Check out the results for SOL softball teams in action Tuesday.
National Conference
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 9, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 3
The Indians took some of the suspense out of Tuesday’s showdown between the neighboring rivals early, plating four runs in the first and going up 5-0 in the second.
“We had our full lineup,” coach Hollie Woodard said. “Everyone is healthy and back in the lineup.
“We have Bailey Bigler back on defense, and we have Hannah Mumber back, and that made all the difference. The girls played focused.”
In the pivotal first, Bigler reached first when she was hit by a pitch, and Nicole Rounsaville was safe on an error. With one out, Marissa Gergel successfully executed a safety squeeze, and an error on the play allowed two runs to cross the plate. Back-to-back singles by Marketa Cruse and Kelly Harrison set the stage for a two-run single by Amanda Camp. The Indians led the rest of the way.
Camp earned the win on the mound, scattering six hits.
Offensively, Tatum Kelly led the way with a 4-for-4 effort. Camp was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Harrison, Cruse and Bigler (double) all had a pair of hits. Gergel had two RBIs in a game that saw the Indians pound out 14 hits.
The Indians closed out league play in sole possession of fourth place with an 8-6 record (10-7 overall) while the Golden Hawks finished the league season 6-8 (8-10 overall).
“When we lost to Bensalem (last week), we said we had to win out straight through, and we weren’t sure if that was going to happen, but they did,” Woodard said. “They focused on each game and got the big wins.
“South beat us the first time, but we split with South. We came back to beat Neshaminy who had beaten us. We’re kind of peaking at the right time.”
Council Rock North 410 101 2-9
Council Rock South 003 000 0-3
ABINGTON 4, BENSALEM 2
Talk about going out in style – Abington’s seniors did just that with Tuesday’s impressive Senior Night win over the Owls.
“We lost to Bensalem before,” coach Ellie White said. “They’re a very good team with a very good pitcher.
“We were down 2-0, and the kids just kept fighting, and they kept playing the game. To end up winning that is huge for them. Those four seniors put four years into that program and deserved to go out on a winning note.”
The game not only marked the end of the line for the team’s four seniors, it also was the final game for junior Lizzie Lloyd, who will be studying abroad in Germany next year.
Lloyd earned the win on the mound, allowing seven hits while striking out four and walking none.
“It was special for her too to be able to get that win in her last game,” White said. “It was great.”
The Owls plated single runs in the first and third innings to go on top 2-0, but the Ghosts knotted things up in the third, thanks to a two-run double by Nicolette Ray.
The seniors stepped big in their final game. Darby Gormely was 1-for-2 with a double and two runs scored. She also made a leaping catch at the fence to prevent a home run. Michela Monterosso was 1-for-3 with a double.
Ray also had an RBI single in the Ghosts’ two-run fifth, and Rachel DeCarlo delivered a sacrifice fly to plate Gormley for the 4-2 final.
Lauren Morell tripled for the Owls.
“You always want to win your last game, and knowing that we’re not going to playoffs, the next best thing is to win your last game, and we could do that with the seniors,” White said. “It was a great win to end the season against a very good team.”
The Ghosts closed out their season with a 2-12 mark in the league (8-12 overall) while the Owls are 4-9 in league play (9-9 overall).
Bensalem 101 000 0-2
Abington 002 020 x-4
PENNSBURY 10, NESHAMINY 6
Pennsbury 231 210 1-10
Neshaminy 200 103 0-6
Continental Conference
SOUDERTON 4, QUAKERTOWN 1
Haley Delany roped a two-run home run in the first inning, spotting the Indians a lead they would not lose on their way to a victory that clinched sole possession of first place in the SOL Continental standings.
“All season they have been working to be a better team, and no matter how much we win or how much we lost, they never settled, and they always wanted to work to get better,” coach Steph Rummel said. “They’re still very humble, and they’re happy that they’re doing well.
“We even said to them, ‘Congratulations. Why aren’t you guys excited?’ They said, ‘We still have another game.’ They’re ready for the next game. They stay even keeled, and I think that’s why we’ve had so much success. It’s not an up and down roller coaster. We’ve stayed even keel, win or lose, and we’ve tried to always work to get better.”
Delany finished the day 2-for-3 with a double, home run and three RBIs. Dayna Shelley was 1-for-2 with a walk and triple, and Missy Wiley was 1-for-3 with a double.
Erelle Sowers earned the win, allowing four hits and one run while walking one and striking out two.
Alyssa Wilkinson absorbed the loss despite allowing just four hits in six strong innings.
“She did a very good job of shutting us down and keeping us off balance,” Rummel said. “She did a great job of mixing up her pitches.
“Any win that the girls work hard for I’m happy with. It was a clean game. Both teams played well. It was just about who capitalized, and we capitalized and got the hits that we needed. It’s just great that they’re playing their game and focusing on what they need to do to get a win.”
The Indians (14-3, 11-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks East in their league finale. Quakertown closed out league play with a 3-11 record (7-11 overall).
Quakertown 001 000 0-1
Souderton 200 110 x-4
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 2, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 1
The Patriots - after dropping three games last week - were in dire need of a win, and they got just that when Theresa Haug delivered a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to plate the game winner.
“We had a rough week last week,” East coach Erin Scott said. “We had a couple of close games.
“We just had an off week. We didn’t do anything terribly wrong, but we weren’t doing good things. Offensively, we weren’t producing. We just tried to refocus for a new week. We knew how important today was and tomorrow (at Souderton) as well. We tried to focus on that, moving on and growing from some of the things we’d made mistakes in last week.”
Haug, who earned the start, also tossed five strong innings, allowing just one hit and one run.
“That wasn’t just random,” Scott said. “She pitched the last five innings against Abington on Friday and didn’t give up a run.
“We had four games last week, and Kayla (Ventura) was throwing a lot of pitches. Theresa pitched a great game. She hadn’t pitched in some time, and she definitely stepped up on Friday. Theresa and Kayla only gave up two hits, and South can hit.”
The Titans got on the board in the fourth. Maddie Decker led off the inning with a double and moved up to third on a sacrifice bunt by Taylor Risich. She scored on Maddie Bieber’s sacrifice fly.
The Patriots were coming off a non-league loss to Abington on Friday that saw the shut out. It looked like that trend might be continuing on Tuesday when they did not manage a base runner until the bottom of the fifth when senior Caroline Schoenewald led off the frame with a solo home run to knot the score.
In the seventh, Sydney Badger led off with a single, and Shoenenwald followed with a double. One out later, Haug lofted a sacrifice fly that plated the winning run.
“Caroline stepped up huge today,” Scott said. “In the seventh inning, Sydney Badger getting on to lead off – that was really big too.
“It’s nice that we responded after having a tough week last week. We started this week on a positive note. We’re hoping to make playoffs, and they did a lot of good things today.”
Hailey Warner pitched well enough to win on most days, allowing just four hits while striking out 11.
While East (9-8, 9-4 SOL) will travel to Souderton on Wednesday for its league finale, the Titans finished league play 9-5 (10-8 overall).
Central Bucks South 000 100 0-1
Central Bucks East 000 000 2-2
HATBORO-HORSHAM 11, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1
The Hatters celebrated Senior Night with a convincing win over the Bucks in the abbreviated contest, plating six runs in the first inning and never looking back. Jen Cader was 2-for-4 with four RBIs while Jayne Black was 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Senior Charlotte Coulson was 1-for-3 with a double and RBI.
Lexi Campbell earned the win, allowing three hits and no runs in five innings.
The Hatters closed out league play with an 8-6 mark (10-7 overall) while the Bucks are 0-14 (1-16 overall).
American Conference
CHELTENHAM 11, NORRISTOWN 1 (5 innings)
The Lady Panthers clinched a share of the American Conference Crown with Tuesday’s win over the Eagles in an abbreviated contest.
“I’ll take a share,” coach Ron Perlstein said. “We had to work for that. That was not easy.
“We had to win (today) to maintain a share. I was pretty nervous going in. I knew that they could be a spoiler. We came out pretty strong.”
The Lady Panthers took care of business in short order, scoring six runs in the first on their way to the big win. Leadoff hitter Madison Gianelle had a pair of hits in the frame.
“She’s been a great addition as a sophomore hitting leadoff,” Perlstein said. “She’s tough, aggressive, and she can be a real weapon.”
Nina Jackson had a big day, finishing 3-for-3 with a triple, home run and three RBIs. Marissa Mantinelli was 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Gianelle was 3-for-3. Becca Simms tripled and scored twice.
Grace DeRosa earned the win, allowing one hit in four innings while fanning six and walking five.
The Lady Panthers closed out league play with a 13-1 record (14-3 overall) while the Eagles fell to 2-9 in the league (2-11 overall).
Norristown 000 10-1
Cheltenham 613 1x-11
UPPER MERION 3, UPPER DUBLIN 1
UPPER MERION 8, UPPER DUBLIN 4
The Vikings made if official, clinching a share of the American Conference crown by notching a pair of wins over the Flying Cardinals – 3-1 in the continuation of an April 22 game that was suspended in the top of the third with one out and 8-4 in the second game of the twinbill.
In the suspended game, Abby Volpe led the Vikings with a pair of hits and run scored. Olivia Sborlini earned the win, allowing four hits while fanning 11 and walking two. Becca Matricardi took the loss.
In the second game, Volpe had a pair of hits and scored three runs. Michaela Ghanayem had two hits and two RBIs. Riley Kontra had three hits and two RBIs. Maddalana and Michaela Ghanayem, Kontra and Nicole Kowalski each had doubles.
For the Flying Cardinals, Rachel Matricardi was 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, and Rachel Hyman was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored.
Sborlini once again earned the win.
The Vikings close league play with a 13-1 mark (14-6 overall) while the Flying Cardinals are 4-10 in the league (4-15 overall).
UPPER MORELAND 12, WISSAHICKON 2 (6 innings)
The Bears took a 2-0 lead into the fourth inning when they scored four runs and added five more in the fifth on their way to the win.
Leading the way for the Golden Bears were Alexa Wister (2-for-4, RBI, one run), Jenn Freeman (2-for-2, two RBIs, two runs), Karli Lynch (2-for-4, double, three RBIs, one run) and Destiny Brown (2-for-3, double, two runs).
The Trojans managed just three hits off winning pitcher Amber O’Connor, who fanned four and walked one.
The Golden Bears finish league play with a 9-5 record (10-5 overall) while the Trojans are 0-13 (0-17 overall).
Upper Moreland 200 451-12
Wissahickon 000 110-2
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