You can read about the Keystone pitching this week's Edge. The Wildcats also can hit 1 through 9 in the lineup. Nine players all with over 30 at bats are hitting over .300. The team batting average is .346 with combined 39 doubles, 20 triples and 12 home runs. Sophomore shortstop Erin Pond is hitting .453 with 30 RBI and 29 runs scored. She is a leadoff hitter with power as she has nine doubles, three triples and three home runs. Brittany Bowers is hitting .455. Conrad is hitting .410 with 24 RBI and four doubles, three triples and three home runs. Senior catcher Taylor Kessinger has four triples to go with five doubles. Alisha Silva is hitting .410 and Becky Nielsen is hitting .405. Everyone at the team with at least 35 plate appearance is hitting above .280.

“Hitting is something we worked on really hard in the offseason,” Piazza said. “We have really come on strong with production one through nine in the lineup.”

Westlake (17-9) won the SWC with a 10-4 record. Amherst, North Olmsted and Olmsted Falls all tied for second with five losses.

“It was very balanced this season,” Westlake head coach Tom Shiban said. “Top to bottom it was really competitive. We pitched well and played pretty good defense. We had a lot of contributors. The girls did a great job being unselfish. It was a team effort.”

Jesse Moracz was 12-7 with a 2.78 ERA as the team’s top pitcher. Abbie Tetzlaff lead the team with a .427 batting average, 23 runs scored and 30 stolen bases. Hanna Kopack is leading the team with 24 RBI and 13 doubles. Demons had a big years from Erin Thomas (.373), Kelly Matousek (.369) and Julia Kosco (.351) with 19 runs scored and batted in.

The Bay Rockets (11-15, 7-6) won four games in row with the post seaso about to start. With a win, bay would finish second in the West Shore Conference. Sarah Balach leads the team with a .310 average and 13 RBI. Meghan Kevesdy leads the team in wins (7) and strikeouts (135).

"We played a very difficult non-conference schedule this year with most games against DI schools," head coach Shannon Andrews said. "It was a struggle early on to get the girls to believe in there abilities and that just because we lost doesn't mean we are a bad team. (We were playing teams that have girls that have been playing softball year round at a high level since they were 7-8 years old. It is finally changing in Bay, more and more girls are playing over the summer on travel teams, etc... ) They started to realize that they were in control of their own destiny and when we matched up with the teams in our conference we were more experienced against some high level softball. At the turn of the conference we started off losing 5-3 to Midview and 5-2 to Vermilion. After that weekend we made it a goal to not lose another conference game, so far so good!

"The girls peaked at the right time of the season. It is not just 1 or 2 players everyone has accepted their role and it is whatever is best for the team. They truly enjoy being together and that makes things alot easier for a coach. We took a trip down to the Cincinnati area this spring break and that served as a big team bonding experience. Played some good teams down there, Lakota East, Lakota West and Kings."

ROCKY RIVER - The Clearview Clippers used a two-out rally in the top of the fifth inning on Wednesday to beat Lutheran West 8-7.

The win clinched the Clippers (16-8, 10-2) first-ever Patriot Athletic Conference - Stripes Division title.

It also adds to the accomplishments from the boys athletic program.

The Clippers made it a clean sweep in the major sports for the 2009-10 season.

They won the PAC title in football, basketball and now baseball.

That's a pretty impressive accomplishment for any school at any level of competition. So congratulations to all the players and coaches at Clearview High School.

They should be proud of themselves, and their fans should be very proud of them too.