MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown senior Maddie Wisman limited Wheeling Park to just four hits as the Mohigans moved within a victory of securing a state tournament berth. The Mohigans defeated the Patriots 7-0 in a Class AAAA North Region matchup.
Wisman struck out eleven batters and walked just two in a complete game victory. Just four Wheeling Park batters advanced into scoring position.
The Mohigans broke a scoreless stalemate with a three-run fourth inning. Grace Robinson and Beth Robinson drove in runs as the first four MHS batters in the inning reached on base hits.
Morgantown put the game out of reach by scoring four runs in the sixth inning. Hayley Street drove in two runs with a triple and Caroline Mallow added a run-scoring single.
Kayleigh White, Mallow and Street each had two hits. Wisman reached base on a walk in all four of her plate appearances.
Harmony Bittner had two of Wheeling Park’s four hits.
Morgantown (20-10) is now 3-0 against Wheeling Park (17-15) this season. Both regular season contests were decided by a single run.
The second-seeded Mohigans will host No. 6 Jefferson Wednesday at 5:30 with the winner clinching one of the eight spots in the Class AAAA State Tournament. The Cougars won at No. 3 Spring Mills, 7-6 Tuesday evening.
Wheeling Park will play in an elimination game on Thursday against the winner of Wednesday’s Martinsburg-Spring Mills contest.