HOLLIDAYBSURG — The Clearfield Area High School softball team was staring at a third consecutive shutout and possibly wasting another strong pitching performance by Raeleigh Redden until Aspen Bishop came through with a big hit in the top of the eighth inning at Legion Park Monday afternoon.
Bishop lashed a one-out single down the left field line to drive in Nikki Brossard and Alana Kochan, ending the Lady Bison’s string of scoreless innings at 23.
Nikki Brossard bounced into a forceout after Lindsay Hand reached base on an error, Alana Kochan beat out a bunt and Brooke Cline followed with a swinging bunt to load the bases for Bishop.
Redden then completed her whitewash job against Hollidaysburg (4-14) for the 2-0 win in the non-league game, lowering her earned run average to 2.60 in the process.
The Lady Bison senior pitched a five-hitter with four strikeouts and one walk in outdueling Emily Dick, who fanned nine while allowing nine hits and one free pass.
Defensively, Clearfield did not commit an error for only the second time this season.
Three Lady Bison accounted for all but one of the their hits, Brossard with a double and two singles, Cline with a double and a single and Sierra Jones with two singles.
Clearfield posed the only other serious threat in the fourth when Cline doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch while Bishop was drawing a walk. Jones bunted Bishop into scoring position, too, but Dick escaped the jam with two strikeouts.
Despite a pair of leadoff doubles by Mikayla Focht, the Lady Tigers did not have a runner touch third base until Sammy Parnell singled and dashed around second on Hailey Shaffer’s sacrifice bunt.
Redden retired the next two Lady Tigers on infield pop-ups to send the game to the extra frame.
The Lady Bison continue the busy week by hosting Bellefonte in their Mountain League finale Tuesday and Altoona Wednesday before making the long trek to Bradford Thursday.
CLEARFIELD — 2
Nikki Brossard c 4130, Molly Sartin 2b 2000, Alana Kochan 2b 2110, Brooke Cline ss 4020, Aspen Bishop lf-cf 3012, Sierra Jones 3020, Raeleigh Redden p 4000, Karlie Lewis cf 2000, Erica Hanes lf 1000, Makayla Ross 1b 2000, Abby Fedder 1b 1000, Lindsay Hand rf 3000. TOTALS: 31 2 9 2.
HOLLIDAYSBURG — 0
Mikayla Focht ss 3020, Kylie Kane 3b 4000, Colleen Murphy lf 4010, Emily Dick p 3000, Sammy Parnell 1b 3010, Hailey Shaffer rf 1000, Morgan Seller ph 1000, Jenna Heim cf 3010, Sierra Paul 2b 2000, Kate Cappella c 3000. TOTALS: 27 0 5 0.
Score by Innings
Clearfield 000 000 02 – 2 9 0
Hollidaysburg 000 000 00 – 0 5 2
E – Focht, Dick. LOB – Clearfield 7; Hollidaysburg 6. 2B – Brossard, Cline; Focht 2. Sac – Jones; Shaffer, Paul. CS – Jones (by Cappella).
Pitching
Clearfield – Redden 8 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K.
Hollidaysburg – Dick 8 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 9 K.
WP – Dick.
W – Redden (6-8). L – Dick.
Lady Bison Scoreboard:
| Date | Opponent | Score | Record |
| 3/29 | CENTRAL | 0 – 11 | 0 – 1 |
| 3/31 | @ Huntingdon | 3 – 4 | 0 – 2 |
| 4/05 | @ Bellefonte | 0 – 8 | 0 – 3 |
| 4/08 | TYRONE | ppd. | 0 – 3 |
| 4/11 | @ Bald Eagle Area | ppd. | 0 – 3 |
| 4/13 | PUNXSUTAWNEY | 3 – 0 | 1 – 3 |
| 4/14 | PENNS VALLEY | 7 – 5 | 2 – 3 |
| 4/18 | TYRONE | 10 – 0 | 3 – 3 |
| 4/19 | @ Philipsburg-Osceola | 0 – 9 | 3 – 4 |
| 4/20 | @ Bald Eagle Area | 1 – 11 | 3 – 5 |
| 4/22 | @ Central | 0 – 11 | 3 – 6 |
| 4/25 | HUNTINGDON | 5 – 11 | 3 – 7 |
| 4/28 | BELLEFONTE | ppd. | 3 – 7 |
| 4/29 | BELLEFONTE | ppd. | 3 – 7 |
| 5/02 | GLENDALE | ppd. | 3 – 7 |
| 5/03 | @ Tyrone | 7 – 2 | 4 – 7 |
| 5/05 | @ Curwensville | 3 – 1 | 5 – 7 |
| 5/06 | BALD EAGLE AREA | 3 – 9 | 5 – 8 |
| 5/09 | @ Penns Valley | 3 – 1 | 6 – 8 |
| 5/11 | GLENDALE | 0 – 2 | 6 – 9 |
| 5/12 | PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA | 0 – 11 | 6 – 10 |
| 5/16 | @ Hollidaysburg | 2 – 0 | 7 – 10 |
| 5/17 | BELLEFONTE | ||
| 5/18 | ALTOONA | ||
| 5/19 | @ Bradford |