CALIFORNIA – Compared to last year, things started much better for Carmichaels in their quest for a WPIAL softball championship. The Mikes scored two runs in the first three innings, but coach Dave Briggs knew they probably needed more. His instincts were correct. A couple of mistakes ...
The more things change in WPIAL softball, the more they stay the same. When second-seeded Carmichaels takes on top-seeded Union in Thursday's WPIAL Class A championship game at PennWest California's Lilley Field it will be their third meeting in the district final in the last four ...
McMURRAY – Bailey Barnyak’s powerful right arm and Carys McConnell’s potent bat are sending Carmichaels back to the WPIAL Class A softball finals. And two big innings late Thursday helped provide a little insurance. Barnyak fired a two-hit shutout and McConnell smacked a key ...
Joselyn Carter's run-scoring single in the bottom of the seventh not only gave Carmichaels (15-4) a 1-0 non-section softball victory over Greene County rival Waynesburg Central (6-11) but also clinched another no-hitter from Mikes ace Bailey Barnyak on Tuesday. Carys McConnell led off the ...
CARMICHAELS — Bailey Barnyak walked the first batter she faced in Carmichaels’ non-section game against Brownsville on Friday at Carmichaels Area Junior/Senior High School as the Mikes were celebrating Senior Day. The Mikes’ senior ace didn’t walk any more while striking out 13 and ...
Carys McConnell was 3 for 3 with three doubles and four RBIs and Bailey Barnyak threw a three-inning perfect game as Carmichaels romped over Monessen, 21-0, in a non-section softball game Tuesday. McConnell now has over 100 hits, runs and RBIs in her career at Carmichaels (13-3). Barnyak ...
