Two Times News area baseball teams clinched postseason berths on Monday.

Tamaqua earned a spot in the Schuylkill League playoffs by defeating Pottsville, 2-1.Panther Valley topped Mahanoy Area, 11-6, and clinched a spot in the District 11 playoffs.BASEBALLPine Grove-LehightonLehighton earned a Schuylkill League victory at home against Pine Grove, 4-1.Joe Heery and Collin Haupt each recorded two hits for the Tribe. Damian Mele smacked a double and scored a run.Chris Whiteman tossed six innings of one-run ball and struck out three, while picking up the win.Pine Grove 000 001 0 - 1 7 4Lehighton 030 010 x - 4 5 1Levan and Soper; Whiteman, Haupt (7) and Scherer. W - Whiteman. L - Levan.Salisbury-NorthwesternSalisbury was victorious against Northwestern in a Colonial League game, 5-3.Northwestern's Jake Augustus was 2-for-3 at the dish, with a double and one run scored while Brady Mengel supplied three hits in four at-bats.Salisbury 000 400 1 - 5 10 1Northwestern 011 000 1 - 3 9 2Cooperman and Dubois; Augustus, White (7) and Wiik. W - Augustus. L - Cooperman.So. Lehigh-PalmertonSouthern Lehigh defeated Palmerton in Colonial League action, 7-3.Ian Silfies supplied two hits, scored once, and drove in a run for the Blue Bombers.So. Lehigh 101 310 1 - 7 7 4Palmerton 200 100 0 - 3 5 2Murtaugh, Hendrzak (5), Cassell (7) and Amory; Sander, Boehler (6) and Mooney. W - Murtaugh. L - Sander.Mahanoy Area-Panther Vy.Panther Valley defeated Mahanoy Area at home in a Schuylkill League game, 11-6.PV's Sam Stanko was 2-for-4, including a three-run triple.Anthony Micholik scored twice and supplied three hits with two RBIs. Darren Goida contributed a double and one RBI.Mahanoy 000 030 3 - 6 5 4Panther Vy. 001 442 x - 11 9 1McGroarty and Jones; Hudicka, Vavra (5) and M.Goida. W-Hudicka. L-McGroaty,Pottsville-TamaquaTamaqua clinched a wild-card playoff spot in the Schuylkill League, defeating Pottville, 2-1.Holding on to a 2-0 lead heading into the final frame, Tamaqua's Russell Blaker needed to force a ground out to end a late-stage comeback attempt by the Crimson Tide.In that final frame, Gavin Hinchliffe led off with a single and Brandon Daubert ensued with a double, but the Blue Raider defense held fast for the crucial win.Zach Coleman finished 1-for-2 with two runs scored for the winners, while Brady Akins was 2-for-3 and Owen Bates was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.Pottsville 000 000 1 - 1 4 1Tamaqua 101 000 x - 2 7 1Spehrly and Herndon; Blaker and Rother. W - Blaker, L - Spehrly.Weatherly-ShenandoahShenandoah Valley edged Weatherly in a Schuylkill League battle, 2-1.Ian McCole struck out 11 batters during his win on the mound for the Devils.Lou Mastroddi, Kevin Osifat, Dillon Bizzare, and Steph Yurcheck each singled for the Wreckers.Weatherly 000 010 0 - 1 4 2Shenandoah 010 000 1 - 2 7 0Moser and McCole. W - McCole. L - Moser.Marian-Schuylkill HavenSchuylkill Haven's two runs in the bottom of the fifth proved to be enough to take this Schuylkill League baseball bout over Marian, 5-4.Tyler Browne had a hit, an RBI, and scored two runs of his own for the Hurricanes, while Brendan Clauser finished 1-for-3 with a RBI.Dante Salerno was 2-for-4 for the Colts, with teammate Dan Keer went 2-for-4 with a run scored, and Josh Inama added two RBIs and scored a run.Marian 001 300 0 - 4 9 1Schuylkill Haven 003 020 x - 5 3 1Schmidt, Paisley (5), Nahas (6) and Snerr; Cornage and Clauser. W - Cornage, L - Paisley.Pleasant Valley-PM EastPocono Mountain East blew open a close game with Pleasant Valley to take this EPC outing, 10-1.Tyler Horvath smacked a two-run home run in the first inning to set the tone for the Cardinals, while Logan Stirr added a two-run single, and Bryan Bittlingmeyer had a double and two RBIs.For the Bears (8-10, 8-6 EPC), Brent Beck finished a perfect 3-for-3 with a triple and a run scored, with Justin Stasiak adding a hit and an RBI.Five Pleasant Valley errors allowed Pocono Mountain East (8-5, 5-1) to thrive.Pleasant Valley 100 000 0 - 1 6 4Pocono Mt. East 200 215 x - 10 5 0Horvath and Keane; K. Kearns, Guzman (6) and Stasiak. W - Horvath, L - K. Kearns. HR: PME - Horvath (first inning, one on).No. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua defeated Northern Lehigh in Colonial League competition, 5-4.Luke Eitner contributed two hits and a pair of RBIs in the loss.Tekoah Guedes and Ashton Bevans each had two hits.No. Lehigh 200 002 0 - 4 8 3Catasauqua 110 021 x - 5 6 8Eitner and Kistler; Pontician and Bilder. W - Pontician. L - Eitner.SOFTBALLLourdes-Jim ThorpeJim Thorpe topped Lourdes in three innings on senior night, 15-0.The Lady Oylmpians tallied 15 hits during the rout.Jim Thorpe's Ciara Miranda drove in four runs during the victory.Joclyn Day tacked on a base knock.Lourdes 000 - 0 1 4Jim Thorpe 168 - 15 15 0Witkoski and Milewski; Holloway and Marzen. W - Holloway. L - Witkoski.Pine Grove-LehightonPine Grove used a balanced offensive attack to pull away from Lehighton for a 6-2 victory.Faith Sleva had two hits and two RBIs, while Jen Kaufman was a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs scored.Meanwhile, for the Tribe, Emily Greene finished 2-for-3 with an RBI.Pine Grove 101 130 0 - 6 10 0Lehighton 000 101 0 - 2 7 1Lehman and Kopinetz; Bickert and Hunsicker. W - Lehman, L - Bickert.No. Lehigh-CatasauquaCatasauqua defeated Northern Lehigh in a Colonial League contest, 10-4.Catty compiled 17 hits during the victory.For Northern Lehigh, Paige Hemingway launched a two-run homer in the first inning.No. Lehigh 202 000 0 - 4 9 0Catasauqua 430 111 x - 10 17 3Ziegler and D.Hoffman; Reichl, Preletz (4) and Bellesfield. W - Reichl. L - Ziegler. HR - Northern Lehigh: Hemingway (first inning, one on); Catasauqua: Gallagher 2 (fourth inning, none on; sixth inning, none on)So. Lehigh-PalmertonPalmerton picked up a big win over Southern Lehigh to keep their league playoff hopes alive, as they prevailed 6-1.Reese Dugan threw a two-hitter from the mound for the Lady Bombers (10-8, 10-6 CL). Kendra Pekurny finished 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs, while Alyssa Olewine was 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI, and Ally Krome added an RBI double in the strong team effort.For the Lady Spartans, Courtney Herr had one of her team's two hits and scored their only run.Southern Lehigh 100 000 0 - 1 2 1Palmerton 210 201 x - 6 9 1Barnes and Binde; Dugan and Acker. W - Dugan, L - Barnes.Mahanoy Area-Panther Vy.Mahanoy Area scored at least two runs in every inning to eventually stymie Panther Valley and defeat them in five frames, 13-0.The Lady Bears' Emily Bruce tossed a one-hitter, as the locals' Cassidy Ryan was the only Lady Panther to earn a single.For Mahanoy Area, Desiree Malacusky, Kelsey Conroy and Zoelle Strouphour all had two singles.Mahanoy Area 234 22 - 13 11 0Panther Valley 000 00 - 0 1 2E. Bruce and H. Bruce; Markovich and Clouser, Staehle (4). W - E. Bruce, L - Markovich.Pottsville-TamaquaPottsville scored all of its runs during innings two-through-four in a Schuylkill League victory against Tamaqua, 5-1.Katie Marx smacked two-run homer in the fifth inning, which helped the Lady Tide keep the advantage.Lynn Kistler of Tamaqua contributed a single and one RBI, as Cailyn Joseph belted a triple and a single despite the lossPottsville 002 120 0 - 5 7 1Tamaqua 000 010 0 - 1 5 2Porter and Marx; Pedersen and Zellner. W - Porter. L - Pedersen. HR - Pottsville: Marx (fifth inning, one on)Marian-Schuylkill HavenMarian came up short against Schuylkill Haven in a Schuylkill League affair, 10-3.Miranda Antiga and Mackenzie Joy each contributed a pair of hits for the Fillies.Marian 002 000 1 - 3 8 2Schuylkill Haven 130 420 x - 10 12 1Joy and Wufsus; Svenson and Personette. W - Joy. L - Svenson.PM East-Pleasant ValleyDespite an early outburst, Pleasant Valley needed eight innings to down Pocono Mountain East, 5-4.Meara Hanyon had the game-winning RBI single that brought in Madison Kymer for the victory. Hanyon finished 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while Cassie Hill added a double and two RBIs for the Lady Bears.For the Cardinals, Jess Bishop was 2-for-2 with a double, Megan DeHaven was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Alysa Beyers was 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored.PM East 200 002 00 - 4 8 4Pleasant Valley 400 000 01 - 5 7 2Franco, Beyers (1) and Bucci; Diabo and Hill. W - Diabo, L - Franco.