Sheffield’s three runs in the bottom of the seventh weren’t enough to pull out a win over visiting Forest Area as the Wolverines lost 13-10. “We played a lot better,” Sheffield coach Mark Maines said. “We kept our heads up anyways. We had couple of nice plays, but unfortunate that ...
Curwensville welcomed Sheffield softball for a doubleheader Tuesday and the hosts came away with a sweep. The Golden Tide won game 1, 25-5, and came away with a 16-1 decision in game 2. “We aren’t doing anything very well,” Sheffield coach Mark Maines said. “We’re hanging for a little while then the snowball effect takes over.” The Wolverines scored a pair in the first inning of game 1 as Marissa Grubbs, Emily Leichtenberger and Mya Grubbs hit consecutive singles to start the inning. Mya’s single scored Marissa and Faite Smith reached on an error to score Mya. ...
An eight run second inning pushed Otto-Eldred to a 15-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. The Terrors took advantage of a host of Wolverine errors in the inning, scoring the eight runs on just four hits and a walk. “Our defense isn’t playing with any conviction whatsoever,” Sheffield coach Mark Maines said. On the other end, Otto-Eldred pitcher Camryn Thomas was dominant on the mound. Thomas, a Duquesne volleyball commit, held the Wolverines to just two hits with no walks and struck out eight. “(This was) the fastest pitcher we have seen all year, we never could catch up ...
It’s been said, “familiarity breeds contempt.” While there wasn’t much contempt between the Youngsville and Sheffield softball teams on Wolverine Mountain Monday, the familiarity certainly brought out the fighting spirit in both teams. Rebekah Hogg hit three home runs, drove in ...
A day after picking up a win for the first time in over three years, the Sheffield softball team let one slip away against visiting Johnsonburg Friday. The Wolverines held a 4-3 lead after four innings, but the Rams exploded for 13 runs through the final three innings on their way to a 16-4 win. “The wheels on the cart fell off,” Sheffield coach Mark Maines said. Sheffield committed 10 errors in the game, eight of them coming in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings. “We are going to be better,” Maines said. “Just when, I don’t know.” Mya Grubbs scored two of the ...
BROCKWAY, Pa. – The Sheffield softball team traveled to Brockway for a double header Thursday and came home with a split. The Wolverines won game 1, 25-5 in four innings, and fell 24-16 in game 2. That’s not a typo. After a three-year plus winless streak, the Wolverines put it all together for a dominant performance in the first game. “We got the monkey off our back,” Sheffield coach Mark Maines said. The Wolverines scored seven runs in each of the first, second and fourth innings and three more in the third for the win. All nine players scored at least once, with ...
