Streetsboro exploded for 31 runs in its first two games of the season, sweeping visiting Roosevelt 12-9 and 19-8 in Saturday's nonleague softball doubleheader.
Down 1-0 in the bottom of the second, freshman third baseman Mallorie Gierke tied the first game with a bloop single. The Rockets (2-0) took the lead with three runs the next inning, including senior Hailey Miller's sacrifice fly, then surged way ahead with eight in the fourth, sparked by sophomore Khloe Cutright's three-run homer to center.
All those runs proved just enough as the Rough Riders (1-2) rallied valiantly with two runs apiece in the fifth and sixth, followed by four in the top of the seventh, including Avery Gates' towering solo blast to start the inning. Roosevelt's Skylar Lauck and Gates each had a team-high three hits in the first game.
The Rockets again surged way in front in the second game. Miller and fellow senior Nevaeh Monroe sparked Streetsboro with bases-clearing, 3-RBI extra-base hits as part of its 10-run bottom of the second. Both finished the game with five RBIs.
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Field 7, St. Vincent-St. Mary 3
The Falcons picked up their first win behind a complete game from Maddie Burge. Nyla Hindel, Jessica Pollard, Lilli Sutkowy, Tia Ulrich and Burge all had two hits for Field (1-1).
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Southeast 7, Mathews 3
Joe Sharish's junior season got off to a remarkable start as he drove in all seven runs for the Pirates on Opening Day.
Sharish singled, doubled and hit a grand slam in the win — and also got the win on the mound. Bradee Blankenship, Caleb Miller and Cohen Richardson scored two runs apiece for Southeast (1-0). Alaunte Massrock impressed on the mound, striking out seven while allowing just one hit and one run in three innings of work.
Garfield 9, Bristol 2
Up 3-2 in the middle of the fifth, the G-Men ran away with three runs apiece in the fifth and sixth innings. Brandyn Bogucki and Aidan Hill had three hits apiece with Hill doubling twice, scoring twice and driving in three runs and Bogucki scoring three runs.
Garet Warnick tossed three scoreless innings to get the win while Jared Cardinal tossed the final four frames in relief.
St. Vincent-St. Mary 3, Field 1
The Falcons were on the wrong side of a pitchers' duel as seniors Tyler Slone and Matthew Large combined on a three-hitter. Slone got the win, allowing one run and two hits in four innings with five strikeouts against a single walk. Large had five strikeouts as well in his three scoreless innings of relief for the Irish (1-0).
Slone also went 2 for 3 at the plate while sophomore Justin Pytash drove in two of STVM's three runs.
Landon Homan and Logan Roberts both pitched well for Field (0-1), while Caden Kolesar and Drexal McAmis had a double apiece.
This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage high school baseball, softball scores from March 29, 2025
