Greensburg Salem advanced to the PIAA softball quarterfinals before losing to Fort LeBoeuf. Nick Tolomeo recaps the Golden Lions season. Click here to read his story.
(Photo: Ambridge's Lauren Sivewright gets into second base safely as Greensburg Salem's Claire Oberdorf reaches for a throw. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
There may be no more of a tough luck loser in PIAA softball than Greensburg Salem and may be no more of a tough luck player than Greensburg Salem senior pitcher Jayne Oberdorf.
In the PIAA quarterfinals Oberdorf pitched one of the best games of her four-year career, tossing a one-hitter. However two costly errors that led to a first-inning run proved to be too much and District 10 champion Fort LeBoeuf won 1-0. Greensburg Salem, the WPIAL champion, finishes its season with a 22-3 overall record.
“I think we wish we were still playing,” Greensburg Salem coach Jody Morgan said. “We are a little disappointed, we are happy we got as far as we got but we just keep thinking about it over and over and still feel we could have reached the finals.”
The Golden Lions won the Class AAA WPIAL championship, now they're playing through the state tournament. Greensburg-Salem will take on For LeBoeuf at 4pm.
Enjoy the following photos of Greensburg-Salem in their WPIAL win over Ambridge:
Name: Claire Oberdorf
School: Greensburg Salem
Sport: Softball
Position: Shortstop
Year: Sophomore
Craig Meyer's latest feature on the Greensburg-Salem girls' softball team:
(Photo: Greensburg Salem's Jayne Oberdorf pitches against Ambridge in the WPIAL Class AAA championship game. A senior, she will play for Marist College next year. Matt Freed/Post-Gazette.)
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