Salem CC softball sets records for runs in doubleheader sweep to wrap up southern swing; baseball swept in getaway DH
SALEM CC SOFTBALL
Salem CC 16-27, Anne Arundel 6-4
SALEM CC BASEBALL
Surry 12-6, Salem CC 1-3
By Riverview Sports News
ARNOLD, Md. – The Salem CC softball team continued to light up the scoreboard, sweeping Anne Arundel 16-6 and 27-4 Sunday to complete its spring break southern swing 4-0.
The Mighty Oaks (8-4) rapped out 34 hits in the two games – 12 for extra bases – and hit three homers in each game. They scored 29 runs on 22 hits (for extra bases) in their sweep of Chesapeake College Saturday.
Seven of their eight wins this season have been run-rule victories. They are averaging 12.2 runs a game – 16.9 in their wins – and have hit 13 home runs. They are hitting .405 overall, .455 in their wins.
“We are starting to get in the rhythm we were hoping to get into when we were getting prepared for the spring, so it’s very good to start seeing it come along,” Mighty Oaks coach Angel Rodriguez said. “Our players are picking each other up each AB.”
The Mighty Oaks scored 13 runs in the first inning of the nightcap on the way to setting a single-game program record for runs, eclipsing the old mark of 24 set in an April 2023 game against Ocean. The 43 runs they scored in the doubleheader is also a single-game record, topping the 42 they put on Raritan Valley in 2024.
Jalyn Rambally and Lilly Peverelle had the biggest days for the Mighty Oaks. Rambally went 6-for-10 with two homers (in the opener), two doubles and six RBIs. Peverelle went 8-for-11 with a homer, two doubles and five RBIs. J.J. Aguirre went 5-for-7 and Megan Koski had six RBIs in the doubleheader. Emme Witter homered for her third straight game in the nightcap.
Rambally opened the first game with a leadoff homer and closed the scoring with a grand slam in the seventh. Koski and Jordyn Busch both hit grand slams in the nightcap.
The 30-win team two years ago that beat top-seeded Mercer in the opening round of the Region 19 tournament was similarly prolific. That team scored 354 runs in 44 games (8.04 per game) and hit 34 homers. This year’s team is on pace to hit 49 homers (45 games).
“I think this one is just as comparable, if not better,” Rodriguez said. “We have a lot more of a team mentality currently. Not that the team from a few years ago weren’t that way, this squad finds ways to building off each other and hold each other more accountable.”
The Mighty Oaks get back to it at home Friday against Bucks County, a team they’ve run-ruled all six times they’ve played since 2023.
“The trip, like most, brings out the best in players and the team bonding,” Rodriguez said. “It was a very successful trip. Looking forward to the second-half push.”
Baseball
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Salem CC baseball team ended their spring break trip on a seven-game losing streak after being sweep by Surry CC 12-1 and 6-3 Sunday. They went 2-9 on the week-long trip.
“We’re still working through some growing pains as a young team,” coach John Holt said. “Fatigue played a factor as we have played a lot of baseball, but we still need to fine tune some things as I feel we are playing catch up on skills with the lack of reps outside.”
The Mighty Oaks (4-11) were scheduled to play Northampton Monday, but the game has been postponed. The teams will play a doubleheader in Bethlehem Tuesday.
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