Upper Moreland won a conference game and moved up in the District One 5A rankings Check the recaps for all of Monday’s SOL softball action. (Photo provided courtesy of Kathy Leister Photography.)
SOL American Conference
UPPER MORELAND 10, PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH 2
The Golden Bears erased a 1-0 deficit with three runs in the bottom of the first. They added five more over the next two innings to take complete command of a contest that saw them pound out 15 hits.
“We hit the ball hard all day long,” UM coach Scott Ludlow said. “We had been struggling to score runs, but today that was not the case.
“We were the only game at our school, so they spent a lot of time getting the field ready. I’m thrilled we played today.”
The win avenged a 7-5 loss to the Colonials in the initial meeting between the two teams, and with the win, the Golden Bears moved up to sixth in the latest District One 5A power rankings.
PW took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Kamryn Kopinksi, who had singled, scored on a passed ball. After that, the Bears seized control. They led 6-1 when Gianna Fiorenza singled home a pair in the second inning.
“We just kind of nickel and dimed them – a single RBI here, a single RBI there,” Ludlow said. “We were consistent all day long. We hit the ball well for the entire game.”
Chloe Tice was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored out of the leadoff spot, and Jocelyn Baumeister was a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a run to lead the Golden Bears. Brianna Hughes was 2-for-4 with two runs, Jackie Martino was 2-for-4 with an RBI, and Jenna Sadowski was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
“And I think just about everyone else in the starting lineup had a hit,” Ludlow said.
Sadowski also earned the win in the circle, allowing seven hits and two runs (only one earned) while striking out six and walking none.
Peyton Baldwin’s 2-for-4 effort led the Colonials.
Upper Moreland (11-5, 8-5 SOL) will host Upper Dublin in its Senior Day game on Tuesday, and Plymouth Whitemarsh (8-7, 8-5) will host Quakertown on Tuesday.
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SOL National Conference
BENSALEM 10, ABINGTON 6
Non-league
CENTRAL BUCKS WEST 1, COUNCIL ROCK NORTH 0
Angelina Sherba tossed another masterpiece, allowing just one hit while striking out one and walking one.
“She was hitting her spots, throwing strikes,” West coach Geoff Thompson said. “Her curveball was working, she had a good screwball and got a couple of them out on her rise ball. She was just pumping strikes in there.”
The Indians had just three base runners – none advanced past first, and in a season that has featured one high-scoring game after another, Monday’s was the fourth 1-0 game of the season for the Bucks, who have won two of the four.
“It was awesome – it was fun,” Thompson said. “Our defense played really well. When they hit it, we caught it.”
The Indians collected their only hit in the fourth when Riley Sheehy led off the inning with a single.
“It was a hard-hit line drive that went off Ang’s glove and bounced back toward the catcher,” Thompson said. “It was a hit.”
The Bucks scored the only run Sherba would need in the top of the fifth. Maddie Leatherbarrow led off with a single and stole second. Sam Trafford’s RBI single plated Leatherbarrow, and that 1-0 lead stood the rest of the way.
Trafford was 3-for-4 to lead the Bucks. Leatherbarrow had a pair of hits on a day that saw the Bucks collect eight hits.
The Bucks moved up to 16th in the latest District One 6A power rankings while the Indians fell to 17th.
Central Bucks West (11-7, 5-7 SOL) will host Mount St. Joseph Academy in a non-league game Tuesday, and Council Rock North (11-7, 7-5) will host Villa Joseph Marie in a non-league game Wednesday.
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SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 15, GERMANTOWN ACADEMY 1 (6 innings)
Mary Kate Smith turned in a monster performance out of the leadoff spot for the Spartans in Monday’s non-league win, finishing the game 4-for-5 with a double, home run, four RBIs and four runs scored. She also stole a pair of bases.
The top four hitters in the Spartans lineup were a combined 13-for-18. Sam Wynne was 3-for-5 with an RBI, two runs and two stolen bases, and Gabby Gaskin was a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, three RBIs, two runs and three stolen bases. Cleanup hitter Hannah Sebenick was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Kaitlyn Cannon, who hit fifth, was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Sydney Zimmerman doubled and drove in a run.
In a preview of things to come, Smith legged out a bunt single to lead off the game, stole second, moved up to third on a groundout and then stole home. The Spartans scored a pair in the first and then added three more in both the second and third innings to go on top 8-0.
In the second inning, Smith smacked a two-run home run. In the three-run third, Smith and Wynne both hit RBI singles, and a third run crossed the plate when Gaskin doubled.
The Spartans brought an early end to the game with a six-run sixth. The Patriots plated their only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth.
Smith also earned the win in the circle, allowing just two hits in four innings. She struck out three and walked one. Sebenick closed it out, allowing no hits and one run (unearned) in two innings. She struck out three and walked one.
Springfield Township (6-8, 5-8 SOL) will host Wissahickon on Tuesday.
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CENTRAL BUCKS SOUTH 11, NAZARETH ACADEMY 5
The visiting Pandas plated a pair of runs in the bottom of the first and added three more in the third. They took a 5-3 lead into the bottom of the fifth when the Titans erupted for five runs. For good measure, they added three more in the sixth to win going away.
Rebecca Brennan’s 4-for-4 effort led the Titans’ hit parade. She also had two RBIs. Maddie Rowley was 3-for-4 with a double, stolen base and two runs scored. Katie Hines was 2-for-3 with a double, two-run home run, sacrifice fly, four RBIs and three runs scored. Nicole Pilla was 2-for-3 with a double and RBI, and Alexa Ortman was 2-for-4 with a double, stolen base and two runs scored.
Olivia Zoolalian earned the win, allowing four hits and one run (unearned) in 2.1 innings. She struck out two and walked none. Kylie Kenney earned the save, closing out the game with two shutout innings. She did not allow a hit, struck out five and walked one.
Central Bucks South (15-3, 8-3 SOL) will host Central Bucks East on Tuesday.
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SOUDERTON 13, CHELTENHAM 0 (6 innings)
Alex Scheeler tossed a one-hit shutout in the abbreviated non-league contest. She struck out four and did not walk a batter.
Naila Neely led the Indians at the plate with a 3-for-5 effort that included three RBIs. Alina Skrzat was 2-for-5 with a game-high four RBIs, and Scheeler was 2-for-4 with an RBI. Julia Kistler singled and drove in a pair of runs. Sydney Trilling was 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Megan Hamilton was 1-for-2.
The Indians scored a pair in the first and then blew the game wide open with four runs in the third and three more in the fourth.
Souderton (11-6, 6-5 SOL) will host William Tennent on Tuesday, and Cheltenham (0-16, 0-13) will travel to Hatboro-Horsham on Tuesday.
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