Hatboro-Horsham, Upper Dublin, Pennsbury, Neshaminy, CB South and North Penn were winners on Thursday. Check the recaps.
National Conference
NESHAMINY 2, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 1
In a classic conference battle, it was the Redskins eking out a win over the Golden Hawks.
“We didn’t hit the ball great today, but we played tremendous defense,” Neshaminy coach Dave Chichiletti said. “We made every single play.
“All the things that we practice – we were messing around during the rain the other day practicing rundowns. We got a girl out in a rundown today, we threw out three-of-three base runners, girls from the outfield were covering bases on rundowns.
“We didn’t make a single error. To me, it was like a playoff game that we lost in the past because of a mistake in the field. It felt like that kind of game today, but we made every single play.”
The Redskins put an unearned run on the board in the first inning. Amber Brugger, who reached base on an error to open the frame, scored on Hunter Hart’s RBI single. The Golden Hawks knotted the score in the top of the fourth when freshman Danielle Walters, who singled to lead off the inning, scored on Steph Andreoli’s RBI single.
In the bottom of the inning, the Redskins scored the go-ahead run that proved to be the game winner. Devan Masciulli hit a two-out single, and she scored when Alexis Watkins followed with a clutch RBI double.
“Practicing in the gym two days from rain, the junior class trip is Friday, Saturday and Sunday,” Chichilitti said. “You go out and you play against a team that usually plays you so tough and you get a win like that – it’s just as good as beating anybody else in the league.”
Brugger earned the win in the circle, allowing just four hits and one run.
“Amber was awesome,” Chichilitti said. “She was in control from start to finish.
“When we got into tough situations once or twice, she came up really big.”
Walters absorbed the loss, allowing six hits and two runs (one earned).
“She threw a great game,” Chichilitti said. “She’s very good for a freshman.”
Neshaminy (10-2, 6-0 SOL) will travel to Bensalem on Tuesday, and Council Rock South (7-4, 3-3) will host Abington on Friday.
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PENNSBURY 2, HARRY S TRUMAN 0
Alyssa Heilman tossed a seven-inning gem, allowing three hits while fanning 12 and walking none. The junior hurler has walked just one batter in eight-plus games.
“She pitched a great game,” coach Frank McSherry said. “She was really on today, she really hit her spots.”
The Falcons won despite collecting just two off of Truman hurler Steph Wolf, who pitched well enough to win.
“Truman’s pitcher didn’t throw real hard, so it kind of threw our kids off a little bit,” said McSherry. “The game was so fast – it was like old-time softball.”
Sophomore Allison Rose needed just one swing of the bat to put the Falcons on the board, slamming a solo home run in the fourth inning. It was the Falcons’ first hit of the day. In the fifth, Jen Brady doubled, and she scored on an errant throw by the Tigers on a bunt by Karli Haines.
Chrissie Huhn led the Tigers with a 2-for-2 effort out of the leadoff spot.
Pennsbury (9-3, 5-1 SOL) will host Bensalem on Friday, and Harry S Truman (2-9, 1-6) will host Council Rock North on Friday.
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American Conference
HATBORO-HORSHAM 11, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 0 (5 innings)
The Hatters scored early and often on their way to the decisive win, plating four runs in the first inning and never looking back.
Brynn Griffith was a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Mikayla Fedele was 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs. Maddy Yeager was 2-for-3 with a triple and RBI, and Alicia Tauber was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs.
Grace Daniels threw three innings, allowing two hits while striking out three and walking one. Taylor Sciubba struck out six and walked one in six scoreless innings.
Hatboro-Horsham (7-2, 4-1 SOL) will host Souderton on Monday in a non-league contest, and Springfield Township (0-7, 0-6) will host Cheltenham on Monday.
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UPPER DUBLIN 5, UPPER MORELAND 0
Erin Gallagher tossed a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits while striking out one and walking five in seven solid innings.
Gallagher helped her own cause with a two-out RBI single in the first that scored Jackie McMenamin. That 1-0 lead stood until the Cardinals staged a two-out rally in the sixth inning, erupting for four runs. Sarah Tannenbaum had a two-out RBI double that plated Taylor Avery, and Sarah Sharp delivered a two-run single that scored Ellie Kelcy and Tannenbaum.
McMenamin was 2-for-4 with a run scored to lead the Cardinals.
Brianna Byard and Jenna Sadowski each doubled for the Golden Bears. Kayla Sawick also had a hit. Sadowski absorbed the loss in the circle.
Upper Dublin (7-4, 5-1 SOL) will host Cheltenham on Friday, and Upper Moreland (4-4, 3-2) will be on the road at Plymouth Whitemarsh on Monday.
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Continental Conference
NORTH PENN 6, PENNRIDGE 0
The Knights pounded out 12 hits off a pair of Ram pitchers. They broke a scoreless tie with single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings and then added three in the seventh for the 6-0 final.
Kiley Watson led the Rams with a 2-for-3 effort at the plate.
Meghan Bauer absorbed the loss, allowing four hits and one run (unearned) while striking out five and walking one in four innings.
North Penn (8-3, 5-1 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Friday, and Pennridge (4-6, 2-4) will host Gwynedd Mercy in a non-league contest on Friday.
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Non-league
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 6, NORRISTOWN 2
The Bucks broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth inning when they plated a pair of runs, benefitting from four straight singles from Angelina Sherba, Cara Hatzinger, Ella Castronuovo and Sierra Mosiniak. The Eagles – who managed just one hit off a duo of West pitchers – answered with two of their own in the bottom of the inning, but the Bucks tacked on a run in the fifth, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Sam Trafford.
In the sixth inning, the Bucks put an exclamation point on the win when Castronuovo smashed a two-run homer that plated Hatzinger, who had singled. In the seventh, Emma Dryden ripped a triple and scored the game's final run on a passed ball.
Hatzinger and Castronuovo led the Bucks' nine-hit attack with two hits each.
Sherba and Kayla Gallagher combined in the circle for the win, recording 16 of 21 by strikeout. Sherba did not allow a hit in three innings. She struck out seven and did not walk a batter. Kayla Gallagher threw four innings, allowing one hit while striking out nine and walking one. She allowed one earned run.
Central Bucks West (4-6, 2-4 SOL) will host Abington on Saturday (2 p.m.) in a non-league game.
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