Continental Conference
Souderton 6, Pennridge 0
The Indians – riding the strong arm of pitcher Liz Parkins – rolled to their eighth straight win and remain within striking distance of the top spot in the conference standings.
“It’s a fun way to end the season with every game meaning something,” said Courtney Hughes, whose team trails conference leaders Hatboro and CB South by just one game in the loss column. “This is exciting for the girls. They’re st
arting to realize it, too.
arting to realize it, too.“They were just taking it one game at a time, and I think now they’re seeing there’s something they can shoot for at the end here.”
In Tuesday’s win, Parkins allowed three hits and fanned nine as she upped her mark for the season to 10-2.
The Indians – who were without leadoff batter Sarah Derstine the past two days - spotted their ace a 2-0 lead in the top of the first and added three more in the third.
Freshman Haley DeLaney was once again an offensive star for the Indians, finishing the day 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a home run. In the first, DeLaney contributed an RBI single, and in the third, she roped a 2-1 pitch over the right field fence for a two-run home run.
One day earlier, DeLaney hit a two-run blast in the eighth inning to propel the Indians to a 2-0 win over Perkiomen Valley.
“That’s why I think it is really neat to see where our team has gone because we have so many girls that have experience now with the injuries we have had this year,” Hughes said.
Brittany Beebe was 2-for-4, and Parkins helped her own cause with a 2-for-3 effort that included one RBI. Corrine Stile contributed a triple, and Mollie Burrell and Lauren Urbanski both had RBIs as the Indians held a commanding 11-3 advantage in hits over the Rams, who also committed a pair of errors.
“We’ve been watching the scores and seeing what Pennridge has been doing lately, and they have had some great games, most recently against North Penn,” Hughes said. “We took notice, and we talked about that going into the game toda
y – how important a game like this is and to go out and play to win and not play to worry about losing.
y – how important a game like this is and to go out and play to win and not play to worry about losing. “They really went out from the first inning on and said, ‘Alright, we’re going to score runs and show Liz we’ve got her back and that we’re ready to keep this thing going.’”
The Indians, who improved to 8-3 in league play (12-3 overall), will host North Penn on Thursday and then travel to Central Bucks South on Friday.
“CB South kept getting rescheduled, and just trying to figure out where to put them within the last couple days of our schedule – you would think it would be a tough thing, but I think it’s going to be a good thing to see CB South and North Penn back-to-back because that will keep us up at that level,” Hughes said. “It’s another monster week. It should be fun.”
Paige DeCew absorbed the loss for the Rams, who saw their record fall to 3-9 in the league (9-9 overall).
Central Bucks South 12, Central Bucks East 4
The Titans pounded out 14 hits and benefitted from eight Patriot errors in Tuesday’s big win. Senior Fran Carrullo earned the win on the mound, allowing five hits while fanning eight and walking three.
“Fran wasn’t feeling well, and I sent Haileigh Stocks home from practice yesterday because she wasn’t feeling well,” Titan coach Jenn Robinson said of her two mound aces. “Fran started out on fire, but you could see she got tired toward the end of the game, but she still did a really good job.”
Contributing multiple-hit games for the Titans were Jae Epstein (2-for-2, 3 runs, RBI), Stocks (2-for-2, 2 RBIs), Karey Fortier (2-for-2, 2 RBIs) and Cait Bechta (2-for-2, RBI).
“That was the key to the game – I obviously know they have big hitters in their lineup, so we needed to curb those big hitters,” Robinson said. “I felt as though we would be able to put the bat on the ball, and we did a good job with that.
“Fran had good defense behind her, but she was doing a good job.”
While the Titans improved to 9-2 in league play (12-3 overall), the Patriots saw their record drop to 5-6 in the league (9-6 overall).
North Penn 9, Quakertown 0
The Maidens avenged an early-season upset at the hands of the Panthers, plating single runs in the second and third innings and sealing the win with a seven-run fourth.
Kellianna Bradstreet earned the win on the mound, allowing six hits while fanning eight and walking two.
Bradstreet helped her own cause with a 2-for-2 day at the plate. Taylor Marchozzi and Steph Kulp both had triples for the Maidens, who improved to 8-4 in the league (13-4 overall).
Justyna Pepkowski absorbed the loss for the Panthers, who fell to 2-10 (3-11 overall).
Hatboro-Horsham 7, Central Bucks West 1
Maggie Shaffer earned the win on the mound for the Hatters, allowing just one hit in five innings of work while fanning nine.
Daria Edwards was 2-for-1 with a run scored and an RBI, and Nicole Casagrand also was 1-for-1 with a run scored.
National Conference
Abington 13, Bensalem 1
Talk about a change in fortunes – this is it.
The Ghosts opened their season with 12 straight losses, but instead of writing the season off, the players persevered. The results have been amazing.
Tuesday’s win over Bensalem was Abington’s third in its last five games, and making it even more impressive was the fact that it avenged an early season 10-3 loss at the hands of this same Bensalem squad.
“It’s a big win for us because they beat us 10-3 the last time on our home field,” coach Ellie White said. “This was a nice win for our girls.”
So what’s changed since the Ghosts’ seven-run loss to the Owls on April 14?
“It’s a month later,” White said. “I knew at some point we were going to get better and maybe start to click. I think we did some of that today.
“We didn’t play a perfect game, we weren’t close to a perfect game, but we were patient at the plate, we were putting the ball in play and we had some big hits and did what we had to do.”
No one has been more instrumental in the Ghosts’ turnaround than senior pitcher Kelly Lyons, who not only notched the win on the mound on Tuesday but also was 3-for-3 with a walk and three runs scored in a huge day at the plate.
“Kelly is a leader by example,” White said. “That kid just gives everything she has, and she doesn’t say a word to anybody. She just goes out there and plays.
“The kid doesn’t want to pitch, she does not want to be on the mound, but everyday she just goes out there for us. Offensively, she’s amazing – she was all over the place. That kid is just an all-around great kid. I can’t say enough good things about Kelly.”
Also stepping up for the Ghosts was sophomore shortstop Raechel Holden, who was 3-for-4 with a single, double and triple.
As a result of the win, the Ghosts are 3-9 in the league (3-14 overall) while the Owls fell to 2-9 in the league (3-10 overall).
“I think we’re a different team now than we were the first time we played them,” White said. “They have gotten better and shown that they can play. They’re starting to come along.
“It was definitely a big win for them.”
Council Rock North 16, Council Rock South 1 (4 innings)
Caytlin Friis led the Indians with a pair of doubles while teammate Michelle Hand had three hits. Sophomore Dom Pinto had a pair of hits and extended her hitting streak to 15 games.
On the mound, Morgan Lewis scattered just four hits and improved her record to 11-4. The Indians are 10-2 in league play.
Pennsbury 6, Harry S. Truman 3
American Conference
Wissahickon 6, Upper Merion 0
In a game that had title implications, the Trojans edged their neighboring rival.
Both teams entered the game with two losses in conference play. When it was over, the Trojans (8-2) stood alone atop the standings.
The Trojans scored all the runs winning pitcher Katie Ziegler would need in the first when they sent a pair of runs across the plate. They added three more in the third. Kellie Gilman delivered the big blow in the third, a bases-clearing double.
Gretchen Guaglianone also contributed a double for the Trojans.
Ziegler allowed just one hit in the shutout while striking out 14.
Norristown 8, Cheltenham 5
The Eagles kept themselves in the middle of the conference title race, thanks to their win over the Lady Panthers.
Norristown plated a single run in the second only to watch Cheltenham answer with a run in the top of the third. In the bottom of the inning, the Eagles exploded for four runs. The Lady Panthers got those four runs back in the fourth, but a three-run outburst by the Eagles in the bottom of the inning gave Norristown a lead it would not lose.
Leading the Eagles offensively was Julia Santoro with two hits. Stephanie ‘Sweat’ DiNolfi, Gabbie Berry, Sammi Kidd, Sara Rosetti, Leah Rothwell and Taylor Copestick each contributed one hit.
Coach Jon Kandrick acknowledged the defensive play of DiNolfi, Kidd and Rosetti, all of whom had multiple putouts.
Rosetti earned the win on the mound, throwing four innings and allowing seven hits while fanning six and walking one. Gwyn Botley entered the game in relief in the fifth and faced the minimum number of batters – nine – to close out the game.
Lesenia Santiago absorbed the loss for the Panthers, allowing eight hits while striking out six and walking seven.
While the Lady Panthers fell to 2-8 in the league (3-13 overall), the Eagles improved to 8-3 in the league (10-4 overall).
Plymouth Whitemarsh 11, Upper Moreland 1 (5 innings)
The Colonials brought an end to the suspense in this one early, scoring six first-inning runs and never looking back.
Erica Miller notched the win on the mound, allowing just one hit.
Offensively, freshman Rachel Konowal was 2-for-2 while Tori Barattucci was 2-for-3 with three RBIs. Senior catcher Alexa Borkowski went 2-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Sophomore Corrine Watson also was 2-for-3 with a triple that plated three runs for PW. Susan Janfrancisco, Jordan Katz, Miller, Jen Lurty and Crissy Terraces each also added base hits for PW.
With the win, the Colonials improved to 6-4 in league play (6-6 overall). The Lady Panthers fell to 2-7 in the league (4-12 overall)
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