Donahue’s 10-goal haul highlights Woodstown’s lacrosse win; Pennsville baseball senior Grant hits first career homer; includes baseball, softball and tennis around Salem County
BASEBALL
Pennsville 15, Glassboro 1
Pitman 8, Penns Grove 1
Camden Tech 12, Salem 2
GLASSBORO – The day off was just what the Pennsville baseball team needed.
Chase Burchfield hit one of four Pennsville homers and drove in six runs as the Eagles overran Glassboro 15-1 in five innings Monday, the day after a welcomed day off from a busy week.
The game was expected to continue a run of nine games in eight days for the Eagles, but they got a reprieve when they split at the Oakcrest Tournament Saturday and didn’t make it to the Sunday final. Their second game Saturday was their sixth in five days.
The Eagles banged out 17 hits in the game. Peyton O’Brien went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles, Burchfield and Luke Wood both went 3-for-3, and lone senior Jacob Grant had two hits. Every batter in the Pennsville lineup had at least one hit.
Cohen Petrutz, Grant and Stevie Fatcher also homered. Grant (three-run), Burchfield (two-run) and Petrutz (two-run) all homered in a seven-run fifth inning that put the game in run-rule mode. It was Grant’s first career home run came in his 72nd game after 191 high school at bats and 231 plate appearances.
Wood pitched all five innings, allowing five hits and one unearned run, and struck out 10.
The Eagles (9-3) are back at it Tuesday at home against Schalick.
PITMAN 8, PENNS GROVE 1: The Panthers (8-2) scored two runs in the third inning on an error to pull away from a 1-1 tie and never looked back. Three Pitman pitchers held the Red Devils to one hit, a single by Ryan Hyatt leading off the sixth inning.
Penns Grove (0-6) scored its run in the home first when Pitman misplayed Ethan Brooks’ infield grounder with Chase Willis at third.
CAMDEN TECH 12, SALEM 2: Johnny Laurick went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and three Warrior pitchers held Salem to five hits. The Rams fell behind 4-0 after two innings and couldn’t catch up. Colin Finney, Bryce Harris, Andrew May, Chase Davis and Ryan Timmons had the hits for Salem.
SOFTBALL
Pennsville 13, Glassboro 3
Pitman 18, Penns Grove 0
Schalick 13, Deptford 8
Woodstown 16, Clayton 3
PENNSVILLE 13, GLASSBORO 3: Bella Farina went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and came within a homer of the cycle to lead the Eagles’ 10-hit attack. Bella Rappa had two hits and three RBIs and Reagan Wariwanchik capped a seven-run fifth with a walk-off two-run triple. Savannah Palverento went the distance in the circle, allowing three hits, no earned runs and striking out seven.
SCHALICK 13, DEPTFORD 8: The Cougars scored seven runs in the first two innings of the game and six in the final two innings to score the victory. Cloe Elliott was one of seven Schalick batters with a pair of hits in the game and drove in four runs.
The Cougars opened their six-run second inning with six straight singles. Elliott singled home the final two runs of the inning. Maddie Brown’s two-run single highlighted their five-run sixth.
WOODSTOWN 16, CLAYTON 3: Cara Delia had a three-run double among her three hits and drove in four runs to lead a 21-hit attack in Woodstown’s fourth straight win. Delia cleared the bases in a six-run third that gave the Wolverines a 14-0 lead.
Tulana Mingin had two hits – giving her 118 for her career, fifth on the school’s all-time list – as did Ellie Wygand, Kayla Brown, Hannah Hitchner, Alyssa Baber and starting pitcher Grace White.
PITMAN 18, PENNS GROVE 0: Emery Sharpnack went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and two Pitman pitchers held Penns Grove to one hit.
GOLF
WOODSTOWN 145, SCHALICK 151: The county rivals battled it out for the second time in six days and this time the Wolverines came out on top. Woodstown’s Kyle Brainard and Joey Olbrich both shot 1-under 35s and Jacob Schermerhorn an even-par 36 to post the three low scores at Town & Country Golf Links. Anthony Sepers and Jaxon Weber had Schalick’s low score (37s). Schalick won the first meeting by two strokes.
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, CLAYTON 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Chase Fronczkiewucz, 6-1, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Troy Hollis, 6-0, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Chase Murphy, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Bohn-Noah Filtcraft (P) def. Jacob Turpin-Ian Johnson, 6-0, 6-0
Sawyer Humphrey-Carter Willis (P) def. Jayden Sanchez-James Mai, 6-0, 6-2
Records: Pennsville 9-1, Clayton 0-3.
WOODSTOWN 5, DEPTFORD 0
Tim Schwienbacher (Wo) def. Xavier Dean, 6-1, 6-0
Drew Stengel (Wo) def. Ethan Bui, 6-1, 6-1
Erich Lipovsky (Wo) def. Bradyn Gee, 6-3, 6-0
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis (Wo) def. Joseph Crowley-Olaoluwa Gureje, 6-1, 6-2
Jason LaFond-Luke Shaw (Wo) def. Chase Umbra-Zane Rauner, 6-1, 6-1
Records: Woodstown 6-1, Deptford 2-4.
PENNS GROVE 5, GLASSBORO 0
Alex Ramirez Martinez (P) def. Rowan Somdhal-Sands, 6-0, 6-0
Poyraz Erdonmez (P) def. Jesus Lopez, 6-0, 6-1
Ricardo Vichi (P) def. Kileche Umbaofu, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Penns Grove 2-3, Glassboro 0-5.
PITMAN 4, SCHALICK 1
Maddox Marker (P) def. George Gould, 6-2, 6-3
Chase Rollins (P) def. Jesus Espinoza, 6-0, 6-0
Cole Kelly (P) def. Conor O’Toole, 6-1, 6-2
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Michael Fisicaro-Max Pappalardo, 6-2, 6-7, 10-8
Matthew Bauman (P)-Ethan Loudner (P) def. Cayden Brzozowski-Kaden Barnes, 6-3, 6-2
Records: Pitman 7-3, Schalick 4-4.
BOYS LACROSSE
WOODSTOWN 18, OAKCREST 5: Bobby Donahue scored 10 goals and four others had two each for the Wolverines (5-4). Sean Hopp, Laitton Roberts, Lucas Sperry and Zach Bevis (four assists) scored their other goals. Donahue had scored eight goals three times previously in his career, including this year’s season opener, and now has 47 for the season. He scored 50 a year ago.
GIRLS LACROSSE
CLEARVIEW 15, WOODSTOWN 9: Clearview’s Avery Roberts scored her 100th career goal in the game.
TRACK
Schalick’s girls improved to 4-0 in dual meets this season with a victory over Overbrook. Double wins by Jordan Hadfield (1600/3200), Grace O’Neill (400 hurdles/discus) and Brooke Watt (100 hurdles/triple jump) highlighted 10 winners in 13 events.
The Cougars’ other winners were Gabriella Simonini (pole vault), Phoebe Alward (long jump), Kylee Cole (high jump), Gia Martellacci (400), Sophia Longo (800), Ally Green (shot), Alivia Klancic (javelin).
Month: April 2024
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 22-27; all events 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Glassboro
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Camden Tech
Woodstown at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Pitman
Schalick at Deptford
Woodstown at Clayton
GOLF
Williamstown girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown boys vs. Schalick, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Overbrook at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Schalick at Pitman
BOYS LACROSSE
Oakcrest at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview, 7:30 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Kingsway at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23
BASEBALL
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
West Deptford at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne County CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer CC, 3 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove
TRACK
Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Salem
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Woodstown at Pennsville
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Tech, 3:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Lower Cape May
Woodstown at Audubon
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Pitman
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Montgomery County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Washington Twp., Wedgewood CC
Pennsville vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:45 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25
BASEBALL
Delran at Woodstown, 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Camden CC at Salem CC (2), 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Bridgeton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Sterling
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown
GOLF
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC
TRACK
Schalick girls, Salem at Penn Relays
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Gateway
Mainland Coaches vs. Cancer
Schalick vs. Cape May Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem at Palmyra
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Bergen (2), 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Salem, Schalick at Penn Relays
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Woodstown vs. Moorestown at Williamstown, 9 a.m.
Deptford at Salem, 11 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union (2), noon
TRACK
Schalick at Penn Relays
Ocean cruise
Salem CC softball gets well quickly after tough start to weekend, blasts Ocean CC, 17-1, 19-1; Hayes hit 3 HRs, Beukman hits her first
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – After a rough start to the weekend with four losses to two of the top teams in Region XIX, the Salem CC softball team got well in a big way Sunday, sweeping a doubleheader at home from Ocean CC 17-1 and 19-1.
The Mighty Oaks, swept by Delaware Tech and Lackawanna CC on Friday and Saturday, pounded five home runs and banged out 35 hits – 15 for extra bases – in the two five-inning games against the visiting Vikings.
Freshman shortstop Ella Hayes had a huge day, hitting three homers and collecting 10 RBIs in the doubleheader; she had two homers and seven RBIs in the second game. Freshman outfielder Kiki Beukman hit her first homer since arriving on campus from South Africa in the first game. She went 4-for-4 with four RBIs in the opener and was 6-for-7 with six runs and seven RBIs in the doubleheader.
“I think it was really important for our team morale,” Beukman said. “We were really hard on ourselves the past two games, like we have to do this, we have to be good, we have to be this. There was too much pressure, but this one we can lift it a little and just get the whole team’s morale back to play as a family where we need to.
“We didn’t really play as a family the past two days, so I think it’s really good for our mental health almost to step (back), relax and just play for fun more.”
The fun started right away. The Mighty Oaks (26-10) jumped on the Vikings in the first inning of both games.
They scored six to start the opener on three-run homers by Hayes and Beukman. Vaye Savage’s leadoff homer in the second inning made it 7-0, then the Oaks erupted for nine runs in the third. They sent 13 batters to the plate in the big inning, highlighted by a two-run double from Savage and a two-run single by KC Garcia.
Beukman was a big home run hitter for her high school and provincial teams back home, but most of the fields she played on didn’t have fences, so when a batter hit it deep she could run for days.
She had hoped to keep that going when she got to the States, but it took 46 plate appearances, 38 at bats and 35 games before it happened for the first time.
“The first time I met Vaye, we came and hit and I was like the fence looks so short, why is it so short,” Beukman said. “I know I can do this. I know I can do this. So, I’ve been trying to get a fence.
“It felt good (to hit the homer) after yesterday’s stress that I had. It just felt good to finally be myself again knowing what I could do. I don’t always have patience but I’m working on it and it felt great to be back. It just feels like I know what I’m doing. This is what I am capable of and I know I can, so it feels good to finally do what I’ve done back home.”
“We definitely were excited for Kiki,” Oaks coach Angel Rodriguez said. “She’s always determined to go up there and try to do something. Recently she’s had some good at bats but she’d either just miss it or just getting under it. She had some good hard hits throughout the year, but that was good to see.”
The Mighty Oaks opened the nightcap with 10 in the first. Hayes had her grand slam in the inning and Beukman had a two-run double. Hayes also hit a three-run homer to highlight a six-run second inning and the Oaks added two more in the third and one in the fourth.
“Personally, it helped me a lot,” Hayes said. “It wasn’t that my confidence was down it was just that boosted my confidence a lot so now I can prepare for a big game Tuesday (at Mercer CC) and the rest of the season and the postseason. This was a good game to just build up confidence for me and everyone.”
The hit parade ran through the lineup. Savage went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in the first game and was 4-for-5 in the doubleheader. Emilie Hamm went 3-for-3 in the first game, Kyla Buerger went 4-for-6 with four RBIs in the doubleheader, 2-for-2 in the nightcap; Aislynne Deviney went 4-for-4 in the doubleheader, 3-for-3 in the nightcap.
Hayes also is making a run at winning the JUCO Division II batting title. She went 5-for-7 in the doubleheader, raising her average to .617 in 34 games (66-for-107), which is second in the division behind current leader Avery Sickeri of Frederick CC (.646 in 22 games).
“My goal is to get No. 1,” Hayes said. “I think we’re like 12 games ahead of that girl in front of me now, so I’m hoping once they get games under their belt I should pass her. I look at my stats all the time, but I don’t let them affect me on the field.”
With her display of power, Hayes now has 10 homers and 61 RBIs on the season.
“My teammates might call me a power-hitter, but I would consider myself a hitter-hitter and the home runs come,” Hayes said.
Rodriguez has another word.
“We always say ‘be a hard out’ and she’s a hard out,” he said.
How sweep it is
Salem CC baseball continues late-season roll, sweeps doubleheader, series from Camden CC; softball swept for second straight day
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT – Fueled by two strong complete games from its pitchers, the Salem Community College baseball team dumped Camden CC 10-2 and 12-4 Saturday to sweep its third consecutive doubleheader and the three-game weekend series with the Cougars.
Freshman lefthander Sean Kelby allowed four hits and tied his career high with nine strikeouts in the first game. After giving up a walk to load the bases in the third inning, he retired 12 in a row and 14 of the last 15 batters he faced.
Sophomore righthander Aiden Ewe took a one-hitter into the seventh inning of the nightcap before running out of gas, but the converted catcher still finished with a five-hitter and six strikeouts in his first career complete game.
“They’re starting to hit their strides,” Mighty Oaks coach John Holt said of the two pitchers. “They both have worked very hard to get where they are. They’ve gradually gotten better and better throughout the year and today they get two complete games and get length out of them. That was huge for us with the schedule we have coming up.”
The sweep extended the Mighty Oaks’ winning streak to a season-best six games. It’s their longest streak since a six-gamer April 30-May 8, 2021. They have won nine of their last 10 to pull within three games of .500 (17-20). It’s the closest they’ve been to .500 since March 24 (7-10).
“It’s nice anytime to get a sweep,” Holt said, “but where we are with our schedule and where we are with what we’re trying to do, we’ve got to worry about one game at a time. We can’t worry about sweeping series.
“Our approach is let’s win inning by inning because when we get too big it can become a little bit too much. If we were worried about just winning today, let alone trying to make up a 10-game under .500 thing that’s overwhelming. But if you’re just worried winning today then it kind of seems a little bit more doable.”
To qualify for the playoffs a team must finish .500 or better either overall or within the region. With 12 games left, the Mighty Oaks must go 8-4 to make it and the last three games are against current JUCO D-III No. 3 RCSJ-Gloucester.
“I feel good about where we are as a team,” Holt said. “In the approach we have adopted with it, win or lose, we’re just trying to get better every game and we’re trying to learn even from the losses.
“The carrot’s there, it’s attainable, but at the end of the day we can’t get too big. We’ve got to stay with the focus and the approach that we have.”
With a tight margin for error, the pitchers feel additional responsibility to be sharp each time they go to the mound.
“As the season is starting to go on and we’re winning games I feel like we’re getting more pumped up and I feel like we have to give it our all,” Ewe said. “We have to give more than what we’re doing.”
“When we’re pitching good everything follows – the hitting, the fielding – and I feel like we’re really in a groove and feeding off each other right now,” Kelby said. “It definitely was a different approach than when I was out here in the beginning of March. There is a responsibility. We needed that sense of urgency.”
The Mighty Oaks rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to win Game One. They tied the game with Angel Velez’ RBI single in the third and took the lead in the fourth on Nick Ciesielka’s RBI triple and Demetrius DeRamus’ second sacrifice fly of the game.
They broke it open with six runs in the fifth, highlighted by Cole Dawson’s two-run double and Velez’ two-run single. Velez was 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the game and had five hits in the doubleheader.
Ciesielka, Matt Murphy and Dane Thomas all had a pair of hits in the game.
The Mighty Oaks took control of the nightcap with six runs in the second inning. Yen Rodriguez had a two-run single in the inning, while the other runs scored on a series of errors and DeRamus’ third sacrifice fly of the twinbill.
They added four in the in the fifth and two in the sixth on a two-run double by Thomas.
Thomas, Velez and Murphy all had two hits in the game.
With Ewe throwing what he agreed was his best six innings of the year – and he allowed two hits and fanned 12 in six innings against Bergen last Saturday – the lead looked even more formidable.
His defense helped preserve the gem with several web gems. The Oaks turned a double play in the first inning and in the sixth second baseman Dawson knocked down a chopper headed for the outfield and got the out at first and then Murphy laid out after a long run in left to flag down the last out of the inning.
Salem softball swept
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Salem CC softball team ran into another team headed to the Region XIX playoffs Saturday and met the same fate as the day before, this time getting swept at Lackawanna College 10-8 and 8-2.
The Mighty Oaks (24-10) led twice in the opener, but couldn’t overcome a five-run fourth inning. They put together a three-run rally in the sixth on Courtney Hoggard’s two-run double and Vaye Savage’s RBI single to get within 10-8. They had the go-ahead run at the plate with two outs in the seventh, but couldn’t bring it around.
Hoggard had two doubles among her three hits and drove in three runs. Ella Hayes had three hits and Savage had two hits and two RBIs.
Hoggard gave the Oaks a 2-0 lead in the second game with a two-run double in the third, but once again Lackawanna put together a big inning, scoring seven in the fourth, to take control. The Falcons sent 11 batters to the plate in the inning and took advantage of four Salem errors.
Salem coach Angel Rodriguez praised his team’s defense in its doubleheader sweep by Delaware Tech on Friday, but the Mighty Oaks were charged with seven errors in the nightcap and 12 in the twinbill. Only six Lackawanna’s runs in the doubleheader were earned, none in the second game.
Haylee Pickrell was the only Salem player with multiple hits in the nightcap. She was 2-for-3.
They’ll look to get back on the winning track Sunday in a home doubleheader with Ocean starting at noon.
Saturday roundup
Here are scores and details from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar
By Riverview Sports News
WOODBURY – The girls teams from Salem and Schalick each won two events and finished second and third, respectively, in the Group I team standings at the Woodbury Relays Saturday.
Salem won the 4×200 and sprint medley relays. Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby and Rhionna Timmons ran legs on both relays.
Schalick won the 4000 distance medley and 4×100 shuttle hurdle. Grace O’Neill ran legs on both relays. She also finished second in the discus.
The Rams scored 44 points in the meet and finished six points behind champion Audubon. Schalick had 36 points. Woodstown finished tied for fifth (14).
On the boys side, Salem and Schalick finished tied for fifth with 13 points. Woodstown was tied for seventh (10) and Penns Grove was tenth (6). Woodbury won it with 60 points.
Woodstown brought home the only boys event title in Group I. The Wolverines won the 4×800.
The following are the Salem County athletes who finished in the top three in their respective events:
WOODBURY RELAYS
GIRLS ONE
TEAM SCORES: Audubon 50, Salem 44, Schalick 36, Woodbury 24, Haddon Twp. 14, Woodstown 14, Clayton 12, Penns Grove 9, Pitman 6, Glassboro 2, Maple Shade 2, Buena 2, Pennsville 1, Bishop Eustace 1.
4000 Distance Medley: 1. Schalick (Sophia Longo, Ella Shimp, Jordan Hadfield, Grace O’Neill) 13:03.37, 3. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Arie Still, Kayla Ayars, Lillian Norman) 13:33.93
4×100 Shuttle Hurdle: 1. Schalick (Brooke Watt, Gabriella Simonini, Grace O”Neill, Katelyn Little)1:09.58, 2. Salem (Anna Buzby, Sairis Jiminez, Tahirah Davenport-White, Karima Davenport-White) 1:11.86
4×200: 1. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons, Anyzha Williams, Anna Buzby) 1:48.04, 2. Penns Grove (Jaymari Reed, Daivonnah Thomas, Jayla Nunez, Amani Taylor) 1:42.45
4×800: 2. Woodstown (Kayla Ayars, Arie Still, Sarah Seiden, Lillian Norman) 10:16.11, 3. Schalick (Sophia Longo, Ella Shimp, Jordan Hadfield, Helen Lillia) 10:35.72
4×100: 2. Salem (Dayana Jones, Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez) 51.12
Sprint Medley: 1. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez) 4:14.49, 3. Schalick (Gia Martellacci, Zoe Jenkins, Phoebe Alward, Jordan Hadfield) 4:26.25
4×400: 2. Salem (Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez, Anna Buzby, Dayana Jones) 4:11.33
Discus: 2. Grace O’Neill, Schalick, 118-2
BOYS ONE
TEAM SCORES: Woodbury 60, Glassboro 50, Audubon 25, Clayton 15, Schalick 13, Salem 13, Haddon Twp. 10, Woodstown 10, Palmyra 8, Penns Grove 6, Riverside 4, Bishop Eustace 2, Paulsboro 1.
4×200: 3. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Anthony Parker, Omarion Pierce, Terrance Smith) 1:31.59
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Bryce Ayars, Joshua Crawford, Cole Lucas, Jacob Marino) 8:27.55, 3. Schalick (Bradford Foster, Charles Fuerneisen, Steve Chomo, Salvatore Longo) 8:39.47
4×400: 3. Penns Grove (Theus Berrios, Bryan Garlic, Kylee Goodson, Knowledge Young) 3:30.95
Triple Jump: 3. DaviYonn Jackson, Salem, 43-7
Javelin: 3. Connor Ayars, Pennsville, 155-1
BASEBALL
Hedelt Tournament, Oakcrest
Buena 15, Pennsville 10
Pennsville 3, Oakcrest 1
Cohen Petrutz gave up an unearned run and struck out 11 over six innings leading Pennsville to a 3-1 win over Oakcrest in the Eagles’ second game of the day.
They took the lead with three runs in the fourth inning. Luke Wood scored the tying run on a wild pitch, Peyton O’Brien scored on a steal of home and Jeff Wagner doubled home Petrutz.
O’Brien had three hits and Jacob Grant had two.
The Eagles ripped 16 hits in their tournament opener, but couldn’t overcome Buena’s eight-run third inning. Chase Burchfield had a homer among his three hits. Stevie Fatcher had three hits, while Mason O’Brien, Wood, Wagner and Petrutz had two apiece.
Dylan O’Connor went 4-for-4 and Jalexis Agosto-Sanchez homered and had five RBIs for Buena.
With the split, the Eagles will not play Sunday, ending a stretch of six games in five days.
EASTERN 10, SCHALICK 2: The Vikings erupted for six runs in the first inning to take control and three pitchers held the Cougars to two hits. Luke Pokrovsky and Enrico Watz had Schalick’s hits. Ricky Watt and Matthew Lamazza drove in the Cougars’ runs.
PITMAN 3, WOODSTOWN 1: Hudson Rue homered and Stephen Devanney checked Woodstown on two hits. The Panthers scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings with Rue’s homer coming in the middle. Woodstown scored on an error in the fourth. Brent Williams and Blake Bialecki had Woodstown’s hits.
BOYS LACROSSE
LOWER CAPE MAY 9, WOODSTOWN 5: Brandon Loper and Macky Bonner each scored three goals for Lower Cape May. Bobby Donahue, who scored his 100th career goal on Tuesday, scored four goals for the Wolverines. And Zach Bevis, who notched his 100th career assist last Saturday, had another assist.
Perfection
Woodstown’s Brown’s perfect game, Schalick coach O’Brien’s 100th career win highlight the Friday Salem County sports roundup
SOFTBALL
WOODSTOWN 13, WILDWOOD 0
WILDWOOD – Kayla Brown hasn’t pitched much for the Woodstown softball team, but the Wolverines need her in their present shorthandedness in the circle and Friday she delivered in a big way.
Brown threw a five-inning perfect game, setting down 15 straight hitters with 13 strikeouts as the Wolverines blanked Wildwood 13-0. She also had three hits at the plate, including a pair of doubles.
She’d pitched in five games for a total of nine innings before this season, but Friday was her third outing in four games this week (12 innings).
On Friday she threw 68 pitches, 46 for strikes. She went to three balls on four batters (and struck them all out) and two balls on three others.
Her teammates supported her with 17 hits. Tulana Mingin went 3-for-4, Ellie Wygand 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Talia Guardascione 2-for-3. Lila Bowling and Cara Delia each drove in a pair of runs.
Mingin now has 116 career hits, sixth on the Wolverines’ all-time list. She is 16 hits away from becoming the program’s all-time hits leader.
GLOUCESTER 10, SCHALICK 0: The Lions held Schalick to three hits and got all the support they needed from an Ava Rogers home run. Taylor Sparks (double), Alexa Shimp and Rachael Irizarry had the Cougars’ hits.
CAMDEN TECH 20, SALEM 3: Phoenix Holland had two of Salem’s seven hits. Korrin Robinson, Morgan Johnson and Gianna Pelura drove in the Rams’ runs.
BASEBALL
SCHALICK 3, GLOUCESTER 0: Luke Pokrovsky and Jake Siedlecki combined on a two-hit shutout to give Cougars coach Sean O’Brien his 100th career victory. The only thing that kept Pokrovsky from going the distance was his pitch count. He threw 110 pitches and struck out 16 in 6 2/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was a one-out single in the fifth inning.
PENNSVILLE 9, WILLIAMSTOWN 2: The Eagles made it 4-0 in their nine games in eight day stretch. Mason O’Brien gave up six hits and two runs over the first 6 1/3 innings before Connor Starn came from behind the plate to get the final two outs. Jacob Grant and Cohen Petrutz each had two hits and Logan Streitz had two RBIs.
WOODSTOWN 7, WILDWOOD 2: Andrew Pedrick homered in a four-run fourth inning and four pitchers scattered four hits as the Wolverines won their third in a row. Jack Knorr and Jack Holladay both had two hits for the Wolverines. Logan Taylor had two RBIs.
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 4, MILLVILLE 1
Matthew Sooy (M) def. Gave Schneider, 6-3, 6-2
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Paul Azari, 6-2, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. John Abdill, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Hadyn Mulherin-Jonah Smith, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Adarius Cannon-Kayden Renzi, 6-1, 6-1.
Records: Pennsville 8-1, Millville 2-5.
WOODSTOWN 5, OVERBROOK 0
Tim Schwienbacher 
def. Andrew Weaver, 6-3, 0-6, 10-5
Drew Stengel def. Logan Milas, 6-0, 6-1
Erich Lipovsky (S) def. Colin Campbell, 6-1, 6-2
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis def. Connor Kustera-Alan Marcos, 6-2, 6-2
Mason Shimp-Luke Shaw def. Thomas Mason-NA, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Woodstown 5-1, Overbrook 0-8
CUMBERLAND 3, SCHALICK 2
Samuel Falk (C) def. George Gould, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Fischer (C) def. Jesus Espinoza, 6-0, 6-2
Chase Sheppard (C) def. Conor O’Toole, 6-3, 6-2
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Joey Nolan-Josiah Jiminez, 5-4 (ret.)
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) Mason Staffieri-Cayden Brzozowski, 6-4, 7-5.
Records: Cumberland 6-2, Schalick 4-3.
A rough day
Delaware Tech hits seven homers in doubleheader, sweeps Salem CC, hands Mighty Oaks their first loss at Watson Field this season
FRIDAY’S REGION XIX SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech 15-15, Salem CC 6-3
Lackawanna 31-25, Raritan Valley 3-3
Mercer CC vs. Bucks County CC (2)
| REGION XIX | REGION | PCT | GB |
| x-Mercer (31-5) | 9-1 | .900 | – |
| x-Del Tech (19-7) | 8-2 | .800 | 1 |
| x-Salem (24-8) | 6-2 | .750 | 2 |
| x-Lackawanna (29-12) | 7-3 | .700 | 2 |
| Morris (7-11) | 3-9 | .250 | 7 |
| Sussex (2-18) | 1-7 | .125 | 7 |
| Raritan Valley (1-15) | 0-10 | .000 | 9 |
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – The Salem Community College softball team hasn’t had a day like this since the first night of the year.
The Mighty Oaks had a chance to make a statement in the region in their record-setting second season back on the field, but Delaware Tech showed why it’s still the big dog in Region XIX. The three-time reigning region champion Hawks hit six home runs in the first game and used two big innings in the nightcap to sweep the doubleheader 15-6 and 15-3.
They were the first two losses the Mighty Oaks (24-8) have taken at Watson Field since moving their home games to the Pennsville Little League complex last summer; they had won their first 14 games there. It’s also the first time they’ve been swept in a doubleheader since dropping two to Fayetteville State 8-0, 5-3 on their Opening Day.
They hadn’t been beaten like Friday in a doubleheader since Del Tech swept them 14-5, 15-2 last March.
“We ran into a team that could hit and we didn’t,” Mighty Oaks coach Angel Rodriguez said. “That’s the biggest takeaway. We did not have good approach today and we ran into a team that had a good approach. We’ve gotta be better disciplined batting.”
What made it troubling is it comes at the start of a stretch that includes all three of the other projected Region XIX playoff teams in their next four doubleheaders. With Del Tech behind them, they go to Lackawanna CC Saturday and to region undefeated Mercer CC Tuesday. Tucked in between, they host winless Ocean CC Sunday.
“They’re going to be tough games,” Rodriguez said. “We knew that coming into it. The biggest one is be ready to go, keep moving forward.”
Del Tech used the long ball to win the opener. The Hawks (19-7) hit six homers in the game, with Brooklyn Richardson hitting two.
They actually hit for the home run cycle as a team. Both of Richardson’s blasts were two-run shots, as was team homer leader Mackenzie Whaley’s ninth of the year in the first inning. Kameron Sockriter hit a solo shot, Ally Marly a three-run shot and Natalie Berry a grand slam that Oaks centerfielder Karyn Trice nearly kept in the park.
The Hawks hit four homers over the final two innings and three in the seventh.
“At the beginning of the season – we were laughing about it – this is a totally different team than what we’ve had in the past and I was like we might hit 10 home runs during the season,” Del Tech coach Guy Wilkins said. “I said we were going to hit a lot of doubles and triples because we have some speed, but in the last few games we started hitting some home runs.
“The girls can hit. I just didn’t think they were going to hit the long ball.”
The Mighty Oaks got in on the act in the seventh inning when Vaye Savage hit a two-run shot to close the scoring.
The homers by Whaley and Berry gave Del Tech a 6-0 lead. The Mighty Oaks cut the deficit to 6-2 in the fourth on Faith Penn’s two-run single. Savage’s sacrifice fly got them within 6-3 in the fifth, but the Hawks restarted the power machine and pulled away.
Salem ace Morgan Mecham kept the Hawks’ bats through the first three innings of the nightcap, but then they erupted for eight runs in the fourth – with Whaley hitting a three-run double and Amara Cropper hitting a two-run homer – and seven more in the fifth.
The Mighty Oaks led the nightcap 1-0 on Courtney Hoggard’s RBI single in the first inning. Haylee Pickrell homered in the fourth and Hoggard had an RBI single in the fifth. Hoggard had five hits in the doubleheader.
Despite the tough day, Hernandez did see some positives.
“Our defense played very well,” he said. “We were definitely pleased with the way we were playing defense. We knew we can play that well on defense. We know we’re a good hitting team. We just have to make better adjustments.
“We’re going to be able to learn a lot from this. A lot of people stepped up in different ways in a couple at bats, so we’re looking to carry that on and keep moving from there.”
BASEBALL
SALEM CC 6, CAMDEN CC 3: The Mighty Oaks won their fourth in a row and seventh in their last eight games as they try to make a late push for the playoffs. They are now 15-20 overall, 8-15 in Region XIX with 14 games remaining, 12 against region opponents and nine against teams with losing records. The Camden series concludes Saturday with a doubleheader at the Carneys Point Rec Complex starting at noon.
Heavy workload
Pennsville baseball in the midst of potentially nine games in eight days, but has won the first three; Schalick uses big inning to beat Overbrook, Woodstown put best Foote forward
BASEBALL
Pennsville 11, Pitman 1
Schalick 12, Overbrook 5
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 1
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – Matt Karr has never coached through a stretch of games the likes of which his Pennsville baseball team currently finds itself. Getting through it takes a lot of planning, patience and even more pitching, but so far the Eagles have managed it.
Playing the third of what potentially could be nine games in eight days, the Eagles pummeled Tri-County Classic Division rival Pitman 11-1 Thursday to become the only undefeated team left in division play.
The gauntlet started with wins Tuesday at Wildwood and Wednesday at Millville. Before it ends next Tuesday against Schalick, the Eagles will play Williamstown Friday, two games in the Oakcrest Tournament Saturday, a possible tournament game Sunday and Glassboro Monday. They were scheduled to play Clayton Wednesday, making it 10 games in nine days, but they smartly moved it.
Even MLB teams get a day off every now and then. The Phillies just completed a stretch of 13 consecutive games and start another one Friday that includes 10 on the road and a trip to the West Coast.
The Eagles certainly want to win every one of the nine games, so to go 9-0 would be “impressive” and Karr would give this players off from practice the day of the prom if it happened, but in reality the approach to the entire stretch is quite simple.
“It is super cliché, but the approach is just take it one game, one pitch at a time,” Karr said. “Our plan changes from inning to inning, game to game, based on results, how the game’s flowing, what we think we need to do to get a win in the moment. We like to plan ahead, but at the same time you’ve got to deal with what’s going on in the present and that’s the way we approach it.
“Today was a situation where the opportunity presented itself to get Peyton (O’Brien) off the mound early and have him available for the weekend. Those other guys come in, they throw a quick inning, now they’re available for the weekend. That’s all it is, just playing puzzle pieces, trying to figure out who can fit where and do what.”
The players understand the challenge, especially for a team with as limited numbers as the Eagles, but they’re also confident in their ability to get the job done.
“I think it’ll be challenging but I think our team is good enough to play nine games and win them all,” centerfielder and possible emergency pitcher Chase Burchfield said.
“It’s definitely going to be tough, especially for our arms, especially with a small team like us where we all have to play,” O’Brien said. “So far we’ve done a good job, but it’s going to be tougher the more games we play.”
The Eagles made things quick and easy Thursday, scoring three in the second and breaking it open with eight in the third. Meanwhile, O’Brien was sharp in his three innings and because the Eagles had such a comfortable lead they were able to get the hard-throwing righthander out of the game sooner than later, which is a key to surviving what a team with a limited roster is going through.
O’Brien gave up two hits – back-to-back singles in the first inning – and struck out six. Then he gave way to Cohen Petrutz and Logan Streitz for the final two innings.
“I felt really good,” O’Brien said. “I felt like they couldn’t really hit me. Even their hits were a little weak. But I felt good out there, kept going at it, felt confident.”
The lineup backed him from every spot. The Eagles had 11 hits. Eight of their nine starters got one and all nine scored at least one run.
Freshman Mason O’Brien was 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs at the top of the lineup. Sophomore Streitz had two hits and two RBIs in the 9-hole. Burchfield chased home the two runs that put the game into run-rule mode and he threw a runner out at the plate on one bounce from center to keep it that way.
Karr called the whole day an embodiment of the next-man-up mentality the coaching staff has been preaching all year, a message that’s particularly poignant for this current stretch.
“My arm has been feeling good lately,” Burchfield said. “When I saw it down and I saw the kid running I was like ‘I’ve got to throw this ball hard.’ I didn’t try to bounce it, I was trying to throw it in the air, but it happened to bounce. Perfect throw. And it went between the two guys. It was nice. I’m hoping I can do that on the pitcher’s mound.”
The throw it hard part. Not the bouncing it to the plate.
SCHALICK 12, OVERBROOK 5: Enrico Hatz had a tie-breaking single, two-run double and successful steal of home in a 10-run sixth inning that sent Schalick to its second straight win and back to .500 for the first time since April 6.
The Cougars (4-4) sent 15 batters to the plate in their big inning. They had five hits, five walks and two hit batsmen. Three of the walks and hit batsmen drove home runs.
“We were hitting the ball better each inning, but couldn’t get things going,” Cougars coach Sean O’Brien said. “We finally started to come up with some big hits with runners in scoring position and broke it open in the sixth with some timely hits.”
J.T. Fleming, Jake Siedlecki, Hatz and Elijah Cummings all had two hits in the game. Matthew Lamazza, Cummings and Fleming all had two of RBIs.
The Cougars have scored 10 runs or more in all four of their victories.
WOODSTOWN 7, GLASSBORO 1: Brent Williams went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and Aaron Foote pitched a complete-game two-hitter with six strikeouts as the Wolverines (5-4) won for the third time in their last four games and back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Ty Coblentz had two hits and Rocco String had two RBIs. Foote lost his shutout to an unearned run in the seventh inning.
Timely blast
Harris’ first homer lifts Pennsville to fourth straight road win this week; includes results from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
THURSDAY SOFTBALL
Overbrook 8, Schalick 2
Pennsville 14, Pitman 7
Woodstown 26, Glassboro 2
By Riverview Sports News
PITMAN – Kylie Harris couldn’t have picked more opportune time to hit her first high school home run.
With her team mounting a late charge, the sophomore catcher launched a three-run homer in the sixth inning to give Pennsville the lead for good in an eventual 14-7 win at Pitman.
The Eagles were down 7-6 entering the sixth after Pitman’s Emory Sharpnack hit a grand slam in the fifth. Sierra Stultz and Avery Watson opened the inning with singles, then after an out, Harris hammered her long ball over the scoreboard in left field.
It was her 51st career hit and came in her 117th career at-bat. She was 0-for-3 in the game coming into the at bat with a strikeout and two fly outs.
“Kylie’s home run was definitely clutch,” Pennsville coach Beth Jackson said. “I’m sure she was frustrated from her first couple of Abs. The girls always want to contribute and she did in a big way.”
The Eagles scored two more runs in the inning on wild pitches. Bella Farina put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the seventh. It was her career-high fourth of the season.
Farina and Stultz each had three hits in the game. Harris and Watson each had two.
With the victory, the Eagles (7-4) swept their run of four road games in as many days, outscoring their opponents 56-7.
WOODSTOWN 26, GLASSBORO 2: The Wolverines filled the box score with their highest scoring game in eight years.
Ten players had hits, 13 had RBIs. Alyssa Baber’s grand slam and RBI double highlighted a 14-run first inning. Tulana Mingin went 3-for-3 and Ellie Wygand went 4-for-4. Kayla Brown and Hannah Hitchner drove in three runs apiece. Talia Guardiscione scored five runs.
The 26 runs were the most the Wolverines have scored in a game since a 27-5 win over Salem on May 4, 2016.
OVERBROOK 8, SCHALICK 2: Overbrook (5-2) opened a 7-0 lead after three innings. Schalick (3-3) scored twice in the fourth.
BASEBALL
Pennsville 11, Pitman 1
Schalick 12, Overbrook 5
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 1
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, WILDWOOD 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Giorgio Palesano, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Brian Damian, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Christopher Olivera, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Bohn-Noah Flitcraft (P) def. Cristopher Hernandez-Yahir Reyes, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Carter Willis (P) def. Gabriel Hernandez-Simon Palacias, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 7-1, Wildwood 1-4.
SCHALICK 5, PENNS GROVE 0
George Gould (S) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-0, 6-0
Jesus Espinoza (S) def. Poyraz Erdonmez, 6-0, 6-1
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Angel Perez Herrera, 6-0, 6-0
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Ricardo Vichi-Anthony Pacheco, 6-0, 6-1
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) def. Pablo Sanchez Correa-Stuart Mondragon, 6-1, 6-4
Records: Schalick 4-2, Penns Grove 1-3.
GOLF
Overbrook vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC
TRACK
Pitman at Salem
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGHLAND 2, SALEM TECH 0 (25-22, 25-21): Deshean Maldonado served for 11 points with three aces in Salem Tech’s tightest match of the year. Gabe Rich kept the Chargers (0-5) in it with 19 assists, six digs and three aces.
GIRLS LACROSSE
WOODSTOWN 14, EGG HARBOR TWP. 2: The Wolverines (3-3) got back to .500 and handed EHT (6-1) its first loss of the season.
Cover photo: Pennsville’s Kylie Harris steps into the box in the sixth inning Thursday before hitting her go-ahead three-run homer.
Oaks sweep Ocean
Salem CC baseball in its hottest run of the season, wins third straight and sixth in last seven games
By Riverview Sports News
TOMS RIVER – A simple approach at the plate and the schedule at large has the Salem CC baseball team playing some of its best ball of the season as it makes a push for a playoff berth.
The Mighty Oaks extended their winning streak to three games and scored their sixth win in the last seven games Wednesday when they swept a doubleheader at Ocean County College 13-6 and 6-3.
Coupled with their doubleheader sweep of Bergen CC Saturday, it marked the first time the Oaks have swept consecutive doubleheaders since 2021 – Middlesex (May 1) and Delaware County (May 4).
“The boys played hard today,” Oaks coach John Holt said. “As a team our approach at the plate was solid and we were able to produce.
“We’re continuing to take a one-game-at-a-time mentality as a team and the boys are playing for each other. It’s great to see.”
The sweep left the Oaks 14-20 for the season with 15 games remaining. A record of .500 or better qualifies them for the playoffs..
For the second straight game every spot in the Oaks’ lineup had at least one hit in the opener. Catcher Angel Velez had the hot bat early with a two-run triple and two-run double in his first two at bats. He was 3-for-4 with four RBIs.
The Oaks scored 12 runs over the first four innings. They have scored 10 runs of more in five of their last seven games. They are 9-2 this season in games they score 10 runs of more.
J.D. Wilson pitched a complete game in the opener. He struck out 10. He gave up six hits, but only one over his final 18 outs.
“J.D. did a great job for us and fought for the complete game,” Holt said. “Again, he wanted to put the team on his back.”
The Oaks took a 4-2 lead in the nightcap with three runs in the third inning and extended the lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth. Demetrius DeRamus and Joe Fekete each had two hits.
Three relievers behind starter Ryan Silnik threw three innings of no-hit relief to preserve the lead. Sean Kelby struck out four in his two innings of work.
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