Grove drops 2 heartbreakers in playoffs
Elizabeth Mawhinney was outdueled by 6-2 junior Kayla Crawford as Rocky Grove dropped a 2-0 decision to Cambridge Springs in the District 10 1A playoffs Wednesday.
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Crawford, a Southern Louisiana recruit, allowed two hits over seven, striking out 13, one of which was the 500th of her career.
Chloe Thomas broke up her no-hit bid in the sixth and Neveah Fultz followed with a dribbler for the other Grove safety.
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Mawhinney, a senior, gave up four hits over six. She fanned seven, walked two batters and hit two others. One of the Spa runs was unearned.
That was in the second inning on an error after a two-out walk. Angela Hassinger homered in the fifth.
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The Orioles, with just two seniors -- first baseman Grascen Reyburn (pictured) is the other -- finished with an 8-12 record. Cambridge moves into the title game with a 15-2 mark. ​
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Mawhinney hurled a five-inning no-hitter earlier this season against Forest Area. She struck out 11. Only a third-inning error kept Mawhinney from a perfect game.
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(Christy Fackler photos)
DP takes out baseball team​
Trailing West Middlesex 3-2, the Orioles had the bases loaded in the seventh, but a 5-2-3 double play ended the game, according to a tweet from Tom Reisenhweber of the Erie Times News.
Three of the Orioles' five hits came in the seventh. Haydon Bevier took the loss, yielding three earned runs over six. The Grove closed at 10-10.
Career stats of three
four-year seniors
Aaron Wetjen -- Rocky Grove
Will McMahon -- Oil City
Drew Kockler -- Franklin
Photos by Christy Fackler
Batting and pitching stats for local baseball players.
Top hitters and pitchers since 2010. Numbers from Max Preps, but, especially from 2010-2015, some schools didn't post stats, so these may be somewhat sketchy. Still interesting, though.
Gabby Laderer and Abby Boland were freshmen on Franklin's 2022 squad that was 19-5. It was the year after the Lady Knights won their District 10 title. Pitcher Trinity Edge, Sydni Hoobler and Brandy Atwell were .500 hitters on that team, which lost to Villa in the D-10 finals.
Boland hit only .254, but Laderer contributed a .390 mark. Here's how they ended up:
Franklin photos by Christy Fackler; Oil City photo by Kelly Malek
Some big sticks here
The Franklin and Oil City softball teams might have walked softly this season, but they did carry some big sticks as can be seen in the charts below.
Franklin was 5-13 and hit .263. But the ERA was 8.30.
Oil City was 1-17, defeating only Eisenhower, before ending the season on a 16-game losing streak. The Lady Oilers hit. 241, but pitched to a 9.76 ERA and averaged 4.6 errors per game.
Shaylyne Whittemore was an .077 hitter in 2024, and a .225 hitter the year before that. Don't know if she played as a freshman, but she batted .253 the last three seasons.
EDITOR'S NOTE: No Rocky Grove stats available.