Schalick junior Luke Pokrovsky spins no-hitter against Wildwood, fans 15 to reach 200 career Ks; includes highlights from Monday’s Salem County sports calendar
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PITTSGROVE – It was red letter day for Luke Pokrovsky all the way around Monday.
The junior left-hander threw the first no-hitter of his high school career and collected his 200th career strikeout during Schalick’s 8-0 victory over Wildwood.
He threw 96 pitches in the complete game (64 for strikes), struck out 15 and walked three – the only base runners he allowed. He called it one of his top pitching game after his 16-strikeout, one-hit near-complete game against Gloucester on April 19.
In his last three starts he allowed one hit with 16 strikeouts against Gloucester, three hits with 13 strikeouts with 13 strikeouts in a complete game against Lower Cape May and then Monday.
“He’s been locked in, especially the last three starts where he’s been all around the strike zone, getting ahead of guys, finishing guys off,” Cougars coach Sean O’Brien said. “It’s been fun to watch.
“It’s been easy for our guys playing defense behind him, but he really has been ahead of every batter and attacking batters and not really walking that many guys.”
O’Brien couldn’t remember having a no-hitter in his tenure at Schalick and even this one caught him a little by surprise.
“I heard someone mention it to me, so it was around there, but I didn’t realize it until later in the game,” O’Brien said someone. “We were looking at the pitch count and then I realized they hadn’t had any hits.”
Pokrovsky was so sharp he didn’t allow a ball out of the infield. The closest the Warriors came to a hit was Logan Totten’s sharp grounder to second baseman Evan Glaspey for the first out in the seventh.
He retired the first eight batters he faced and 13 of the first 14. He hit the milestone strikeout on the number, fanning the last two batters of the game.
“I was going into the game knowing 15 Ks is a lot to get,” Pokrovsky said. “Wildwood is a good team after looking at the stats. I knew they were going to compete and look to jump on the fastball. I tried to mix up my off-speed pitches early in the count and then come back with the fastball hoping to get it past them.
“When I got into the dugout after the sixth inning, a teammate came up to me saying I needed two more (for 200). I got excited knowing I could get my 200 strikeouts. They had their top hitters up the next inning. After walking the third hitter and grounding out the fourth I knew the lineup kind of dropped off so I just tried to blow my fast by them and it ended up working out.”
The pitcher got a lot of support from his teammates. J.T. Fleming went 3-for-3, Evan Glaspey went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Lucas D’Agostino had a pair of hits. Pokrovsky also had two hits, giving him 79 for his career in that department.
Diamond Classic
Rancocas Valley 7, Pennsville 1
Lenape 6, Mainland 2
Egg Harbor 4, Seneca 3
Rancocas Valley 7, Pennsville 1: The Red Devils scored all their runs in the first four innings and held the Eagles to just two singles. Jeff Wagner and Peyton O’Brien had Pennsville’s two hits and Mason O’Brien drove in the Eagles’ run in the second inning to make it a 2-1 game.
SOFTBALL
Schalick 17, Wildwood 0: The Cougars erupted for eight runs in the first inning and Addy Shimp and Annie Podhel split a four-inning one-hitter. Cayla Sbrana had a two-run single in the first inning and had four RBIs in the game. Cloe Elliott, Maddie Brown and Lucy Virga all drove in three runs.
Salem 8, Cape May Tech 7: The Rams scored two runs in the sixth inning to snap a 6-6 tie and then held on to snap an eight-game losing streak. Ava Ortiz and Julliana Love scored the decisive runs stealing home.
CMT made it 8-7 with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and had the tying run at third, but the game ended with offensive interference.
Morgan Johnson had a bases-loaded triple in Salem’s five-run second inning and had four RBIs in the game. Love had three hits, Johnson, Ortiz and Kyla Henderson had two hits apiece.
GOLF
Woodstown 174, Wildwood 196: Grant Prater shot 38 at Union League National to lead the Wolverines (11-3).
Clearview girls 170, Schalick 209: Clearview’s Stella Bernardi won medalist honors at Centerton CC with a 41. Hannah Widdifield posted Schalick’s low score (46).
BOYS TENNIS
SCHALICK 4, WASHINGTON TWP. 1
Zack Torbik (WT) def. George Gould, 5-7, 6-3, 10-6
Jesus Espinoza (S) def. Khang Nguyen, 6-0, 3-6, 10-7
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Jack Hanson, 6-0, 6-0
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. John Ecker-Kaden Murphy, 6-2, 6-4
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) won 6-1, 6-0
Records: Schalick 6-4, Washington Twp. 1-8.
Category: GOLF
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 28-May 4; all events start at 4 p.m. unless noted
Sunday
BASEBALL
Mainland Coaches vs. Cancer
Pennsville vs Cedar Creek, 9 a.m.
Monday
BASEBALL
Wildwood at Schalick
Diamond Classic
Pennsville at Rancocas Valley
SOFTBALL
Salem at Cape May Tech
Schalick at Wildwood
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County CC, 3 p.m.
GOLF
Clearview girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Pennsville vs. Penns Grove, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic
Clearview vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Washington Twp. at Schalick
Tuesday
BASEBALL
Camden Eastside at Salem
SOFTBALL
Paulsboro at Salem
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Anne Arundel CC (2), 2 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, Birches/Wash. Twp. GC
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
BOYS TENNIS
Wildwood at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Riverside at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Bridgeton at Schalick, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland
BOYS TENNIS
Schalick at GCIT
BOYS LACROSSE
St. Joe’s at Woodstown
Thursday
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Pleasantville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Lehigh Carbon at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Pennsville, Schalick, Woodstown in Carl Arena Tournament, 8 a.m.
TRACK
Salem at SJTCA Meet, Delsea
Friday
BASEBALL
Salem at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
REGION XIX TOURNAMENT
at Mercer County CC
Salem CC vs. Mercer CC, 10 a.m.
Delaware Tech vs. Lackawanna, noon
Salem-Mercer winner vs. Del Tech-Lackawanna winner, 2 p.m.
Salem-Mercer loser vs. Del Tech-Lackawanna loser, 4 p.m.
GOLF
Cedar Creek vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Saturday
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
REGION XIX TOURNAMENT
at Mercer County CC
Elimination game, 10 a.m.
Championship Game, noon
If necessary, 2 p.m.
Running hard
Salem, Schalick girls 4×400 teams rn well at Penn Relays; roundup includes scores from Thursday’s Salem County sports action
By Riverview Sports News
PHILADELPHIA – The girls 4×400 relay teams from Salem and Schalick both finished in the top 10 of their respective Friday races at the Penn Relays Thursday.
Schalick’s team of Gia Martellacci, Grace O’Neill, Gabriella Simonini and Jordan Hadfield placed eighth in the high school girls division with a time of 4:30.47. Southern (Harwood, Md.) led the field at 4:07.11.
Martellacci got the Cougars started with a leg of 1:04.69 that had them in the top five and Hadfield brought them home with a leg of 1:05.70.
Salem’s team of Anyzha Williams, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jimenez and Anna Buzby finished fourth in the South Jersey Small Schools race, running 4:11.34. It was the first team in school history to medal there in any event.
The Rams had been in the top nine all race, with Buzby bringing them home with a final leg 59.99. Willingboro won it at 4:02.97.
Their 4×100 team of Karima Davenport-White, Buzby, Timmons and Dayana Jones ran a season-best 50.63.
PENN RELAYS
GIRLS PRELIMS
4×100: 71. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby, RhiOnna Timmons, Dayana Jones) 50.63; 92. Schalick (Caileigh Schalick, Zoe Jenkins, Gia Marellacci, Brooke Watt) 55.83
4×400: 8. Schalick (Gia Martellacci, Grace O’Neill, Gabriella Simonini, Jordan Hadfield) 4:30.47
4×400 South Jersey Small: 4. Salem (Anyzha Williams, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jimenez, Anna Buzby) 4:11.34
BASEBALL
Delran 5, Woodstown 3
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0
Woodstown 5, Bridgeton 0
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown 12, Sterling 5
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield 20, Woodstown 6
GOLF
Triton 177, Pennsville 225
Wednesday roundup
Here are the scores and highlights from Wednesday’s high school action involving Salem County teams
BASEBALL
SCHALICK 9, LOWER CAPE MAY 3: Luke Pokrovsky gave up three hits and struck out 13 in a complete game and the Cougars (6-6) broke it open with a five-run second inning to bounce back from a tough loss the day before. J.T. Fleming and Ricky Watt both had three hits and a pair of RBIs. The 13 strikeouts give Pokrovsky, a junior, 185 for his career.
WOODSTOWN 8, AUDUBON 3: The Wolverines answered Audubon’s three-run rally to fourth to get close with three in the fifth to pull away. Brent Williams, Blake Bialecki and Dante Holmes all drove in a pair of runs. Holmes’ RBIs came on a two-run double in the fourth that made it 7-3.
GLASSBORO 9, PENNS GROVE 2: Gavin Dillard had two extra-base hits and two RBIs for the Bulldogs, who scored two in the first inning and never trailed. Elijah Crespo, Ryan Hunt, Ethan Brooks and Bristol Scott had hits for the Red Devils.
PITMAN 13, SALEM 1: Connor Sharkey drove in four runs and Hudson Rue and Jackson Austin each drove in three for the Panthers. Ethan McDonnell-Longo went 2-for-2 and drove in the Rams’ run in the fourth inning.
2 IN DIAMOND CLASSIC: Pennsville and Woodstown both are in the field for the 50th annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic.
Pennsville is the No. 24 seed in the 32-team field and will visit No. 9 Rancocas Valley on or before May 1 in a Top Bracket game. The Eagles would get the Camden Catholic-Eastern winner if successful.
Woodstown is seeded No. 26 and will play at No. 6 Delsea in its first-round game. The Wolverines would get the Bishop Eustace-Audubon winner if successful. Notice above they beat Audubon today.
The title game is May 16 at Alcyon Park in Pitman.
SOFTBALL
PITMAN 12, SALEM 3: The Panthers broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the third, then broke open the game with eight runs in the sixth. The teams matched single runs each of the first two innings until Pitman broke on top. Julliana Love had three hits and Raegan Wilson had two for the Rams. Love and Morgan Johnson had RBIs.
GLASSBORO 19, PENNS GROVE 2: The Red Devils scored both their runs in the top of the first, but the Bulldogs responded with 13 runs in the home half of the inning. Jarlene Vichi had the Red Devils’ only hit and RBI.
GOLF
WOODSTOWN 131, OVERBROOK 174: Jacob Schermerhorn and Jeffrey Covely both shot 32 to lead the Wolverines (10-3) at Kresson GC. Kyle Brainard came in with a 33 and Joey Olbrich posted a 34.
PITMAN 208, SALEM TECH 245: Pitman’s Owen Boulton was medalist at Sakima CC with a 49. Jack Bermann posted Salem Tech’s low score (59).
WASHINGTON TWP. 195, SCHALICK GIRLS 250: Washington Twp. Delaney Schwartz (46) edged teammate Ryli Zee by a stroke for medalist honors at Wedgewood CC. Casey Widdifield posted Schalick’s low score (61).
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, TRITON 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Steve Schilder, 6-1, 6-2
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Tristyn Malone, 6-1, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. William Ahrens
Noah Bohn-Noah Flitcraft (P) def. Sean Gorsky-Cole Durham, 6-0, 6-0
Sawyer Humphrey-Luke Chamberlain (P) def. Tirth Patel-Brennan Zabala, 6-1, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 11-1, Triton 2-5.
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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).
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
Tuesday roundup
Here’s a look at what happened in Salem County sports on Tuesday
BASEBALL
SALEM 7, CLAYTON 3: The Rams picked up their second win of the season behind Colin Finney going the distance, allowing six hits, no earned runs and striking out six. Terrell Robinson went 2-for-3 with three RBIs and Chase Davis had two hits. The Rams jumped out to a 6-0 lead through innings.
“It was a great win today, a real team win with everyone getting on base and manufacturing runs,” Rams coach Eric Fizur said. “This is one of the best group of young men I’ve ever coached. They are completely selfless and care about each other.”
To that point, catcher Andrew May continues to take one for the team. He has been hit by a pitch seven games in a row.
PENNSVILLE 18, WILDWOOD 5: Peyton O’Brien and Chase Burchfield both had three hits and three RBIs and the first five batters in the Eagles’ lineup went a combined 12-for-19 with eight RBIs. The Eagles scored five runs in the top of the first and never looked back.
SCHALICK 10, PENNS GROVE 0: Ricky Watt had three hits and two RBIs, Luke Pokrovsky had two hits and two RBIs, and three Schalick pitchers combined on a three-hitter. Starter Cole Hartley retired all nine batters he faced. Enrico Hatz went 3-for-3 and Matt Lamazza went 2-for-2.
WOODSTOWN 13, OVERBROOK 5: Brent Williams, Rocco String and Jack Holliday all collected three hits to lead the Wolverines. Williams had three doubles and three RBIs. Andrew Pedrick, Jack Knorr, Blake Bialecki and Thomas Tucci had two hits apiece.
SOFTBALL
PENNSVILLE 12, WILDWOOD 0: Savannah Palverento went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and combined with Sierra Stultz in the circle for a one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts. The Eagles got hits from everywhere in the lineup. Kylie Harris had three doubles, Lilly Birney went 4-for-4 with two RBIs, Bella Rappa went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, Bella Farina went 3-for-4 and Mary Montagna went 2-for-4.
WOODSTOWN 16, OVERBROOK 6: Tulana Mingin had three hits, Hannah Hitchner drove in three runs and Kayla Brown and Grace White combined in the circle for the win. Cara Delia and Lila Bowling had two hits apiece.
CLAYTON 13, SALEM 3: The Rams jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and outhit their hosts 12-10, but couldn’t get the others runners home. Meanwhile, the Clippers took advantage of 12 walks. Kyla Henderson and Phoenix Holland both had three hits for Salem.
SCHALICK 22, PENNS GROVE 0: Cloe Elliott drove in seven runs and Taylor Soarks had four RBIs. The Cougars scored 11 runs in the first inning.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, Centerton CC
Woodstown vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Salem Tech girls vs. Clayton, Sakima CC
BOYS TENNIS
CUMBERLAND 4, WOODSTOWN 1
Samuel Falk (C) def. Tim Schwienbacher, 6-2, 6-0
Luke Fischer (C) def. Drew Stengel, 6-2, 6-2
Eric Lipovsky 
def. Chase Sheppard, 2-6, 6-3, 10-7
Josiah Jiminez-Joey Nolan (C) def. Joseph Kurpis-Ben Stengel, 6-4, 7-5
Justin Nolan-Mason Staffieri (C) def. Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp, 4-6, 6-3, 10-2
Records: Cumberland 4-2, Woodstown 4-1.
SCHALICK 5, GLASSBORO 0
George Gould (S) def. Rowan Somdahl-Sands, 6-0, 6-0
Jesus Espinoza (S) def. Jesus Lopez, 6-0, 6-0
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Kileche Umbaofu, 6-0, 6-0
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) won by forfeit
Cayden Brzozowski-Kaden Barnes (S) won by forfeit
Records: Schalick 3-2, Glassboro 0-5.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
WILLIAMSTOWN 2, SALEM TECH 0 (25-12, 25-12): Justin Reuther had six kills, Connor Vautour had five and Gavin Batterman 20 assists for Williamstown (5-2).
Monday roundup
Here are the results of Monday’s high school sports action for teams from Salem County
BASEBALL
Collingswood 18, Penns Grove 1
Haddon Heights 17, Woodstown 7
HADDON HEIGHTS 17, WOODSTOWN 7: The Wolverines (3-4) scored four runs in the top of the first, but Haddon Heights continually chipped away. The Garnets (4-1) got three back in the bottom of the first, took the lead in the second inning and then walked it off with an eight-run fifth.
Lucas Fulmer, Andrew Pedrick and Brent Williams – the first three hitters in Woodstown’s lineup – all went 2-for-3. Pedrick had two doubles and Williams had two RBIs.
COLLINGSWOOD 18, PENNS GROVE 1: Elijah Crespo scored for the Red Devils (0-4) in the first inning, but Collingswood answered with four in the bottom of the inning and broke it open with 10 in the second.
Crespo had one of the Red Devils’ four singles in the game. The others belonged to Dylan Hyatt, Ethan Brooks and Bristol Scott. Max Hess, Jairo Mendoza and John Antrilli all went 2-for-2 with four, three and two RBIs, respectively, for the Panthers (4-1).
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, KINGSWAY 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Filip Mirkovic, 6-1, 6-3
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Dominic Palladino, 6-3, 6-4
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Nick Decinque, 6-2, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Jack Tanzola-Charlie West, 6-2, 6-4
Sawyer Humphrey-Luke Chamberlain (P) def. Aiden Shoemaker-Nolan Steurer, 4-6, 6-4, 10-0
Records: Pennsville 5-1, Kingsway 1-4.
SCHALICK 5, DEPTFORD 0
George Gould (S) def. Xavier Dean, 6-1, 6-2
Jesus Espinoza (S) def. Ethan Bui, 6-3, 6-3
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Bradyn Gee, 6-2, 6-3
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Joseph Crowley-Bryce Williams, 6-2, 6-0
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) def. Olaoluwa Gureje-Anmolpreet Singh, 6-3, 6-3.
Records: Schalick 2-2, Deptford 1-2
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
TIMBER CREEK 2, SALEM TECH 0 (25-14, 25-8): Maddox Pace had two kills, three digs and a block for Salem Tech (0-3). Gabe Rich was credited with four assists.
GOLF
WOODSTOWN 160, STERLING 186: Kyle Brainard shot even-par 36 and teammate Joey Olbrich posted a 39 to lead the Wolverines at Town & Country Golf Links. The Wolverines also counted a 40 from Jacob Schermerhorn and a 45 from Max Webb.
(Results not posted)
OLMA vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Pennsville vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
Wildwood boys vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
GIRLS LACROSSE
Eastern at Woodstown
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of April 15-20; all events 4 p.m. unless noted
Monday
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Collingswood
Woodstown at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Buena at Schalick
Ocean City at Woodstown
Pennsville at Paulsboro
GOLF
OLMA vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Sterling, Town & Country GL, 3:30 p.m.
Pennsville vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood boys vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Kingsway, 3:45 p.m.
Deptford at Schalick
GIRLS LACROSSE
Eastern at Woodstown
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen CC
Tuesday
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem
Penns Grove at Schalick
Pennsville at Wildwood
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Penns Grove
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Luzerne County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech girls vs. Clayton, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Cumberland, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Williamstown
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Williamstown, 3:45 p.m.
Wednesday
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Millville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Ocean CC (2), 1 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Williamstown at Woodstown
GOLF
Kingsway girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Overbrook at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Schalick
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Delran at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Vineland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
Thursday
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
LEAP at Penns Grove
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Pitman
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick
GOLF
Overbrook vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Pitman at Salem
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Egg Harbor Twp., 5:30 p.m.
Friday
BASEBALL
Gloucester City at Schalick
Wildwood at Woodstown
Williamstown at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
GCIT at Salem
Schalick at Gloucester City
Woodstown at Wildwood
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden CC, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC (2), noon
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Cumberland at Schalick
Pennsville at Millville
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Egg Harbor Twp.
Saturday
BASEBALL
Schalick at Eastern, 10 a.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 11 a.m.
Hedelt Tournament, Oakcrest
Pennsville vs. Buena, noon
Pennsville vs. Oakcrest, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden CC at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna (2), noon
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 10 a.m.
TRACK
Penns Grove, Pennsville, Salem, Schalick at Woodbury Relays, 9 a.m.
Becoming a tough out
Pennsville gives one of state’s best teams a battle for seven innings before falling 8-5; Woodstown falls to Paul VI
THURSDAY BASEBALL
Gloucester Catholic 8, Pennsville 5
Paul VI 8, Woodstown 4
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – It had been a pretty good week for the Pennsville baseball team as it was. To beat one of the top teams in the state Thursday would have made it a downright historic one.
it didn’t happen as the Eagles came up short against Gloucester Catholic 8-5, but if nothing else the week served as a good measuring stick for a team with high aspirations in the Tri-County Classic Division and South Jersey Group I.
Earlier in the week the Eagles (3-2) knocked off two of South Jersey’s premier teams – county rival Woodstown and Delsea – giving a program with 22 total players a ton of confidence going into a game a team loaded with Division I prospects.
After giving the Rams all they could handle for seven innings – without their top three pitchers available or their only senior (injured) – they are convinced if they keep buying into what coach Matt Karr is selling and continue to play for each other and the next man in the lineup they can beat anyone.
“It’s a huge measuring stick,” Karr said. “I told those guys out there in left field the New Jersey media tells us that’s the best team the state has to offer right now … and if (that’s the case) any day we put our cleats on and come play baseball we’re going to compete with anybody no matter who we’re playing.
“We’ve got 22 guys in our whole program and we’re playing teams who have 25 guys in the dugouts and kids who just pitch. We just have to have that mindset next guy up and when it’s my turn to do something for the team I’ve got to find a way to do it. We preach selfless baseball. If you’re not going to be the guy who gets the big RBI, that’s fine, be excited for the guy who does. If we get 22 guys all buying into that idea, it’s limitless how far we can go.”
Mason O’Brien brought that next-man-up mentality to this windy, overcast day. Karr handed him the ball for the second time this season when the Eagles were down 7-1 and the freshman left-hander responded with four innings of solid relief to give his team a chance.
He gave up three hits, a run and struck out three. With O’Brien holding the Rams in check, the Eagles climbed back into it with four runs in the fifth inning.
“We put Mason in the leadoff spot and out on the mound today because of his approach to the game every day,” Karr said. “He is a guy who is not afraid of anything. He’ll step in the box against anyone. He has what we call that ‘dawg mentality.’ He’s just going to get in there and battle.”
O’Brien showed that from the very beginning when he laced the first pitch from Rams starter Henry Pancoast the opposite way past shortstop Noah Danza, a Virginia commitment who homered in the top of the inning, for the first of his two hits. He slater cored on Chase Burchfield’s single that sliced away from left-fielder Sal Marziani.
Burchfield finished with three hits and two RBIs. Luke Wood had two hits and Mason’s brother Peyton had two RBIs.
“My mindset out there was just trust my teammates, give my all,” Mason O’Brien said. “I didn’t really worry about who they were. I went out and tried to play my best ball and I think I did. We talk about it all the time, trust in each other; that’s how we become a good ball team. We just became a better team (this week).”
The Eagles easily could have folded in the second inning after the Rams squashed a threat by turning Wood’s scorching liner with bases loaded into an inning ending double play.
“If that gets through, it’s a whole new ballgame,” Karr said.
Instead of buckling, they stayed in the moment and eventually got back in the game with a four-run fourth inning that made it 7-5. Peyton O’Brien highlighted the rally with a two-run double and he scored on Burchfield’s second RBI single that chased Pancoast.
“Pennsville always gives us trouble, especially when we play down here,” Rams coach Dennis Barth said. “I told the kids we’re coming down there, they’re going to give it to you, they ain’t going to back down from you, they always play good. We’ve got to lead.”
Future opponents can expect the same treatment.
“Right now,” Mason O’Brien said. “If someone comes to play us … it’s gonna be really hard to beat us.”
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 8, PENNSVILLE 5
| Gloucester Cath. (5-0) | 403 001 0 – | 8 10 3 |
| Pennsville (3-2) | 100 040 0 – | 5 9 2 |
PAUL VI 8, WOODSTOWN 4: Jack Petrillo went 4-for-4, Ryan Fayette had three hits and starter Anthony Ungaro pitched four shutout innings before the Wolverines got the on the board. Brent Williams and Andrew Pedrick both had a double and each drove in a pair of runs for the Woodstown.
PAUL VI 8, WOODSTOWN 4
| Paul VI (4-1) | 203 201 0 – | 8 14 2 |
| Woodstown (2-3) | 000 013 0 – | 4 5 1 |
Cover photo: Gloucester Catholic shortstop Noah Danza (L) is greeted by his teammates after hitting a three-run homer in the first inning against Pennsville.
Thursday roundup
WOODSTOWN 13, CUMBERLAND 3: The Wolverines pulled away from a close game with an eight-run fourth inning and got back in the win column. Alyssa Baber had two hits and two RBIs, Kayla Brown had two hits, Johanna Way had three RBIs and Ellie Wygand had two RBIs.
GOLF
WOODSTOWN 169, PENNSVILLE 169: Jeffrey Covely shot a medalist-winning 40 and Jacob Schermerhorn shot 41 to lead Woodstown in the match at Town & Country Golf Links. Jake Isaac was Pennsville’s low man (41).
BOYS LACROSSE
MAINLAND 16, WOODSTOWN 3: Harrison LaMonica, Joe Eyde and Ty Pierce scored three goals apiece for Mainland. Laitton Roberts and Lucas Sperry scored goals for Woodstown.
Riverview Sports News 