HOLLIDAYSBURG – Rachel Hoffman hurled her first shutout of the season and B.J. Bowman belted a pair of run-scoring doubles to lead the Clearfield Area High School softball team past Hollidaysburg 4-0 at Legion Park Wednesday afternoon.
The non-league win balanced the Lady Bisons’ record at 8-8.
Backed by a defense that made every play, Hoffman scattered six hits and struck out eight Lady Tigers in her fifth victory. She walked one and hit one.
Clearfield scored all of its runs with two outs.
Bowman delivered the game-winning hit in the third inning after Andrea Butler singled and moved into scoring position on Heather Picard’s hit.
Consecutive RBI-doubles by Picard, Hoffman and Bowman provided the insurance runs in the fifth frame.
Hoffman’s two-bagger padded her hitting streak to 15 games, while Bowman recorded her seventh multi-hit effort in the last nine games.
Courteney Storm had two hits for Hollidaysburg (3-14).
The Lady Bisons will try to climb over the .500 mark Thursday when they host Altoona.
See photos of the game here: http://www.ladybisonsports.org/lbsSBall050912.html
CLEARFIELD — 4
Andrea Butler ss 4110, Heather Picard 2b 4121, Rachel Hoffman p 4111, B.J. Bowman cf 4022, Lucy Kovalick c 3000, Mikayla Ebeling rf-1b 1000, Tristan Lewis lf 3000, Becca Byerly 1b 1000, Robyn McBride rf 1100, Megan Vanderburgh 3b 2010. TOTALS: 29 4 6 4.
HOLLIDAYSBURG — 0
Julie Brustle lf 3010, Krista Shay rf 3010, Hannah Mercer ss 3000, Brooke Ickes dp 3000, Marissa Rosensteel 1b 2000, Alyssa Pheasant p 3010, Courteney Storm 2b 3020, Biz Carter 3b 2000, Kelsey Lantz cf 3000, Taylor Herr c (flex) 0000. TOTALS: 25 0 6 0.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 001 030 0 – 4 6 0
Hollidaysburg 000 000 0 – 0 6 0
LOB – Clearfield 6; Hollidaysburg 6. 2B – Picard, Hoffman, Bowman 2. Sac – Vanderburgh.
Pitching
Clearfield – Hoffman 7 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K.
Hollidaysburg – Pheasant 7 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 7 K.
HB – Hoffman 1 (Rosensteel).
W – Hoffman (5-3). L – Pheasant.
Lady Bison Scoreboard:
| Opponent | Score | Record | |
| 3/26 | @ Bellefonte | 1 – 11 | 0 – 1 |
| 3/28 | MIFFLIN COUNTY | 0 – 10 | 0 – 2 |
| 3/30 | @ Penns Valley | 0 – 1 | 0 – 3 |
| 4/04 | @ Huntingdon | 9 – 1 | 1 – 3 |
| 4/09 | @ Central | 3 – 9 | 1 – 4 |
| 4/11 | TYRONE | 7 – 1 | 2 – 4 |
| 4/13 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | 1 – 11 | 2 – 5 |
| 4/16 | @ Central Mountain | 1 – 3 | 2 – 6 |
| 4/20 | BALD EAGLE AREA | 8 – 0 | 3 – 6 |
| 4/23 | @ Juniata | ppd. | 3 – 6 |
| 4/25 | HUNTINGDON | 8 – 7, 8 inn. | 4 – 6 |
| 4/26 | @ Juniata | 12 – 3 | 5 – 6 |
| 4/27 | CENTRAL | 3 – 10 | 5 – 7 |
| 5/01 | @ Bradford | 10 – 0 | 6 – 7 |
| 5/02 | @ Tyrone | 13 – 3 | 7 – 7 |
| 5/04 | @ Philipsburg-Osceola | 0 – 5 | 7 – 8 |
| 5/07 | CENTRAL MOUNTAIN | ppd. | 7 – 8 |
| 5/08 | @ Hollidaysburg | ppd. | 7 – 8 |
| 5/09 | @ Hollidaysburg | 4 – 0 | 8 – 8 |
| 5/10 | ALTOONA |