Tuesday’s sports report

Here are scores and details from Tuesday’s Salem County sports calendar; includes baseball, softball, golf, tennis

Baseball

TUESDAY’S GAMES
52nd Diamond Classic
First-round games
No. 4 Cherry Hill West 8, Pennsville 4
No. 3 St. Augustine 13, Woodstown 3

Regular season
Glassboro 10, Penns Grove 0
Pitman 17, Salem 3
Schalick 10, Overbrook 7
Wildwood 10, Salem Tech 4

By Riverview Sports News

CHERRY HILL — Pennsville may have been down early in its Diamond Classic opener with fourth-seeded Cherry Hill West Tuesday, but the Eagles certainly didn’t consider themselves out.

They fell behind 6-1 after three innings, but they rallied with three in the sixth to make it a two-run game before the Lions scored two in the bottom of the inning and went on to win 8-4.

The sixth inning wasn’t the first time the Eagles knocked on the door and the Lions answered in the bottom of the inning.

They scored a run in the third on on Jeff Wagner’s two-out RBI double to make it 3-1, but the Lions got three in the bottom of the inning to go up 6-1.

The Eagles loaded the bases in the sixth with none out and Stevie Fatcher singled a run home. The Lions cut down Wagner trying to score on Grady Sanders’ bunt and Sanders was ruled out on interference, but Logan Cowperthwait kept the inning alive with a two-run single that made it 6-4. That’s all they would get.

West got two of the runs back on a run-scoring ground out and an RBI single by Jason Audino, then set the Eagles down in order in the seventh.

ST. AUGUSTINE 13, WOODSTOWN 3: Things looked good for the Wolverines early as they scored three in the top of second to take a 3-1 lead, but the third-seeded Hermits stormed back with four in the bottom of the inning and continued to score, denying Woodstown coach Marc DeCastro his 100th career win.

The Wolverines were setting up for a big inning in the second when they loaded the bases on two walks and a bunt single. Sol Elmer followed with a two-run single and after Talyn Priore walked to reload the bases Chase Harding was hit by a pitch to force another run home. But that’s they got as pitcher John Eddis got the next three hitters — the top of the Woodstown lineup — on a fly out and two strikeouts.

The Hermits retook the lead in the bottom of the inning and never trailed again. They broke it open with six in the fourth and walked it off with a run in the fifth.

Two St. Augustine pitchers held Woodstown to five hits. Tommy Tucci had two of them.

DIAMOND CLASSIC SCORES
Vineland 17, Shawnee 4
Bishop Eustace 7, Cherokee 3
Mainland 2, Moorestown 1
Cherry Hill West 8, Pennsville 4
Egg Harbor 7, Pennsauken 2
St. Augustine 13, Woodstown 3
Delsea 12, Lenape 9
Eastern 20, Highland 10
Rancocas Valley 8, Cedar Creek 7

SCHALICK 10, OVERBROOK 7: The Cougars jumped on their hosts for eight runs in the first two innings, weathered a brief flurry in the home second and threat in the seventhBo Schalick worked a six-out save for their second win in less than 24 hours.

Jamari Whitley went 4-for-5, Evan Glaspey went 3-for-3 and Evan Sepers had two hits and three RBIs. Sepers drove in the first run in a four-run first inning and had a two-run double in the four-run second.

Cole Hartley started on the mound for the Cougars and left with a 9-7 lead. Schalick worked the final two innings, allowing two hits, a walk and striking out two.

GLASSBORO 10, PENNS GROVE 0: Ryan Gendaszek and Jimmy McMahon drove in three runs apiece and three Glassboro pitchers combined on a one-hit shutout as the Bulldogs run-ruled the Red Devils for the second straight day. Liam Irvin had Penns Grove’s only hit.

WILDWOOD 10, SALEM TECH 4: Nolan Mawhinney’s two-run single snapped a 2-2 tie and sparked a five-run third inning that helped the Warriors snap the Chargers’ eight-game winning streak. Mawhinney went 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the game. The Chargers stook the first lead on Cole Sacks’ RBI double in the first and tied it 2-2 on Brayden McAllister’s two-out line single in the second.

PITMAN 17, SALEM 3: Logan Williams and Carter Snyder each had three hits and the Panthers broke the game open with a seven-run fourth inning. The Rams scored two in the second when Pitman misplayed Daniel Grusemeyer’s grounder and a run in the fourth when they booted another Grusemeyer grounder.

Softball

TUESDAY’S GAMES
Glassboro 15, Penns Grove 1
Pennsville 17, Clayton 1
Pitman 11, Salem 1
Salem Tech 19, Penn Tech 4
Schalick 18, Overbrook 15
Woodstown 7, Maple Shade 1

WOODSTOWN 7, MAPLE SHAPE 1: Ellie Wygand’s two-run single highlighted a five-run second inning that sent the Wolverines to a victory that snapped a five-game losing streak, their longest since 2019. The senior outfielder also ripped a two-run double in the fifth to extend the lead to 7-0. She’s working on an eight-game hitting streak in which she’s batting .593 (16-for-27). Leah Clark kept the Wildcats off the board until the seventh. She scattered four hits and struck out four.

“The last few games we have just been a bit off as a team, almost to a point the it felt like the preseason all over again,” Wolverines coach Rob Hildebrand said. “We weren’t being consistent in the field nor getting the job done offensively with runners in scoring position.

“That all changed tonight and I feel like the girls are back on track and playing the we all know they can.”

PENNSVILLE 17, CLAYTON 1: The Eagles turned up the power and speed and pummeled the Clippers to maintain their two-game lead in the TCC Classic Division. Kylie Harris, Kenzie Widener and Taylor Bass all hit two-run inside-the-park homers.

The Eagles pounded out 15 hits, six for extra bases. Widener went 3-for-3 and was a single shy of the cycle. Harris was 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Bass had two hits and three RBIs. Harris now has 149 career hits. She collected her 100th career RBI Monday against West Deptford.

Graillyn Weber scattered five hits in the four-inning game and struck out four.

SCHALICK 18, OVERBROOK 15: The Cougars erupted for 11 runs in the first inning, extended the lead to 13-0 after two and then held on for dear life. The bottom five hitters in the Schalick lineup went a combined 14-for-25 with eight RBIs. Khloe McGrath went 4-for-5, while Liv VanAcker and winning pitcher Kaylee Broglin had three hits apiece.

The Cougars sent 15 batters to the plate in the first with the help of five errors and four walks. The Rams scored seven in the fourth and drew within 13-10 in the fifth, but the Cougars pulled away with five in the bottom of the inning.

SALEM TECH 19, PENN TECH 4: Shelby Drummond went 4-for-4 with her first career homer and three RBIs, while Izzy Roberts, Claire Kier and Shelby Liber had three hits apiece to pace the 20-hit attack that got the Chargers back on the winning track after having their seven-game winning streak snapped in their last outing. Drummond hit a two-out, two-run homer in the second inning.

GLASSBORO 15, PENNS GROVE 1: The Bulldogs answered Penns Grove’s run in the fourth with eight in the bottom of the inning to put the game away. Marissa Rode hit a two-run inside-the-park homer in the inning and the Bulldogs worked 10 walks in the inning — eight in a row at one point — to keep the line moving. Domari Torres Caraballo scored the Red Devils’ run when she circled the bases after the Bulldogs misplayed her single.

PITMAN 11, SALEM 1: Maura Quinn went 3-for-3, Colette Rollins had two hits and three RBIs, and Emery Sharpnack drove in four runs for lead the Panthers. Akayla Nichols drove in Salem’s run with an RBI single in the fourth.

Golf

Schalick’s Jaxon Weber birdied his first and his last holes of the round and had another one in between on the way to a 7-over-par 79 and a T-8 finish at the South Group I Sectionals at Cream Ridge Golf Club.

Weber started on the par-5 ninth and nearly chipped in for eagle but got the birdie, then closed the round with a birdie on the par-4 eighth after hitting an 8-iron from 150 yards to three feet. The opening birdie didn’t translate into continued success as he played the first four holes on the back nine in 5-over. He played the rest of the side in 1-under with a birdie at the par-4 16th.

“It was a good start to the day with a birdie, but the holes in between were kind of tough,” he said. “The greens were fast and hard pin placements, but ending it off with a birdie to break 80 is always nice.”

The Cougars also got an 85 from Seth Fisher and shot 349 as a team to finish tied for eighth with Delaware Valley. Fisher also birdied his first hole of the day, the par-4 sixth.

Woodstown shot 367 as a team and placed 16th. Alejandro Vazquez posted the Wolverines’ low round (88).

SOUTH GROUP 1 BOYS SECTIONALS
At Cream Ridge GC, 6011 Yards, Par 72

TEAM SCORES		INDIVIDUAL SCORES
Madison	309	Blake Steele, Madison	75
Bernards	319	Connor Keelan, PP Beach	76
Audubon	332	Teo Bengtsson, Madison	77
Pitman	334	Andrew Schiller, Madison	77
West Deptford	338	Brady Cassidy, Bernards	77
New Providence	345	Mattias Cordes, Metuchen	78
Arthur L. Johnson	348	Joseph Melchionna, AL Johnson	78
Delaware Valley	349	Jaxon Weber, Schalick	79
Schalick	349	Tim Decker, Shore	79
Bordentown	352	Ben Perticari, West Deptford	79
Haddon Twp.	352	Owen Nowak, Madison	80
Shore	356	Chase Carr, Audubon	80
Lower Cape May	357	Jake Bowen-Ashwin, Pitman	80
PP Beach	358	Theo Burns, Madison	80
Metuchen	361	Thomas Diemar, Bernards	80
Woodstown	367	Max Mund, New Providence	80
Cape May Tech	369

(T8) SCHALICK (349): Jaxon Weber 39-40–79, Seth Fisher 41-44–85, Anthony Sepers 51-53–104, Michael Nelson 50-45–95, Reed Bucolo 45-45–90.

(16) WOODSTOWN (367): Jack Bucksar 48-45–93, Logan Jones 43-46–89, Nate Valente 47-50–97, Alejandro Vazquez 41-47–88, Greyson Hyland 54-52–106.

Regular Season

PENNSVILLE 209, SALEM TECH 241: Pennsville’s Trevor Hann shot 49 to win medalist honors at Sakima CC.

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 168, SCHALICK 179: With its main team competing in the sectionals, the Cougars went into the match with their second group and junior Shawn Kelly shared medalist honors with a 40 at Centerton CC. He had two bogeys, two doubles and a birdie. GC senior Zack Payne also shot 40.

Tennis

No. 3 singles Luke Shaw bounced back from dropping a first-set tiebreaker to square the match and then rallied to win an intense third-set tiebreaker to beat Marcus Lorenzana 6-7 (4-7), 6-0, 11-9 and clinch Woodstown’s 3-2 win over Highland.

The team match was tied 2-2 when Shaw went up 3-0 in the second set. He was down 5-9 in the tiebreaker, but rallied to win the next six points to win the match. It was a doubly satisfying win for the senior. He lost a third-set tiebreaker to Lorenzana on April 13.

“The entire team was on pins and needles watching it,” Woodstown coach Jesse Stemberger said.

Highland (11-6) won the other two singles matches, but the Wolverines (11-5) swept the two doubles points.

PENNSVILLE 5, BRIDGETON 0
Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Jonathan Barragan, 6-7 (6-8), 6-1, 10-5
Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Emilio Martinez Zambrano, 6-0, 6-1
Carter Willis (P) def. Enrique Hernandez, 6-0, 6-0
Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman (P) def. Edward West-Bryan Gonzalez, 6-1, 6-1
Lucas Thomas-Matthew Forino (P) def. Roylier DeJean-Bryan Coccol, 6-0, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 11-6, Bridgeton 2-9.

WOODSTOWN 3, HIGHLAND 2
Mohammad Sheyam (H) def. Drew Stengel, 6-1, 6-0
Andrew Whitelock (H) def. Mason Shimp, 6-0, 6-4
Luke Shaw (WO) def. Marcus Lorenzana, 6-7 (4-7), 6-0, 11-9
Nick DiTeodoro-Vincent Merendino (WO) def. Leonardo Vittese-Jacob Roman, 6-2, 6-1
Connor Miller-Josh King (WO) def. Sakibul Alam-Mohannad Isa, 7-5, 6-1
Reords: Woodstown 11-5, Highland 11-6.

PENNS GROVE 4, CLAYTON 1
James Mai (CL) def. Stuart Mondragon, 6-1, 6-2
Anthony Pacheco (PG) def. Jayden Sanchez, 6-1, 6-3
Juan Ortiz (PG) def. Michael Cummings, 6-1, 6-3
Jesus Arredondo-Doel Torres (PG) def. Robert Schultz-Dyshamir Miller, 6-4, 4-6, 10-7
Jordan Hernandez-Fernando Palacios Lima (PG) def. Malcolm Turpin-Brynne Contravo, 6-1, 6-1
Records: Penns Grove 4-4, Clayton 3-10.

Monday’s sports report

Here are scores from Monday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Glassboro 20, Penns Grove 7
LEAP at Salem Tech
Pennsville 19, Salem 6
Delran 5, Woodstown 3
Schalick 17, Bridgeton 4
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech
Pitman at Penns Grove
Triton 3, Schalick 0
West Deptford 5, Pennsville 2
Cinnaminson 12, Woodstown 2
BOYS GOLF
Pitman 174, Schalick 175
Lower Cape May 165, Woodstown 167
GIRLS GOLF
Kingsway 197, Schalick 207
TENNIS
Clearvuew 5, Schalick 0
Overbrook 3, Woodstown 2
TRACK
Clayton at Salem
Woodstown in Haddonfield Invitational
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland 2, Salem Tech 9 (25-17, 25-13)

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of May 4-10

MONDAY, MAY 4
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove
LEAP at Salem Tech
Salem at Pennsville
Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgeton vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove
Schalick at Triton
West Deptford at Pennsville
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Lower Cape May, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Kingsway, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Clayton at Salem
Woodstown in Haddonfield Invitational, 5 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 5
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pitman at Salem
Salem Tech at Wildwood
Schalick at Overbrook

52nd Diamond Classic
First-round games
Pennsville at No. 4 Cherry Hill West
Woodstown at No. 3 St. Augustine

SOFTBALL
Penn Tech at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Clayton
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Woodstown at Maple Shade, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 6 p.m.
GOLF
NJSIAA Playoffs, Cream Ridge GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
BASEBALL
Clayton at Pennsville

52nd Diamond Classic
First-round game
Schalick at Doane

SOFTBALL
Millville at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., The Birches, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Burlington Twp. at Pennsville
Woodstown at Millville
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown

THURSDAY, MAY 7
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Penns Grove at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville
BOYS GOLF
Carl Arena Tournament, Blue Heron GC
TENNIS
Pennsville at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Williamstown
Washington Twp. at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
Triton at Woodstown

FRIDAY, MAY 8
BASEBALL
Schalick at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Deptford at Salem
Schalick at Clearview
TENNIS
Schalick at Pitman
Wildwood at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Middle Twp.

SATURDAY, MAY 9
BASEBALL
Lee Ware Tournament, Woodstown
Woodstown vs. Camden Catholic, 10 a.m.
Cherry Hill East vs. Washington Twp., 10 a.m.
Consolation game, noon
Championship game, noon
SOFTBALL
Fred Powell Invitational, Williamstown
Woodstown vs. Williamstown, 9 a.m.
Mainland vs. Cumberland, 9 a.m.
Cherry Hill East vs. Absegami, 9 a.m.
Moorestown vs. Cedar Creek, 9 a.m.
Woodstown vs. Mainland or Cumberland, 11:30 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Region XIX Tournament
Salem CC at Brookdale (2)

Friday sports report

Here are scores and highlights from the events on Friday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Woodstown 9, Gloucester 1: The Wolverines broke open a close game with six runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by consecutive RBI singles from Talyn Pirore, Blake Rodriguez, Chase Harding and Walker Battavio.

Battavio led Woodstown’s 11-hit attack with three hits and two RBIs, Priore had two hits and two RBIs, and Drew Sutton and Tommy Tucci both had two hits Dante Spina started on the mound and gave up one run over six innings and struck out eight.

Salem Tech 19, Lindenwold 2: The Chargers (11-3) already had a 9-0 lead, then erupted for 10 runs in the fourth to win their seventh in a row. They’ve scored 10 runs in more in all but two of their wins and are all the up to No. 8 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings. Jaxson Raymond went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, Logan Hearn went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and Daulton Sites had two hits and two RBIs.

Pennsville 18, Salem 0: Dante Cummings went 4-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs, Logan Streitz homered and drove in three runs and Mason O’Brien drove in four runs and pitched four innings of one-hit shutout ball with nine strikeouts. Streitz homered in the Eagles’ nine-run first inning and Cummings hit an inside-the-park homer in the nine-run third. Grady Sanders pitched the fifth and struck out the side in order.

SOFTBALL

Pennsville 15, Salem 0: The Eagles took control of their fifth straight win with six runs in the first inning to take control and Savannah Guglielmo spun a four-inning, one-hit shutout in the circle. Graillyn Weber had two hits and Kylie Harris and Gracie Mease both had a pair of RBIs.

Woodbridge Academy 8, Salem Tech 6: Woodbridge opened the season 0-10, but a couple one-run wins turned its season around and the Hornets have been playing better. Despite a 3-12 record, they opened a 7-0 lead over the then-once beaten Chargers after three innings and held on in the NJTAC 1/2 quarterfinals.

The winners had only three hits, but took advantage of 10 walks, seven in the first two innings. Claire Kier had two hits and two RBIs for Salem Tech, which scored three runs in the seventh inning to close the gap. Morgan Fogg and Isabele Roberts also had a pair of hits.

Schalick 11, Camden Tech 1: Freshman Kaylee Broglin went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Paoge Sparks and Alexa Shimp also had three hits. The Cougars (9-2) extended a 2-1 lead with five runs in the third inning with five players each driving home a run.

TENNIS

WOODSTOWN 4, DEPTFORD 1
Drew Stengel (WO) def. David Decker, 6-1, 1-6, 10-8
Mason Shimp (WO) def. Easton Davis, 6-0, 6-0
Zane Rauner (D) def. Luke Shaw, 6-1, 6-2
Nick DiTeodoro-Vincent Merendino (WO) def. Xavier Dean-Noah Tennyson, 6-1, 6-3
Connor Miller-Josh King (WO) def. Jonathan Clark-Zayann Moosavi, 6-0, 6-2
Records: Deptford 9-5, Woodstown 10-5

Mighty Oaks heartbroken

Salem CC lost early leads in both of their Region XIX softball playoff games, were walked off bottom of the seventh of the elimination game

REGION 19 D2 PLAYOFFS
Friday’s Games
Mercer 8, Salem CC 3
Delaware Tech 5, Lackawanna 0
Lackawanna 6, Salem CC 5
Mercer 4, Delaware Tech 2
Saturday’s Games
Lackawanna vs. Delaware Tech, 10 a.m.
Delaware Tech-Lackawanna winner vs. Mercer, noon
If necessary, 2 p.m.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WEST WINDSOR – Salem CC’s trip to this year’s Region XIX softball playoffs started with such promise, evoking memories of their start two years ago when they upset the No. 1 seed in the opening round. But then the No. 1 seed came to life.

Fourth-seeded Salem grabbed a 3-0 lead in the first inning of their opening round game against Mercer, but the top-seeded Mustangs shut it down and their own bats came to life sending the Mighty Oaks to an 8-3 loss.

The elimination game was even more heartbreaking. The Mighty Oaks took a four-run lead into the sixth inning and a two-run lead into the seventh, but Lackawanna walked it off on Mekenzie Dineen’s bases-loaded triple with two out in the bottom of the seventh, 6-5.

Two years ago, the Mighty Oaks were the fourth seed and Mercer the 1 and Salem pulled off a 6-0 upset. It looked like things would repeat Friday when they scored three runs right out of the gate.

Lilly Peverelle got it started with a one-out double. She scored on J.J. Aguirre’s two-out single, Emme Witter followed with a single and Savannah Palverento brought them both home with a smash off pitcher Jozalyn Sheipe-Warthen’s glove.

After that, however, they managed only three hits off Sheipe-Warthan and five baserunners. They did get runners to third in the second and fourth innings, but failed to bring them home.

Mercer tied it in the third, then took the lead in the fifth after putting the first two runners on forcing Salem starter Reagan Wilson out of the game. Both runners stole bases to advance, then Sheipe-Warthen delivered a sacrifice fly and Karisa Krawiec doubled. The Mustangs added three insurance runs in the sixth, a rally capped by Sheipe-Warthen’s two-out, two-run double on a 3-2 pitch from reliever Jordyn Busch.

Bella Rappa and Palverento each had two hits in the game for the Mighty Oaks.

They were in an even better position in the elimination game. They scored two in the first and two in the fourth and led 5-0 going to the bottom of the fifth.

Busch held Lackawanna to three hits over the first four inning. The Lady Falcons scored their first run in 12 tournament innings in the fifth and closed the gap with two in the sixth.

Riley Knott got the seventh-inning rally started with a single. The Lady Falcons loaded the bases on one-out singles by Mackenzie Adolfson and Gracie Sokol. Busch got Mia Scalese to pop out to short, then Dineen lined a triple to center to win the game.

The Mighty Oaks scored two in the first on Megan Koski’s sacrifice fly and a run-scoring error. They doubled the lead in the fourth when Jocelyn Melendez and Rappa raced home on passed balls. Palverento’s RBI double gave them a 5-0 lead in the fifth, her second hit of the game.

Salem CC	300	000	0-	3	7	2
Mercer	021	023	x-	8	11	1

WP: Jozalyn Sheipe-Warthen, LP: Reagan Wilson. 2B: Lilly Peverelle (S), Karisa Krawiec (M), Jozalyn Shiepe-Warthen (M), 3B: Stella Logan (M).

Salem CC	200	210	0-	5	4	0
Lackawanna	000	012	3-	6	12	2

WP: Mekenzie Revere. LP: Jordyn Busch. 2B: Savannah Palverento (S), Kyle Edwards (L), Mia Scalese (L). 3B: Mekenzie Dineen (L).

Thursday sports report

Here are scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Clearview 6, Schalick 2: The Pioneers broke open a scoreless pitching duel between Cole Hartley and Luke Yeager with five runs in the fifth inning.

Hartley held Clearview hitless through four innings, while Yeager had given up three hits and was helped by two double plays. The Pioneers (11-2) finally broke through in the fifth. Their first six batters all reached safely and Dom Abate broke the tie with a two-run double.

The Cougars (9-5) got their two runs in the sixth on Evan Sepers’ RBI double and a run-scoring single by Evan Glaspey.

SOFTBALL
Washington Twp. 7, Woodstown 4: One streak ended and another continued. Washington Twp. scored twice in the first inning and never lost the lead to snap a three-game losing streak. Woodstown lost its fourth in a row. Leah Clark had three hits and two RBIs for the Wolverines.

Wildwood 23, Penns Grove 0: Emma Contreras pitched a four-inning no-hitter with 10 strikeouts and came within a one-out hit batsman in the fourth of a perfect game. Contreras also went 3-for-4 at the plate with three RBIs. Addison Troiano homered and had four RBIs.

Salem Tech at Bridgeton

TENNIS
Collingswood 3, Pennsville 2
Pitman 3, Penns Grove 2

COLLINGSWOOD 3, PENNSVILLE 2
Clayton Robbins (CO) def. Sawyer Humphrey, 6-4, 6-1
Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Patrick Farrow, 6-1, 6-4
Jaydon Egerton (CO) def. Carter Willis, 6-4, 6-3
Jacob Cheeseman-Coen Rinnier (P) def. Phelan Pizzutillo-Carter Taylor, 6-3, 6-4
Nathaniel Auerbach-Luke Vukovic Gartian (CO) def. Lucas Thomas-Ian Peacock, 6-3, 6-2
Records: Collingswood 8-2, Pennsville 10-6.

PITMAN 3, PENNS GROVE 2
Nolan Russell (P) def. Stuart Mondragon, 6-0, 6-3
Liam Etter (P) def. Anthony Pacheco, 6-2, 6-2
Juan Ortiz (PG) def. Ben Williams, 6-2, 6-4
Spencer Bianchini-Jonah Raymer (P) def. Adam Gonzalez-Jordan Hernandez, 6-4, 6-0
Jesus Arredondo-Doel Torres (PG) def. Ezra Ralph-Ayden Employ, 6-3, 6-3
Records: Pitman 7-6, Penns Grove 3-4.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Camden Tech 2, Salem Tech 0: The set scores were 25-22, 25-11,

BOYS GOLF
Schalick 167, Overbrook 210: Seth Fisher shot 38 and Anthony Sepers 39 on the back nine at Centerton CC with birdies on the par-4 15th to lead the Cougars.

Woodstown 169, Pennsville 205: Logan Jones played his last five holes in 1-over to shoot 39 for medalist honors at Town & Country. Caden Thomas shot Pennsville’s low round (46).

Sutton sharp

Woodstown freshman just a tad better in pitching duel with Pennsville; also, scores and details from Wednesday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Woodstown 2, Pennsville 1
Pitman 20, Penns Grove 5
Rancocas Valley 10, Schalick 2
Overbrook 15, Salem 0
SOFTBALL
Overbrook 20, Salem 0
Pennsville 5, Woodstown 3
BOYS GOLF
Williamstown 179, Salem Tech 221
GIRLS GOLF
Cumberland 202, Schalick 242
TENNIS
Pennsville 4.5, Clayton 0.5
Schalick 4, Glassboro 1
Woodstown 5, Triton 0
GIRLS LACROSSE
Ocean City 17, Woodstown 8

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — Drew Sutton threw a perfect game without throwing a perfect game.

The Woodstown freshman right-hander delivered his second straight dynamic outing and the best start of his young career, pitching a complete-game four-hitter with a career-high eight strikeouts to win a pitching duel against two of Pennsville’s best and the game 2-1.

Sutton threw a career-high 90 pitches (69 for strikes) in the longest outing of his high school career that was played in a little over two hours. He threw more pitches for strikes against the Eagles (69) than he had total pitches in any of his previous four outings this seasons.

He retired the first eight batters he faced before Jake Layfield singled in the third. With the exception of the run Pennsville scored on Steve Fatcher’s two-out RBI double in the fourth, no runner reached third base against him.

“All my pitches were probably the best they’ve ever been and my change-up every time I threw it it was the perfect spot,” he said. “It felt pretty good. Even before the game my arm felt pretty good. I knew I was going to pitch good.”

“He just challenges everyone; he’s not afraid of contact,” Woodstown coach Marc DeCastro said. “He’s got three really good pitches and when you play a team that has as many good lefties as they have you’ve got to be able to throw a changeup, and that was his out pitch against all the lefties. And once we got the lefties on the changeup he’s able to throw the fastball for strikes. He just never stops throwing strikes.”

The last time Sutton felt as good as he did Wednesday was the last time he pitched — a week and a half ago before the Wolverines’ schedule broke for the school’s Senior Trip. In his previous outing, April 18 against Sterling, he gave his team six innings of three-hit shutout relief and struck out seven in another 2-1 win. He’s now 4-0 with a 1.17 ERA and 25 strikeouts (to just two walks) in 24 innings pitched.

“I’ll be honest,” DeCastro said. “He’s going to face different types of hitters, different levels of hitters, but this is the same as he’s always been. He throws a million strikes.

“As much as he strikes people out, he does it on three or four pitches. He doesn’t take a long time to do it. He gets early contact on really good off-speed pitches so he only throws 12-13 pitches an inning. That’s really the only way you’re going to throw a complete game for me in the regular season, be outrageously efficient.”

The Eagles (7-5) never really threatened him – or at least he didn’t let them. They got a runner at second with two outs in the third; left him there. Fatcher got his RBI double with two outs in the fourth and was stranded. They put the first two runners on in the fifth with the help of a throw pulling a fielder off second on a force and Sutton got out of it with two strikeouts and a fly to center. They had a runner on the move in the sixth, but that went nowhere as the batter was called out for interference.

“We’ve got to find ways to put the ball in play,” Pennsville coach Matt Karr said. “Their guy did a good job; kept us at bay. He was able to settle in and be comfortable. We were able to get some guys on, but you’re not going to win baseball games if you can’t move guys over. We have to figure ourselves out and get back to playing good baseball.”

The Wolverines (8-5) could say the same thing the way their offense has been going of late.

Pennsville’s pitchers – Gavin Spears (10 strikeouts) and Mason O’Brien (in the sixth) – didn’t yield much, either. They held Woodstown to four hits, too, but issued five walks.

The Wolverines scored their two runs in the first inning on Ty Coblentz’ sacrifice fly after Walker Battavio drew a leadoff walk and worked his way around the bases on a pair of wild pitches and Tommy Tucci’s RBI single with a lazy relay. They put runners at second and third with one out in the fourth and the top of the order coming up, but Spears got out of that jam with two strikeouts.

“We did a good job getting on and couldn’t finish, so we have to learn how to be able to finish,” DeCastro said. “We just had too many opportunities to score runs. That game should’ve been – no offense to anyone – maybe 5 or 6-1. Beginning of the season was good, the last few games we really struggled. We have to start doing some different type of things to score runs.”

With those offensive struggles, Sutton knew he had to pitch good, especially late in the game. And he did.

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Woodstown	200	000	0-	2	4	1

WP: Drew Sutton. LP: Gavin Spears. 2B: Steve Fatcher (P).

RANCOCAS VALLEY 10, SCHALICK 2: The Group 4 Red Devils batted around in the first inning and scored four runs to take control, then held the Cougars hitless for four innings and off the scoreboard until the sixth inning.

RV’s first inning was highlighted by RBI doubles from starting pitcher Eddie Ruminski and Aiden Gaskill. Gaskill went 4-for-4 with two RBIs.

Ruminski gave the Red Devils four no-hit innings, allowing only three baserunners. Cole Hartley broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single in the fifth off reliever Aiden Gaines. Hartley was erased on a double play the next play.

The Cougars scored their two runs in the sixth inning when Wyatt Cushane raced home from third on a passed ball and Bo Schalick delivered a one-out RBI single.

PITMAN 20, PENNS GROVE 5: Carter Snyder went 4-for-4 with two extra-base hits and five RBIs and three Panthers pitchers kept the Red Devils at arms length to snap a six-game losing streak.

The Red Devils answered Pitman’s two in the first with two in the home half of the inning on Dylan Hyatt’s steal of home and an error in the outfield, but the Panthers scored a run in the second and never trailed again, ultimately breaking it open with 13 runs in the sixth and seventh innings.

Josh Widen had three hits and two RBIs for Penns Grove. Lian Irvin and starting pitcher Dylan Hyatt had two hits apiece.

OVERBROOK 15, SALEM 0: Connor McNally went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Luke Boyd held the Rams to one hit in the five-inning game. Boyd was one out away from a perfect game when Danny Grusemeyer reached on an error and Zay Davis broke up the no-hitter with a infield single.

Softball: Weber sharp, Harris homers

PENNSVILLE — Woodstown had three runs on the board after only four hitters, but Pennsville pitcher Graillyn Weber was unyielding after that and the Eagles rallied to take a 5-3 victory.

The Wolverines got their runs on a leadoff double by Ellie Wygand, RBI single by Talia Guardascione, an RBI double by Leah Clark and Kendall Young’s sacrifice fly for the first out of the inning. From there, Weber put up zeroes. She gave up only five more hits and retired 20 of the last 25 batters she faced. Once the Eagles took the lead in the third she retired 12 of the last 16.

“Graillyn stayed positive and continued to work her pitches and settled in nicely,” Pennsville coach Beth Jackson said.

“She did an awesome job today and the defense was right there behind her to back her up,” catcher Kylie Harris added.

The Eagles got single runs in the home first and second, then took the lead in the third. Harris tied it with a one-out solo homer and Kenzie Widener put them ahead by racing home from third on a passed ball. They added an insurance run in the fifth on Widener’s RBI double.

“After the top of the first the girls went to work and chipped away at their lead,” Jackson said. “They put the ball in play and got some timely hits.”

Harris, Widener and Reagan Wariwanchik all had a pair of hits for the Eagles (8-3). Guardascione had three hits for the Wolverines (6-5)

The Wolverines had runners at second and third with two outs in the seventh, but Weber crushed the threat with a game-ending pop to second.

Woodstown	300	000	0-	3	8	4
Pennsville	112	010	x-	5	7	1

WP: Graillyn Weber. LP: Leah Clark. 2B: Ellie Wygand (WO), Kenzie Widener (P). 3B: Ellie Wygand (WO), Leah Clark (WO). HR: Kylie Harris (P)

OVERBROOK 20, SALEM 0: The Rams erupted for 16 runs in the third inning and held Salem to one hit in the four-inning game. Khloe Bubier had Salem’s only hit, a one-out single in the first inning

Golf

WILLIAMSTOWN 179, SALEM TECH 221
WILLIAMSTOWN: Cole Schneeweis 44, Phillip Foley 44, Nick Pushkar 46, Chase Dowd 45. Also, Matt Larsen 50, Jason Boyer 51.
SALEM TECH: Sophie Conto 53, Hannah Kormann 53, Thomas Conto 54. Jonah Baynes 61. Also, Daniel Atanasio 66, Avery Dalton 70

CUMBERLAND GIRLS 202, SCHALICK 242
CUMBERLAND: Nicole Tarquinio 40, Maahishee Patel 44, Molly Houck 56, Mollie Willis 62. Also, Kaitlyn Daly 66, Sophia Dunn 71
SCHALICK: Cali Fisler 55, Miya Watkins 60, Elena McGovern 62, Alexis Ohara 65. Also, Caitlin Cutler 68, Jazmin Perez 70

Tennis

PENNSVILLE 4.5, CLAYTON 0.5
Sawyer Humphrey (P) drew with James Mai
Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Jayden Sanchez, 6-2, 6-0
Carter (P) def. Michael Cummings, 6-1, 6-1
Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman (P) def. Robert Schultz-Dyshamir Miller, 6-0, 6-0
Lucas Thomas-Ian Peacock (P) def. Malcolm Turpin-Colin Schultz, 6-2, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 10-5, Clayton 3-8.

SCHALICK 4, GLASSBORO 1
Andrew Miller (G) def. Gabe McFeeley, 6-0, 6-4
Reece Loatman (S) def. James Pence, 6-2, 6-2
Tyr Brattlie (S) def. Seth Taylor, 6-2, 6-2
Cooper Halperin-Jack Genievich (S) def. Joy Patel-Vincent Pasquarello, 6-2, 6-2
Angelo Boston-Gavin McGrath (S) def. Zack Bailey-Nico Tsoukalis, 6-2, 6-2
Records: Schalick 6-6, Glassboro 0-10-1.

WOODSTOWN 5, TRITON 0
Drew Stengel (WO) def/ Shrey Modi, 6-2, 6-0
Mason Shimp (WO) def. Cole Durham, 6-3, 6-3
Nick DiTeodoro (WO) def. Tirth Patel, 6-0, 6-0
Vincent Merendino-Josef Hummel def. Sean Gorski-Brennan Zabala, 6-4, 6-3
Connor Miller-Josh King (WO) def. Tomas Ledesma-Shane O’Donnell, 6-0, 6-0
Records: Woodstown 9-4, Triton 4-9.

Girls lacrosse

OCEAN CITY 17, WOODSTOWN 8: Marley Ostrander, who just recently scored her 100th career goal, scored five goals and three others each scored three as the Red Raiders won their fourth in a row. Delaney Walker led Woodstown with four goals, running her career total to 204 on her march to the school’s all-time record (236). Blair Baldi scored twice and Arianna Hyman and Emma Morgan each scored once.

Tuesday sports report

Here are scores and highlights from Tuesday’s Salem County sports calendar

BASEBALL
Salem Tech 21, Camden Academy Charter 5: Cooper Coles, Lucas Clement and Logan Hearn all had three hits and three RBIs in the Chargers’ fifth straight win, Cole Sacks had three hits and two RBIs.. Cooper Rappa and winning pitcher Jaxson Raymond both had two hits.
Millville 13, Pennsville 2: Cole Mulharan had three hits and four RBIs to lead the Thunderbolts’ 12-hit attack and three pitchers combined to strike out 16. Dante Cummings had three hits and Jeff Wagner two for Pennsville.
Bridgeton 4, Penns Grove 3: Bridgeton broke a 3-3 tie with a run in the fourth inning. Josh Widen drove in a pair of runs for Penns Grove. Liam Irvin struck out 11 in 4 2/3 innings.

SOFTBALL
Salem Tech 22, Camden Academy Charter 8: Despite not playing for more than a week, the Chargers scored 22 runs for the second game in a row and extended their winning streak to seven. They have scored at least 14 runs six times this season. They’ve scored 125 runs during the winning streak, an average of nearly 18 runs a game.

BOYS LACROSSE
Williamstown 17, Woodstown 3: Ian Basillo scores five goals, deals four assists.

GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown 15, West Deptford 12: Delaney Walker’s 200th career goal among her five, Emma Morgan scores six. Story posting soon at Riverview Sports News.

GOLF
Schalick 169, Pennsville 198: Medalist Seth Fisher shot 3-over 38 to lead Schalick at Centerton CC. Caden Thomas (47) had Pennsville’s low round.
Salem Tech 215, Wildwood 221: Wildwood’s Angel Gonzalez was medalist (48) at Sakima CC. Hannah Kormann and Thomas Conto both shot 52 to lead the Chargers.

TENNIS
Clayton at Schalick
Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0
West Deptford 3, Woodstown 2

PENNSVILLE 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Sawyer Humphrey (P) def. Stuart Mondragon, 6-1, 6-1
Lucas Cooksey (P) def. Anthony Pacheco, 6-0, 6-0
Carter Willis (P) def. Juan Ortiz, 6-1, 4-6, 10-8
Coen Rinnier-Jacob Cheeseman (P) def. Adan Gonzalez-Jordan Hernandez, 6-0, 6-2
Ian Peacock-Matthew Forino (P) def. Jesus Arredondo-Doel Torres, 6-1, 6-2
Records: Pennsville 9-5, Penns Grove 3-3.

WEST DEPTFORD 3, WOODSTOWN 2
Drew Stengel (WO) def. Carter Watson, 1-6, 0-2, ret.
Aiden Bardon (WD) def. Mason Shimp, 6-1, 6-4
Carter Weber (WD) def. Luke Shaw, 6-1, 6-3
Vincent Merendino-Nick DiTeodoro (WO) def. Chase Eagle-Jeffrey Hack, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6
Allen Eastiack-Connor Watson (WD) def. Josh King-Connor Miller, 6-4, 6-1
Records: West Deptford 14-1, Woodstown 8-4.

BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech

It’s clear cut

Mighty Oaks know precisely what they have to do to make the Region 19 playoffs after being swept by Mercer, get some help from RCSJ-Cumberland

TUESDAY REGION XIX BASEBALL
Mercer 12-9, Salem CC 1-4
Delaware Tech 9-5, Monroe 2-3
Northampton 17, Montgomery 4
Camden 11, Atlantic Cape 10
RCSJ-Cumberland 10, Ocean 0
Middlesex 8, Raritan Valley 7
Union 17, Queensborough 3

By Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT — The Salem CC baseball team knows exactly what has to happen this weekend if they want to make the Region XIX playoffs after being swept by Mercer 12-1 and 9-3 Tuesday.

The losses left the Mighty Oaks (20-26, 15-15) no chance to have a .500 or better regular season with three games left, but they can still qualify for the playoffs by taking at least two of three against Union this weekend.

They could avoid a play-in game for the final playoff spot by winning two of three this weekend and having Ocean (17-18, 14-15) go no better than 2-2 in its final four games (Wednesday vs. Delaware County and three vs. region current No. 2 Brookdale). In other words, assuming Ocean beats one-win Delaware County Wednesday, the Mighty Oaks would get in by winning their weekend series and Ocean losing theirs.

Ocean lost Tuesday to RCSJ-Cumberland 10-0. Former Schalick pitcher Lucas D’Agostino threw a seven-inning complete-game two-hitter and the Dukes walked it off with seven in the bottom of the seventh.

No doubt the Mighty Oaks will have to hit better over the weekend than they did Tuesday.

Mercer held them to five hits in the five-inning opener and held them the one hit in the nightcap.

The Mighty Oaks scored the first run of the doubleheader when Cliff Wysinger opened the home first with a double, was sacrificed to third by Jason LeBold and rode home on Tyler Hacker’s sacrifice fly. Wysinger had a pair of doubles in the game.

It stayed that way until the third when Mercer reached Salem starter Joe Pallante for five runs. The visitors added three in the fourth and four in the fifth.

The Mighty Oaks were no-hit through four innings of the nightcap. Wysinger broke up the no-hitter with a single to left to load the bases with none out. They got two runs out of the threat on a sacrifice fly and a double steal. It cut Mercer’s lead to 7-2.

Even though the Mighty Oaks had only one hit, they had plenty of base runners. Mercer walked 14 and hit one.

Salem added two more runs in the seventh on Roman Hernandez’ bases-loaded sacrifice fly and a bases-loaded walk to Jacob Sharrow.

Mercer	005	34-	12	12	0
Salem CC	100	00-	1	5	1

WP: Daniel Dryzga. LP: Joe Pallante. 2B: Mikey Amrheim 2 (M), Jordan Raba (M), Quaren Williams (M), Cliff Wysinger (S), Roman Hernandez (S).

Mercer	211	122	0-	9	12	0
Salem CC	000	020	2-	4	1	1

WP: Gabe Ahlemeyer, LP: Andre Stewart. 2B: Jordan Raba (M), Mikey Amrheim (M)

Softball: Bracket announced

The Salem CC softball team is seeded fourth and will play top-seeded host Mercer Friday at 10 a.m. in the opening-round of the Region XIX Division II tournament. The bracket was officially announced Tuesday.

Delaware Tech and Lackawanna are seeded 2-3, respectively, and will play their opening-round game at noon.

An elimination round game will be played at 2 p.m., followed by the winner’s bracket game at 4.

The loser’s bracket final will be Saturday at 10 a.m., following the championship game at noon (with an if necessary game at 2 p.m.

Two years ago, the Mighty Oaks went to Mercer as the No. 4 seed and one-hit the top-seeded host team 6-0. Two weeks ago the teams played in Pennsville and Mercer barely escaped with a sweep, 8-4 and 7-6.

How sweep it is

Schalick’s softball team breaks close game open with 4 in the sixth, sweeps Woodstown for first time since 2021

MONDAY’S SOFTBALL
Schalick 9, Woodstown 3
Gloucester Catholic 14, Salem 0
Winslow at Penns Grove

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

ELMER – They handed Schalick softball coach Rick Higinbotham the Elmer Classic trophy while he standing near the pitching circle. His players had already gathered in the outfield grass to celebrate the win. He didn’t mind the walk.

The Cougars made a lot more history Monday night than just getting their hands on the new-to-them Classic trophy for the first time. In beating Woodstown at the Elmer LL complex, 9-3, they swept their rival for the first time since 2021. They beat them on April 1, the first time they’d beaten the Wolverines since May 6, 2021, snapping an 11-game losing streak in the series.

“This was something we’ve been working for for four years,” Higinbotham said. “I’ve been working for it for four years, too, to sweep them. It puts us in a good spot in the (Tri-County Diamond) division, too. We’re up two on them right now (with three to play) and that’s big.”

The game was tight for five innings as starters Addi Shimp and Leah Clark were unyielding in the circle, but the Cougars (8-2) broke it open with four runs in the sixth after two were out. In fact, all nine of their runs came with two outs.

The sixth started innocently enough with Clark retiring the first two batters. The next six, though, all reached safely. Emma Cain scored on an error, Liv VanAcker drew a bases-loaded walk, Kaylee Broglin had an RBI single and Emily Miller scored when the Wolverines played a pickoff through to second base.

“The girls kept hustling, didn’t stop,” Higinbotham said. “When we got two outs, we kept hitting, kept fighting, got some key walks … it was great. They did a great job.”

After Shimp kept Woodstown bottled up for five innings, Higinbotham brought in Broglin for a hard-throwing change of pace and the freshman slammed the door. Broglin retired all six batters she faced and recorded two strikeouts.

“This is something our team in general has been working for,” Shimp said. “We knew if we really worked hard – and we’ve been working so hard for this – we knew we could get it. Woodstown kept us close the whole time. We knew they would, so we just had to outhit them.”

Khloe McGrath had three hits to lead Schalick’s 10-hit attack. Alexa Shimp and Broglin had two hits apiece. Ellie Wygand, Talia Guardascione and Kendall Young all had two hits for Woodstown.

Schalick struck first with four in the first, highlighted by Broglin’s two-run single. Woodstown made it 4-3 with three runs in the third, highlighted by Young’s solo homer. Paige Sparks raced home with an insurance run for Schalick in the fifth on a passed ball.

Woodstown	003	000	0-	3	7	2
Schalick	400	010	x-	9	10	2

WP: Addi Shimp. LP: Leah Clark. HR: Kendall Young (WO)