Tri-Cape reaches final

TCC/Cape Atlantic softball stars grab early lead in Carpenter Cup title game, but SOL/BAL rallies in late innings to win

By Riverview Sports News

PHILADELPHIA – The Tri-Cape softball all-stars’ bid to win a third Carpenter Cup title in four years Wednesday got off to a grand start, but the all-stars from Suburban One/Bicentennial came from behind twice to steal a 9-6 victory and claim the crown

Tri-Cape, with two Salem County players and one coach on the roster, opened a 5-0 lead after two innings and went back up 6-5 in the fourth after SOL/BAL tied it with five runs in the third. SOL/BAL took the lead for good with three in the fifth when Kiera Fadden ripped a go-ahead two-run triple and later scored on a wild pitch.

Pennsville’s Graillyn Weber and Woodstown’s Talia Guardascione were infielders on the Tri-Cape roster. Pennsville head coach Beth Jackson was one of the team’s assistant coaches.

Weber, the primary pitcher in Pennsville’s run to this year’s South Jersey Group I title, got the defending champions’ four-run first inning started with a leadoff single. She also singled in the second and broke the 5-5 tie with an RBI ground out to the right side of the infield in the fourth.

Weber played in all six games and went 9-for-22 with seven RBIs and three stolen bases. She went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in their tournament opener at Penn.

Guardascione went hitless in four at-bats, but scored a run in the opener and stole a base in Wednesday’s first game.

2026 CARPENTER CUP
Tri-Cape All-Stars
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia PCCAF, W 17-0
Mid Penn, W 13-2
Delaware North, T 1-1
Wednesday’s Games
Lehigh Valley, W 5-4
Berks, W 8-0
SOL/BAL, L 9-6