It’s never over

Burchfield’s first-ever game-winning walk-off hit caps seventh-inning Pennsville rally to sting Schalick

TUESDAY BASEBALL
Pennsville 11, Schalick 10
Woodstown 14, Penns Grove 2

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — Whether it’s two outs, two strikes or three runs down in the bottom of the seventh, Pennsville coach Matt Karr preaches to his players to never give up.

The Eagles didn’t give up Tuesday and were rewarded for it with a come-from-behind victory over a county rival.

Faced with a three-run deficit entering the bottom of the seventh, the Eagles rallied for four runs and escaped with an 11-10 victory over Schalick, breaking the heart of a team coached by a Pennsville alum.

Chase Burchfield got the game-winner on a one-out, two-run double to left center right after Peyton O’Brien’s two-run bases-loaded single got the Eagles close the hitter before. Burchfield said it was his first-ever game-winning walk-off hit on any level of baseball.

“First one, my whole life, honestly; I’ve hit a 10-run-rule walk-off, but nothing like that,” he said. “That’s just how we’ve been trying to play all year. In the past years we probably wouldn’t have won that game, so I feel like this team has more fight than last year’s.”

The Eagles’ rally started from the bottom of the lineup with pinch-hitter Mason O’Brien drawing a leadoff walk and 9-hole hitter Logan Streitz delivering a single. Luke Wood then walked to load the base.

A visit to the mound netted the Cougars a strikeout, but Peyton O’Brien came through with his two-run single to right to make it 10-9 and Burchfield followed him with his game-winner.

“One of our big team mantras is give the guy behind you a shot,” Karr said. “Our guys at the top are really good. We trust those guys and we gave them shots with guys on to cash in and they did.

“We’re still trying to work through those type of things. We’re still a young ballclub – we’ve got one senior – and we’re trying to learn there are ups and downs in this sport that when things aren’t going well or things don’t seem to be going right for you, you have to find a way to keep it together, stay level headed and push through to the other side and we were able to do that today.

“It’s been a challenge for us. When we find ourselves in a tight situation we’re learning to push through that and come out on the other side. I keep preaching to these guys that’s what playoff baseball is gonna be. If we want to make a deep run, we have to be able to compete in those kind of games because the teams we play are going to be good. Today was a good test and a great game for us to get that experience.”

Before Burchfield’s heroics sent the Pennsville players pouring out of the dugout the game belonged Jake Siedlecki. The Schalick senior parked a three-run homer on a two-out 0-2 pitch in the fourth inning to give the Cougars an 8-7 lead and then pitched three innings of no-hit relief until the Eagles figured him out in the seventh.

His teammates gave him an even bigger cushion by scoring two more in the top of the seventh.

Of the homer, which capped a seven-run Cougars rally, Siedlecki said, “when I go up to bat I just try to have fun. I think that pitch looked good to me. I haven’t been able to hit a high fastball all year and finally my barrel got to it.”

As a pitcher he had only gone longer than 2 2/3 innings once in his career and that was his first career appearance as a freshman (four innings and 96 pitches against Pitman). But the Cougars were running short on arms and they needed to get as much out of him as they could.

He wound up throwing 73 pitches, two more than he had in his previous four appearances this season combined. But he was fresh. He only threw 18 pitches last week, 10 in getting the final out of Luke Pokrovsky’s 16-strikeout Friday gem against Gloucester and eight in two innings the next day against Eastern.

He was on top of it early. Over his first three innings he allowed only two walks, neither runner past first base, and struck out five. He retired all the Pennsville hitters who got to him in the seventh the first time around.

“I’m not really a pitcher so I decided to have fun with it; they couldn’t hit my slider,” he said. “Then in the last inning I’ve never pitched that long and my arm never really felt that tired before, so my slider started being more of a hanger. I was still pitching strikes, but they finally got a hit and made good contact on it.”

Under the circumstances, Schalick coach Sean O’Brien thought his regular short reliever/closer “did a great job.”

“I said to the guys I would still go with him in that situation because I trust him,” O’Brien said.

Overall, the Cougars’ coach was happy with the way his team fought to get back in the game after being down 6-0 and 7-1 to give it a chance to win, but lamented a lack of execution in certain situations that could’ve put them over the top. Still, they should leave the ballpark feeling they can play with the top teams in South Jersey Group I, he said.

Schalick leadoff man J.T. Fleming had two hits and two RBIs. Ricky Watt also had two hits, including a two-run single to chase Pennsville starter Peyton O’Brien right before Siedlecki hit his homer.

WOODSTOWN 14, PENNS GROVE 2: Andrew Pedrick and Blake Bialecki both had a pair of hits and Pedrick drove in three runs to lead the Wolverines (7-5). Woodstown pulled away from a 1-1 game with three runs in the second inning, then after Penns Grove (0-7) closed within 4-2 it scored four in the fourth.

Thomas Boyles, the first reliever behind winning pitcher Cole Begley, struck out all five batters he faced. Seven of the eight outs Boyles has recorded in two appearances this season have come on strikeouts.

Coaching carousel

Here is a recent history of coach changes in Salem County high school football since 2003; with three new coaches this coming season, 2024 marks the most turnover in the county since 2009

	PENNSVILLE	PENNS GROVE	SALEM	SCHALICK	WOODSTOWN
2024	Mike Healy	Mark Maccarone	Kemp Carr	Mike Wilson	Frank Trautz
2023	Mike Healy	John Emel	Danny Mendoza	Mike Wilson	John Adams
2022	Mike Healy	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Mike Wilson	John Adams
2021	Mike Healy	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Mike Wilson	John Adams
2020	Mike Healy	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Mike Wilson	John Adams
2019	Mike Healy	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Seth Brown	John Adams
2018	Mike Healy	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Seth Brown	John Adams
2017	Mike Healy	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Seth Brown	John Adams
2016	Ryan Wood	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Seth Brown	John Adams
2015	Ryan Wood	John Emel	Montrey Wright	Seth Brown	John Adams
2014	Ryan Wood	John Emel	Dennis Thomas	Seth Brown	John Adams
2013	Ryan Wood	Kemp Carr	Dennis Thomas	Seth Brown	John Adams
2012	Ryan Wood	Kemp Carr	Randy Johnson	Seth Brown	John Adams
2011	Ryan Wood	Kemp Carr	Randy Johnson	Seth Brown	John Adams
2010	Ryan Wood	Kemp Carr	Randy Johnson	Seth Brown	John Adams
2009	Ryan Wood	Kemp Carr	Randy Johnson	Seth Brown	Frank LaRubbio
2008	John Cooksey	Kemp Carr	Steve Sheffield	Seth Brown	Frank LaRubbio
2007	John Cooksey	Kemp Carr	Steve Sheffiield	Seth Brown	Frank LaRubbio
2006	John Cooksey	Kemp Carr	Steve Sheffield	Seth Brown	Frank LaRubbio
2005	John Cooksey	Kemp Carr	Rob Hinson	Seth Brown	Michael Powers
2004	John Cooksey	Kemp Carr	David Lindenmuth	Josh Hedgman	Michael Powers
2003	John Cooksey	Dennis Orlando	David Lindemuth	Josh Hedgman	Michael Powers

Source: Gridironnj.com

Getting to know …

Schalick’s Luke Pokrovsky

EDITORS NOTE: This is the latest in a recurring series of in-depth interviews with athletes in Salem County. Coaches, if there is a player in your program with an interesting background or backstory the community would be interested in “Getting to Know …” forward details in an email to Riverview Sports News at al.muskewitz@gmail.com.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – Along the back wall of the Schalick baseball dugout there is a row of poster boards where each Cougar player can apply award stickers similar to helmet stickers the Cougars wear in football.

Everybody player on the team has a poster and every player has at least one of the rewards on their card – except the player you’d expect would have the most. But there’s a story to that.

Luke Pokrovsky’s poster is as empty as those that don’t carry a player’s name, but that’s because he just hasn’t gotten around to putting them on. Of course, that time will come.

The junior left-handed pitcher and right-handed hitting DH/1B/OF is one of the top players in South Jersey. He’s also the last of three brothers who have donned the Schalick uniform and has a real chance to surpass all their records by the time he graduates next spring.

He’s currently the Cougars’ ace pitcher (0.89 ERA/36K/15.2IP) and one of their best hitters (.400/7 RBIs).

He sat down with Riverview Sports News to talk about growing up with two baseball-playing brothers, committing to a baseball-only existence and all things that shape a young baseball player with a big upside.

At some point he’s going to get around to putting those stickers on his poster. And when he does, he’s probably going to need a bigger poster.

RIVERVIEW SPORTS NEWS: Well, since we’ve seen it, let’s start with this: What’s the story with the blank sticker card? I’d have thought with the year you’re having there would be stickers all over it.

LUKE POKROVSKY: One day we were practicing and it just got done raining and the field was destroyed with all the rain, so I hand-raked the whole entire field by myself – one of the drag-behind rakes – and everybody was doing stickers, so I still have to get all my stickers up there. It’ll end up getting a lot because of all the pitching ones and I have some hitting ones, too.

RSN: I’ve only been here for about a year, just about the end of the whole cycle of an athletic calendar, but I don’t think I’ve seen you in other sports here. Are you just a baseball guy or do you play other sports?

LP: I just play baseball here.

RSN: There’s always been a debate about diversifying or specializing in one particular sport. Why are you only a baseball guy and what are the advantages and benefits to being locked into one sport?

LP: I used to play basketball in middle school and I always wanted to play basketball in high school. We got to high school and I played with my brother Jarrett here. He always gets in the weight room and I wanted to get in the weight room, so in the off-season (going into his freshman year) I decided to not play basketball and get stronger, get in the weight room and try to get stronger to throw pitches faster.

I want to play other sports and I was thinking about playing basketball, but getting stronger and staying in shape, I’d rather do that. Playing basketball will keep you in shape, but you won’t have time for the weight room.

RSN: You come from a family of baseball guys – one brother’s at Penn and another’s at Seton Hall. Are there any more like you at home or others in the family who play or have played?

LP: No. My dad played (at Schalick) and my uncle played (at Schalick and Drexel).

RSN: How has your brothers’ success influenced your baseball? You could’ve played a mini-game at your house with a pitcher (Luke), catcher (Staus) and infielder (Jarrett) if you all got together at the same time.

LP: When Staus got committed to college, I was still very young, so I didn’t really understand anything, so he really wasn’t a big impact on my baseball. I played with Jarrett for my Little League and I started really enjoying it and he kept getting harder on me because I’m a lefty and he wants me to be strong as a pitcher.

I got to play freshman year with him for high school and it was fantastic. He kept being hard on me, trying to get me to be better, stronger, get in the weight room with him every single day, help me with my swing, all that.

When I got to watch Penn play I just realize how the pitchers are bigger and stronger they are compared to me. I just want to be able to play that next level and get stronger and be able to throw 90, 90-plus. I know I’m (currently) like low- to mid-80s fastball and trying to get my off-speed to go good.

RSN: Have you ever faced them in a game?

LP: I never got the chance to go against them and I really didn’t want to because they can both swing the bats good. I’d get smoked.

RSN: You’ve got a couple milestones coming up – 100 hits, 100 RBIs, 200 strikeouts (he’s currently at 73 hits, 64 RBIs, 172 strikeouts) – maybe even get them this season. Do they mean anything to you? Is one more important than the other? Will you eventually overtake your brothers’ numbers, and how sweet is that going to be? (Jarrett had 118 career hits and 139 strikeouts; Staus had 105 hits and 100 RBIs).

LP: All my brothers have most of the records here at school and I want to end up getting my name on it, so I was looking at the record for strikeouts and I realize I wasn’t that far away; it’s like 234 or 5. So then I was like I just have to try to strike them out and get all my pitches going. After I had that Gloucester game (Friday, 16 Ks in 6 2/3 innings) I was really excited because I only had 28 more strikeouts to 200 and I still have a whole ’nother year to go. That’s what my main goal is right now, 200 strikeouts.

I’ll always remember the Gloucester game because that was probably the best time I ever threw, the longest I ever went, the lowest walks and highest Ks. I don’t know what it was. It just comes.

RSN: And what about the 100-hit part?

LP: It’s kind of hard because everybody knows my name. Obviously I’m not going to get any fastballs. It’s harder and harder because I keep seeing curveballs, off-speed pitches. I’m trying to work in practice trying to get the off-speed pitches down to try to get my hits up trying to get to the 100 hits just like my brothers did.

RSN: Another thing I’ve always been curious about with pitchers is you’ve no doubt had managers come out to you on the mound either to get on your or get you going. What are some of the funniest or oddest things they’ve said to you either to break the tension or you’re your attention?

LP: Most of the time they come out, if it’s in the middle of an inning or an at bat, just to breathe and calm down and try to focus on the batter, not worry about any runners. I don’t remember any funny ones. There were definitely some, but I don’t remember any real funny ones. We joke around after, but not so much while the game is going on.

RSN: What do you do away from the field to relax and decompress. The other Luke – Pennsville’s Luke Wood – for example, likes Legos and Harry Potter. What do you do to get away from it all?

LP: I like to hang out with friends. I like to fish and hunt. During the offseason, in the fall, I love to go hunting with people from the team, just to be together with somebody else. I don’t like to do anything by myself, it’s just so boring. I got my first buck last year. I prefer duck hunting over anything. It’s so much fun.

RSN: It’s hard not to notice the tattoo running down the inside of your right forearm. It’s reads ‘Pokrovsky’ in script. What’s that all about?

LP: It was actually Jarrett’s idea. He wanted to get me, Staus, Jarrett, my dad all the same matching tattoo, so we all have it down our forearms. We just all wanted to match. It kind of hurt a little bit, but it has a good meaning.

RSN: What’s happening with you on the recruiting front? Is there a commitment? Where’s the most interest?

LP: I haven’t really gotten into looking at a school yet or really thought about it because I was thinking about going into a trade and try to do something with that, just go straight to work, so I don’t have to pay for all that schooling and stuff.

Both of my brothers keep saying that I’d just be wasting my talent, especially given I’m a left-handed pitcher, all I need to throw is like upper 80s and I’ll be good to go. I told them I’ll keep working. If the opportunity comes I want to take it, obviously. I was looking forward to summer, try to get in some more high-end showcases, but I haven’t gotten that far yet.

RSN: Lastly, are you pitching Tuesday against Pennsville and do you get any more amped pitching against a county opponent? I think you drew the start against Woodstown in the opener. In eight career appearances against Salem County teams (25.1 innings) he has a 3.03 ERA (his career mark over 103 innings is 2.98).

LP: I’m not pitching (against Pennsville). I’m pitching Wednesday against Lower Cape May. I’m one of the top pitchers on the team and (Coach Sean O’Brien) is going to give me the best teams to go against and I’m excited to go against real talent and I’ll be challenged a little bit. I like seeing our bounce back. We’ve already played some of the teams before this season and we lost and I wanted to bounce back and try to help the team out more, especially on the mound.

Milestone days

Donahue’s 10-goal haul highlights Woodstown’s lacrosse win; Pennsville baseball senior Grant hits first career homer; includes baseball, softball and tennis around Salem County

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

Saturday roundup

Here are scores and details from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar

By Riverview Sports News

WOODBURY – The girls teams from Salem and Schalick each won two events and finished second and third, respectively, in the Group I team standings at the Woodbury Relays Saturday.

Salem won the 4×200 and sprint medley relays. Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby and Rhionna Timmons ran legs on both relays.

Schalick won the 4000 distance medley and 4×100 shuttle hurdle. Grace O’Neill ran legs on both relays. She also finished second in the discus.

The Rams scored 44 points in the meet and finished six points behind champion Audubon. Schalick had 36 points. Woodstown finished tied for fifth (14).

On the boys side, Salem and Schalick finished tied for fifth with 13 points. Woodstown was tied for seventh (10) and Penns Grove was tenth (6). Woodbury won it with 60 points.

Woodstown brought home the only boys event title in Group I. The Wolverines won the 4×800.

The following are the Salem County athletes who finished in the top three in their respective events:

WOODBURY RELAYS
GIRLS ONE
TEAM SCORES: Audubon 50, Salem 44, Schalick 36, Woodbury 24, Haddon Twp. 14, Woodstown 14, Clayton 12, Penns Grove 9, Pitman 6, Glassboro 2, Maple Shade 2, Buena 2, Pennsville 1, Bishop Eustace 1.

4000 Distance Medley: 1. Schalick (Sophia Longo, Ella Shimp, Jordan Hadfield, Grace O’Neill) 13:03.37, 3. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Arie Still, Kayla Ayars, Lillian Norman) 13:33.93
4×100 Shuttle Hurdle: 1. Schalick (Brooke Watt, Gabriella Simonini, Grace O”Neill, Katelyn Little)1:09.58, 2. Salem (Anna Buzby, Sairis Jiminez, Tahirah Davenport-White, Karima Davenport-White) 1:11.86
4×200: 1. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons, Anyzha Williams, Anna Buzby) 1:48.04, 2. Penns Grove (Jaymari Reed, Daivonnah Thomas, Jayla Nunez, Amani Taylor) 1:42.45
4×800: 2. Woodstown (Kayla Ayars, Arie Still, Sarah Seiden, Lillian Norman) 10:16.11, 3. Schalick (Sophia Longo, Ella Shimp, Jordan Hadfield, Helen Lillia) 10:35.72
4×100: 2. Salem (Dayana Jones, Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez) 51.12
Sprint Medley: 1. Salem (Karima Davenport-White, Anna Buzby, Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez) 4:14.49, 3. Schalick (Gia Martellacci, Zoe Jenkins, Phoebe Alward, Jordan Hadfield) 4:26.25
4×400: 2. Salem (Rhionna Timmons, Sairis Jiminez, Anna Buzby, Dayana Jones) 4:11.33
Discus: 2. Grace O’Neill, Schalick, 118-2

BOYS ONE
TEAM SCORES: Woodbury 60, Glassboro 50, Audubon 25, Clayton 15, Schalick 13, Salem 13, Haddon Twp. 10, Woodstown 10, Palmyra 8, Penns Grove 6, Riverside 4, Bishop Eustace 2, Paulsboro 1.

4×200: 3. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Anthony Parker, Omarion Pierce, Terrance Smith) 1:31.59
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Bryce Ayars, Joshua Crawford, Cole Lucas, Jacob Marino) 8:27.55, 3. Schalick (Bradford Foster, Charles Fuerneisen, Steve Chomo, Salvatore Longo) 8:39.47
4×400: 3. Penns Grove (Theus Berrios, Bryan Garlic, Kylee Goodson, Knowledge Young) 3:30.95
Triple Jump: 3. DaviYonn Jackson, Salem, 43-7
Javelin: 3. Connor Ayars, Pennsville, 155-1

BASEBALL
Hedelt Tournament, Oakcrest
Buena 15, Pennsville 10
Pennsville 3, Oakcrest 1

Cohen Petrutz gave up an unearned run and struck out 11 over six innings leading Pennsville to a 3-1 win over Oakcrest in the Eagles’ second game of the day.

They took the lead with three runs in the fourth inning. Luke Wood scored the tying run on a wild pitch, Peyton O’Brien scored on a steal of home and Jeff Wagner doubled home Petrutz.

O’Brien had three hits and Jacob Grant had two.

The Eagles ripped 16 hits in their tournament opener, but couldn’t overcome Buena’s eight-run third inning. Chase Burchfield had a homer among his three hits. Stevie Fatcher had three hits, while Mason O’Brien, Wood, Wagner and Petrutz had two apiece.

Dylan O’Connor went 4-for-4 and Jalexis Agosto-Sanchez homered and had five RBIs for Buena.

With the split, the Eagles will not play Sunday, ending a stretch of six games in five days.

EASTERN 10, SCHALICK 2: The Vikings erupted for six runs in the first inning to take control and three pitchers held the Cougars to two hits. Luke Pokrovsky and Enrico Watz had Schalick’s hits. Ricky Watt and Matthew Lamazza drove in the Cougars’ runs.

PITMAN 3, WOODSTOWN 1: Hudson Rue homered and Stephen Devanney checked Woodstown on two hits. The Panthers scored single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings with Rue’s homer coming in the middle. Woodstown scored on an error in the fourth. Brent Williams and Blake Bialecki had Woodstown’s hits.

BOYS LACROSSE
LOWER CAPE MAY 9, WOODSTOWN 5: Brandon Loper and Macky Bonner each scored three goals for Lower Cape May. Bobby Donahue, who scored his 100th career goal on Tuesday, scored four goals for the Wolverines. And Zach Bevis, who notched his 100th career assist last Saturday, had another assist.

Perfection

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.

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).