The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader softball team split a doubleheader on Friday at Benzinger Park.

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EASES INTO THIRD - Elk County Catholic's Andie Beveridge, left, eases into third base after a ball got past the Clearfield catcher during Friday's softball game played at Benzinger Park.

In the first game, the Lady Bisons had three triples and a double off of losing pitcher Amber Schaefer. Mandy Rowles got the win. Ashley Lias had three hits to lead the 10-hit Clearfield attack.

Elk Catholic had five hits. Getting those hits were Dominique DeFrain, Kaitlyn Coroso, Laken Lenox, Andie Beveridge and Casey Reed.

"All the wheels fell off today," said ECCHS Coach Joe Coroso.

"Clearfield hit very well and they deserved the victory," added Coroso.

Clearfield went in order in the top of the first inning. Elk stranded a runner in their half of the inning.

The Lady Bisons came up with one run on three hits to take a 1-0 lead in the second inning. In the home half of the inning, the Lady Crusaders scored three times to take the 3-1 lead. Kayla Bryson-Tucker led off with a walk. She stole second. Andie Beveridge singled sending Bryson-Tucker to third. Mary Kate Minnick reached base on an error permitting Bryson-Tucker and Beveridge to score. Minnick would later score on a passed ball to give Elk the 3-1 lead.

Clearfield scored three times on two hits in the top of the third to take the 4-3 lead. The Lady Crusaders stranded two in their half of the inning. The Lady Bisons scored three runs on three hits in the top of the fourth to take a 7-3 lead. The Lady Crusaders again left two runners stranded.

Clearfield came up with six runs on four hits and three errors in the top of the fifth to take a 13-3 lead. Elk went down in order as the Lady Bisons won 13-3 in five innings.

In the nightcap, the Lady Crusaders came back from a 5-1 deficit to defeat the Lady Raiders.

Ranee Catalone of the Lady Crusaders recorded her first varsity victory with the four-hitter.

The Lady Crusaders were led offensively by Kaitlyn Coroso and Andie Beveridge each picking up three hits including a triple apiece. Laken Lenox, Brittany Buchheit and Chipper Brem collected two hits apiece. Coroso also had three RBIs.

"It was good to come back after an earlier loss in the day to Clearfield where all our fundamentals went out the window," said ECCHS Coach Joe Coroso.

"Ranee struggled early in her first start but settled down in the end to get the win. Our bats also came alive," added coach Coroso.

Brookville left one runner on base in the top of the first inning. In the home half of the inning, Elk left two runners stranded.

Brookville took the 3-0 lead in the top of the second on two hits and two errors. The Lady Crusaders made it 3-1 when Beveridge singled and stole second. She moved to third when Loren Olewnik reached base on an error and scored on a wild pitch.

Brookville came up with two more runs in the top of the third on one hit and an error to lead 5-1. The Lady Crusaders left a runner stranded.

Brookville went in order in the top of the fourth while Elk Catholic left a runner on base.

The Lady Raiders went in order in the top of the fifth. In the home half of the inning, Buchheit led off with a single. DeFrain followed with a single. A triple by Coroso scored Buchheit and DeFrain. A single by Laken Lenox scored Coroso. Andrea Brem singled to score Lenox. With one out, pinch runner Mary Kate Minnick went to third on a single by Beveridge. Minnick then scored on a wild pitch. A sacrifice fly to center by Catalone scored Beveridge. Olewnik singled as did Buchheit. DeFrain was hit by a pitch to load the bases. A single by Coroso scored Olewnik to give Elk the 8-5 lead.

In the top of the sixth, the Lady Raiders came up with two runs on one hit to make the score 8-7. Elk went in order in the home half of the sixth inning.

Brookville went down in order in the top of the seventh as ECC picked up the 8-7 win.

ECCHS, now 5-2 on the year, will travel to DuBois Area on Monday for a 4:15 p.m. game.

First game

Clearfield 10

Luzier 4-2-2, Pataky 3-0-0, Collins 4-0-1, Rowles 3-2-2, Anderson 3-0-0, Lias 3-2-3, Kavalick 2-2-1, Butler 3-0-2, McGovern 2-0-0. Totals 27-13-8.

ECCHS 3

Dominique DeFrain 3-0-1, Kaitlyn Coroso 3-0-1, Andrea Brem 2-0-0, Laken Lenox 3-0-1, Kayla Bryson-Tucker 2-1-0, Andie Beveridge 3-1-1, Mary Kate Minnick 2-1-0, Loren Olewnik 2-0-0, Casey Reed 2-0-1, Amber Schaefer 0-0-0. Totals 22-3-5.

Score by innings

Clearfield   013 36   13

ECCHS       021 00     3

Second game

Brookville 7

Hetrick 3-0-0, Swonger 4-0-1, Cook 3-1-1, McKinley 3-0-00, Dietrick 1-3-1, Beatty 2-1-0, Modany 2-2-0, McCullough 3-0-0, Liebman 3-0-1. Totals 24-7-4.

ECCHS 8

Dominique DeFrain 3-1-1, Kaitlyn Coroso 4-1-3, Laken Lenox 4-1-2, Andrea Brem 4-0-2, Mary Kate Minnick 0-1-0, Kayla Bryson-Tucker 4-0-0, Andie Beveridge 3-2-3, Ranee Catalone 2-0-0, Loren Olewnik 3-0-1, Kayla Leuschel 0-1-0, Brittany Buchheit 3-1-2. Totals 30-8-7.

Score by innings

Brookville   032 000 2   7

ECCHS       010 070 x   8

JV's win two

The Elk Catholic junior varsity team picked up two wins Friday. They beat Clearfield 5-0 in the first game and downed Brookville 12-2 in the second game.

In the game against Clearfield, Elk scored twice in the first and second innings and one run in the third inning.

Nichole McClain and Marissa Bauer had hits for the Lady Crusaders.

Marissa Bauer was the winning pitcher as she gave up five hits, walked only one batter and struck out three.

The key to the win was the outstanding defense played by the entire Lady Crusader team.

Against Brookville, Elk outscored the Lady Raiders 3-1 in the first inning, 1-0 in the second inning and 6-0 in the fourth inning for a 10-1 lead. Each team scored once in the fifth inning. Elk added a run in the sixth to win 12-2.

Laura Mohney, Sammi Schlimm and Sandy Levenduski had two hits each for the Lady Crusaders. Schlimm, Nikki Gaton and Danielle Cassels had doubles.

Stephanie Smith pitched a good game to get the win. She gave up four hits, walked three and struck out five. She was backed by an excellent Lady Crusader defense.