Ewing edges Brick Twp. on squeeze play
RARITAN » The Ewing High softball team got back on track with an exciting 1-0 victory over Brick Township on Saturday.
It all came down to the bottom of the seventh with the game scoreless after Lauren Christensen had yielded just two hits and struck out 10.
Jentle Sheridan got the Blue Devils going with an infield single. From there, Devon Kueny singled and both runners were able to advance when a caught foul pop was ruled a catch and carry out of the field of play.
The dean of Mercer County coaches, Dan Bernoski then dialed up a suicide squeeze and Sheridan was able to race home on a bunt by Deanna Hedrick.
Ewing is now 8-3 heading into a tough week with two games against Steinert and one against Robbinsville.
Brick Township 000 000 0 — 0 2 3 Ewing (8-3) 000 000 1 — 1 5 1 WP-Christensen. LP-Nahewald.
RANCOCAS VALLEY 8, BURLINGTON TWP. 1 PEMBERTON » The Hollies advanced to the finals of the Burlington County Scholastic League Tournament and handed Township its first loss in the process. Selena Aponte threw a fourhitter with seven strikeouts. She also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Ashley Delany went 2-for-3 with two doubles and Danielle Quinones went 2-for-3 with a threerun home run. Bailey Enoch fanned eight in defeat and homered.
Burlington Twp. (6-1) 100 000 0 — 1 4 0 Rancocas Valley (6-2) 303 002 x — 8 10 1 WP-Aponte. LP-Encoch. 2B-Delaney (RV) 2. 3B-Gueririero (RV). HR-Enoch, Quinones (RV).
MONTGOMERY
DAME 0 SKILLMAN » Syracusebound Peyton Schnackenberg cranked up a one-hitter and struck out seven as the Irish lost again. Montgomery called it a no-hitter,
4, NOTRE but the Notre Dame book had Claire Storms with a single. Schnackenberg also doubled along with teammate Christine Williard. Alexis Staniec pitched a four-hitter and fanned six in defeat. Notre Dame will host Neshaminy on Tuesday.
Notre Dame (7-3) 000 000 0 — 0 1 1 Montgomery 103 000 x — 4 4 3 WP-Schnackenberg. LP-Staniec. 2BSchnackenberg, Williard.
LAWRENCEVILLE 9, PENN CHARTER 2 LAWRENCEVILLE » The Big Red played well in a game in which both teams entered the day with a record of 7-2. Cierra Hoover (seven Ks), and Lindsay Kucker (four Ks) combined on a three-hitter. Freshman Alyna Balewitz had a big game with a 3-for-3 and three RBIs. Balewitz and Kucker each blasted a home run and Hoover was 3-for-3 as well.
Penn Charter (7-3) 001 001 0 — 2 3 1 Lawernceville (8-2) 140 400 x — 9 17 3 WP-Hoover. 2B-Brown (PC), Hoover, Bright (L). HR-Quinn (PC), Kucker (L), Balewitz (PC).