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)
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
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).
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
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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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.
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
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.
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.
Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of April 27-May 2; all games start at 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, APRIL 27 BASEBALL Pennsville at Pitman Salem at Gateway Salem Tech at Bridgeton Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL Gloucester Catholic at Salem Pitman at Pennsville Winslow at Penns Grove Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m. BOYS GOLF Woodstown vs. Cumberland, TBA, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Clearview, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Glassboro at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m. Wildwood at Pennsville TRACK Schalick at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m. Overbrook at Pennsville Penns Grove at Woodstown BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Washington Twp., 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, APRIL 28 BASEBALL Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech Millville at Pennsville Penns Grove at Bridgeton SOFTBALL Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m. GOLF Schalick vs. Pennsville, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m. TENNIS West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Clayton at Schalick Pennsville at Penns Grove BOYS VOLLEYBALL Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS LACROSSE Woodstown at Williamstown GIRLS LACROSSE West Deptford at Woodstown COLLEGE BASEBALL Mercer CC at Salem CC (2), 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 BASEBALL Pennsville at Woodstown Pitman at Penns Grove Rancocas Valley at Schalick Salem at Overbrook SOFTBALL Overbrook at Salem Penns Grove at Pitman Woodstown at Pennsville BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run CC, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Pennsville at Clayton, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown at Triton, 3:45 p.m. Glassboro at Schalick GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown at Ocean City
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 BASEBALL Schalick at Clearview SOFTBALL Salem Tech at Bridgeton Winslow at Penns Grove Woodstown at Washington Twp. TRACK Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m. TENNIS Penns Grove at Pitman BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 3:45 p.m. BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 1 BASEBALL Gloucester at Woodstown Lindenwold at Salem Tech Pennsville at Salem SOFTBALL Camden Tech at Schalick Salem at Pennsville Salem Tech at Woodbridge Academy (NJTAC( TENNIS Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m. Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m. Wildwood at Penns Grove GIRLS LACROSSE Maple Shade at Woodstown COLLEGE BASEBALL Union at Salem CC, TBA COLLEGE SOFTBALL Region XIX Tournament, Mercer CC Salem CC vs. Mercer, 10 a.m. Lackawanna vs. Delaware Tech, noon
SATURDAY, MAY 2 BASEBALL Schalick at Timber Creek Woodstown at Audubon, 11 a.m. TRACK SJTCA Meet, Delsea, 1 p.m. SJTCA Meet, Rancocas Valley, 1 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Union (2), noon
Here are scores and details from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
SOFTBALL LEAP 21, Penns Grove 11 BOYS GOLF Pitman 172, Salem Tech 247 Sterling 161, Woodstown 167 TENNIS Haddon Heights 5, Schalick 0 COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC 3-8, Brookdale 8-3
By Riverview Sports News
LINCROFT — The Salem CC softball team outdueled Brookdale’s top pitcher in Game 1 and then jumped out quickly in Game 2 to sweep the Jersey Blues 3-0 and 8-3 in its last tough tuneup before the Region 19 playoffs.
The Mighty Oaks will be the No. 4 seed in the playoffs and wrap up the regular season this weekend against Raritan Valley. a team they outscored 51-2 in a doubleheader two weeks ago.
Raegan Wilson and Jordyn Busch combined on a two-hit shutout and outdueled Brookdale ace Jules Hart in the circle in the opener. Wilson pitched the first five innings, giving up two singles and walking none, while Busch notched a six-out save. Hart gave up just three hits and struck out nine, leaving her one shy of 300 for her career.
The Mighty Oaks scored two runs in the first inning when the Blues misplayed a ball hit by Emme Witter. J.J. Aguirre drove in a run in the third.
They erupted for 13 hits in the nightcap and jumped out to a 7-0 lead after batting in the fourth inning. Lilly Peverelle continued her hot hand at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and homer.
“She said I think I can hit a home run,” assistant coach Chris Watson said. “I said, ‘Lilly, the wind’s blowing in, just hit a line drive.’ She said OK, then put the first pitch over the left field wall.”
It was her fifth homer of the year and helped raise her team-leading batting average to .470. In her last 14 games she is hitting .460 with 23 RBIs.
Witter also had three hits in the nightcap. Megan Koski and J.J. Aguirre both had two hits. Busch pitched the first 5 2/3 innings to get the win, with Savannah Palverento picking up the final four outs without allowing a hit.
Track
The girls 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams from Salem and Schalick ran at the Penn Relays Thursday.
Salem’s girls 4×100 (Raniyah Parsons-Smith, Amaia Massengil, Aniyah Williams, Dynastie Tucker) ran 49.89 and the 4×400 team (Massengil, Williams, Brooklynn Jackson, Tucker) ran 4:25.90 in the South Jersey Small race.
The Rams’ boys 4×100 team runs Friday and their South Jersey Small 4×400 team goes Saturday.
Schalick’s 4×100 team (Karlie Bakley, Willow Davis, Brooke Valentine, Jaelynn Jarmon) ran a 54.45 The 4×400 team (Bakley, Lucy Virga, Jarmon, Valentine) ran a 4:28.23.
The Cougars’ boys 4×100 relay team runs Friday and their 4×400 relay goes Saturday.
Golf
STERLING 161, WOODSTOWN 167: Sterling’s Ethan Weitzel and Colin Bove both shot 3-over-par 38 to share medalist honors at Town & Country. Jack Bucksar (39) posted Woodstown’s low round. The Wolverines also counted 40s from Logan Jones and Chris Porreca.
PITMAN 172, SALEM TECH 247: Micah Frost played his final five holes at Sakima CC in 1-over-par and parred at the last to pull into a tie with teammate Jake Bowen-Ashwin for medalist honors. Freshmen Daniel Atanasio and Thomas Conto had the Chargers’ low rounds (59).
Tennis
HADDON HEIGHTS 5, SCHALICK 0 Owen Peakes (H) def. Gabe McFeeley, 6-0, 6-0 Jackson Zalkind (H) def. Reece Loatman, 6-1, 6-2 Gavin Ewing (H) def. Tyr Brattlie, 6-1, 6-2 Nibal AlKhatib El Baayni Abou-Andrew D’Amelio (H) def. Cooper Halperin-Jack Genievich, 6-1, 6-4 Joe Foster-Cameron Wilson (H) def. Angelo Boston-Gavin McGrath, 7-5, 7-5 Records: Haddon Heights 5-5, Schalick 4-6
Here are the scores and details from the Tuesday’s Salem County sports calendar
BASEBALL Overbrook 15, Penns Grove 0 Salem Tech 16, Clayton 10 BOYS GOLF Salem Tech 226, Wildwood 233 TENNIS Pitman at Schalick TRACK Salem at Cherokee Penns Grove at Schalick BOYS VOLLEYBALL GCIT 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-7, 25-15) COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC 9, Bergen 7 COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC 29-21, Morris 1-1
By Riverview Sports News
CLAYTON — Chase Pompper had three doubles among his four hits and pitched the final three innings to get the win as Salem Tech outscored Clayton 16-10 in high school baseball Tuesday.
The Chargers ripped seven doubles in their 16-hit attack. Seven of their nine batters had at least one hit and eight scored at least one run.
Daulton Sites went 4-for-5, Logan Hearn, starting pitcher Jack Beal and Brayden McAllister had two hits apiece and Bryce Harris drove in three runs.
The Chargers never trailed in the game, scoring three in the first and four in the second.
OVERBROOK 15, PENNS GROVE 0: Luke Boyd pitched a five-inning three-hit shutout and the Rams took control with eight runs (five unearned) in the first inning. Liam Irvin, Dylan Hyatt and Angel Ocasio had the Red Devils’ hits.
Golf
WOODBURY — West Deptford’s Rylee Delaney bounced back from a double bogey on her first hole of the day and played the last eight holes even par to shoot 2-over 38 for medalist honors in the South Jersey Girls Invitational at Westwood Golf Club.
She won the individual title by four shots over Cumberland’s Nicole Tarquinio. Moorestown (195) won the team title by seven strokes over Clearview. Kingway was third (203).
Delaney, a senior, bogeyed the par-5 first and because of the shotgun start was four shots behind Moorestown’s Sonia Rosenman, who birdied her first hole (No. 4). But she steadily closed the gap, pulled even with her birdie at 6 and took the lead with the birdie at 7.
Schalick finished 11th (262), eight shots ahead of 12th-place Pennsville. Ava Marynowicz posted the Cougars low round (57). Gabriella Marandola shot the low round for Pennsville (58).
SOUTH JERSEY GIRLS INVITATIONAL At Westwood Golf Club TEAM LEADERBOARD: Moorestown 195, Clearview 202, Kingsway 203, Cumberland 207, Bordentown 210, Eastern 227, Moorestown 228, Mainland 230, Sterling 243, Northern Burlington II 248, SCHALICK 262, PENNSVILLE 270.
Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of April 20-25; all games at 4 p.m. unless noted; senior trips reduce the high school slate
MONDAY, APRIL 20 BASEBALL Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy SOFTBALL Buena at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. Schalick at Gloucester County Christian GOLF Woodstown vs. Wildwood, Town & Country Salem Tech vs. Clayton, The Birches
TUESDAY, APRIL 21 BASEBALL Penns Grove at Overbrook Salem Tech at Clayton BOYS GOLF Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m. GIRLS GOLF South Jersey Open, Westwood GC TENNIS Pitman at Schalick TRACK Salem at Cherokee, 3:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Schalick, 3:45 p.m. BOYS VOLLEYBALL GCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m. COLLEGE BASEBALL Bergen at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m. COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC at Morris, 3:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 BASEBALL Overbrook at Penns Grove SOFTBALL Penns Grove at Overbrook TENNIS Winslow at Penns Grove COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Bergen, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, APRIL 23 SOFTBALL LEAP at Penns Grove BOYS GOLF Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown vs. Sterling, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m. TENNIS Schalick at Haddon Heights TRACK Penn Relays COLLEGE SOFTBALL Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 BASEBALL Buena at Salem Cape May Tech at Salem Tech Penns Grove at Winslow SOFTBALL Lower Cape May at Salem TRACK Penn Relays COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 BASEBALL Schalick at Vineland, 1 p.m. SOFTBALL Salem Tech at Highland, 10 a.m. TRACK Penn Relays COLLEGE BASEBALL RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon COLLEGE SOFTBALL Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon
Pennsville softball rips four first-inning doubles on the way to a division-controlling win over Pitman; includes scores and highlights from Friday’s Salem County sports action
SOFTBALL Cape May Tech 16, Salem 2 Cumberland 13, Woodstown 6 Pennsville 8, Pitman 1 BASEBALL Cumberland 7, Woodstown 0 Pennsville 9, Pitman 6 Salem Tech at Atlantic City TENNIS Delsea 3, Woodstown 2 Schalick at Penns Grove GOLF Audubon 165, Pennsville 221 Lower Cape May 161, Schalick 166 Overbrook 202, Salem Tech 214 GIRLS LACROSSE Woodstown 20, Millville 3 COLLEGE BASEBALL Camden 6, Salem CC 1
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — The players on the Pennsville softball team were arriving at second base so often in the first inning Friday one would have thought stopping at first base was just a suggestion.
The Eagles produced three straight RBI doubles from the heart of their batting order in the first inning and a two-run two-bagger later in the inning to set the stage for an 8-1 win over Pitman that gave them complete control of the TCC Classic Division race.
The Eagles (7-1) hit five doubles for the second game in a row. Kylie Harris, the recognized Queen of the Double, hit two. It was such a complete win, eight players got a hit and six scored. Graillyn Weber came within one out of posting their third straight shutout.
Pennsville took control of their straight win from the start. Lily Edwards started the inning with a single and stole second. After Weber flew out to deep right, the Eagles got consecutive RBI doubles from Harris (the 45th of her career), Avery Watson and Kenzie Widener.
“That was so crazy,” Harris said. “I think we just connected the ball really well and found the gaps. I’ve never seen three doubles hit in a row like that, but that was the best feeling ever, especially here on our field. Probably maybe we’ve had three doubles, but never back-to-back like that. That was awesome.”
Later in the inning, Taylor Bass hit her first career double to drive in the last two runs of the inning. Harris hit her 46th career double later in the game and scored the Eagles’ final run on an RBI single by Widener. The Eagles have hit 24 doubles this season, half of which have come on their home field.
“It’s just like a momentum thing,” Watson said. “We all see each other ripping line drives off this girl – both of them were great pitchers – and we gave each other advice coming into the dugout and saw what we saw up there.
“Taylor’s (double) was really exciting. Seeing someone new to the game ripping a double out there is really exciting and it gets everyone hyped in the dugout. We were all talking like I’ve never seen this many doubles in a row before. It was just exciting. That’s what keeps us going.”
The Eagles don’t need extra-base hits in order to score. They used aggressive baserunning and Pitman errors to score two more runs in the second inning and extend the lead to 7-0. The next inning the Panthers brought in Listella Eisenhart to pitch and the sophomore lefthander kept the Eagles off the board until the sixth.
The big early lead made it more comfortable for Weber to throw strikes. She gave up just one hit over the first four innings, facing just three batters over the minimum, and kept the Panthers off the board until she tired in the seventh. The Panthers loaded the bases and scored on Cassidy Batten’s sacrifice fly and then Weber ended the game on the next pitch. It was the first run Pennsville allowed since Haddon Heights’ walk-off homer last Friday.
She gave up five hits, struck out three and walked one (in the seventh inning).
“I threw pretty good,” Weber said. “I probably could’ve been better on a few pitches, but I did pretty good. I’m happy with my results.”
The defense kept the shutout bid alive. The biggest run-saver came in the fifth when Eisenhart led off with a triple and with Delaney Pierson showing bunt, catcher Harris threw behind Eisenhart and got her in a rundown, where she was easily tagged out. Pierson wound up singling that would’ve gotten the run home.
Harris almost turned a double play two batters later when she caught a foul pop, but threw too high to first to get a runner who strayed too far off the base. Watson turned a nifty double play going to the backhand side earlier in the game and made two diving stops to keep singles from going into the outfield for potentially extra bases. And Reagan Wariwanchik snared a rising liner at second base that looked like it was headed into the outfield.
“They helped me a lot; I really appreciate it,” Weber said. “There were a lot of good plays made today, that honestly made me happy. I’m glad that our defense got a little chance when I’m pitching to field a little bit because I know they don’t get a lot. I tried to keep my arms to myself when I was pitching today a little more.”
CUMBERLAND 13, WOODSTOWN 6: Ellie Wygand went 4-for-4 at the top of the Woodstown lineup, but the Wolverines were in catch-up mode all day after the Colts erupted for seven runs with two outs in the home first.
Woodstown pitcher Leah Clark retired the first two batters she faced, then the Colts put together a walk and seven straight hits. The Wolverines cut into their deficit with three runs in the third on Macie Moore’s RBI triple, an RBI single by Wygand, and Madison LaPalomento’s run-scoring ground out, but the Colts got them all back in the fifth.
CAPE MAY TECH 16, SALEM 2: The Hawks broke open a close game with nine runs in the third inning. and Emma Oravits held the Rams to one hit.
The big inning was highlighted by a two-run single from Addison LeSage and a two-run triple from Melissa Rivello. Madison Johnson had Salem’s only hit, a third-inning single. Oravits faced the minimum through three innings thanks to a pair of double plays.
BASEBALL
PENNSVILLE 9, PITMAN 6: The Eagles rallied from a 6-2 deficit with seven runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings and reliever Gavin Spears was sharp on the mound after a rough start to score the divisional win.
Logan Streitz started tor the Eagles and pitched into the second inning on 30 pitches to prep for Saturday’s Steal Your Base (Williamstown) Tournament start against Kingsway. Spears was tabbed for 30 pitches as well, but after he gave up five runs in the third inning the Eagles just had him eat innings.
It turned out to be a good move. After finding himself, Spears held the Panthers hitless over the last four innings, facing just two batters over the minimum, while the Eagles rallied. Spears went 5 2/3 innings and struck out 12.
The Eagles (7-1) tied the game in the fifth when the Panthers misplayed Logan Cowperthwiat’s fly to right into a pair of run. They took the lead in the sixth when Mason O’Brien scored on a wild pitch and extended it on RBI singles by Jake Layfield and Mike McClincy.
“(Spears) went to work on the mound, pitched very well, pounded the zone and challenge hitters,” Pennsville coach Matt Karr said. “The offense chipped away and kept winning innings and we found a way to win. I’m proud of their effort to dig out of the hole on the road against a division opponent.”
CUMBERLAND 7, WOODSTOWN 0: Kameron Fiorani and Peyton Brennan shut out the Wolverines on five hits and Fiorani hit a two-run homer in the sixth to put an exclamation point on the performance.
Fiorani went the first six innings, giving up five hits, walking four and striking out five. Brenner set the Wolverines down in order in the seventh.
The Wolverines mounted a few threats, getting five runners in scoring position, but Fiorani got out of them every time. His defense helped with two double plays.
GOLF LOWER CAPE MAY 161, SCHALICK 166: Schalick senior Seth Fisher birdied 4 and 5 at Centerton CC to shoot even-par 35 and win medalist honors, but Lower Cape May posted two scores in the 30s to win the match. Cole Bade shot 37 and Alex Sekela 39 to lead the Caper Tigers.
The girls teams also played and LCM’s Lina Tastevin posted the low round (49). Jasmine Hunt shot Schalick’s low score (57).
AUDUBON 165, PENNSVILLE 221: The Green Wave posted the four lowest scores of the day to win the match. Ben Cameron was Audubon’s low man (40). Trevor Hann led Pennsville with a 48.
OVERBROOK 202, SALEM TECH 214: Joseph Linane parred his last three holes to shoot 4-over 40 at Kresson GC and lead the Rams to victory. Sophia Conto shot the Chargers’ low round (46).
GIRLS LACROSSE
WOODSTOWN 20, MILLVILLE 3: Delaney Walker moved closer to 200 career goals when she scored five and Arianna Hyman pumped in four to help the Wolverines snap a three-game losing streak.
Walker now has 195 career goals. Her first chance at the milestone will be April 28 at home against West Deptford. Isabella Lindenmuth, Angelina Lindenmuth, Blair Baldi and Emma Perry scored two goals apiece for the Wolverines (5-3).
TENNIS
DELSEA 3, WOODSTOWN 2 Zeph Kell (D) def. Drew Stengel, 6-4, 6-2 Eli Croce (D) def. Mason Shimp, 6-2, 6-1 Zach Natalie (D) def. Luke Shaw, 6-2, 6-4 Vincent Merendino-Nick DiTeodoro (Wo) def. Jacob Bramble-Jude Thompson, 4-6, 7-6 (7-0), 10-8 Connor Miller-Josh King (Wo) def. Marcus Saigueiro-Seth Bui, 7-5, 6-1. Records: Delsea 7-1, Woodstown 8-3
College baseball
FRIDAY’S REGION XIX GAMES Camden 6, Salem CC 1 Brookdale 22, Union 4 Mercer 25, Morris 7 Northampton 14, Atlantic Cape 4 Middlesex 13, RCSJ-Cumberland 7 Bergen 29, Delaware County 7 Lackawanna 19, Delaware Tech 9
BLACKWOOD — Two Camden pitchers held Salem CC to two singles and off the scoreboard until the ninth inning to beat the Mighty Oaks in their series opener 6-1.
Nick Mokienko, a freshman right-hander with a sub-1.50 ERA, worked the first 7 2/3 innings and gave up one hit while striking out 11. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last six appearances (24 innings). Michael Manera came in behind him and gave up one hit and the Mighty Oaks’ only run.
Until the ninth, the only hit the Mighty Oaks mustered was Colin McLaughlin’s leadoff single in the fifth. Mokienko faced only one batters over the minimum through the first four innings
The Mighty Oaks finally got on the board in the ninth. Jason LeBold led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch for the 15th time this season and Tyler Hacker singled. The runners pulled off a double steal and LeBold rode home on Roman Hernandez; sacrifice fly.
The Cougars scored two runs in each of the first two innings. C Hudson delivered a two-out two-run single off Pat Seitzinger in the first and I Monteith hit a two-run double in the second.
The series concludes with a noon doubleheader Saturday at the Carneys Point Rec Complex.
Here are the scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar
BASEBALL Penns Grove 14, Bridgeton 4: Tim Zamorano went 2-for-4 with four RBIs and the Red Devils answered Bridgeton’s two in the first with eight in the bottom of the dining to snap a three-game losing streak. Bristol Scott and Juan Feliciano both had two hits and Yadiel Sierra Soto had two RBIs. Dylan Hyatt pitched a five-inning complete game, striking out 10.
SOFTBALL Sterling 17, Schalick 16: The Silver Knights rallied for six runs in the top of the seventh, then denied the Cougars in the bottom of the inning to win it. Schalick rallied from a 10-5 deficit with six in the fourth inning and led 15-11 after five innings. It was the second wild one-run game in as many days for Schalick, which beat Pitman 11-10 on Wednesday.
TRACK Woodstown at Lenape Field Day Pennsville at Penns Grove
BOYS GOLF Schalick 168, Pennsville 223: Mikey Nelson won medalist honors with a 4-over-par 40 and all four of the Cougars’ counters played better than bogey golf at Sakima CC to win the match. Caden Thomas had Pennsville’s low round (51).
Highland 168, Woodstown 174: Highland teammates Mac Weldon, Lucas Calabro and Michael Comorote and Woodstown’s Logan Jones all shot 6-over 41 to share medalist honors at Town & Country GL.
BOYS LACROSSE Mainland 12, Woodstown 7: Liam Kennedy scored four goals for the second time in three games for Mainland.
def. Sean Gorski-Brennan Zabala, 6-4, 6-3
