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SOL Patriot Division
NESHAMINY 5, HARRY S TRUMAN 3
The visiting Tigers threw a scare into the Redskins, who trailed 3-2 heading into the bottom of the fifth when they capitalized on some Truman control issues to plate a pair and take a lead they would not lose.
The Tigers scored a pair of runs in the top of the first that included a leadoff single by freshman Erin McClarren, a double by sophomore Caitlyn Smith and a run-scoring triple to left by senior Jessica Adams.
In the bottom of the second, the Redskins evened the score in an inning that included an RBI triple by Erica Dalton and an RBI double by Morgan Volgraf. The Tigers went back on top 3-2 with a run in the third.
In the bottom of the fifth, the Redskins evened the score on a bases-loaded walk to Olivia Hughes. A walk to Alleigh Waskie pushed the go-ahead run across. Lindsey Gorka’s RBI double to center in the sixth gave the Redskins their final margin of victory.
Gorka’s 2-for-3 game with a double, RBI and run scored led the Redskins’ attack.
RyLeigh Bilbrey notched the complete game win, allowing eight hits and three runs while striking out three and walking four.
For the Tigers, McClarren (2-for-4, R), Smith (2-for-4, 2B, 2R) and Emily Davis (2-for-3) led the attack.
Neshaminy (4-4, 3-2 SOL) will host Council Rock North on Thursday, and Harry S Truman (0-3) will host Bensalem Thursday.
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Neshaminy 020 021 x 5-5-0
PENNSBURY 17, BENSALEM 0 (5 innings)
The Falcons scored early and often on the way to the mercy rule win, pounding out 17 hits in the abbreviated contest.
The Falcons put a single run on the board in the first and added four in a second that was highlighted by Anna Evanchik’s solo home run. The Owls never threatened.
Laney Freiband allowed just three hits in five shutout innings in the circle, striking out six and walking two. The Cornell-bound senior also had a big day at the plate, finishing 2-for-3 with a triple, RBI and two runs scored.
Hannah DeFinis led the Falcons’ attack with a perfect 4-for-4 effort that included two doubles and four runs scored. Also contributing multi-hit games for the Falcons were Presley Foote (2-for-5, 2RBIs, 2R), Evanchik (2-for-2, HR, RBI, 2R) and Solo Manisero (2-for-2, 3RBIs). Freshman Sydney Kandravi added a triple.
Pennsbury (6-0, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Plymouth Whitemarsh on Friday for a non-league game, and Bensalem (1-4, 0-4) will be on the road at Harry S Truman on Thursday.
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Bensalem 000 00 0-3-5
SOL Colonial Division
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 2, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 0
Maddy Borowski stole the spotlight in Tuesday’s shutout win. The Titans’ ace turned in a dazzling seven-inning no-hitter, striking out 17. She walked eight but was in command.
“When we needed her, she got big outs, and she was dominant,” South coach Kevin Rosini said. “They only put four balls in play – two fly balls to left, a popup to the pitcher and a bunt popup to the catcher, and that was it. She was dominant, and she had to be because we weren’t really good offensively until the fourth or fifth inning.
“I’ve been watching Maddy for three years, and that’s the most dominant I’ve seen her. It’s a no-hitter, and that’s great, but just the way she did it – 17 strikeouts. She’s started off really well for us this season. Even the game we lost last week, she pitched really well.”
The Titans were having troubles of their own solving the mystery that was West pitcher Sienna Lawson, who struck out the first nine batters she faced.
“We changed our game plan,” Rosini said. “We struck out in order the first three innings, so it was time to make an adjustment. We did that. The focus was put the ball in play, which we did, and we were able to do our thing. We were able to run the bases a little bit and put some pressure on them.”
The Titans got the only run Borowski would need in the fifth inning when – after their leadoff batter reached base on an error – Hannah Tracy lined a clutch two-out RBI single to left field.
“Hannah Tracy is a freshman, and that’s a big two-out RBI single,” Rosini said.
In the seventh, the Titans plated an insurance run. Maddie McClintock lined a one-out single to center, and her courtesy runner, Kate Muntz, stole second, and with two outs, Nora Sidorski singled to center to bring Muntz home.
“Kate Muntz, our courtesy runner, scored both of our runs today,” Rosini said. “She had three stolen bases because Maddie was getting on base. Kate ran for her and did a great job.
“We started to figure things out later in the game, and that’s the way we’re going to have to win games. We’re not going to score 9-10 runs a game. That’s just not us, but we found a way, and we got really good pitching. That’s our formula and it worked.
“This was a nice win because we have a heavy schedule coming up – North Penn on Thursday, St. Hubert’s on Friday and then four games next week.”
Central Bucks South (2-1, 2-0 SOL) will host North Penn on Thursday, and Central Bucks West (3-3, 1-2) will travel to Pennridge Thursday for a 6:30 p.m. contest.
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Central Bucks West 000 000 0 0-0-1
PENNRIDGE 14, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 7
In a battle of teams searching for their first league win, it was the Patriots taking a 5-2 lead into the bottom of the fourth inning when the Rams put eight runs on the board to seize control of the game.
The Rams’ big bats continued to deliver, hitting four home runs in the contest.
“We are continuing to answer with our bats,” Pennridge coach Wendy Iadonisi said. “Any time East posted a run, we answered back. “
“A turning point was Clara Barron coming up with a runner on when we were down by a couple runs and hitting a home run. To come up clutch as a DH at this point in the season is huge. Clara is hitting the ball really solid for us, and it was great to see her excitement when she realized it cleared the fence.”
In the pivotal fourth, Barron collected her team’s third home run of the game – a two-run blast to left field to pull the Rams to within one. Ryleigh Lilly roped a triple to right that plated the tying run, and the go-ahead run scored on a miscue. Also in the inning, RBI doubles by Grace Helbling and Averi Dockery made it an 8-5 game. Kenworthy’s two-run single upped the Rams’ lead to 10-5.
The Rams weren’t finished yet and scored four runs in the fifth with Dockery delivering the big blow, a three-run round tripper to right. Lily, Lizzie Flexer and Reagan Bauman (RBI) each singled in the inning.
The Patriots added single runs in the sixth and seventh, but it wasn’t enough.
“I felt our batters were making really solid contact which is fortunate because our defense is giving up too many unearned runs,” Iadonisi said. “We are focusing on cleaning up the defense because it’s making our pitchers work much harder than necessary.”
Early on, the Patriots put a run on the board without collecting a hit in the top of the first, but the Rams evened the score when Lilly led off the bottom of the inning with a solo home run to left field. The Rams led 2-1 when Ashleigh Kenworthy led off the second with a solo shot to center, but the Patriots evened the score when Elise Waddington lined an RBI double to center that plated Elizabeth Gray, who walked.
In a three-run fourth, the Patriots received singles from Sara Camposano and Ava Catron (RBI) and also capitalized on a Pennridge miscue as well as a pair of walks. Then came the bottom of the fourth that forever changed the game’s momentum in the Rams’ favor.
For the Rams, Kenworthy was 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs scored. Lilly was 3-for-4 with a home run, triple, two RBIs and three runs scored. Also collecting multi-hits were Olivia Crognale (2-for-3, RBI, R), Dockery ( 2-for-4, 2B, HR, 4 RBIs, 2R) and Barron (2-for-4, HR, 2RBIs, R).
Helbling and Dockery split time in the circle, combining to allow six hits and seven runs (four earned) while striking out 11 and walking seven.
For the Patriots, Catron’s 2-for-3 effort with a double, two RBIs and a run scored led the way.
Pennridge (3-3, 1-2 SOL) will host Central Bucks West on Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and Central Bucks East (1-6, 0-3) will host Souderton on Thursday.
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NORTH PENN 7, SOUDERTON 0
Julia Shearer continued her mastery in the circle.
The University of Maryland-bound senior turned in her sixth shutout in seven games, this one a seven-inning no-hitter. Shearer struck out 15 and walked just one.
“Julia and her batterymate Sarah Sabocsik kept Souderton off-balance at the plate,” NP coach Rick Torresani said. “Our games with Souderton are always good, competitive games, and today was no different.”
The Knights manufactured a run in the first inning, and Shearer was in the middle of the action, leading off with a single, moving up to second on a wild pitch and then advancing to third on a sacrifice bunt. She scored on Annabelle Smink’s sacrifice fly to right field.
North Penn added two runs in the top of the fourth. Gianna Cimino led off with a single, moved up to third on an error and scored on a passed ball. A second run crossed the plate on Bella Nunn’s bunt single.
The Indians put their first two runners on board in the bottom of the fourth as a result of back-to-back NP miscues, but they couldn’t capitalize.
The Knights added a single run in the sixth when Nunn delivered a two-out RBI single. In the seventh, Shearer led off with a triple to center, and Sarah Sabocsik followed with an RBI double to left. Two outs later, Cimino doubled to center to plate a run, and Sophia Orth’s RBI single gave the Knights their final margin of victory.
Shearer (2-for-4, 3B, R), Cimino (2-for-4, 2B, RBI, 2R), Orth (2-for-3, 2B, RBI, R) and Nunn (2-for-3, 2RBIs) led the Knights’ 11-hit attack.
“Everyone in the lineup contributed to our win,” Torresani said. “Bella Nunn, Sophia Orth and Gianna Cimino had a good day hitting.”
North Penn (7-0, 3-0 SOL) will travel to Central Bucks South on Thursday, and Souderton (3-4, 1-2) will be on the road at Central Bucks East on Thursday.
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SOL Liberty Division
PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 6, HATBORO-HORSHAM 2
The visiting Colonials put four runs on the board in the top of the first, and that was more than enough for pitcher Molly Moore, who reached a milestone when she collected the 300th strikeout of her career.
“Molly is the type of teammate you always want to be around,” said senior first baseman Grace Carney, a captain. “She’s constantly hyping all the girls up and she just hit 300 strikeouts, so I guess she’s pretty cool. As the only other senior on the team, I couldn’t ask for a better person to finish out my high school career with.”
“Molly is everyone’s biggest fan and is the kind of girl you want in your dugout,” added junior shortstop Marissa Perez, a captain. “She has become such a leader and keeps us in so many of these close games. Three hundred strikeouts is a huge milestone, and she works so hard every day, so I couldn’t be happier for her.”
Junior outfielder Sam Skivo also had high praise for the Colonials’ ace.
“Molly is someone you can always depend on whenever we’re in a tight situation,” Skivo said. “I’m confident because I know Molly’s going to shut it down with her lights out pitching.”
With one out in the top of the first, Moore was hit by a pitch, and she scored when Rian Reed lined a double to center. Skivo followed with an RBI double to right field and scored on a wild pitch. Caelin Kosvitch drew a walk and scored PW’s fourth run on a passed ball.
“The girls were excited for this game, so I was happy they came out aggressively swinging versus a tough pitcher in Alyssa Tooley,” PW coach Mike Perez said.
The Hatters put an unearned run on the board in the bottom of the inning when Cara Neeld reached first on a one-out error and scored when Amaya Lundy doubled to center. The Hatters made it a 4-2 game in the bottom of the third when Lundy, who was hit by a pitch and stole second, scored on a single by Maddie Karpovich.
The Colonials added an insurance run in the fifth. Kosvitch singled to lead off the inning, and Madison Moran drew a walk. Kosovitch scored on a groundout. They tacked on a single run in the sixth for the 6-2 final
“Props to Bella Karpovich who came in a did a great job keeping our girls in check,” coach Perez said. “And her sister Maddie did great behind the plate keeping her calm and focused. Their interactions were fun to watch.”
Karpovich relieved Tooley in the circle in the second, allowing nine hits and just two runs in six innings. She struck out two and walked three.
Skivo led PW’s offensive attack, finishing 3-for-4 with one RBI and a run scored.
“Sammy was really locked in at the plate today and came through time after time,” Perez said. “I was proud of our production today, but we left 10 runners on base and that’s normally a recipe for disaster against a good team like that.”
Moore (2-for-3, R), Anna Powel (2-for-4), and Joslyn Perez (2-for-3, 2B) also had multi-hit games.
In the complete game win, Moore allowed four hits and two runs (one earned) while striking out nine and walking one. She reached the milestone with a strikeout in the fifth inning.
“Molly is such a hard worker and competitor so I’m really happy for her reaching this milestone,” Perez said. “The girls love playing behind her as they know we’re in any game where she’s in the circle.”
For the Hatters, Lundy was 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and a run scored.
Plymouth Whitemarsh (4-2, 2-1 SOL) will host Upper Dublin on Thursday, and Hatboro-Horsham (2-4, 2-1) will travel to Quakertown on Thursday.
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Hatboro-Horsham 101 000 0 2-5-0
UPPER DUBLIN 6, ABINGTON 0
Kyla Garrison tossed a complete game shutout, scattering three hits while striking out eight and walking four in yet another strong outing.
“The girls are doing a great job of playing smart, consistent defense while Kyla keeps batters off balance by mixing her pitches,” UD coach Heather Boyer said. “With those combined efforts, it has really limited scoring opportunities for our opponents.”
The visiting Cardinals took a 1-0 lead in the third inning when Rayla Kratchman laid down a successful squeeze bunt to plate a run that stood as the game-winner. UD added three more in the third. Madden Reilly led off the third inning with a double, and Anna Levin’s sacrifice fly plated a run.
UD closed out the scoring with two more runs in the fourth.
“We are still working on maximizing our offensive opportunities and getting that clutch hit with runners in scoring position, but to Abington’s credit, their pitcher (Danica Santiago) did a good job finding the strike zone, and Leanna Schenk made several impressive plays in center field to prevent several extra base hits,” Boyer said.
For the Cardinals, Reilly was 3-for-5 with a double. Kaelin Penna was 2-for-5 with a run scored, and Garrison was also 2-for-5. Kaitlyn Zacharia collected an RBI.
Santiago allowed eight hits and six runs (one earned) while striking out three and walking four.
Upper Dublin (6-1, 3-1 SOL) will be on the road at Plymouth Whitemarsh on Thursday, and Abington (0-7, 0-4) will travel to Wissahickon Thursday.
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QUAKERTOWN 10, WISSAHICKON 0 (5 innings)
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the third when they erupted for four runs and then added five more in the fifth to bring an early end to the game.
Abbey Wagner survived a challenging first inning to toss the shutout in the abbreviated contest, allowing three hits while striking out six and walking none.
In the top of the first, the Trojans’ leadoff batter was safe on an error. With one out, the Trojans collected back-to-back singles, but on the second, their lead runner was gunned down at the plate by center fielder Emma Hilton. Wagner retired the next batter she faced on a foul popup.
Wagner retired 12 of the next 13 batters to close out the game.
“Abbey battled and fought through a tough first inning,” Quakertown coach Dave Scott said. “She settled down and was fine the rest of the way.”
The Panthers took a 1-0 lead in the second, thanks to a sacrifice fly by Skyler Williams. They added four runs in the third – all unearned. The only hit in the inning was a two-run double to center by Katie Muller.
In the five-run fifth, Williams had an RBI double, Ava Beal delivered a two-run single, and Emma Hilton smashed an RBI triple to right field. A highlight of the inning and the game was the pinch hit double to center by freshman Ella Hilton – called up from the jayvee – that plated her sister Emma and brought an early end to the game.
Quakertown (8-0, 4-0 SOL) will host Hatboro-Horsham on Thursday, and Wissahickon (1-5, 0-3) will host Abington on Thursday.
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SOL Freedom Division
LOWER MORELAND 11, NEW HOPE-SOLEBURY 3
The Lions put six runs on the board in the first two innings combined and never looked back on their way to the win.
LM scored two in the top of the first. Liz Neeld got a free pass to lead off the frame, stole second, advanced to third on an infield ground ball by Juliet Yavas, and then scored on Sophia Azzarano’s sac fly. Yavas scored the second run of the inning on another infield ground ball, but New Hope stormed right back, scoring one in the bottom of the inning on an Izzy Elizondo single and a couple of LM miscues.
Payton Lennon opened LM’s second inning with a single, stole second base, stole third, and scored when Sandra Malave dropped a fly ball in shallow right field. Jordan MacPhee reached base with a fielder’s choice, Neeld doubled on a blast that bounced over the centerfield fence, Yavas walked, and Azzarano followed with a bases-clearing double that scored three runs.
Lower Moreland and New Hope each added one more run in the fourth inning. For LM, Yavas singled, worked her way around the bases, and eventually scored on a wild pitch. For New Hope, Emily Wilson singled and scored on a Kaylee Harris base hit.
New Hope never gave up and scored one more run in the sixth on a couple more LM miscues, but Lower Moreland wasn’t finished either and exploded for four more runs in the seventh. Isabella Ricciardi singled, Natalie Shiloni and Payton Lennon both walked, Nikki Sahl was hit by a pitch, Delaney Arthur had one RBI, and Neeld finished the inning with a two-run double.
Ricciardi notched the win in the circle for the Lions, allowing five hits while striking out eight.
Neeld (2-for-4, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 RBIs) and Azzarano (2B, Sac Fly, 4 RBIs) led Lower Moreland’s offensive attack.
Elizondo and Wilson each had two hits for New Hope, and Harris had one hit and two RBIs.
Lower Moreland (4-2, 2-1 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Thursday, and New Hope-Solebury (1-3) will travel to William Tennent on Thursday.
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New Hope-Solebury 100 101 0 3-5-2
UPPER MORELAND 14, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 4 (5 innings)
The Golden Bears set the tone early in Tuesday’s division contest.
After the Spartans scored a pair in the top of the first, Alyssa Wiley led off the bottom of the inning by lining a single to center, and one out later, Liz Santry drew a walk, setting the stage for a three-run blast by Natalie Walton to give the Golden Bears a lead they would never lose.
“Alyssa Wiley continues to be hot at the plate,” UM coach Melanie Martino said. “Nat has a lot of power, and when she gets ahold of one, it’s gone. Today she hit the ball hard at every at bat.”
In the second, Kaylee Brown delivered a sacrifice fly RBI after Ryan Ricchini got on base with a single.
Santry, Walton and Devyn Kniese all drove in runs in the third. Kniese went deep with an inside the park home run to set UM up with a 13-2 lead in the third.
“Another contributor for UM today was Haleigh Woodman who was as usual a force behind the plate, and she had two hits today,” Martino said.
Eowyn Stainback picked up the win for UM in the circle. The righty surrendered four runs on seven hits over five innings, striking out seven and walking one.
For the Spartans, Ashley Schulz was 2-for-2 with a double, home run – a two-run shot in the top of the fifth, three RBIs and a run scored.
Upper Moreland (5-3, 3-2 SOL) will travel to Cheltenham on Thursday, and Springfield Township (1-2) will be on the road at Lower Moreland on Thursday.
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WILLIAM TENNENT 15, CHELTENHAM 0 (4 innings)
Tennent erupted for 10 runs in the bottom of the third inning, turning a tenuous 2-0 lead into a 12-0 advantage. The added three more runs in the fourth to bring an early end to the contest.
Lainey Scotese led the host Panthers’ attack, finishing the game 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Vicki Colagreco – who has been on a bona fide tear in the season’s early weeks – was 2-for-3 with a pair of triples, one RBI and three runs scored. She is hitting at a torrid .643 clip through Tuesday’s win. Casey Yacovelli was 2-for-2 with an RBI and run scored. Morgan Kocher was 1-for-3 with a double, RBI and three runs scored out of the leadoff spot.
Megan Pickford and Rylie O’Toole combined for the no-hitter in Tuesday’s mercy rule win. Pickford threw three innings, striking out four and walking five, and O’Toole threw a scoreless fourth, striking out a pair.
William Tennent (3-1, 3-0 SOL) will host New Hope-Solebury Thursday, and Cheltenham (2-3, 0-3) will host Upper Moreland on Thursday.
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Non-league
COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 11, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 0 (5 innings)
The Indians received contributions up and down their lineup in Tuesday’s non-league win.
“This was another full team effort enroute to a W for CR North,” Rock North coach Susan Yee said. “There was no particularly tough part of the lineup for the other team to have to worry about as the girls all did their jobs from top to bottom.
“We had 11 different girls do something productive in the offensive box score – hit, score a run, or RBI, and that’s a credit to the girls all working together instead of counting on individual heroes.”
Lucy Mills made her first varsity start a memorable one, limiting the Conquerors to just two hits in the abbreviated five-inning contest. She struck out seven and walked one.
“Lucy Mills did a great job in the circle for us keeping the Calvary bats at bay, and for the most part our defenders played solid behind her,” Yee said.
The Indians scored all the runs Mills would need in a five-run first when they staged a two-out rally. Zoe Hardy drew a walk and scored when Katie Wilkoski lined a double to center. Sierra Klein followed with an RBI triple to center, and she scored on a dropped third strike that kept the inning alive. Chelsea Seiler lined a double to center that plated the fourth run, and Haley Edelman’s RBI single put the Indians on top 5-0.
Rock North added five more runs in the second, an inning that was highlighted by Klein’s two-run double.
Leading the Indians’ hit parade were Seiler (3-for-3, 2B, 2RBIs, 1R), Wilkoski (2-for-2, 2B, $BI, 2R) and Klein (2-for-3, 2B, 3B, 3RBIs, 2R).
Also contributing one RBI were Hardy, Edelman and Maddie Seiple. Wilkoski and Taylor Gearhart each scored two runs.
“I was particularly happy with Kayla Ripper in right field getting her first 9-3 assist (right field to first base assist) on a ground ball through the right side that was likely the hardest hit ball of the day,” Yee said. “I told Kayla before the season started that I wanted her to learn to play right field because with her ability to use a combination of infield and outfield skills she can produce extra outs for us in that way. Her hard work in learning this is starting to show now, so that was really nice to see.
“Calvary was a very classy team, and I was particularly impressed with their pitcher (Evelyn Johnson). She did a nice job battling, and never gave up regardless of the score. She came up with seven strikeouts through the final three innings after going down 10-0 on the scoreboard in the second inning. That shows fantastic grit, and I think that will take them far moving forward.”
Johnson, who allowed 12 hits and six earned runs, struck out 13 and walked only one.
Council Rock North (5-1, 2-1 SOL) will travel to Neshaminy on Thursday.
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