Woodstown’s Brown’s perfect game, Schalick coach O’Brien’s 100th career win highlight the Friday Salem County sports roundup
SOFTBALL
WOODSTOWN 13, WILDWOOD 0
WILDWOOD – Kayla Brown hasn’t pitched much for the Woodstown softball team, but the Wolverines need her in their present shorthandedness in the circle and Friday she delivered in a big way.
Brown threw a five-inning perfect game, setting down 15 straight hitters with 13 strikeouts as the Wolverines blanked Wildwood 13-0. She also had three hits at the plate, including a pair of doubles.
She’d pitched in five games for a total of nine innings before this season, but Friday was her third outing in four games this week (12 innings).
On Friday she threw 68 pitches, 46 for strikes. She went to three balls on four batters (and struck them all out) and two balls on three others.
Her teammates supported her with 17 hits. Tulana Mingin went 3-for-4, Ellie Wygand 3-for-4 with three RBIs and Talia Guardascione 2-for-3. Lila Bowling and Cara Delia each drove in a pair of runs.
Mingin now has 116 career hits, sixth on the Wolverines’ all-time list. She is 16 hits away from becoming the program’s all-time hits leader.
GLOUCESTER 10, SCHALICK 0: The Lions held Schalick to three hits and got all the support they needed from an Ava Rogers home run. Taylor Sparks (double), Alexa Shimp and Rachael Irizarry had the Cougars’ hits.
CAMDEN TECH 20, SALEM 3: Phoenix Holland had two of Salem’s seven hits. Korrin Robinson, Morgan Johnson and Gianna Pelura drove in the Rams’ runs.
BASEBALL
SCHALICK 3, GLOUCESTER 0: Luke Pokrovsky and Jake Siedlecki combined on a two-hit shutout to give Cougars coach Sean O’Brien his 100th career victory. The only thing that kept Pokrovsky from going the distance was his pitch count. He threw 110 pitches and struck out 16 in 6 2/3 innings. The only hit he allowed was a one-out single in the fifth inning.
PENNSVILLE 9, WILLIAMSTOWN 2: The Eagles made it 4-0 in their nine games in eight day stretch. Mason O’Brien gave up six hits and two runs over the first 6 1/3 innings before Connor Starn came from behind the plate to get the final two outs. Jacob Grant and Cohen Petrutz each had two hits and Logan Streitz had two RBIs.
WOODSTOWN 7, WILDWOOD 2: Andrew Pedrick homered in a four-run fourth inning and four pitchers scattered four hits as the Wolverines won their third in a row. Jack Knorr and Jack Holladay both had two hits for the Wolverines. Logan Taylor had two RBIs.
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 4, MILLVILLE 1
Matthew Sooy (M) def. Gave Schneider, 6-3, 6-2
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Paul Azari, 6-2, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. John Abdill, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Hadyn Mulherin-Jonah Smith, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Adarius Cannon-Kayden Renzi, 6-1, 6-1.
Records: Pennsville 8-1, Millville 2-5.
WOODSTOWN 5, OVERBROOK 0
Tim Schwienbacher 
def. Andrew Weaver, 6-3, 0-6, 10-5
Drew Stengel def. Logan Milas, 6-0, 6-1
Erich Lipovsky (S) def. Colin Campbell, 6-1, 6-2
Ben Stengel-Joseph Kurpis def. Connor Kustera-Alan Marcos, 6-2, 6-2
Mason Shimp-Luke Shaw def. Thomas Mason-NA, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Woodstown 5-1, Overbrook 0-8
CUMBERLAND 3, SCHALICK 2
Samuel Falk (C) def. George Gould, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Fischer (C) def. Jesus Espinoza, 6-0, 6-2
Chase Sheppard (C) def. Conor O’Toole, 6-3, 6-2
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Joey Nolan-Josiah Jiminez, 5-4 (ret.)
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) Mason Staffieri-Cayden Brzozowski, 6-4, 7-5.
Records: Cumberland 6-2, Schalick 4-3.
Category: SCHALICK
Heavy workload
Pennsville baseball in the midst of potentially nine games in eight days, but has won the first three; Schalick uses big inning to beat Overbrook, Woodstown put best Foote forward
BASEBALL
Pennsville 11, Pitman 1
Schalick 12, Overbrook 5
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 1
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – Matt Karr has never coached through a stretch of games the likes of which his Pennsville baseball team currently finds itself. Getting through it takes a lot of planning, patience and even more pitching, but so far the Eagles have managed it.
Playing the third of what potentially could be nine games in eight days, the Eagles pummeled Tri-County Classic Division rival Pitman 11-1 Thursday to become the only undefeated team left in division play.
The gauntlet started with wins Tuesday at Wildwood and Wednesday at Millville. Before it ends next Tuesday against Schalick, the Eagles will play Williamstown Friday, two games in the Oakcrest Tournament Saturday, a possible tournament game Sunday and Glassboro Monday. They were scheduled to play Clayton Wednesday, making it 10 games in nine days, but they smartly moved it.
Even MLB teams get a day off every now and then. The Phillies just completed a stretch of 13 consecutive games and start another one Friday that includes 10 on the road and a trip to the West Coast.
The Eagles certainly want to win every one of the nine games, so to go 9-0 would be “impressive” and Karr would give this players off from practice the day of the prom if it happened, but in reality the approach to the entire stretch is quite simple.
“It is super cliché, but the approach is just take it one game, one pitch at a time,” Karr said. “Our plan changes from inning to inning, game to game, based on results, how the game’s flowing, what we think we need to do to get a win in the moment. We like to plan ahead, but at the same time you’ve got to deal with what’s going on in the present and that’s the way we approach it.
“Today was a situation where the opportunity presented itself to get Peyton (O’Brien) off the mound early and have him available for the weekend. Those other guys come in, they throw a quick inning, now they’re available for the weekend. That’s all it is, just playing puzzle pieces, trying to figure out who can fit where and do what.”
The players understand the challenge, especially for a team with as limited numbers as the Eagles, but they’re also confident in their ability to get the job done.
“I think it’ll be challenging but I think our team is good enough to play nine games and win them all,” centerfielder and possible emergency pitcher Chase Burchfield said.
“It’s definitely going to be tough, especially for our arms, especially with a small team like us where we all have to play,” O’Brien said. “So far we’ve done a good job, but it’s going to be tougher the more games we play.”
The Eagles made things quick and easy Thursday, scoring three in the second and breaking it open with eight in the third. Meanwhile, O’Brien was sharp in his three innings and because the Eagles had such a comfortable lead they were able to get the hard-throwing righthander out of the game sooner than later, which is a key to surviving what a team with a limited roster is going through.
O’Brien gave up two hits – back-to-back singles in the first inning – and struck out six. Then he gave way to Cohen Petrutz and Logan Streitz for the final two innings.
“I felt really good,” O’Brien said. “I felt like they couldn’t really hit me. Even their hits were a little weak. But I felt good out there, kept going at it, felt confident.”
The lineup backed him from every spot. The Eagles had 11 hits. Eight of their nine starters got one and all nine scored at least one run.
Freshman Mason O’Brien was 3-for-3 with a walk and three RBIs at the top of the lineup. Sophomore Streitz had two hits and two RBIs in the 9-hole. Burchfield chased home the two runs that put the game into run-rule mode and he threw a runner out at the plate on one bounce from center to keep it that way.
Karr called the whole day an embodiment of the next-man-up mentality the coaching staff has been preaching all year, a message that’s particularly poignant for this current stretch.
“My arm has been feeling good lately,” Burchfield said. “When I saw it down and I saw the kid running I was like ‘I’ve got to throw this ball hard.’ I didn’t try to bounce it, I was trying to throw it in the air, but it happened to bounce. Perfect throw. And it went between the two guys. It was nice. I’m hoping I can do that on the pitcher’s mound.”
The throw it hard part. Not the bouncing it to the plate.
SCHALICK 12, OVERBROOK 5: Enrico Hatz had a tie-breaking single, two-run double and successful steal of home in a 10-run sixth inning that sent Schalick to its second straight win and back to .500 for the first time since April 6.
The Cougars (4-4) sent 15 batters to the plate in their big inning. They had five hits, five walks and two hit batsmen. Three of the walks and hit batsmen drove home runs.
“We were hitting the ball better each inning, but couldn’t get things going,” Cougars coach Sean O’Brien said. “We finally started to come up with some big hits with runners in scoring position and broke it open in the sixth with some timely hits.”
J.T. Fleming, Jake Siedlecki, Hatz and Elijah Cummings all had two hits in the game. Matthew Lamazza, Cummings and Fleming all had two of RBIs.
The Cougars have scored 10 runs or more in all four of their victories.
WOODSTOWN 7, GLASSBORO 1: Brent Williams went 3-for-3 with a pair of RBIs and Aaron Foote pitched a complete-game two-hitter with six strikeouts as the Wolverines (5-4) won for the third time in their last four games and back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Ty Coblentz had two hits and Rocco String had two RBIs. Foote lost his shutout to an unearned run in the seventh inning.
Timely blast
Harris’ first homer lifts Pennsville to fourth straight road win this week; includes results from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
THURSDAY SOFTBALL
Overbrook 8, Schalick 2
Pennsville 14, Pitman 7
Woodstown 26, Glassboro 2
By Riverview Sports News
PITMAN – Kylie Harris couldn’t have picked more opportune time to hit her first high school home run.
With her team mounting a late charge, the sophomore catcher launched a three-run homer in the sixth inning to give Pennsville the lead for good in an eventual 14-7 win at Pitman.
The Eagles were down 7-6 entering the sixth after Pitman’s Emory Sharpnack hit a grand slam in the fifth. Sierra Stultz and Avery Watson opened the inning with singles, then after an out, Harris hammered her long ball over the scoreboard in left field.
It was her 51st career hit and came in her 117th career at-bat. She was 0-for-3 in the game coming into the at bat with a strikeout and two fly outs.
“Kylie’s home run was definitely clutch,” Pennsville coach Beth Jackson said. “I’m sure she was frustrated from her first couple of Abs. The girls always want to contribute and she did in a big way.”
The Eagles scored two more runs in the inning on wild pitches. Bella Farina put the game out of reach with a three-run homer in the seventh. It was her career-high fourth of the season.
Farina and Stultz each had three hits in the game. Harris and Watson each had two.
With the victory, the Eagles (7-4) swept their run of four road games in as many days, outscoring their opponents 56-7.
WOODSTOWN 26, GLASSBORO 2: The Wolverines filled the box score with their highest scoring game in eight years.
Ten players had hits, 13 had RBIs. Alyssa Baber’s grand slam and RBI double highlighted a 14-run first inning. Tulana Mingin went 3-for-3 and Ellie Wygand went 4-for-4. Kayla Brown and Hannah Hitchner drove in three runs apiece. Talia Guardiscione scored five runs.
The 26 runs were the most the Wolverines have scored in a game since a 27-5 win over Salem on May 4, 2016.
OVERBROOK 8, SCHALICK 2: Overbrook (5-2) opened a 7-0 lead after three innings. Schalick (3-3) scored twice in the fourth.
BASEBALL
Pennsville 11, Pitman 1
Schalick 12, Overbrook 5
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 1
BOYS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 5, WILDWOOD 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Giorgio Palesano, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Brian Damian, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Christopher Olivera, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Bohn-Noah Flitcraft (P) def. Cristopher Hernandez-Yahir Reyes, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Carter Willis (P) def. Gabriel Hernandez-Simon Palacias, 6-0, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 7-1, Wildwood 1-4.
SCHALICK 5, PENNS GROVE 0
George Gould (S) def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-0, 6-0
Jesus Espinoza (S) def. Poyraz Erdonmez, 6-0, 6-1
Conor O’Toole (S) def. Angel Perez Herrera, 6-0, 6-0
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Ricardo Vichi-Anthony Pacheco, 6-0, 6-1
Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski (S) def. Pablo Sanchez Correa-Stuart Mondragon, 6-1, 6-4
Records: Schalick 4-2, Penns Grove 1-3.
GOLF
Overbrook vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC
TRACK
Pitman at Salem
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
HIGHLAND 2, SALEM TECH 0 (25-22, 25-21): Deshean Maldonado served for 11 points with three aces in Salem Tech’s tightest match of the year. Gabe Rich kept the Chargers (0-5) in it with 19 assists, six digs and three aces.
GIRLS LACROSSE
WOODSTOWN 14, EGG HARBOR TWP. 2: The Wolverines (3-3) got back to .500 and handed EHT (6-1) its first loss of the season.
Cover photo: Pennsville’s Kylie Harris steps into the box in the sixth inning Thursday before hitting her go-ahead three-run homer.
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).
Busy week ahead
Woodstown, Pennsville both have a full calendar this week; Wolverines go 5 in 5 days, Eagles 4 in 4 but all on the road
EDITORS NOTE: This story has been edited from an earlier version.
MONDAY SOFTBALL
Buena 14, Schalick 1
Ocean City 8, Woodstown 5
Pennsville 14, Paulsboro 0
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – A demanding week, made more challenging over the weekend, got off to a tough start for the Woodstown softball team. But when faced with such a daunting task, the approach the Wolverines are taking is “one inning, one game at a time.”
Ocean City rallied twice – once before a 71-minute weather delay and once after – to knock off the Wolverines 8-5 Monday.
It was the start of an unprecedented stretch of five games in five days for the Wolverines (3-3), a stretch that is expected to test their depth and stretch their pitching staff.
“I don’t think we’ve ever had five games scheduled in one week,” starting pitcher Grace White said. “But I think we’re doing really good working as a team together and I think we’ll easily get the job done. I think it’ll all work out.”
The task is daunting enough with a full squad, but the Wolverines are down a pair of pitchers following the absence of Liv Boultinghouse and Johanna Way. Coach Dave Wildermuth declined to comment on any aspect of their situation and it is not known how long the players will be unavailable.
It has caused to Wolverines to do some creative shifting. White remains at the top of their pitching rotation, but the development pressed Kayla Brown into an extended role in the circle. It’s likely the Wolverines will alternate the two until the situation is resolved to keep from overworking either of them.
“Thirty-five innings is very tough for any pitcher,” White said, “but like I said I’ll do whatever it takes for my team.”
White started Monday and pitched into the fifth inning, when she was lifted after surrendering back-to-back doubles to Taylor Vaugh and Anna McCabe that tied the game. Brown came in from second base at that point and pitched the final three innings. She gave up an inherited run, two of her own, four hits and two intentional walks.
“I’ve pitched in like two or three Woodstown games ever,” Brown said. “I used to pitch for travel, but I’m only a second baseman here at Woodstown. I think getting called in is an opportunity in a way, but at the same time I just hope I do right by my coaches and teammates because I don’t want to let them down.”
Brown pitched in five games previously for the Wolverines and had never gone more than three innings. She threw a total of six innings in four appearances last season without allowing a run and pitched three shutout innings in her only appearance as a freshman. She spent all weekend throwing to prepare herself for the expanded role.
As the second baseman she wields a big bat. Her two-run double highlighted the Wolverines’ three-run first inning.
The Red Raiders (6-2) erased that early deficit with four in the third inning that was interrupted by the weather delay. Jessica Mooney delivered a game-tying two-run double right before the stoppage, then starting pitcher Brooke Douglas put her team in front with an RBI double on the first pitch after play resumed.
The Wolverines tied it 4-4 on Hannah Hitchner’s RBI single in the home third and Ellie Wygand’s sacrifice fly gave them a 5-4 lead in the fourth. Ocean City retook the lead in the fifth and added an insurance run in the sixth. The Red Raiders’ pitchers didn’t give up a hit after Aubrie Rennie’s leadoff single in the fourth.
“They got some timely hits,” Wildermuth said. “We played a good game in the field and we hit the ball. I guess the best way to describe it is they outhit us a little bit. Outpitched us just a hair and outhit us.”
The Wolverines aren’t the only county softball team with a tough week ahead. Pennsville opened a stretch of four games in four days – all on the road – with a 14-0 shutout of Paulsboro.
By the time this week ends the Eagles will have played eight road games in 11 days. They haven’t played a home game since their season opener April 5 and won’t play at home again until April 22. Before last Thursday the last time they practiced on their field was March 25.
“I’m glad we’re not baseball and we have to worry about pitch counts,” Eagles coach Beth Jackson said. “That would make it even more challenging, so it’s nice we don’t have to worry about that.”
This week’s stretch couldn’t have started better. Lilly Birney hit a two-run homer, came within a centerfielder’s rolling catch at the fence of an earlier homer and drove in four runs, Kylie Harris had two doubles among her three hits and two RBIs and the Eagles broke it open with an eight-run second inning. Sierra Stultz relieved starter Savannah Palverento in the circle in the first inning and allowed only four baserunners over five innings.
“Today was a good start with good defense and we scored runs,” Jackson said. “Today was a good showcase of how good they can do with minimizing mistakes and whatnot.”
As for the rest of the week, the Eagles will take the same approach as Woodstown – one game at a time.
“Now that today is done with Paulsboro, our focus is tomorrow to go to Wildwood,” Jackson said. “Just take it day at a time, one thing at a time. Today is done, good job, enjoy the win, now we turn our focus to Wildwood tomorrow. Beyond that, I’m not worrying about it. One day at a time.”
Cover photo: Kayla Brown will see more time in the circle as Woodstown finds itself down a couple pitchers.
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.
Wednesday roundup
Here are the results from Wednesday’s high school sports action around Salem County from reports available to Riverview Sports News
BASEBALL
Schalick 14, Glassboro 2: The Cougars scored seven runs in the first inning, Luke Pokrovsky allowed one hit and struck out seven over four innings and Jake Siedlecki homered. Enrico Hatz had three hits and J.T. Fleming had two hits and three RBIs.
Overbrook 12, Penns Grove 0: Three Overbrook pitchers held the Red Devils to one hit, a single by Dylan Hyatt.
SOFTBALL
Schalick 14, Glassboro 4: Taylor Sparks went 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Alexis Shimp had two hits and two RBIs, and Addy Shimp gave up four hits and no earned runs in five innings in the circle.
Gloucester Catholic 9, Pennsville 6: The Eagles matched the Lions run-for-run over the first two innings, but didn’t have an answer for their hosts’ four-run sixth. Bella Farina had three hits, including a first-inning solo homer, and drove in three runs for Pennsville. Lilly Birney and Reagan Wariwanchik each had two hits.
Wildwood 16, Salem 11: The Rams scored 10 over the final three innings, but came up short. Juliana Love went 4-for-5 for Salem. Trysta-Marie Wilson and Morgan Johnson both went 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Haddon Heights 14, Woodstown 6: The Garnets overtook the Wolverines with a three-run third and then broke it open with a six-run sixth. Woodstown catcher Lila Bowling hit a game-tying homer in the third homered and Cara Delia had two extra base hits and three RBIs. The Garnets also held Wolverines leadoff hitter Tulana Mingin (0-for-3) hitless for the first time this season.
Overbrook 21, Penns Grove 1
BOYS TENNIS
WOODSTOWN 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Tim Schwienbacher def. Alex Ramirez Martinez, 6-1, 6-0
Drew Stengel def. Angel Perez Herrera, 6-0, 6-0
Eric Lipovsky def. Gerald Vasquez Llorens, 6-1, 6-0
Trevin Plum-Wade Hubschmitt def. Ricardo Vichi-Anthony Pacheco, 6-4, 6-1
Kingst Khemiani-Josef Hummel def. Stuart Mondragon-Pablo Sanchez Correa, 6-1, 6-2
Records: Woodstown 4-0, Penns Grove 1-1.
PENNSVILLE 4, CUMBERLAND 1
Samuel Falk (C) def. Gabe Schneider, 6-2, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. Luke Fischer, 6-4, 6-3, 11-9
Brody Wiggins (P) def. Chase Sheppard, 6-3, 6-0
Noah Flitcraft-Noah Bohn (P) def. Josiah Jiminez-Joey Nolan, 6-2, 6-3
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) dec. Angel Perez-Justin Nolan, 6-3, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 4-0, Cumberland 1-1.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown 8, West Deptford 7: Emma Morgan and Delaney Walker scored three goals apiece and Jaime Deal had two as the Wolverines won for the first time this season.
GOLF
Clearview girls 179, Schalick 221: Clearview’s Sarah Kaestner was medalist at Westwood GC (43). Cali Fisler posted Schalick’s low score (52).
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Triton 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-11, 25-7): Jose Ramos had five kills and Joe Phillips 12 assists for Triton.
Tuesday roundup
Here is a roundup of Tuesday’s high school sports action involving Salem County teams; will be updated during the evening
BASEBALL
Hammonton 10, Schalick 0
Pennsville 8, Delsea 6
Woodstown 10, Clayton 4
SOFTBALL
Delsea 3, Pennsville 2
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville 5, Washington Twp. 0
Woodstown 4, Schalick 1
Baseball
WOODSTOWN 10, CLAYTON 4: The meat of Woodstown’s lineup – Andrew Pedrick, Jack Knorr and Brent Williams – had two hits apiece and combined for seven RBIs as the Wolverines (2-2) got back on the winning track. Pedrick had two singles, two RBIs and three stolen bases. Knorr had a single, double and two RBIs. Williams had two doubles and three RBIs. Three Woodstown pitchers allowed five hits and struck out 11.
HAMMONTON 10, SCHALICK 0: Jaiden Franchetti scattered three hits over five innings and struck out six in shutting out the Cougars (1-3). Luke Pokrovsky (double), Joseph-Tyler Fleming (single) and Ricky Watt (single) had Schalick’s three hits.
Jaxon Miller and Brayden Markart swung the big bats for Hammonton (1-1). Miller had two doubles and five RBIs, while Markart doubled three times and drove in two.
Softball
DELSEA 3, PENNSVILLE 2: Zoey Shangle delivered Delsea’s third straight single to open the eighth inning and drove home the winning run. The Crusaders (2-1) scored the tying run in the seventh on an error in the outfield.
Pennsville (3-2) took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on Bella Farina’s RBI double and Bella Rappa’s sacrifice fly. Farina had two doubles in the game and Mary-Louise Montagna had three hits.
Tennis
WOODSTOWN 4, SCHALICK 1
Tim Schwienbacher def. George Gould, 6-4, 6-3
Drew Stengel def. Jesus Espinoza, 6-1, 6-1
Erich Lipovsky def. Conor O’Toole, 6-1, 6-2
Rocky Monticolo-David Santana (S) def. Joseph Kurpis-Ben Stengel, 2-6, 6-4, 10-8
Luke Shaw-Mason Shimp def. Kaden Barnes-Cayden Brzozowski, 6-7, 6-4, 10-8
Records: Woodstown 3-0, Schalick 0-2.
PENNSVILLE 5, WASHINGTON TWP. 0
Gabe Schneider (P) def. Khang Nguyen, 6-0, 6-0
Maddox Efelis (P) def. William Minchin, 6-2, 6-0
Brody Wiggins (P) def. John Ecker, 6-0, 6-0
Noah Bohn-Noah Flitcraft (P) Jack Laubin-Kaden Murphy, 6-0, 6-0
Luke Chamberlain-Sawyer Humphrey (P) wins 6-0, 6-1
Records: Pennsville 3-0, Washington Twp. 0-2.
‘A good win’
Pennsville softball opens a busy week with a victory over county rival Woodstown; Schalick uses two big innings to pick up its first win of the season
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – It was a strange game on so many fronts, but in the end, Pennsville pulled out a big victory to start what for the Eagles is a week of big games.
The Eagles took down county rival Woodstown 7-3 Monday. The game time was pushed back a half-hour to allow the solar eclipse to run its course. The Eagles arrived at 3 p.m. to find an empty stadium as the Wolverines waited things out in the gym, but it did allow them to experience the celestial event.
When the game did get underway, they lost their starting pitcher to a blister blowout in the fifth inning, but their reliever kept the hard-hitting Wolverines off the board the rest of the way.
“It was just a crazy afternoon,” Pennsville coach Beth Jackson said.
Savannah Palverento started in the circle for the Eagles (3-1) and was pitching through a blister on her throwing hand that developed during Saturday’s doubleheader. It finally burst in the fifth inning, forcing her out of the circle into left field and calling Sierra Stultz out of the bullpen.
Palverento gave up three runs in the first two innings, but kept the Wolverines off the board up to the time she came out with one out in the bottom of the fifth and Stultz shut them out on three hits the rest of the way. Lilly Birney helped keep Woodstown off the board with a great catch in centerfield in the seventh.
“The two of them pitched well,” Jackson said. “Sierra came in and helped out and did her job. We had a couple hiccups in the field, but other than that the girls were making the plays. Lilly Birney made an excellent play in centerfield in the bottom of the seventh.”
Palverento’s availability to pitch the rest of the week wasn’t immediately certain.
Woodstown (2-1) scored a pair of runs in the first on Ellie Wygand’s RBI single and Katie Brown’s run-scoring fielder’s choice. Pennsville scored four runs in the second on a pair of errors to take the lead. Five of Pennsville’s runs were unearned.
Birney and Reagan Wariwanchik each had two hits for the Eagles.
“Our whole lineup was hitting the ball, making contact,” Jackson said. “There were a few plays we took advantage of and we added on with some hits.
“We hit the ball pretty much through the lineup, put the ball in play. My dad always says put the ball in play, good things will happen.”
The Eagles didn’t have any more luck getting Woodstown leadoff hitter Tulana Mingin out than anybody else that has played the Wolverines this year. Mingin reached base all four times she batted, extending her streak of reaching safely to 14 straight plate appearances going back to last season. The single she got in the sixth inning ran her career total to 104 hits.
“This was a good win,” Jackson said. “Like I said to them, playing Millville and Ocean City on Saturday. I think that really helped prepare them for this week.
“That was my post on Instagram. I said we went 1-1 and no rest for the weary next week. We’re playing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. We have a tough week and I think this was a good way to start this week.”
SCHALICK 16, CLAYTON 2: The Cougars put together a pair of seven-run innings to score their first win of the season.
Alex Shimp had a pair of hits and three RBIs to lead the offense and Abby Willoughby spun a complete game with eight strikeouts. Cloe Elliott also had two hits, while Addi Shimp, Taylor Sparks, Ava Scurry, Cayla Sbrana and Willoughby all had one.
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