Bald Eagle Outlasts Feisty Mounties team for 10th win

By Kenny Varner Jr.
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Updated: April 29, 2024

By Kenny Varner

WINGATE – In a battle of nine win teams Monday, the Bald Eagle Area softball team went head-to- head with Laurel Highlands foe and old Mountain League foe Philipsburg-Osceola.

Bald Eagle pitcher Sierra Albright hit her pitches to the tune of an 15-strikeout performance en route to a 4-2 Senior night victory over the Mounties. Albright allowed only two hits in the contest and had a no-hit nod going into fifth before giving up her only two hits in the ball game.

Before the contest, the Lady Eagles honored seniors Shae Housel, Alyssa King, Ava Stere, Kendra Uberti and manager Olivia Boone.

“We had to manufacture some runs which is my bread and butter. I love doing that. We have a lot to work on yet,” said Bald Eagle coach Don Lucas. “We have some things we have to polish up.”

Albright faced off against Philipsburg-Osceola ace Macy Bush.

Offensively, the Eagles were led by Ava Stere (2-for-3, run) and Sydney Thompson (2-for-3, run) who both finished with multiple hits.

The game was a pitchers duel throughout both pitchers opened the first inning with 1-2-3 innings.

However, the Mounties got on the board in the second inning.

Bush helped her own cause opening the inning with a walk.

She advanced to second on an a wild pitch and scored on an Eagle miscue on a grounder by Alli Muir.

Muir moved up a base on a sacrifice bunt by Nora Burns.

But the Eagles settled back in and got the third out, keeping it to just a one-run inning.

But the Mounties’ lead would be temporary. Bald EAgle battled its way back in the bottom of the inning with a run of their own.

Stere opened with a sizzling single into left field. Thompson followed in Stere’s footsteps slamming a rocket into left as well. Alexis Baney loaded the bases with a walk.

Taylor Habovick followed with a blast into left of her own, scoring a hustling Stere on the play, tying it at one.

Philipsburg-Osceola responded to the run and ended the threat with just a lone run forcing the Lady Eagles into two fielders choices to maintain the damage.

Both pitchers took total control of the third and fourth innings.

Going into the fifth, the game was stalemated at one each.

Again, the Lady Mounties took advantage of an Eagles miscue to take back the lead.

Payton Barnett led things off with a soft infield blooper that was caught up in the wind and off the glove of a rushing Bald Eagle player.

Lainee Conklin smoked a ball to shortstop and reached base, putting runners on the corners.

Leadoff hitter Ashlynn Havens singled in Barnett, giving her team back the lead.

Bald Eagle Area’s battled back once again in the bottom of the inning.

Kendra Uberti reached to start the Eagles part of the fifth. Uberti reached on a Mounties error at first.

Catcher Kailey Eckert blasted an RBI double to left center, scoring Uberti in the process.

Eckert moved to third on a fielders choice by Addie Burns. She then scored on a fielders choice by Shae Housel, giving her team the lead for the first time at 3-2.

Albright took care of PO in the sixth inning.

Bald Eagle added an insurance run in the sixth. Sydney Thompson singled and later scored on a fielders choice.

Bald Eagle shut things down on the Mounties in the seventh to move to 10-2 on the year.

Philipsburg-Osceola falls to 9-5.

BEA Senior night

Bald Eagle Area 4, Philipsburg -Osceola 2

PO 010 010 0 – 1 2 2

BEA 010 021 x – 4 7 2

WP: Sierra Albright

LP: Macy Bush

Multiple hitters: PO – None. BEA – Ava Stere 2-for-3 run, Sydney Thompson 2-for-3.

HR: PO -None . BEA – None.