Brian Hagberg
WARREN, Pa. – A 6-run fifth broke the game open, and Elk County Catholic tacked on eight more in the sixth to pick up a 16-0, 6-inning win at Warren.
Rewatch the game:
The Crusaders held a 2-0 lead after four and scored twice early in the fifth. ECC staged a 2-out rally that added four more runs. The Crusaders batted around in the sixth and Sydney Alexander hit a 2-run home run to put an exclamation point on the inning.
Alexander had two hits, scored twice, and drove in four. Bailey Thorwart had three hits, including two doubles and a triple, scored three runs, and had two RBI. Lucy Klawuhn tripled and had four RBI. Emily Mourer tripled, while Mackenzie Bille, Alexa Uhl, and Reagan Bauer each had two hits.
Mourer gave up just three hits, walked one, and struck out nine.
Alana Stuart, Malysia Sorensen, and Alexis Jones each had a hit for the Dragons.
Stuart allowed two unearned runs on four hits with a walk and seven strikeouts in four innings. Alexis Stec gave up 14 runs, seven earned, on 12 hits with four walks and two strikeouts in two innings.
