EF, Frazier win big

Elizabeth Forward cruised to an 11-1 victory over Colorado’s Arvada West Monday, fueled by a six-run outburst in the fifth inning.

The Warriors struck first in the third inning when Charlie Nigut launched a solo home run over the right-field fence, giving Elizabeth Forward an early 1-0 lead. Arvada West responded in the top of the fourth, tying the game on Kellen Conley’s RBI single down the left-field line.

The tie didn’t last long. In the bottom of the fourth, Jacob Peterson crushed a tworun homer to left field, putting the Warriors back on top. JB Crovak followed with an RBI single to extend the lead to 5-1.

Elizabeth Forward blew the game wide open in the fifth. Nate Grimm and Daniel Spence each delivered RBI singles before Crovak doubled to drive in two more runs. AJ Grese capped off the inning with a two-run double, pushing the lead to 11-1 and sealing the Warriors’ commanding win.

Crovak was dominant on the mound, earning the win with a stellar five-inning performance. The left-hander allowed just four hits and one run while striking out eight and walking one. Kolten DeGroot took the loss for Arvada West despite fanning seven batters over three innings.

At the plate, Elizabeth Forward racked up 13 hits. Crovak led the charge, going 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Grimm, Peterson, and Nigut also collected multiple hits. The Warriors played flawless defense, turning a double play and committing no errors, with Landon Jackson leading the effort with eight defensive chances.

For Arvada West, Conley drove in the team’s lone run and went 1-for-2. Cameron Thornton, Levi Lueck, and Brayden Reiner each added a hit, while the team also played error-free defense, with Reiner handling eight chances.

Elizabeth Forward looks to carry their momentum into their next matchup at Ringgold on Monday.

Frazier 20, Washington 7 New head coach Rob Dorcon picked up his first varsity coaching win as the Commodores hammered the host Prexies (0-2) at Wild Things Park Monday.

Aidan Hardy had a single, double and

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Tyler Monack, Tyler Morrison and Noah Bachinski each had two hits. Morrison, Bachinski and Logan Solomon each doubled for Frazier.

Hardy got the win on the mound after throwing four innings. He allowed two earned runs and scattered four hits.

William Callan took the loss for the Prexies after allowing seven runs (five earned) over three innings.

Isaac Charnik doubled and had four RBIs for Wash High.

The Commodores host Southmoreland Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Brighton (Colo.) 11, West Mifflin 7

Austin Sickler threw five strong innings and fell a double short of hitting for the cycle as the Bulldogs (1-0) beat the Titans at Jackie Robinson Spring Training in Vero Beach, Fla.

Justin Dillon took the loss for West Mifflin (2-2) after allowing six runs (three earned) and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.

Hunter Horne singled and tripled and Caden Wills had two hits for the Titans.

Softball Yough 19, Greens Farm Acad. (Conn.) 0 The Cougars (2-0) ended their Florida trip by bashing the Dragons in three innings.

Yough scored nine runs in the first two innings before adding 10 in the third.

Brooke Kowalski, Jaidyn Vay, Anna Lindner, Shiann Kaefer and Leah Boris each had two hits for Yough. Vay, Kowalski, Payton Jenkins and Kylee Odelli each doubled.

Vay, who finished with six RBIs, got the win, striking out seven and throwing a no-hitter in three innings.

Yough flies home today and will host Class 2A powerhouse Chartiers-Houston Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Games rescheduled

The Frazier-Charleroi softball game originally scheduled for Monday will be played March 29 at noon.

Clairton-Mapletown and McKeesport-Steel Valley baseball are on the schedule for today.

A portion of the roundup was created with ChatGPT’s generative AI using stats provided by GameChanger.