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National Conference
NESHAMINY 9, ABINGTON 3
In a battle of the National Conference’s top squads, the Redskins had an answer for every Abington threat.
In the top of the first, the Ghosts had runners on second and third with none out. They came up empty.
In the bottom of the inning, Mackensie Compton led off the frame with a solo home run. The Ghosts got that run back in the second when Jess Paley, who tripled to lead off the inning, scored. Nikki Wild, who led off the bottom of the second with a single, scored the go-ahead run.
The Redskins – benefitting from three singles – added two more runs in the third to go on top 4-1. Corrine Garuffe’s two-run single was the big hit in the frame.
The Ghosts pulled to within one with two runs in the fifth, thanks to back-to-back solo home runs by Nikki Ray and Jade Sowell, but again the ‘Skins had an answer, scoring two runs in the bottom of the inning on an Alexis Watkins’ single to go on top 6-3. The Ghosts would get no closer the rest of the way.
“It was more about Amber Brugger’s composure after those two girls hit those really long home runs to make it 4-3, and she responded and shut them down,” coach Dave Chichilitti said of his freshman pitcher. “The team also responded and was able to tack on those extra runs.”
Brugger earned the complete game win, allowing just five hits while fanning eight and walking three.
“It was a great game,” Chichilitti said of Brugger’s performance. “It was a big game. It was like a playoff atmosphere.
“Abington has an offense where they put the ball in play. They have a lot of speed, and they put pressure on you to make the plays. We made one error today. We stood up to that pressure, and that was probably the difference in the game.”
The Redskins pounded out 12 hits and benefitted from five Abington errors.
Sam Offenbeck was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, Watkins was 2-for-4 with two RBIs, Compton was 2-for-4 with a home run, and Wild was 2-for-4.
Neshaminy upped its record to 8-1 (12-1 overall) while Abington is 6-2 in league play (9-3 overall).
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COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 3, PENNSBURY 2
The Indians opened up a 3-0 lead only to watch the Falcons make things very interesting in the sixth inning when they scored a pair, capitalizing on three Rock North miscues.
“It was getting pretty intense, but we managed to get out of it with some big catches in the outfield,” Rock North coach Chris McDermott said. “We were able to get basic outs and get out of the inning with only two runs. We were lucky. They were at the meat of their lineup.
“This is a huge win for us. Not only do I respect (Frank McSherry), but it was a nice, solid league win for us. When we faced them the first time (a 2-1 Rock North loss), we left eight runners on base. It was the very beginning of the season, and we were tentative at the plate.
“To beat Pennsbury at Pennsbury is a good league win for us. It’s nice momentum going into two more league games this week.”
Elyse McMenamin earned the win on the mound, allowing just three hits while fanning eight. Only some defensive lapses in the sixth allowed the Falcons to get back into the game
Hannah Stalker staked the Indians to a 2-0 lead with a two-run home run in the second inning, and McMenamin helped her own cause with an RBI single in the third. That 3-0 lead held until the sixth.
Council Rock North upped its league mark to 4-2 (7-3 overall) while the Falcons are 2-5 in the league (6-5 overall).
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Pennsbury 000 002 0 2
HARRY S TRUMAN 5, WILLIAM TENNENT 0
Coach Kyle Hoffman made wholesale changes to her lineup, and the Tigers responded by earning a win that brought to an end a seven-game losing streak.
Ashley Foley moved behind the plate, and Heather Leo moved to first. Jess O’Brien moved from second to short.
“Freshman Sarah Soltis has stepped up and played excellent defense the past two games,” Hoffman said. “Today we were able to string together hits and score runs.”
The Tigers got on the scoreboard in the second when Mary Cairns, who walked, eventually scored. That 1-0 lead held until the sixth when they tacked on two more runs, thanks to Tori Ahleman’s two-run double to left.
In the seventh, Kelsey Hackbart slapped a two-out single to right, and Steph Wolf, who had a pair of hits, followed with a home run to center.
“This was huge,” Hoffman said. “We haven’t had a win since the last time we beat Tennent.
“We’ve been struggling a lot. We’ve been making a lot of errors. We made a bunch of defensive changes. Today was probably our first error-free game of the season. That was huge.”
Jess O’Neil earned the complete game shutout win in the circle.
Truman – with a pair of wins over Tennent – is 2-7 in the conference (3-9 overall) while the Panthers are 1-7 in the league (4-8 overall).
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William Tennent 000 000 0 0
BENSALEM 4, COUNCIL ROCK SOUTH 0
Jackie Morell turned in a masterpiece in the circle, striking out 11 in the complete game shutout win. Her 11th strikeout also happened to be a personal milestone as it represented the 400th strikeout of a stellar high school career.
The Owls scored all of their runs in the fourth inning.
“We made adjustments,” coach Dan Schram said. “Stephanie Andreoli was doing a nice job keeping us off balance. We were popping the ball up.
“We hit the ball hard at the beginning of the game, but then it turned to popups. We made batting adjustments to keep our hands a little higher, to look to make contact with the ball a little earlier, and they responded right away. Instead of popping the ball up, we started hitting the ball on the ground, forcing them to make plays.”
Maddie Sauer opened the inning with a single, Carley Smith followed with a single, and both runners advanced on Erin McVicar’s sacrifice bunt. Singles by Meg Nally (RBI), Chrissy Segrest (RBI) and Kelsey Dekoyer (RBI) also loomed large.
“All game long we were making contact,” said Schram, whose team collected 11 hits. “We only had two strikeouts. We just needed to get the ball on the ground, so we could pressure their defense.
“We had a real productive inning.”
Sauer was 2-for-4 with a run scored. Dekoyer was 2-for-3 on a day that saw everyone in the Owls’ lineup contribute a base hit.
Bensalem evened its record to 4-4 in league play (7-4 overall) while Council Rock South is 4-3 in the league (7-4 overall).
“Council Rock South has the capability to beat every single team in our division,” Schram said. “There are no easy games in our division anymore.
“Every single one of them is a war. When you see the transformation of these two teams – Bensalem and Council Rock South – over the last four or five years, both of our teams used to be automatic victories for everyone else. When coach (Greg) Heydet got to South, they became a serious team, and they will forever be a team to contend with in our division.”
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Continental Conference
HATBORO-HORSHAM 8, CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 4
Jaynie Black gave the Hatters a much needed lift when she ripped a no-doubt-about-it home run over the left field fence in the second inning. Black’s blast not only ignited the Hatters’ dugout, it also cut in half the Titans’ 2-0 lead.
“The big thing that got us going was Jaynie Black’s home run,” coach Joe DiFilippo said. “That was huge. It woke them up a little bit, and then we finally got hits with runners in scoring position, which we haven’t done all year.”
The Hatters knotted the score with a single run in the third and then went on top 5-2 with a three-run fourth inning. Bria Cashman’s two-run double was the inning’s big blow, and Dee Moyer also had an RBI single in the frame.
Cashman had a huge day at the plate for the Hatters, finishing 4-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Moyer was 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Black was 2-for-4 with a home runs and two RBIs.
Lexie Campbell notched the win on the mound, allowing one earned run in six innings. Taylor Sciubba threw a scoreless seventh to close it out for the Hatters.
Hatboro-Horsham evened its conference mark at 4-4 (6-5 overall) while the Titans are 5-4 in the league (7-5 overall).
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Central Bucks South 200 101 0 4
PENNRIDGE 7, CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 2
Liz Nace turned in a stellar outing in the circle to lead the Lady Rams to the win. The senior hurler struck out eight of the first nine batters she faced, Nace, who improved to 2-1, did not walk a batter and fanned 12.
“She was perfect through three,” coach Paul Koehler said. “She did an excellent job of getting ahead of the batters, getting ahead in the count.
“Her rise ball tonight was working really well and she had a lot of kids chasing pitches. She did a very nice job for us tonight.”
The two teams combined for just nine hits with the Rams – led by the 2-for-3 effort of Natalie Babik – collecting five.
The Lady Rams jumped out to an early lead, plating three runs in the second. Lisa Bahmueller contributed the big hit – a two-run single. Brianna Geary added an RBI single. They led 4-0 before the Bucks got on the scoreboard with two in the fourth inning. Both West runs were unearned.
For the Bucks Angelina Sherba and Abbie Morrison each had two hits.
Pennridge is 3-7 in league play (5-7 overall) while the Bucks are 2-7 in the league (4-9 overall).
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NORTH PENN 4, CENTRAL BUCKS EAST 3 (8 innings)
Extra innings have become the norm when the Maidens and Patriots meet on the diamond. After battling for nine innings before eking out a 5-3 win in the initial meeting between the two teams, the Maidens needed just eight innings on Tuesday.
Bri Battavio was the hero this time around, ripping a solo home run over the left field fence to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning. It was the third round tripper of the game for the Maidens.
Jackie Bilotti helped her own cause with a solo home run in the first inning while Nicole Yanni hit a two-run shot in the third to put the Maidens on top 3-0. The Patriots scored an unearned run in the fifth and then used doubles by Brady Tillotson and Theresa Haug (RBI) to add a run in the sixth. They knotted the score with a run in the seventh, benefitting from a Maiden miscue.
Bilotti earned the win in the circle, allowing six hits and three runs (one earned) while walking one and striking out seven. Kayla Ventura absorbed the loss.
North Penn improved to 6-2 in conference play (12-2 overall) while the Patriots are 5-4 in the league (7-7 overall).
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North Penn 102 000 01 4-7-5
SOUDERTON 10, QUAKERTOWN 0
The Indians exploded for 17 hits and brought an end to Tuesday’s game in six innings. Leadoff batter Angie Carty led the hit parade with a perfect 4-for-4 day with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored. Morgan Yoder was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Missy Wiley was 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and run scored. Nicole Link was 2-for-3 with a double, RBI and two runs scored, and Alex Scheeler was 2-for-4 with three runs.
Scheeler earned the shutout win on the mound, scattering nine hits while fanning six and walking none. A key to yet another solid outing, according to coach Steph Rummel, was the fact that the freshman hurler consistently retired the leadoff batter.
Souderton upped its record to 9-1 in league play (10-2 overall) while the Panthers are 2-7 in the league (4-7 overall).
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Quakertown 000 000 0
American Conference
UPPER MERION 12, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2 (6 innings)
UM leadoff batter Dez Kandy had herself a day at the plate, contributing three hits – including two triples – in Tuesday’s abbreviated contest. Katherine Young delivered a two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning to bring an early end to the contest.
Olivia Sborlini once again did it all, earning the win with three shutout innings in the circle. She also had a three-run home run. Micaela Ghanayem added a double.
The Vikings scored two runs in the first and three more in the second. They led 9-0 after three innings. The Colonials scored three late runs, but the Vikings closed it out with three runs in the sixth.
Alyssa Adinolfi threw the final three innings for the Vikings.
Upper Merion upped its record to 6-0 in conference play (7-2 overall) while the Colonials are 1-7 in the league.
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Upper Merion 234 003 12
CHELTENHAM 7, UPPER DUBLIN 0
Grace DeRosa tossed a five-hit complete game shutout, fanning seven and walking one in the Lady Panthers’ win at Upper Dublin.
“We were slow starting, and she’s the one who held down the fort while we got our bats going,” coach Ron Perlstein said of his senior hurler. “She did a nice job.
“She got in trouble one inning – they had the bases loaded, but she got out of it with a strikeout. That was a big spot – she struck out their two hitter.”
The Lady Panthers broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fourth inning. They added five more in the fifth and one in the sixth for the 7-0 final.
For the Panthers, Becca Simms was 2-for-4 with two triples, one RBI and a run scored. Morgan Gianelle – who had a solo home run in the fourth – was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs, and Rita Laychock was 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Veata Blair-Kraybill was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a solo home run in the sixth inning.
“She’s a freshman who plays with all this energy and vigor, and she hit a home run to straightaway center,” Perlstein said.
Cheltenham improved to 5-2 in league play (6-5 overall) while the Flying Cardinals are 3-6 in the league (3-9 overall). The Lady Panthers will face a tough task on Wednesday night when they will travel to Upper Merion for a game under the lights.
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Upper Dublin 000 000 0 0
Springfield (Montco) 7, Norristown 3
The Spartans pounded out 13 hits and rode the strong arm of pitcher Jen Hammons, who scattered seven hits and allowed three runs (one earned) while walking two and striking out 13.
Leading the Spartans’ hit parade was Brianna Littlepage who finished just a home run shy of the cycle – she tripled in the three-run second, doubled in the fourth and singled in the sixth inning. She also had two RBIs. Jewell Ringgold was 3-for-3 with three runs scored while Hammons was 3-for-4 with a double, one RBI and one run scored. Mary Kate Smith added a double, and Kaitlyn Cannon was 1-for-3 with an RBI, run scored and two stolen bases.
The visiting Eagles scored two in the top of the first, but the Spartans answered with a pair in the bottom of the inning. They scored three in the second and never looked back on their way to the win.
Allison Taylor led the Eagles with a 2-for-4 effort. She scored one run. Dallas Bowe was 1-for-2 with and RBI, and Maria Sinni had a triple.
Springfield remained alone in second place in the conference standings with a 6-1 record (6-2 overall) while the Eagles are 1-7 in league play.
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Springfield 230 101 x 7-13-3
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