SPRING MILLS – Morgan Holsopple is Penns Valley\’s No. 2 pitcher, but she\’s pitching more like a No. 1.
She fired her second no-hitter of the week Friday, shutting out visiting Clearfield 6-0 in a scholastic non-league softball game.
Holsopple, who silenced Huntingdon bats in a six-inning 10-0 win Tuesday, posted 12 strikeouts, boosting her total to 29 in 19 innings.
Her other two starts were three-inning shutouts against Tyrone.
The Lady Bisons had two runners, one on an error and the other when Holsopple hit Janell Zalno.
The Lady Rams (11-4), whose only losses have been to fellow District 6 Class AA powers Philipsburg-Osceola (14-1) and Bald Eagle Area (13-2), scored their runs in pairs.
They tallied the only runs they needed in the first inning as Kasey Packer drove in one with a triple and then scored on a single by Rachel Myers, who had two hits and two RBIs.
Packer, Alicia Leitch and Nicole Bowersox also had two hits apiece.
\”They\’re very good,\” Clearfield coach Bob Dixon said. \”They were fast and bunted a lot, and they\’ve got a couple big bangers.
\”Defensively, we played pretty good, but we just didn\’t hit at all.\”
Loser Andrea Butler gave up nine of Penns Valley\’s 11 hits in her four innings in the circle.
Tristan Lewis blanked the hosts on two hits over the last two frames.
Clearfield (2-8) is scheduled for five games next week, at home against St. Marys Wednesday and Williamsport Thursday and at Punxsutawney Monday, Brookville Tuesday and Bellefonte Friday.
CLEARFIELD — 0
Janell Zalno cf 2000, Melinda Owens ss 3000, Megan Butler 3b 2000, Kaitlyn Adamson ph 1000, Julie Colesar 1b 2000, Laura Jean Hill ph 1000, Suzie Colesar lf 2000, Sophie Read ph 1000, Chantel Read c 2000, Andrea Butler p 1000, Carrie Harbold ph 1000; Tristan Lewis p 0000, Courtney Morgan 2b 2000, Mia Keener rf 2000. TOTALS: 22 0 0 0.
PENNS VALLEY — 6
Alicia Leitch 2b 3221, Mavis Bubb ph 1000, Katie Deardorff ss 3111, Kasey Packer 3b 3221, Rachel Myers dp 3022, Nicole Bowersox c 3021, Tess Deardorff rf 3000, Brit Dashem lf 2000, Janelle Welch cf 2110, Alisha Jordan ph 1000, Robin Siegenthaler 1b 2000, Stephanie Struble ph 1010; Morgan Holpsopple p (flex) 0000. TOTALS: 27 6 11 6.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 000 000 0 – 0 0 2
Penns Valley 202 200 x – 6 11 1
Errors – Owens 2; T. Deardorff. PB – Read. LOB – Clearfield 2; Penns Valley 8. 2B – Leitch, Myers. 3B – Packer.
Pitching
Clearfield – A. Butler 4 IP, 9 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 1 BB, 1 K; Lewis 2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K.
Penns Valley – Holsopple 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 K.
HB – Holpsopple 1 (Zalno). WP – Holpsopple 1.
W – Holpsopple (4-0). L – A. Butler (2-6).