Salem Tech shut out in its first baseball game in school history, Schalick routs Paulsboro in its season opener, and more
BASEBALL
Cumberland 13, Salem Tech 0
Schalick 21, Paulsboro 0
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Clayton
GOLF
Kingsway girls 204, Schalick 253
Cumberland 181, Pennsville 220
West Deptford 164, Salem Tech 240
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CCBC-Catonsville 11-6, Salem CC 0-3
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
BRIDGETON — To paraphrase Salem Tech right-hander Cole Sacks, playing in the first varsity baseball game in school history was cool … until it wasn’t.
The Chargers played their official first game Thursday, and after a promising beginning lost at Cumberland 13-0.
They got off to a promising start, loading the bases in the top of the first with one out, but saw the threat squashed on an inning-ending double play. Then it got away in the bottom of the inning when the Colts put 10 runs in the board.
The school had talked about adding baseball since bringing athletics to its campus eight years ago and while strategically expanding their offerings pulled the trigger on it this academic year along with field hockey in the fall and softball in the spring.
Sacks, a junior who hadn’t pitched since seventh grade, drew the Chargers’ Inaugural Game start. He hit three batters and walked four before getting an out (a sacrifice fly) and being lifted. Chase Pompper got their first hit in school history, a sharp single to right on the second pitch of the game.
After the single, Cooper Coles walked, the runners advanced on Lucas Clement’s bang-bang ground out and Sacks was hit by a pitch. The Colts got out of it when they turned Jaxon Raymond’s slow roller into a double play, but Colts coach Kyle Daddario admitted he was a little concerned.
Take out the first inning and it was a game. Daddario was impressed with the way the Chargers, a team with only two seniors and three freshmen starters, made the fundamental plays in the field and predicted they would be competitive with most of the teams they play going forward.
The Chargers won both of their preseason scrimmages by wide margins, but hadn’t seen anyone as big as the Colts. Cumberland came into the game off a 34-3 rout of Salem that included a 22-run second inning.
Kam Fiorani had an RBI double in the big inning Thursday and a two-run homer in the third. Daddario said after gong 5-19 a year he’s not taking the offensive output of the first two games for granted.
This story will be updated.
| Salem Tech | 000 | 00- | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cumberland | (10)03 | 0x- | 13 | 8 | 0 |
SCHALICK 21, PAULSBORO 1: The defending South Jersey Group I champions opened their season in a rousing way.
Ricky Watt hit a two-run homer in the first inning and drove in three runs, Jacob Schalick went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and the Cougars erupted for 12 runs in the second inning to turn an already comfortable lead into a rout.
Watt’s homer followed a season-opening triple by Evan Sepers and an RBI single by Evan Glaspey. The 12-run inning was highlighted by two-run doubles by Schalick, Wyatt Cushane and Cooper Willoughby.
Three Schalick pitchers held the Red Raiders to six hits and struck out 11.
| Paulsboro | 001 | 00- | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Schalick | 6(12)2 | 1x- | 21 | 19 | 0 |
GOLF
WEST DEPTFORD 164, SALEM TECH 240: The Eagles posted the top four rounds of the match. Ben Perticari was low medalist with a 3-over-par 39 on the front nine at RiverWinds. Freshman Daniel Atanasio posted the Chargers’ low round (56).
WEST DEPTFORD: Ben Petricari 39, Ryan Delaney 41, Grayson Ryer 40, Chase Dunda 44.
SALEM TECH: Daniel Atanasio 56, Thomas Conto 63, Sophia Conto 59, Hannah Kormann 62; Jonah Baynes 69, Aaron Zeeman 72.
CUMBERLAND 181, PENNSVILLE 220: Manntram Patel and Thomas Marguglio shared medalist honors after posting 7-over 43s at Running Deer GC. Trevor Hann and Caden Thomas both shot 49 for Pennsville’s low rounds.
CUMBERLAND: Manntram Patel 43, Thomas Marguglio 43, Cody Walker 47, Giuseppe Impellizzeri 48; Cristian Godinz 50, Chase Selby 71.
PENNSVILLE: Trevor Hann 49, Caden Thomas 49, Abigail Bohn 61, Makenna Minguez 61; Keagan Kaminski 63.
KINGSWAY GIRLS 204, SCHALICK 253: Sophomore Kendall Stewart (48) and freshman Lanie Whitehead (49) posted the two low rounds of the match to lead the Dragons. Cali Fisler posted Schalick’s low round (59).
KINGSWAY: Lanie Whitehea 49, Kendall Stewart 48, Olivia O’Neill 51, Gracie Christopher 56; Hadley Burkę 56, Karlie Tomforde 57.
SCHALICK: Cali Fisler 59, Ava Marynowicz 63, Brooke Brown 65, Natlie May 66; Jazmin Perez 69, Alexis Ohara 70.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
CCBC CATONSVILLE 11-6, SALEM CC 0-3: The Mighty Oaks were shut out on six hits in the five-inning opener and held to four hits in the nightcap.
In the nightcap, the Mighty Oaks cut an early 2-0 deficit in half on Jocelyn Melendez’ squeeze bunt in the fifth, then gave up a two-run homer to Aliceanna Weibley in the bottom of the inning. Megan Koski’s RBI double drew them within 4-2 in the sixth, then Ava Blum delivered a two-run single for the hosts in the bottom of the inning.
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