SIDMAN — What a difference a day makes, as the the Clearfield Lady Bison were involved in a slugfest on Tuesday and in a pitcher’s duel on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, for the second day in a row they came up a few runs short, losing 3-0 to an 8-2 Forest Hills Rangers team that reached the PIAA AAA quarterfinals last year, losing to the eventual state champ 4-2.
Ace pitcher Avery Smiach was back and as good as advertised. She limited the Lady Bison to three hits, two off the bat of Ruby Singleton and one a perfectly placed bunt by Haley Billotte, picked up 14 strikeouts and walked no one. Her teammates also played errorless ball behind her on the balls that actually got put in play.
Lady Bison sophomore Megan Wisor almost matched Smiach in scoreless innings, scattering eight hits and giving up three runs, two of which were earned. She walked two and struck out four in her first varsity complete game.
Forest Hills scored scored two runs in the first inning and then were blanked until the fifth when they scored an insurance run.
That extra run was almost needed as the Lady Bison had their one serious threat in the top of the sixth inning.
After an out, Billotte right in between the charging third baseman and the pitcher for a clean infield single. Singleton then laced a liner towards first that barely nicked the first baseman’s glove, or it may have landed in foul territory, for a double placing two runners in scoring position with only one out. Smiach buckled down by picking up a strikeout and induced a soft comebacker for the final out.
She then retired the Lady Bison three up and three down in the seventh to drop Clearfield to 2-7 on the season.
The Lady Bison will be on the road for the third tome in four days on Friday when they go to Bishop Carroll (3-8).
Clearfield 000 000 0 0 3 1
Forest Hills 200 010 x 3 8 0
CLEARFIELD — 0
CF Ruby Singleton 3020, LF Madi McBride 3000, SS Aevril Hayward 3000, RF Eve Siegel 3000, 3B Sam Campolong 3000, DP Raigan Uncles 3000, 2B Paige Houser 2000, C Anna Twigg 2000, 1B Haley Billotte 2010, flex/P Megan Wisor 0000, TOTALS 24 0 3 0.
2B – Singleton. E – Houser.
FOREST HILLS — 3
SS Morgan Gdula 4210, P Avery Smiach 3110, 1B Ana Spangler 2010, C Mylee Gdula 2002, 2B Aivah Maul 2000, 3B Trista Cruley 2000, RF Rhey Whetsone 3020, LF Payton Poole 3020, CF Madison Emerick 3010, TOTALS 24 3 8 2.
2B – Emerick, Spangler. SF – Mylee Gdula. CS – Spangler.
Pitching
Wisor (L): 6 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
Smiach (W): 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 14 K
LADY BISON SCOREBOARD:
Date Opponent Score Record
3/19 @ Central ppd. 0 – 0
3/21 BELLEFONTE ppd. 0 – 0
3/22 @ Central 7 – 13 0 – 1
3/25 BELLEFONTE 3 – 17 0 – 2
3/28 TYRONE 13 – 16 0 – 3
4/02 @ Hollidaysburg ppd. 0 – 3
4/05 SOMERSET ppd. 0 – 3
4/09 HUNTINGDON 5 – 8 0 – 4
4/11 GREATER JOHNSTOWN ppd. 0 – 4
4/12 @ Forest Hills ppd. 0 – 4
4/16 @ Philipsburg-Osceola 6 – 2 1 – 4
4/18 ST. MARYS 0 – 12 1 – 5
4/19 DUBOIS ppd. 1 – 5
4/22 BELLWOOD-ANTIS 13 – 3 2 – 5
4/23 @ Penns Valley 10 – 15 2 – 6
4/24 @ Forest Hills 0 – 3 2 – 7
4/26 @ Bishop Carroll
4/30 BALD EAGLE AREA
5/01 HUNTINGDON
5/03 GREATER JOHNSTOWN
5/06 SOMERSET
5/07 CENTRAL
5/09 @ Bellefonte
5/13 @ Hollidaysburg 5/15 PUNXSUTAWNEY