Seven Chagrin Valley Conference softball teams punched their tickets to the sectional finals round of the postseason with wins on Tuesday.
Here’s a look at each of those games:
Jefferson 9, Struthers 6
Jefferson jumped on Struthers with three runs in the bottom of the first inning, but the Wildcats answered with four runs in the top of the fourth.
The Falcons recovered and went on to score five runs in the bottom of the second and they added one in the third to hold off their visitors.
Mia Contenza and Rylee DeMattia both finished 3-for-4 at the plate. Contenza scored one run and knocked in another while DeMattia scored twice and collected two RBI.
Allison Hill, Adrianna Brass, and Lani Zeman each had two hits in the win.
Olivia Lewis earned the pitching victory after allowing six runs—only three of them earned—on five hits with six strikeouts in four innings. Ada Sirrine closed out the game allowing two hits and fanning two in three scoreless innings of work.
Jefferson travels to Mogadore for Thursday’s sectional final at Field High School.
Chagrin Falls 24, Max Hayes 0 (5)
Chagrin Falls pounded out 27 hits and Mia Beavers pitched a no-hitter in the Tigers’ five-inning win over Max Hayes.
Beavers struck out 12 and walked three batters in keeping Hayes off the basepaths.
Lexi Kaseler was a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate with a triple, five runs scored, and two RBI. Kate Quinn was 4-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Peyton Pierce went 4-for-5 with a double, three runs scored, and an RBI.
Brigitte Edwards, Gina Ponikvar, and Ella Stec each finished the game with two hits.
The Tigers advanced to play at Elyria Catholic in Thursday’s sectional final.
Hawken 15, Central Catholic 4 (5)
Hawken scored five runs in the top of the first, six more in the third, one in the fourth, and three in the fifth to pull away from the Ironmen.
Bella Swol pitched a five-inning no-hitter but did walk seven and allowed four earned runs in her five-inning complete game.
Helena Yanchar recorded four of Hawken’s 15 base hits including a double and a triple, and she scored two runs and knocked in three more.
Ila Pohl was 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored and two RBI, and Ally Whiting and Sophia Mattes each finished with two hits.
Hawken will play at Akron Coventry in Thursday’s sectional final.
Wickliffe 3, Garfield 2
High drama highlighted Wickliffe’s 3-2 walk-off win over visiting Garrettsville Garfield.
The Blue Devils trailed 2-0 heading into the sixth inning, but they scored one run in the sixth and another in the seventh to force an extra inning.
That’s when Emma McCandlish doubled home Amanda Peklay to send the Blue Devils to the sectional final.
Carla Sakacs doubled and scored on an error in the sixth and Mackayla Gazdak hit a solo home run with one out in the seventh.
Maddie Kita reached on an error to start the eighth inning and moved to second on Peklay’s single. McCandlish then stepped into the box with one out and she hit the first pitch she saw into center field, allowing Kita to score the game-winning run.
Gazdak and Peklay both finished 2-for-4. Sakacs, Kita, McCandlish, and Natalie Blatnick also had hits for the Blue Devils.
Leigha Blazetic went the distance in the circle. She allowed one earned run on six hits and fanned 11 in eight innings.
Wickliffe heads to Columbiana for Wednesday’s sectional final.
Crestwood 11, Conneaut 1 (6)
Crestwood’s offense hit overdrive with a six-run fifth and a three-run sixth to pull away from host Conneaut in an 11-1 six-inning win.
Kaitlyn Huffman recorded three hits and Grace Harper added two including a home run, and she knocked in a team-high three runs. Bella Hunter also homered and finished with two RBI in the win. Erin Hallis doubled and knocked in three runs.
Hunter allowed just one earned run on three hits, and she struck out nine in the complete game victory.
Ella Boriski, Ashlyn Sherman, and Maddy Drew each had a hit for the Spartans. Alexis Brown allowed seven earned runs on 10 hits, and she struck out five in a losing effort in the circle.
Crestwood travels to Marlington for Thursday’s sectional final.
Edgewood 10, West Geauga 6
The Edgewood Warriors picked up a 10-6 sectional semifinal victory on the road at West Geauga on Tuesday evening.
The Warriors scored two runs in four straight innings in a successful offensive performance.
“We had really good approaches at the plate,” said Edgewood coach Randy Vencill. “I thought we were aggressive and put the ball in play. I’m very happy with that.”
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Orange 23, Akron East 2
No box score available.
Orange travels to top-seeded Tallmadge for Thursday’s sectional final.
