PIAA SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Holy Cross, Mid Valley, Montrose advance to quarters – Scranton Times-Tribune

Maya DeSantis had three hits, four RBIs and a run, and Claire Helring had three hits, including a double, one RBI and two runs, as District 2 champion Holy Cross pulled away from District 4 champ Montgomery, 9-1, on Monday in the PIAA Class 1A softball first round at Montgomery.

Holy Cross scored four runs in the sixth and seventh innings, after scoring one run in the first five.

Ava Schmidt pitched a complete-game four-hitter with one run and eight strikeouts.

McKinley Griffiths had two hits, including a double, one RBI and two runs, Kiera Bauman had two hits and one RBI and Peyton Graboske had a double, an RBI and two runs for the Lady Crusaders (19-3).

Jenna Houseknect had a double and an RBI, and Arianna Snyder had a triple for Montgomery (16-7).

Holy Cross will face District 6 champion Claysburg Kimmel, a 9-4 winner over District 5 runner-up Meyersdale, in Thursday’s quarterfinals at a site and time to be determined.

Class 3A

Ava Hazelton pitched a complete-game six-hitter with 15 strikeouts to lead District 2 champion Mid Valley to a 2-0 victory over District 4 runner-up Warrior Run on Monday in the PIAA Class 3A softball first round at Mid Valley.

Ariana Davey’s fourth-inning hit scored Angela Laskowski, and Abbey Mackey’s fifth-inning double scored Avery Tinney for the Spartanettes (20-3).

Mid Valley will face District 1 champ Villa Joseph Marie, a 13-6 winner over District 12 champ Nazareth, in Thursday’s quarterfinals at a site and time to be determined.

Makenzie Heffner and Lydia Keener each had two hits, and Mackenzie Litchard pitched six innings, allowing two hits, two runs (one earned) and two walks while striking outs seven for Warrior Run (13-11).

Class 2A

Alayna Mott pitched a complete-game five-hitter with two walks and six strikeouts, and added a hit at the plate to lead District 2 champ Montrose to a 5-0 victory over District 4 champ Northwest Area on Monday in the PIAA Class 1A softball first round at Central Columbia.

Libby Bush went 2 for 4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs, MycKenna Kublo had two hits, an RBI and a run, Kyleise Kublo had a double and two runs, Cara Evans had a hit and an RBI and Ally Legg added a hit for the Lady Meteors (19-2).

Abygail Miller had two hits for Northwest (21-1).

Montrose will face District 7 fourth-placer Chartiers-Houston, a 2-0 winner over District 6 champ Bellwood-Antis, in Thursday’s quarterfinals at a site and time to be determined.