Sharp batter’s eye

Simmons has a career day at the plate for Pennsville softball; Schalick baseball crushes another toe

By Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – Sawyer Simmons took the initiative in the offseason to become a better hitter and it’s been paying off.

Simmons went 4-for-4 with a career-tying three RBIs on a cold, windy Tuesday and Pennsville scored in every inning to beat Overbrook 8-4 to win for the third time in their last four games.

Two of her hits gave the Eagles (4-2) a lead.

The senior outfielder got her day started with a two-out, two-run single in the first that put the Eagles up 2-1. Her RBI single in the fourth put them up for good 5-4. She also had a double in the third and a single in the sixth.

It was her first career four-hit game. The Salem CC signee is 6-for-7 in her last two games.

“With the wind blowing like it was we were looking for line drives or hitting something hard on the ground and she did that every time she came up,” Eagles coach Beth Jackson said. “She hit it very hard, even gave a couple good rides that were foul balls.

“She’s struggled with her hitting over the last couple years but I told her if you wanted to take a net and tee to hit in the offseason you were more than welcome. She did take the initiative and that’s what’s come through.”

Kylie Harris had two hits for the Eagles, including an RBI single in the fifth, and is now hitting .706 for the year. She now has 84 hits in her high school career.

Reagan Wariwanchik and Makenzie Widener also drove in runs for the Eagles. Savannah Palverento worked the first six innings in the circle to get the win.

BASEBALL
SCHALICK 18, CLAYTON 1: It’s been a week since the Cougars last played, but the time off hasn’t dulled their hitting eye. The Cougars pounded out 16 hits, scored in every inning, and beat the Clippers in five innings. 

Evan Glaspey went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and two walks. Lucas D’Agostino went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Enrico Hatz went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and four runs scored. Evan Sepers had two hits, starting pitcher Cole Hartley had three RBIs and Jamari Whitley drove in a pair of runs. 

The Cougars have outscored their opponents 41-2 in their first three games. They have scored runs in 13 of the 15 innings they’ve batted.

Three games involving county teams were postponed: Pennsville at Overbrook, Salem at Penns Grove and Woodstown at Wildwood. The Salem-Penns Grove game has been rescheduled for Wednesday. 

GOLF
WOODSTOWN 165, OVERBROOK 178: Erich Lipovsky and Joey Olbrich both shot 4-over-par 40s at Kresson GC and the Wolverines posted the three low scores of the match to even their record at 3-3. Grant Prater shot 41

Woodstown: Erich Lipovsky 40, Joey Olbrich 40, Grant Prater 41, Jack Bucksar 44.
Overbrook: Jeffrey Boyd 44, Mark Scott 44, Dominic Negron 45, Braxton Gillis 46.

TENNIS
KINGSWAY 4, WOODSTOWN 1
Filip Mirkovic (K) def. Drew Stengel, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7
Aidan Shoemaker (K) def. John Farrell, 7-6 (9-7), 6-2
Nolan Steurer (K) def. Joseph Kurpis, 6-0, 6-2
Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp def. Jack Tanzola-Nate Bradley, 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 10-7
Brady Reyer-Ryan Finn (K) def. Ben Stengel-Nicholas DiTeodoro, 6-2, 6-3
Records: Kingsway 4-1, Woodstown 3-1.