Softball

Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity wins contest against Penns Valley Area,  5-1
Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity got things moving in the second inning.  Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity scored two runs when Shae Housel homered.
Sierra Albright took the win for Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity. The righty allowed five hits and one run over seven innings, striking out 11 and walking zero.
Taylor Bumgardner took the loss for Penns Valley Area. The hurler surrendered five runs on five hits over six innings, striking out nine.
“Honestly, I thought Taylor (Bumgardner) threw three bad pitches the whole game, and they made us pay,” said Terry Bumgardner. “And we didn’t make a couple plays. But we only scored one run, and it’s tough to win a softball game like that. We just didn’t have enough offense.”
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Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity smacked one home run on the day. Housel had a long ball in the second inning.
Ava Stere led Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity with two hits in two at bats.  Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Kailey Eckert had the most chances in the field with 13.  Bald Eagle Area Eagles Varsity stole ten bases during the game as four players stole more than one. Eckert led the way with three.
Bumgardner went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Penns Valley Area in hits.
Bald Eagle Area 5, Penns Valley 1 Penns Valley – 1 S. Dinges cf 3000, Webb 1b 2110, Bumgardner p 3020, A. Dinges ss 3011, Stover 3b 3000, E. Dinges 2b 3000, Coursen c 3010, Bowen dp 2000, Brooks rf 2000, Riddle (flex) lf 0000. Totals: 24-1-5-1.
 Bald Eagle Area – 5
Eckert c 2100, Baney rf 3110, Thompson lf 3110, Stere 1b 2121, Housel 2b 3113, King 3b 3010, Perry pr 0000, Bryan ss 2000, Burns ph 1000, Uberti dp 2000, Habovick cf 3000, Albright (flex) p 0000. Totals: 24-5-6-4. Score by Innings Penns Valley 000 001 0 – 1 5 2 Bald Eagle Area 021 020 x – 5 6 0 Errors - Stover, A. Dinges. LOB - Penns Valley 4, Bald Eagle Area 4. 2B – Bumgardner; Thompson. HR – Housel (1 on, 2nd inning). Sac – Bowen. SB – Stere 2, Uberti 2. HBP – Webb (by Albright); Eckert (by Bumgardner). CS – Perry (by Coursen).
Pitching Penns Valley: Bumgardner – 6 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 9 SO. Bald Eagle Area: Albright – 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 SO. Winning pitcher – Albright. Losing pitcher – Bumgardner. Time of game – 1:35.
Bald Eagle’s Sierra Albright pitches during the District 6 2A championship game against Penns Valley at Saint Francis on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Abby Drey adrey@centredaily.com 
“I felt like I was throwing harder today,” Albright said. “This feels really good.”
Albright, who was brilliant on Thursday. Albright allowed just five hits in her complete game effort, didn’t walk anyone and struck out 11 Lady Rams on the day.
Albright set the single season record for strikeouts during the game. Unofficially she has 231 Ks right now!