ST. MARYS – After going against three of the top pitchers in District 9, and the region, most of the Clearfield Lady Bisons padded their batting averages in a 19-hit attack in a come-from-behind 13-5 victory over St. Marys Friday afternoon.
Winning pitcher Mandy Rowles helped her own cause with two singles, two doubles and four runs batted in, while Alanna Luzier and Ashley Lias had three hits apiece and Kenzie McGovern and Megan Butler added two apiece as the Lady Bisons balanced their record at 2-2.
Lias, Butler and Amber Mahlon each had two RBIs.
St. Marys carried a 3-1 lead into the fourth inning, but Clearfield erupted for three runs in that frame and five in the fifth to take command. The visitors added one in the sixth and three in the seventh.
Rowles, hurling her third game in four days, held the Lady Dutch to five hits. She struck out 10, walked three and hit one batter.
Two wins in a row have the Lady Bisons poised to build a streak with home games against Brockway (2-1) Monday, Sheffield (2-1) Wednesday and Ridgway (1-1) Friday.
CLEARFIELD — 13
Carrie Harbold 2b 2010, Alanna Luzier 2b 3131, Kenzie McGovern c 3221, Ashley Lias ss 5232, Mandy Rowles p 5144, Julie Colesar 1b 4000, Suzie Colesar 1b 1000, Alyssa Anderson cf 5111, Sarah Kovalick lf 2310, Courtney Morgan 3b 1110, Megan Butler 3b 2022, Amber Mahlon 4f 5212. TOTALS: 38 13 19 13.
ST. MARYS — 5
Tammy Yanak rf 4110, Katie Daly cf 3100, Whitney Schlimm ss 3012, Jocelyn Wensel c 4010, Lindsay Daly 1b 3000, Alicia Gerarge p 1100, Jacinda Pistner lf 1100, Mary Rupprecht lf 1000, Krista Dietz 3b 1110, Heidi Rupprecht 3b 2011, Williams 2b 2002. TOTALS: 25 5 5 5.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 010 351 3 – 13 19 1
St. Marys 210 002 0 – 5 5 0
Error – Lias. LOB – Clearfield 9; St. Marys 5. 2b – Lias, Rowles 2; H. Rupprecht, Schlimm. Sac – Butler.
Pitching
Clearfield – Rowles 7 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 10 K.
St. Marys – Gerarge 7 IP, 19 H, 13 R, 13 ER, 6 BB, 3 K.
HB – Rowles (K. Daly).
W – Rowles (2-2). L – Gerarge (1-2).