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Marian picks up baseball, softball wins

Marian came away with wins on both the baseball and softball fields on Tuesday afternoon.

BASEBALLTamaqua-Wyoming AreaTamaqua defeated Wyoming Area in a non-league game, 3-1.Eddie Titus picked up his first varsity win in a Raider uniform, tossing six innings of one-hit baseball.Connor Hartung had an RBI for Tamaqua. Brett Kosciolek had a stolen base and a run scored, as Casey Rother had a double during the win.Tamaqua improves to 9-4 overall with the victory.Tamaqua 000 200 1 - 3 7 2Wyoming 000 001 0 - 1 1 2Titus, Blaker (7), and Bates; Kaslavage, Zezza (4), Michaels (6), Webb (7), and Musto, Lee (7). W - Titus. L - Kaslavage.Marian-Northwest AreaMarian defeated Northwest Area convincingly in a non-league contest, 11-0.Dante Salerno led the Colts with a single, a triple, and three runs scored. K.J. Snerr and Mason Evitts both scored twice during the rout.Marian did most of it's damage with two outs in the sixth inning, as the Colts plated six runs.Marian improves to (11-1, 8-0 SL) on the season.Marian 300 006 2 - 11 13 0Northwest 000 000 0 - 0 2 4Hinkle, Salerno (6) and Snerr; Hardiman and Ford. W - Hinkle . L - Ford.Palisades-Northern LehighDespite Northern Lehigh's four-run seventh inning surge, the Bulldogs came up short against Palisades in a Colonial League game, 9-6.Austin Hemingway led Northern Lehigh with three hits and two runs scored from the dish. John Taylor supplied two hits and scored twice. Zach Rex and Chad Cederberg were also both multi-hitters for the 'Dawgs.Andrew Koenig of Palisades was the big hitter, smacking a double and driving in a pair of runs.Palisades 101 016 0 - 9 7 3No. Lehigh 000 101 4 - 6 12 5B.Caraway, McClintock (6), T.Caraway (7); and Catcher; Lancsak, Moll (6), and Kistler. W - B.Caraway. L - LancsakSch. Haven-Panther ValleySchuylkill Haven fended off Panther Valley in a Schuylkill League match up, 4-1.Danny Blugis had two hits and two RBIs for Schuylkill Haven.For the Panthers, Matt Hudicka and Tristian Blasko both had two hits apiece. Matt Hutt also hit a single despite the loss.Schuylkill Haven 001 001 2 - 4 7 1Panther Valley 000 010 0 - 1 5 2Schaeffer, Blugis (6) and Blugis, Saul (6); Vavra and Goida. W - Schaeffer. L - Vavra.Blue Mountain-Jim ThorpeBlue Mountain scored four runs in the first two innnings to help hold off Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League contest, 5-0.Just two of Blue Mountain's five runs were earned runs, as the Olympians had four errors.Alex Steigerwalt of Jim Thorpe had a hit and stole a base, as Derek Joyce also singled during the contest.Austin Krammes contributed a double, two runs scored, and one RBI for the Eagles.Blue Mtn 130 100 0 - 5 7 1Jim Thorpe 000 000 0 - 0 2 4Oliver, Hull (4), Moyer (7) and Kyslinger; Porembo and Micciche, Joyce (6). W - Oliver. L - Porembo.Jim Thorpe-Pine GroveIn a game played late Monday night, Pine Grove edged Jim Thorpe in a Schuylkill League contest, 4-3.Jim Thorpe had the tieing run on third base in the final frame but couldn't cash in.Jim Thorpe's Alex Steigerwalt continued his strong play this season, as he had three hits, two stolen bases, and one RBI. Will Kovolenko addede in two hits and one run scored.Logan LeVan of Pine Grove had a two-run single in the fourth inning.Jim Thorpe 001 011 0 - 3 6 1Pine Grove 002 200 x - 4 6 4Carroll and Micciche; Fick and LeVan. W - Fick. L - Carroll.SOFTBALLNativity-MarianMackenzie Joy hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to propel Marian to a Schuylkill League victory over Nativity, 5-4.Joy's teammate Bethany Shaud was the winning pitcher and also drove in two runs. Kaitlin Kowker and Brianna Wimmer both had two hits apiece for the Fillies.Rachael Souchak led Nativity with a two-run home run despite the loss.With the win, the Fillies improve to (9-5, 6-3 SL).Nativity 000 210 10 - 4 9 0Marian 010 101 11 - 5 10 0Walaconis and Melochick; Shaud and Salerno. W - Shaud. L - Walaconis. HR - N: Souchak (fourth, one on); M: Joy (eighth, none on).Lehighton-PalmertonPalmerton squeezed out a non-league victory against Lehighton, 2-1.Darion Jacoby led Palmerton with two hits and one run scored. Shelby Gower was the winning pitcher who gave up just one hit.Lehighton's Joclyn Hunsicker had one of the two team's hits, as Autumn Bickert scored the Lady Indians' lone run.Lehighton 000 001 0 - 1 2 3Palmerton 101 000 x - 2 7 3Bickert and Andrews; Gower, Dugan (6), Pekurny (7), and Acker. W - Gower. L - Bickert.Palisades-No. LehighNorthern Lehigh used an eight-run fifth inning to help defeated Palisades in a Colonial League clash, 12-2.Paige Hemingway smacked a solo homerun in the sixth inning for the Lady 'Dawgs. Amber Thomas supplied two hits and an RBI, as Taylor Herman had two hits, one run, and one RBI. Kianna Marlatt also drove in three runs.Northern Lehigh is now (11-5, 8-5 CL) on the season.Palisades 000 110 - 2 2 4No. Lehigh 101 181 - 12 7 3Koenig, Krchnavi (5), and Stenson; Thomas and Hoffman. W - Thomas. L - Koenig. HR - P: McClintock (fifth, none on); NL: Hemingway (sixth, none on)Jim Thorpe-No. Dame ESJim Thorpe used a dozen hits to defeated Notre Dame of East Stroudsbug in a non-league contest, 9-6.Maggie Holloway and Jada Hoherchak each hit a double and a single apiece during the win.Notre Dame's Kattie Romscavage smacked a three-run home run as well as a double despite the loss.Jim Thorpe improves to 3-11 overall on the 2015 season.Jim Thorpe 311 110 2 - 9 12 6Notre Dame 110 100 3 - 6 4 3Holloway and Marzen; Porter and Legindre. W - Holloway. L - Porter.PM West-Panther ValleyPanther Valley had more hits but Pocono Mountain West gained an 8-7 non-league win.Cassidy Ryan had three hits, one a double, for PV (2-11) while Brianna Picht added two hits and knocked in a run.PM West 105 002 0 - 8 6 4Panther Vy. 112 020 1 - 7 11 3Robson and Gomez; Hoffman and Rodriguez. W - Robson. L - Hoffman.Minersville-WeatherlyMinersville received three-hit pitching from Mallory Ebert to gain a 10-0 Schuylkill League win over Weatherly.Emily Mealey had a double and homer for the winners.Minersville 230 104 - 10 12 1Weatherly 000 000 - 0 3 3Ebert and Polinsky; Kane, Isom (6) and Maiello, Frye (3). W - Ebert. L - Kane.Pleasant Valley-So. LehighNicole Siffel knocked in three runs to lead Southern Lehigh to a 9-1 non-league win over Pleasant Valley.For the Bears, Kiersten Griesback had two hits, one a triple.Pleasant Vy. 001 000 0 - 1 5 3So. Lehigh 003 501 x - 9 9 0Griesback, Morales (5) and Hill; Tankred and Siffel, Binder (4). W - Tankred. L - Griesback.

BOB FORD/Times News Kiana Marlatt of Northern Lehigh avoids the tag and reaches second base safely during Tuesday game against Palisades.