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GMC softball roundup for Wednesday, April 15

Simeon Pincus
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East Brunswick 3, South Brunswick 2: Amanda Wortham launched a two-out, two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift East Brunswick. The teams were tied 1-1 headed to the top of the seventh before Casey Notarianni hit a one-out solo home run to tie it for South Brunswick. The Vikings took the early lead in the top of the first on an RBI double by Jaime Klemas. The Bears tied it in the bottom of the inning as Ashli Venokur singled with two outs and Lauren Assennata doubled her courtesy runner home. Venokur later led off the bottom of the seventh with a single, but her courtesy runner was doubled off first base attempting to tag up on a fly to deep right. Megan Kelliher then walked with two outs, bringing up Wortham.

Edison 1, Metuchen 0: ​Laura Flynn threw a one-hit shutout, walking one and striking out one for Edison. Sam Hong was the hard-luck loser, allowing just one run on two hits, one walk and fanning five for Metuchen. Bianca Newsome scored on an RBI by Sarah Goodman to lift the Eagles. Molly Walters had the hit for the Bulldogs.

Sayreville 8, Piscataway 0: Erin Fitzsimmons tossed a four-hit shutout, walking two and striking out 12 to boost Sayreville. Fitzsimmons added two hits and two RBIs in the win, while Emily Cabrera drove in two runs and scored two more for the Bombers (3-1). Michelle Gebhardt, Julia Seader and Sarah Ogilvie each doubles for Piscataway (4-2).

J.P. Stevens 4, Old Bridge 0: Ashley Lombardi fired a four-hit shutout, walked none and struck out four, and Julie Siecinski went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI to send J.P. Stevens. Gabriella Young and Amanda Leary each posted two hits for the Hawks (6-2Alexandra Grubiak doubled for Old Bridge (1-5).

J.F. Kennedy 11, Carteret 9: Julia Sinatra finished 3-for-4 with a run and an RBI, while Ashley Conroy added double, RBI and three runs scored to help fuel J.F. Kennedy. Emily Velez added a single, double, two runs and two RBIs for the Mustangs (4-4), who also got two RBIs from Skylar Keller.

Dunellen 6, South River 3: Emily Cody drove in two runs and Alex Steele singled and scored twice for Dunellen (5-1). Cody earned the victory, allowing just two earned runs on six hits, walking two and fanning seven. Alyssa Andrejic singled and posted two RBIs and Mackenzie Garrick went 2-for-3 with a run for South River (6-2).

Woodbridge 5, North Brunswick 3: Kendra Tobias went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and two RBIs and Carly Kjersgaard added two hits, two runs and an RBI to power Woodbridge (3-5). Angela Colandrea singled and drove in a run and Sydney Voelbel posted two hits and a run for the Raiders (1-9).

Bishop Ahr 9, Colonia 0: Christine LaRochelle pitched five perfect innings, striking out six, while Lauren Eicher allowed just one hit, no walks and fanned three for Bishop Ahr. Ragen Reddick smacked a two-run homer in the first inning to get things started for the Trojans (5-2), while Lauren Eicher also plated two runs. Kate Brannigan's seventh-inning single was the lone hit for Colonia (3-6).

Highland Park 14, Timothy Christian 10: Hallie Lerner went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBIs and Sydney McManis-Smith finished 3-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs to fuel Highland Park. Jenna Collier posted two hits, including a home run, and drove in six for Timothy Christian, while Gabriel Saydee triple, homered and drove in three for the Tigers.

South Amboy 14, East Brunswick Tech 6: Ashley Mandala posted three hits, including two homers, and finished with five RBIs to spark South Amboy. Emily Trzeciak went 3-for-3 with three runs and three RBIs, and Shannon Tran singled twice and drove in three for the Guvs (2-3). Gabrielle Curcio picked up three hits and three runs for East Brunswick Tech (2-3).

Perth Amboy Tech 17, Woodbridge Academy 10: Devyn Kennedy singled, doubled and scored three runs and Delcris Moya added a single, two runs and two RBIs for Perth Amboy Tech (4-2). Rachel Zakhart singled and scored two runs for Woodbridge Academy (0-5).

Spotswood 8, Cardinal McCarrick 4: Megan Poulson went 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI, and Julia Raba singled, doubled, scored twice and drove in another for Spotswood (5-0). Jackie Riley collected a single, two doubles and an RBI for the Eagles (1-2).

Wardlaw-Hartridge 15, Piscataway Tech 0 (4 innings): Priya Golding went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs and three RBIs, and Kerry McGrath notched two hits and three RBIs to send Wardlaw-Hartridge. Rachel Voeltzel doubled and plated three for the Rams (4-1), who got four two-hit innings from Lacey Gress, who struck out nine. Margarita Lopez and Annabel Espinal each singled for the Raiders (0-8).

Delaware Valley 12, Middlesex 2 (5 innings): Amanda O'Brien improved to 4-1, scattering four hits and striking out four for Delaware Valley. Sarah Zengel went 3-for-3 with a double and two runs scored, while Rebecca Reichert added a two-run double and a two-run homer for the Terriers (6-2). Michelle Wisnewski doubled and scored and Katie Tackach added a two-bagger for Middlesex (3-5).

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