Commodores storm past Cougars

Zoe Zurenski had a pair of doubles and a triple to help lead Frazier over Charleroi, 13-1.

The Frazier softball team put a lackluster performance in their season opener behind them with an offensive showcase Saturday, rolling past Charleroi, 13-1.

Despite Charleroi taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, the Commodores responded with an explosive second inning and never looked back.

The Cougars (2-3) got on the board first when Avery Pendo tagged up on a fly out from Ariahna Blouse to score, giving the Cougars a brief 1-0 lead.

However, Frazier stormed ahead in the top of the second, racking up five runs on five hits.

Emme Travalena reached on an error at short by Pendo and moved to second on Morgan Fisher’s ground out. Gracen Hartman followed with her first hit of the season, followed by Malana Burton’s triple past Cougars right fielder Rya DiPietrantonio, swinging the momentum and giving the Commodores a 2-1 lead.

Zoe Zurenski slapped a single to score Burton and Grace Vaughn blooped an RBI single to right to make it 5-1.

Frazier piled on six more runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by a tworun homer from Vaughn. Travalena, Addison Hiles and Zurenski also contributed key RBI hits in the inning, widening the gap to 11-1.

Hiles was dominant in the circle for Frazier, allowing just two hits and one run over five innings while striking out six. She did allow three walks.

On the other side, Charleroi’s Payton Huweart battled through five innings but faced a relentless Frazier offense, surrendering 18 hits to get the loss.

Zurenski and Burton each collected three hits. Vaughn and Zurenski led the charge with three RBIs apiece, while Grace Polkabla, Hiles, Hartman, and Travalena all had multi-hit performances.

For the Cougars, Blouse and Lyla Brunner accounted for their team’s hits.

Weather permitting, the Commodores are scheduled to host South Allegheny today. The Cougars will travel to Southmoreland Tuesday.

Plum 8, West Mifflin 4 The Mustangs broke open a tie game with a six-run top of the fifth inning to pull away from the Titans to capture a non-section game.

Dani Pici and Jaiden Gentile each had two hits with Gentile and Liana Yusko each adding two RBIs to lead the way for Plum (4-1).

Annabelle Graham went the distance in the circle for the Titans and took the loss. She allowed seven hits and eight runs, only three earned as the defense behind her committed five errors.

Taylor Krivanek, Rylie Dobnak, Breezy Dobnak and Adilee Salopek had RBIs.

Salopek had a game-high three hits. The Titans (2-3) are back in action today at home against Belle Vernon in a Section 2-4A contest.