wednesday, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, May 9.
CLEARFIELD --- 13
Alanna Luzier 2b 4222, Brittany Pataky 1b 2002, Nikki Collins ss 3110, Mandy Rowles p 3220, Alyssa Anderson rf 3000, Ashley Lias cf 3231, Sara Kovalick lf 3222, Megan Butler 3b 3221, Kenzie McGovern 2201. TOTALS: 25 13 12 9.
ELK COUNTY CATHOLIC --- 3
Dominique DeFrain cf 3010, Kaitlyn Coroso 2b 3000, Andrea Brem dp 2000, Laken Lennox ss 3010, Kayla Bryson-Tucker lf 2100, Andie Beveridge 1b 3110, Mary Kate Minnick rf 2112, Lauren Olewnick c 2000, Casey Reed 3b 2011, Amber Schaefer p (flex) 0000. TOTALS: 22 3 5 3.
Score By Innings:
Clearfield 013 36 - 13 12 2
Elk County Catholic 030 00 - 3 5 2
Errors - Collins, Pataky; Lennox, Minnick. PB - McGovern. LOB - Clearfield 3; Elk County Catholic 7. 2B - Rowles, Lias. 3B - Luzier, Collins. SF - Pataky 2. SB - Luzier; Bryson-Tucker.
Pitching
Clearfield - Rowles 5 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K.
Elk County Catholic - Schaefer 5 IP, 12 H, 13 R, 11 ER, 2 BB, 1 K.
WP - Rowles 1; Schaefer 2.
W - Rowles (2-2). L - Schaefer (4-2).
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