Kayce Martin had an outstanding day at bat and on the pitcher's mound, striking out 11 batters and hitting two home runs in Wilkes-Barre Area’s 14-3 win over Nanticoke Area in six innings on Tuesday.
Martin earned the victory with a strong six-inning performance, allowing three runs on five hits. She was a central figure in the team's 14-hit day, driving in five runs with her two homers. Madalyn McGuinness had four hits, and Hope Burke drove in three runs.
Kelsey Clark had three hits as the leadoff hitter for Nanticoke.
BASEBALL
Wallenpaupack 10, Wyoming Area 7
Wallenpaupack took the lead for good with a four-run fifth inning in a victory over Wyoming Area. They trailed 5-3 before scoring four runs in the fifth inning and adding three more in the seventh.
Peyton Toth led Wallenpaupack with three RBIs. Brady Noone hit a triple for Wyoming Area, which had eight hits from eight different players.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Nanticoke Area 3, Valley View 0
The Trojans dominated Valley View, winning with set scores of 25-17, 25-20 and 25-21.
Brady Rushton and Ethan Yendrzeiwski each contributed five kills, with Rushton also providing 19 assists. Zachary Zubritski had four kills and five aces for the Trojans.
COLLEGES
BASEBALL
Misericordia 6, Swarthmore 5
Connor Maryniak and Jason Sanfilippo both hit home runs, and Garrett McIlhenney had two extra-base hits and two RBIs for the Cougars.
Max Oliver pitched five innings to earn the win, with relief from Aidan Paduck and Matt Lanzendorfer in the final two innings.
SOFTBALL
Misericordia achieved a clean sweep
The Cougars lost the first game 14-6 before falling in a 3-2 game in the second match. Gianna Russo had two hits in the opener, and Mackenzie Fizer drove in two runs.
Bridget Doherty had two hits in the second game.
MEN’S LACROSSE
Misericordia 19, Neumann 6
Jared Pelliccione and Connor Bevan combined for 18 points to lead the Misericordia University men’s lacrosse team to a win over Neumann.
At one point, the Cougars scored 14 consecutive goals to extend their lead. Pelliccione scored five goals and provided five assists, while Bevan added five goals and three assists.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Stockton 14, Misericordia 4
Stockton pulled away from the Cougars with a seven-goal fourth quarter.
Genevieve Montanye led the Cougars with two goals and an assist.
H.S. SOFTBALL
Wilkes-Barre 14, Nanticoke Area 3
Wilkes-Barre Area`ab`r`h`bi
Keating lf`5`0`1`0
Sekelsky`4`2`1`1
McGuinness c`5`2`4`1
H. Martin 1b`4`3`2`2
K. Martin p`2`3`2`5
Burke 3b`4`1`2`3
Franco 2b`3`2`1`1
Prushinski ss`4`1`1`0
Simko rf`3`0`0`0
Ramirez pr`0`0`0`0
Contreras pr`0`0`0`0
Totals`34`14`14`13
2B — McGuinness 2, Burke. HR — K. Martin 2.
Nanticoke Area`ab`r`h`bi
Clark rf`4`0`3`1
Reed lf`3`1`0`0
Nice p`2`1`0`0
Johnson ss`1`0`0`0
Cromer ss-2b`1`0`0`0
Eisenhauer cf`3`0`2`2
Percival 3b`3`0`0`0
Muhanmmad`3`0`0`0
Emel 1b`0`0`0`0
Alles 1b`1`0`0`0
Cromer c`2`1`0`0
Ruminski`1`0`0`0
Verazin 2b-ss`0`0`0`0
Totals`24`3`5`3
Wilkes-Barre Area` `530`105 — 14
Nanticoke Area` `200`100 — 3
Wilkes-Barre Area`ip`h`r`er`bb`so
K. Martin (W)`6`5`3`3`5`11
Nanticoke Area`ip`h`r`er`bb`so
Pleasant (L)`6`14`14`12`6`6
H.S. BASEBALL
Wallenpaupack 10, Wyoming Area 7
Wallenpaupack`ab`r`h`bi
Decker centerfielder`4`0`0`0
Nilsen shortstop`3`3`2`1
Holbert second baseman`3`2`1`1
Santiago catcher`4`1`1`2
Toth designated hitter`3`2`2`3
Peifer pitcher-first baseman`4`1`1`0
Kiersted first baseman`4`0`3`1
Doty 3rd baseman`3`0`0`0
Vangorder right fielder`3`1`1`0
Caruso pinch runner`0`0`0`0
Fonti pinch runner`0`0`0`0
Totals`31`10`11`8
2B — Kiersted, Nilsen. 3B — Holbert. HR — Toth, Santiago.
Wyoming Area`ab`r`h`bi
Snyder centerfielder`4`1`1`0
Yatsko second baseman`2`2`1`1
Smith designated hitter`3`0`1`0
Layland catcher`3`1`1`2
Fath 1st baseman`2`1`1`1
Carlin pitcher`2`0`0`0
Krogulski pitcher`1`0`0`0
Crane`1`0`0`0
Noone shortstop`4`1`1`1
Donati right fielder`2`0`1`1
Delucca 3rd baseman`4`1`1`0
Totals`28`7`8`6
3B — Noone.
Wallenpaupack`012`040`3 — 10
Wyoming Area`102`200`2 — 7
Wallenpaupack`ip`h`r`er`bb`so
Peifer (W)`4`4`5`3`1`2
Lynch`3`4`2`2`1`2
Wyoming Area`ip`h`r`er`bb`so
Carlin (L)`4.1`8`6`5`2`2
Krogulski`2.1`3`4`3`1`1
Pugliese`0.1`0`0`0`0`0
