Philipsburg walks off with dramatic first round win

STATE COLLEGE -- The PIAA baseball and softball tournaments started Monday with first round games at neutral sites. In a Class AA showdown, the Philipsburg-Osceola softball team rallied to beat Steel Valley 6-5 in 8 innings.

Trailing in the seventh inning, Haylee Hayward and Chelsey Henry hit back-to-back homers to tie the game.

Then in the eighth, Hayward delivered again with a walk-off hit to deep center, bringing in the winning run.

The state quarterfinals will be played Thursday.

MONDAY'S SCORES

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL - PIAA FIRST ROUND

SERRA CATHOLIC 4 PORTAGE 3 FINAL

BISHOP MCCORT 4 KEYSTONE OAKS 3 FINAL

RIVERSIDE 2 CENTRAL 0 FINAL

CHARTIERS VALLEY 1 BELLEFONTE 2 FINAL

JUNIATA VALLEY 11 MEYERSDALE 12 FINAL

VINCENTIAN ACADEMY 4 DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 3 FINAL/13

PUNXSUTAWNEY BLACKHAWK SUSPENDED/TUESDAY AT 3 P.M.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL - PIAA FIRST ROUND

CONEMAUGH VALLEY 12 CHARTIERS-HOUSTON 7 FINAL

ELLWOOD CITY 10 BALD EAGLE 0 FINAL

MONITEAU 6 EVERETT 0 FINAL

PUNXSUTAWNEY 2 WEST ALLEGHENY 3 FINAL

MOUNT PLEASANT 2 BELLEFONTE 3 FINAL

MEYERSDALE 3 SOUTHERN HUNTINGDON 8 FINAL

DUBOIS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 16 WINDBER 1 FINAL

PHILIPSBURG-OSCEOLA 6 STEEL VALLEY 5 FINAL/8

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