Check out the recaps for SOL softball teams in action on Friday. Fourteen teams were in action. Eight were winners.
HATBORO-HORSHAM 6, PENNSBURY 5 (9 innings)
If ever a coach wanted to forget about a game, it was coach Joe DiFilippo after watching his team cough up a three-run lead and allowing seven runs in the seventh inning of a 21-17 loss to Central Bucks South on Thursday.
“It just wasn’t softball,” the Hatters’ coach said of a contest that included 14 errors. “I talked to them yesterday after the game and told them it was just embarrassing.
“I talked to them today before the game, and I even had (athletic director and former coach) Lou James come out and talk to them because it was just ridiculous. We made a couple of changes.”
The Hatters needed nine innings to win Friday’s game. Maddie Yeager – who led off the inning with a double – raced home with the game winner on a ground ball by Lisa Lang that was bobbled.
Lang, according to her coach, turned in a stellar defensive game at third base.
“Oh my god, what a game she had,” DiFilippo said. “She grabbed a couple of line drives.
“A lot of ground balls were hit to her with Frank (McSherry’s) slappers. She took away that corner completely, took away a couple of bunts that would have been hits. She came up in the ninth inning, and she’s not the strongest of hitters, but she puts her bat on the ball.
“She came up with the bases loaded. I went over to (assistant coach) Jamie (Shaffer) and said, ‘You know, it’s fitting for her to get a shot to win this game.’ She hit a hard ground ball and got a run in. She did what she had to do. She put it in play and got the run in.”
The Falcons took a 3-0 lead in the second and added a run in the fourth. The Hatters cut that lead in half with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. The Falcons still led 5-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth when the Hatters scored three. Logan Cummings delivered an RBI single to knot the score, setting the stage for extra innings.
Brynn Griffith finished the game 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Britt Hubler was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Yeager was 1-for-4 with a double, and Meg Sonntag was 1-for-4 with a double.
“I just wanted to get back to playing softball again,” DiFilippo said. “It was just nice to play a softball game today.”
The Hatters have scored 104 runs in seven games so far this season and allowed 45.
“In 2011 when we got the state title, we gave up 42 the whole year,” DiFilippo said.
Hatboro-Horsham (6-2, 3-1 SOL) will travel to Upper Moreland on Tuesday, and Pennsbury (7-3, 3-1) will be on the road at Council Rock North on Monday.
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Hatboro-Horsham 000 203 001 6
NESHAMINY 5, SOUDERTON 1
The Redskins broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the third inning. The Indians answered with one in the bottom of the inning, but the visiting ‘Skins added single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh to earn the non-league win.
In the third, Amber Brugger an Olivia Fee (bunt) collected back-to-back singles to open the frame. Both advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Natalie Rios. Heather Hart’s sacrifice fly plated Brugger, and Rebecca Dixon’s RBI single sent a second run across.
The Indians’ only run came after Alex Scheeler, who singled, scored on Naila Neely’s RBI double.
In the fourth, Devan Masciulli doubled and scored. One inning later, the Redskins used doubles by Rios and Dixon (RBI) to plate a single run.
Masciulli led the Redskins with a 3-for-3 day at the plate. Rio finished the day 2-for-3 while Dixon and Brugger were both 2-for-4.
Mya Pritchard led the Indians with a 2-for-4 effort.
Brugger, who scattered six hits, earned the win in the circle while Scheeler absorbed the loss.
Neshaminy (8-2, 4-0 SOL) will travel to Harry S Truman on Monday, and Souderton (2-6, 0-4) will be on the road at Central Bucks West on Monday.
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Souderton 001 000 0 1-6-2
CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 4, UPPER MORELAND 2
The visiting Golden Bears held a 9-5 advantage in hits but managed just two runs. They plated a run in the first and another in the second to go on top 2-0. They did not score the rest of the way.
The Patriots scored single runs in the second and third to knot the score. They won it in the sixth when they scored a pair of runs.
Alyssa Catron had the big bat for the Patriots with a perfect 3-for-3 day that included two home runs, three RBIs and two runs scored. Tara Harper, who was 1-for-3, accounted for her team’s other RBI.
Maura Casey had a productive game for the Golden Bears, going 2-for-3 with a double, triple and run scored. Kim Benge was 2-for-4 with an RBI, Kate Sawick was 2-for-4, and Jen Sadowski was 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Giuliana Ruscio earned the win, allowing nine hits and two runs. She struck out four and walked one.
Central Bucks East (6-3, 4-1 SOL) will be on the road at Abington for a non-league game Monday, and Upper Moreland (3-3, 2-1) will travel to Wissahickon on Monday.
Upper Moreland 110 000 0 2-9-1
Central Bucks East 011 002 x 4-5-0
HARRY S TRUMAN 9, CHELTENHAM 2
The Tigers plated a pair of runs in the second inning. They led the rest of the way, blowing the game wide open with seven runs over the final three innings.
All told, the Tigers pounded out 11 hits with 10 players – in other words, every single player who stepped to the plate – contributing to the onslaught. Kaileah Heston was the lone player in the lineup to get more than one hit, finishing 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored. Vanessa Tancini and Tori Baskin both had a triple and RBI, and Alysssa Morlando had a double and RBI. Alexia Devlin had two RBIs while Chrissie Huhn and Steph Wolf each had one.
Morgan Gianelle accounted for two of her team’s three hits, finishing the game 2-for-4 with a double, home run, RBI and run scored.
Hailey Carter earned the win, allowing one hit and one run in five innings. She walked six and struck out three. Wolf allowed two hits and one run in two innings of relief, striking out three and walking four.
Harry S Truman (2-7, 1-4 SOL) will host Neshaminy on Monday, and Cheltenham (0-6, 0-5) will travel to Springfield on Tuesday.
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Cheltenham 001 000 1 2-3-4
NORTH PENN 12, ABINGTON 4
Bri Battavio had herself a day, finishing just a triple shy of the cycle with a 3-for-4 outing that included a double, home run, four RBIs and three runs scored. She also earned the complete game win, allowing seven hits and four runs (two earned) while striking out six and walking four.
Olivia Bernstein also had a huge day at the plate, finishing 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs. Emilly Groarke was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
The Knights scored three in the first, and they were off and running, opening up an 8-0 lead before the visiting Ghosts put a pair on the board in the fourth inning.
North Penn (7-2, 4-0 SOL) will host Central Bucks South on Monday, and Abington (3-5, 1-4) will host Central Bucks East in a non-league contest.
Abington 000 220 0 4
North Penn 323 112 x 12
UPPER DUBLIN 11, SAINT BASIL ACADEMY 0 (5 innings)
The Flying Cardinals scored early and often on their way to the win in the abbreviated contest, plating three runs in the first and never looking back.
Brianna Parker’s two-run triple highlighted the three-run first inning. She finished the game 1-for-3. Sarah Sharp was 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored. She hit a two-run triple in the fifth to bring an early end to the game. Megan Muth was 2-for-2 with four RBIs and a run scored in a productive afternoon.
Erin Gallagher threw five scoreless innings to earn the win, allowing just two hits while striking out four and walking none.
Upper Dublin (5-4, 4-1 SOL) will host Upper Moreland on Wednesday.
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Upper Dublin 303 32 11
QUAKERTOWN 10, FREEDOM 6
The Panthers found themselves on the short end of a 5-4 score heading into the bottom of the sixth inning when they exploded for six runs. They led the rest of he way.
Lauren Beal had another big day for the Panthers. The senior slugger was 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBIs and two runs scored. Ryann Kemmerling was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Leadoff batter Tara Baglivo was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, and Nikki Vanelli had a hit and RBI and scored a run. Sarah Stofik was 1-for-3 with a double and run scored.
Tori Caputo earned the complete game win in a contest that saw Freedom hold an 11-9 advantage in hits.
Quakertown (7-2, 5-0 SOL) will host Springfield Township on Monday.
Freedom 005 000 1 6-11-3
Quakertown 202 060 x 10-9-0
CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 13, GWYNEDD MERCY 0 (5 innings)
Emily Gilliard tossed a perfect game, allowing no base runners in the abbreviated five-inning game. She struck out nine in a stellar outing.
The Titans – who have scored 34 runs in two days – pounded out 16 hits. Contributing multi-hit games were Maddi Bieber (2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 1 run), Meghan Bradley (2-for-2, 2B, 2 RBIs), Alex Deleon (2-for-3, 3B, RBI, 1 run), Alexis McConomy (2-for-3, RBI, 1 run), Lauren Nones (2-for-4, home run, 3 RBIs, 1 run), Alexa Ortman (2-for-3, 3 runs) and Maddie Rowley (2-for-3, 1 run).
Central Bucks South (6-3, 4-0 SOL) will be on the road at North Penn on Monday.
Central Bucks South 442 12 13-16-0
Gwynedd Mercy 000 00 0-0-2
LANSDALE CATHOLIC 12, WISSAHICKON 2
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