ACCIDENT — Southern’s three runs in the fifth inning was the difference in a 3-2 win over No. 3 Northern on Wednesday.
The Rams (5-3, 2-2 Western Maryland Athletic Conference) scored on a sacrifice fly and a two-run double by Adeline Wilson.
A groundout in the first and a steal of home by Bailey Champlin in the fifth led to the Huskies (4-4, 1-3 WestMAC) two runs.
Wilson went the distance for Southern, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.
She also led the Rams going 3 for 4 with two RBIs.
Champlin went four innings as Northern’s starter, charged with six hits, two runs and a walk with three strikeouts.
The Huskies host Fort Hill (4-8, 2-4 WestMAC) on Thursday before both teams head to Hancock for an Easter Tournament on Saturday.
No. 4 Keyser 17, Berkeley Springs 0
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — No. 4 Keyser scored 13 runs in the fourth inning to pull away from Berkeley Springs on Wednesday.
Six hits drove in runs highlighted by a two-run shot from Bibs Felton.
Brielle Root, Leighton Johnson and Suzy Cosenza doubled and Kailynn Burns and Edie Bromhal singled, all driving in runs.
Johnson’s only baserunners allowed were a pair of walks across four innings while striking out 10 for the Golden Tornado (9-4).
Keyser hosts Jefferson on Friday at 5 p.m.
No. 5 Petersburg 10, Philip Barbour 8
PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Petersburg and Philip Barbour combined for 18 runs and 19 hits including four home runs, but the Vikings (9-6) held on for the win.
Ella Markwell in the top of the sixth for a three-run blast that extended Petersburg’s lead to 10-6.
Avery McDaniel, Katelyn Cooper and Payton McDaniel each went deep for the Colts.
Avery McDaniel’s was a three-run homer to open the scoring in the first.
Payton McDaniel hit a two-run shot that put Philip Barbour in front 4-2 in the second while Cooper’s pushed the lead to 5-2 on a solo shot in the third.
Kinsley Crites earned the win for the Vikings in four innings, allowing two runs on three hits with four strikeouts.
Olivia Kimble earned a three inning save, allowing two earned runs on three ehits and three walks with five strikeouts.
Markwell led Petersburg going 3 for 4 with four RBIs.
The Vikings play a doubleheader at Robert C. Byrd on Friday starting with Lincoln at 1:30 p.m. followed by St. Mary’s at 4 p.m.
Moorefield 15, Mountain Ridge 3
FROSTBURG — A nine-run sixth inning sealed the six-inning win for Moorefield over Mountain Ridge as part of Wednesday’s Avery Bridges Tournament.
Gracie Simmons tripled, Carlee Haines doubled and Caroline Auville, Aubrey Kidwell and Liddy Keplinger singled to drive in runs during the top of the sixth.
CiCi Kump led the Yellow Jackets (7-8) going 4 for 5 with an RBI while Simmons drove in four RBIs off two hits and two walks.
The Miners (5-5) scored all three of its runs in the sixth inning on a two-run error and a Savannah Evans RBI single.
Both teams are at home on Friday as Mountain Ridge faces No. 2 Allegany (10-2) at 4:30 p.m. while Moorefield hosts Philip Barbour at 6 p.m.
Martinsburg 15, East Hardy 2
BAKER, W.Va. — East Hardy’s nine errors were costly in a four-inning loss to Martinsburg on Wednesdaty.
The nine errors directly led to six runs for the Bulldogs.
Addison Armentrout hit a solo shot in the third inning for the Cougars (1-9).
Daysha Cook hit a solo shot in the fourth inning for Martinsburg.
Armentrout led East Hardy with two hits and an RBI.
The Cougars host Berkeley Springs on Friday at 6 p.m.