Abington 12, Council Rock South 1 (5 innings)
The Ghosts won their first game on the season on Friday, and they won it in impressive fashion, downing the Golden Hawks in a contest that was halted in the fifth inning when the mercy rule went into effect. The win brought to an end a string of 12 straight games without a win for the Ghosts.
“Oh my goodness, I think it was breaking everybody,” coach Ellie White said. “The kids stay up, and they work so hard at practice because I’m not going let them be satisfied with just competing in games. I want to win.
“It’s so nice to let them have that. They deserve it. It’s been really hard, and just to see them happy is worth it.”
The win came a week after the Ghosts saw a 6-0 lead slip away in a heartbreaking 9-8 loss to Harry S. Truman.
“After the Truman loss, they were ready to get right back on the horse again and try and win,” White said. “To be honest, I think the kids were just ready to win.”
The Ghosts came out of the gate on fire, scoring five runs in the first inning, three more in the second and four in the fourth. The Golden Hawks plated their lone run in the first inning.
“Kelly Lyons finally got her win, which is nice,” White said of her senior hurler.
Lyons also contributed a double and scored two runs. Emily McKay led the Ghosts with a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate. She scored one run and contributed two RBIs. Emily Willard singled, walked twice and scored two runs. Angie LaMaina was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
“When you’re losing softball game after softball game, it starts to beat you, but you have to go to work every day,” White said. “That’s what we did. We kept pursuing what we wanted to go after. We wanted a win, and it finally happened today.”
Hatboro-Horsham 7, Central Bucks East 0
Maggie Shaffer allowed just two hits in five innings to earn the win over the Patriots on Friday. The junior hurler fanned three. Nicole Casagrand threw the final two innings and did not allow a hit.
Julie Wambold and Danielle DiFilippo led the Hatters at the plate. Both were 2-for-3 with DiFilippo, who bats cleanup, contributing three RBIs. Chrissy James was 1-for-2 with two RBIs, Val Sadowl was 1-for-3 with one RBI, and Shaffer was 1-for-2 with a run scored.
Norristown 17, Upper Moreland 5 (6 innings)
The Eagles pounded out 15 hits in a game that was halted in the sixth inning when the mercy rule went into effect. Leading the offensive onslaught for the Eagles was Gabbie Berry with four hits, which included two doubles. Stephanie ‘Sweat’ DiNolfi added three hits, including a home run and triple. Gwyn Botley and Julia Santoro added two hits each. Gino Pellechio, Sara Rosetti, Taylor Copestick and Sarah Spause each had one hit.
Botley tossed a complete game six hitter, striking out four. Coach Jon Kandrick credited DiNolfi and Berry for their defensive performances.
Pennridge 9, Upper Dublin 1
The Rams plated a pair of runs in the first and blew Fridays’ non-league game wide open with a six-run outburst in the third inning. Sparking the big inning was Haley Taylor, who delivered a grand slam. Upper Dublin broke up the Rams’ shutout bid with a single run in the fifth.
Paige DeCew earned the win on the mound, working five innings and allowing one hit while striking out six and walking none. Alexis Detweiler threw the remaining two innings, allowing one hit while striking out three and walking one.
Upper Dublin’s Rachel Mintz absorbed the loss. In two and two thirds innings, she allowed seven runs – all seven were unearned. Mintz allowed just four hits while striking out one and walking three. Kristin Ganderton worked the final four and a third innings, allowing two runs and three hits while striking out four and walking one.
Pennridge’s Haley Taylor was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Brooke Labs was 2-for-3 with a double.
For the Flying Cardinals, Shannon Bolger was 1-for-3 with a run scored.
North Penn 7, Lansdale Catholic 0
Kellianna Bradstreet upped her record for the season to a perfect 10-0, thanks to Friday’s non-league win over neighboring LC. Jess Mower led the Maidens with a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
The Maidens, who improved to 10-2, scored two runs in both the first and second innings and tacked on three more in the fifth.
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