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Preps Area Roundup -- Greencastle rallies to beat James Buchanan

April 02, 2009

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GREENCASTLE, Pa. -- Rachel Statler and Cheyenne Melius each went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to pace No. 3 Greencastle-Antrim, which scored five unanswered runs to beat James Buchanan 7-4 on Thursday.

Meghin Palmer had three hits and winning pitcher Rachel Kline added two hits for the Blue Devils (4-1).

Sarah Karn had three hits, including a solo homer, and drove in four runs for the Rockets (2-2).

Greencastle 7, James Buchanan 4
J. Buchanan 012 010 0 -- 4 7 1
Greencastle 002 032 x -- 7 12 1

Beers and Ross. Appleby, Kline (5) and Christman. WP -- Kline (3-1). LP -- Beers. HR -- JB: Karn (2nd, none on).

No.1 Waynesboro 10, Susquenita 0
WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Dani Miller belted a three-run home run to finish a mercy-rule victory for the Maidens (7-0, 2-0) in a Mid-Penn Colonial victory.

Katie Zak went the distance with a two-hitter and struck out 11. Emily Masters had three of Waynesboro's 11 hits and Megan Baker, Emily Wilson and Zak each had two.

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Waynesboro 10, Susquenita 0
Susquenita 000 00 -- 0 2 1
Waynesboro 202 33 -- 10 11 0

WP -- Zak (2-0)

South Hagerstown 11, Frederick 1

South Hagerstown drew nine walks against Frederick and capitalized in a five-inning MVAL Piedmont victory over Frederick.

Destanie Agee went 2-for-3 with a double and Chelsea Showe pitched a three-hitter for the Rebels (1-3, 1-0).

South Hagerstown 11, Frederick 1
Frederick 000 10 -- 1 3 1
South 800 3x -- 11 6 2

Blevins and Stewart. Ch. Showe and Co. Showe. WP -- Showe (1-3). LP -- Blevins.

Hancock 23, Forbes Road 7

HUSTONTOWN, Pa. -- Georgia Manning had three hits and four RBIs, while Brittany Moats and Mariah Peck added three hits and three RBIs each for Hancock (4-3) in its three-inning rout of Forbes Road.

Hancock 23, Forbes Road 7
Hancock 47(12) -- 23 14 0
Forbes Road 610 -- 7 3 3

Ruppenthal and Yonker. King, Martz (2), King (3) and Souders. WP -- Ruppenthal (2-0). LP -- King.

St. Maria Goretti 6, Mercersburg 3

MERCERSBURG, Pa. -- Caroline Rosenthal had 14 strikeouts to lead St. Maria Goretti past Mercersburg.

Emma Bartholomew had two hits and Alex Penn had a triple for the Gaels (3-3).

Julie Garlick had two RBIs for Mercersburg Academy (0-2).

Goretti 6, Mercersburg 3
Goretti 100 012 2 -- 6 5 2
Mercersburg 100 000 2 -- 3 6 3

Rosenthal and McCauley. Saner and Duda. WP -- Rosenthal. LP -- Saner (0-1).

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No. 2 Waynesboro 4, Susquenita 3

WAYNESBORO, Pa. -- Cody Bumbaugh hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Waynesboro edged Susquenita in the Mid-Penn Colonial.

Jamison Walck homered for the Indians (6-1, 2-0) while Nathan Kauffman added two hits. Winning pitcher Jesse Mowen struck out 12 in a complete-game effort.

Waynesboro 4, Susquenita 3
Susquenita 000 030 00 -- 3 8 3
Waynesboro 111 000 01 -- 4 5 0

Malehorn and Kohl. Mowen and Bumbaugh. WP -- Mowen (3-0). LP -- Malehorn. HR -- S: Malehorn (5th, one on); W: Walck (3rd, none on).

No. 6 Greencastle 14, James Buchanan 1

MERCERSBURG, Pa. -- Denton Ensminger plated three runs with a pinch-hit home run, while Greencastle starter Evan Dixon gave up no hits in his four innings on the mound as the Blue Devils beat James Buchanan in six innings.

Jared Doyle hit a two-run homer for Greencastle (4-0), while Derrick Barkdoll had three hits, Brett Meyers and Drew Bitner each added two hits and Eric Schanzenbacher drove in two runs.

Greencastle 14, James Buchanan 1
Greencastle 014 215 -- 14 14 1
J. Buchanan 000 001 -- 1 4 4

Dixon, Bitner (5) and Lill. Zeger, Wingert (6) and Timmons. WP -- Dixon (1-0). LP -- Zeger. HR -- G: Doyle (4th, one on), Ensminger (6th, two on).

No. 7 South Hagerstown 4, Frederick 2

Trevor Haupt had two hits as South Hagerstown improved to 2-2 and 1-0 in the MVAL Piedmont.

South Hagerstown 4, Frederick 2
Frederick 000 011 0 -- 2 3 2
South 001 111 x -- 4 5 1

White and Hayes. D. Boward, Miller (7) and Haupt. WP -- D. Boward (1-1). LP -- White. S -- Miller.

Forbes Road 7, Hancock 6

HUSTONTOWN, Pa. -- Logan True had three hits and an RBI in the loss for Hancock (2-4).

Forbes Road 7, Hancock 6
Hancock 120 020 1 -- 6 7 2
Forbes Road 500 200 x -- 7 6 2

Smith and Souders. Black and Hann. WP -- Black. LP -- Smith (2-1).

Hedgesville 5, Musselman 4

HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. -- Michael Frush's squeeze bunt scored pinch-runner Jeremy Ebersole in the bottom of the seventh to send Hedgesville home with a win over visiting Musselman.

Eagles starter Huey Hite struck out 12 in five innings, while Mike Frush and Mo Adams each had two hits in the win. Hedgesville (3-4) rallied from a 4-0 deficit after 4 1/2 innings.

Blaine Coates had two hits for the Applemen (3-4).

Hedgesville 5, Musselman 4
Musselman 001 030 0 -- 4 6 4
Hedgesville 000 013 1 -- 5 8 2

Weatherholtz, S. Larose (4), Barrett (6), R. Larose (6) and R. Larose, Weatherholtz (6). Hite, Snyder (6) and Ferrari. WP -- Snyder (1-2). LP -- R. Larose.

Red Land 3, Chambersburg 1

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