Check out the recaps for SOL softball teams in action Friday.
SOL Patriot Division
NESHAMINY 9 COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0
Senior Kennedie Ruth tossed a three-hit shutout in Friday’s SOL opener, facing 26 batters and allowing only five hits in the complete game win.
The Redskins got off to a fast start, putting three runs on the board in the first inning. Junior Lindsey Gorka started things off with a single up the middle. Senior Jill Thomas followed with a double off the fence, plating Gorka. Junior Ryleigh Bilbrey’s double down the right field line scored both Thomas and Ruth, who both reached base on a walk.
The Redskins didn’t score again until the bottom of the fourth. Senior Zoe Shimp reached second on a two-base error. Seniors Carena Barr, Laura Chorba, and Amanda Slabicki all reached base on a single followed by two walks. All four of the seniors went on to score.
The bottom of the sixth inning started off with a single to left field from senior Meryn Bellacima and a double from Gorka. Both players scored later in the inning.
In a contest that saw the Redskins collect seven hits, Bellacima was the lone player with multiple hits – she had a single and double.
Neshaminy (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will host St. Hubert’s in a non-league game on Saturday, and Council Rock South (0-2, 0-1) will travel to Wissahickon in a non-league game on Monday.
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HARRY S TRUMAN 12, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0 (6 innings)
Kylee Thomas tossed a complete game shutout in Friday’s SOL opener, allowing four hits while striking our four and walking none.
The Tigers gave Thomas plenty of run support, erupting for six runs in the second inning and adding to that lead to bring an early end to the game.
“We fielded the ball extremely well, which has been a focus for us this spring,” Truman coach Rick Palmer said. “North played hard and never quit.
“They have a young squad, and I expect to see a different team when we play later in the season.”
Hannah Smith got the ball rolling in the six-run second with a line single to right. She scored when Emma Olsen doubled to center field. The Tigers benefitted from an Indian miscue as well as a pair of walks, and Courtney Nau delivered the inning’s big blow – a three-run double to left field that gave the Tigers a 6-0 lead.
The Tigers added a pair of unearned runs in the fifth inning. Jess Adams lined a solo home run to left field to lead off the sixth inning. Other highlights of the four-run inning were singles by Teyana Towner and Ava Kilner (RBI) as well as Nau’s second double of the game to drive in the Tigers’ final run.
Nau finished a productive day 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, four RBIs and one run scored. Kilner was 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Smith was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Olsen doubled, drove in a run and scored a pair. Adams also had a pair of RBIs.
“Truman did a nice job putting the ball in play with multiple extra base hits,” Rock North coach Susan Yee said. “They made our team work, and took advantage of our mistakes. Truman centerfielder (Teyana) Towner made a great play to end the game, diving over the centerfield fence to rob Molly Sheehy of a two-run home run.”
Freshman Sierra Klein (2-for-3) was the lone player for CR North to record multiple hits.
Harry S Truman (1-0 SOL) will host Bensalem on Tuesday, and Council Rock North (0-1) will be on the road at Council Rock South on Tuesday.
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PENNSBURY 15, BENSALEM 3 (6 innings)
The Falcons pounded out 14 hits while the Owls had 10, but the Falcons turned their 14 hits into 15 runs while the Owls weren’t nearly as productive.
“They weren’t a bad hitting team,” Pennsbury coach Frank McSherry said of Bensalem.
Caitlyn Martell had a big game for the Falcons, finishing 3-for-5 with a double, home run and four RBIs. Her three-run home run was the game’s offensive highlight. Rowan Mulholland was 2-for-4 with an RBI and double. Sam Raub was also 2-for-4 with an RBI and double, and Quinn McGonigle was 1-for-3 with an RBI and double.
Also for the Falcons, sophomore Ava Storlazzi was 1-for-1 with a double, three runs scored and two RBIs. She reached base on all four of her trips to the plate.
Ainsley McClure earned the win, allowing three runs while striking out 10 in four innings.
Pennsbury (2-0, 1-0 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy for a key division battle on Tuesday. Bensalem (1-1, 0-1) will host Harry S Truman on Tuesday.
SOL Colonial Division
NORTH PENN 10, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0 (5 innings)
Julia Shearer continued to work her magic in the circle and at the plate, leading the Knights – who have outscored their opponents 44-0 – to their fourth mercy rule win in as many outings.
The all-state junior allowed just one hit and recorded 14 of 15 outs on strikeouts. Shearer did walk her first batter of the season and also hit a batter. At the plate, Shearer was 2-for-3 with a home run, run scored and four RBIs.
The Knights put a single run on the board in the first when – with one out – Sarah Sabocsik hit a solo home run to center field. In the second inning, they added three more runs with Shearer’s two-out, two-run single the big hit.
In a six-run fourth, Brie Wilmot doubled, and Sophia Collins had an RBI single. Casey Sokol’s two-run triple was followed by Bella Nunn’s RBI single, and then it was Shearer ripping a two-run blast to center field for the 10-0 final.
Also for the Knights, Gianna Cimino was 2-for-2 with two runs scored.
North Penn (4-0, 1-0 SOL) will host Hazleton in a non-league contest on Saturday at 11 a.m. Central Bucks West (0-2, 0-1) will host Central Bucks South on Monday.
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North Penn 136 0x 10-10-0
SOL Freedom Division
WILLIAM TENNENT 16, CHELTENHAM 0 (4 innings)
The host Panthers scored early and often on their way to the mercy rule win in Friday’s SOL opener. They put eight runs on the board in the first inning and were well on their way to the big win.
Carlie Nydick struck out the side in a one-two-three first, and then the Panthers went to work in the bottom of the inning. They collected four hits in the inning – singles by Gigi DeMito, Lainey Scotese and Olivia Clee (2 RBIs). Casey Yacovelli had a two-run double, and they also benefitted from seven free passes.
Tennent added three more runs in the second inning and brought an early end to the game with five runs in the fourth inning.
Yacovelli finished the game 2-for-3 with a double, run scored and four RBIs. DeMito was 2-for-2 with a double, two runs and two RBIs, and Clee was 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs. Giselle McLaughlin was 1-for 2 with three runs scored and an RBI.
Nydick and Megan Pickford combined for the two-hit shutout. Nydick allowed one hit while striking out six and walking one in two innings. Pickford allowed one hit, struck out four and did not walk a batter in two innings.
William Tennent (1-1, 1-0 SOL) will host Lower Moreland on Monday, and Cheltenham (0-1) will be on the road at Upper Moreland on Wednesday.
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William Tennent 830 5 16-9-0
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