MARTINSBURG — Five unearned runs were the difference as Central defeated the visiting Clearfield Area High School softball team 6-2 in Mountain League action Tuesday.
Karly Rumsky had two of the five hits surrendered by winning pitcher Dylan Claycomb, who struck out seven, walked one and hit one.
The Lady Bison scored both of their runs in the fourth inning.
After Rumsky led off with a hit, Emma Hipps bounced into a forceout, Olivia Bender singled and Lauren Ressler grounded out to get the Lady Bison on the board. Alexis Benton, the courtesy runner for Bender, later crossed the plate on a passed ball.
Hipps started for Clearfield (8-8, 6-7 ML) and had two strikeouts while allowing one hit and two walks in one inning.
Bender relieved and gave up seven hits but only one earned run, in five innings. She had three strikeouts and two walks in her second pitching appearance.
Kyra Mollura, who moved behind the plate from shortstop when Clearfield made the pitching change, threw out three of the six Lady Dragons on steal attempts.
Claycomb and Maddie Metzler led Central (11-6, 7-6 ML) with two singles and two RBIs apiece.
The Lady Dragons, who lost 4-1 at Clearfield April 16, struck for four runs in the second inning.
The Lady Bison will host Hollidaysburg Wednesday in a non-league game, their third in as many days.
CLEARFIELD — 2
Karly Rumsky cf 3020, Emma Hipps p-ss 3100, Olivia Bender c-p 3110, Lauren Ressler 1b 3011, Kyra Mollura ss-c 2000, Alexis Bumbarger rf 3000, Morgan Cheek lf 3000, Casey English 3b 2010, Kylee Hertlein 2b 3000. TOTALS: 25 2 5 1.
CENTRAL — 6
Ashley Negley rf 3100, Maddie Metzler cf 3122, Dylan Claycomb p 2122, Cam Feathers c 3010, Tori Longennecker 3b 2000, Shannon Detwiler 1b 3010, Sara Griffith dp 1000, Bailey Houston ss (flex) 1000, Kasey Snowberger 2b 3210, Alana Padula lf 3100. TOTALS: 24 6 7 4.
Score by Innings
Clearfield  000 200 0 – 2  5 2
Central    040 101 x – 6  7 0
E – Hipps, Hertlein. PB – Mollura 2; Feather. LOB – Clearfield 4; Central 5.  SB – Negley, Snowberger, Padula. CS – Rumsky (by Feathers); Metzler (by Mollura), Griffith (by Mollura); Houston (by Mollura).
Pitching
Clearfield – Hipps 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K; Bender 5 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Central – Claycomb 7 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K.
HB – Bender (Griffith); Claycomb 1 (English).
W – Claycomb. L – Bender (1-1).
Lady Bison Scoreboard:
Date Opponent Score Record
3/26 BALD EAGLE AREA 2 – 17 0 – 1
3/29 HUNTINGDON ppd. 0 – 1
4/01 @ Philipsburg-Osceola ppd. 0 – 1
4/02 CURWENSVILLE 9 – 1 1 – 1
4/04 TYRONE 7 – 5 2 – 1
4/06 @ Philipsburg-Osceola 1 – 3 2 – 2
4/09 @ Penns Valley 3 – 4 2 – 3
4/10 HUNTINGDON 11 – 1 3 – 3
4/11 BRADFORD 15 – 3 4 – 3
4/12 CENTRAL ppd. 4 – 3
4/15 @ Bellefonte ppd. 4 – 3
4/16 CENTRAL 4 – 1 5 – 3
4/18 @ Bald Eagle Area 0 – 9 5 – 4
4/22 @ Glendale 2 – 6, 9 inn. 5 – 5
4/23 @ Huntingdon 9 – 4 6 – 5
4/26 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA ppd. 6 – 5
4/29 @ Tyrone 0 – 1 6 – 6
4/30 PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 1 – 4 6 – 7
5/02 PENNS VALLEY 4 – 1 7 – 7
5/06 @ Bellefonte 7 – 1 8 – 7
5/07 @ Central 2 – 6 8 – 8
5/08 HOLLIDAYSBURG
5/10 BELLEFONTE
5/13 @ Punxsutawney
5/15 @ Altoona
