The Coastal Point guide to the 2022 Senior League Softball World Series • August 4, 2022
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Onthecover~ DelawareDistrict3centerfielderAniyahBlake playfullywearshergloveonherheadduringa pauseintheactionagainstSouthwestonthe nightofTuesday,Aug.2,duringthe2022SeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinRoxana. SpecialtotheCoastalPointphoto byButchComegys
ByJasonFeather StaffReporter
They’vebeendreamingofthisopportunityforaslongastheycouldremember,andthewaitisfinallyover.
ThegirlsfromLowerSussexmadean emphaticimpressionintheirLittle LeagueSeniorSoftballWorldSeries openerwithlights-outpitchingand red-hotbatsdestroyingtheiropponentsfromtheEast,10-0,inthe tournament’sopeninggameonLaytonFieldattheLowerSussexLittle
LeaguecomplexinRoxana.
PitchersKinsleyHallandMegan Daiseycombinedtono-hittheEast regionchampsfromCamdenWyoming,Del.Theall-Delawarefeaturereallydidn’tamounttomuchofa game,asEastwaslimitedtojusta pairofwalks—oneeachbyHalland Daisey—overthefiveinnings.The gamewascalledinthebottomofthe fifthafterLSLLinvokedthe10-run mercyrule.
Hallfiredthefirstinningsinthe game,covering52pitcheswith33
strikes.Shestruckoutfour.Daisey followedwithoneinningofrelief thatsawherstikeouttwoon16 pitches(ninestrikes).
Halldidn’tpushLSLLheadcoach SarahHobantogobackoutforthe fifthinningtotrytowrapupthenohitteronherown.
“Kinsleywantstheballallthetime inanysituation,”Hobansaidofher starter.“Wearefortunatetohavefive pitchersontheteam,andIamconfidentinanyofthem.Iamjustso happyforthegirlstogetthisfirst
win.KinsleyandMeganwereterrific, andwegotsomegreathitsfromthe entirelineup.
“Iwasalittlenervouscominginto thegame,becauseIwasn’tsurehow theyweregoingtobe.Werethey goingtohavetoomuchexcitement? Thisisaveryexcitingopenerforthe girls.Wearejustgoingtotakethings onegameatatime,”Hobansaid.
Hall,LaniyaLewisandShaniya LewisswungthebigbatsforLSLL
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witheachcollectingtwohitsina12hitattack.Hallpickedupadouble andatriple,whileLaniyaLewisalso addedadouble,asdidMacyBlades andJayaShaub.Hall,LaniyaLewis andLilyHobaneachscoredapairof runs.Hall,Hoban,LaniyaLewisand Shaubeachknockedintworunsas well.
Thebiggesthitofthegame, though,cameinthefirstinning,ignitingtheLSLL’soffensivenight.On a1-1pitch,LaniyaLewisdrilleda balldeepovertheleft-centerfield fenceforatwo-runhomerunthat scoredHoban.
“Thatwasahugehittogetus started,”CoachHobansaidofLewis’ blast.“Thatreallygotthegirlsfired up.Wewereabletoputsomegood at-batstogether,andtheoffensereallydidanicejobofgettingKinsley thatearlylead.”
LSLLwasthensettofacethe SouthwestregionchampsfromTexas District9LittleLeagueintheirsecondgameofthetournamentonTuesday,Aug.2.
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Top,DelawareDistrict3playerKinsleyHallreactsafterhittingatwo-rundouble againstCamden-Wyoming.Middleleft,District3’sLaniyahLewisisgreeted athomeplateafterblastingatwo-runhomer.Middlecenter,sistersLilyHoban, left,andGracieHoban,sharealaughaftertheirwinoverCamden-Wyoming. Middleright,District3centerfielderAniyahBlakekeepshereyesontheball foracatch.Farleft,District3playerslistentomanagerSarahHoban.Left,District3formsahuddlebeforetheirfirstgameagainstCamden-Wyoming.
McKennaRobbinsledoffthegame forSoutheast(Ft.Myers,Fla.)witha walk,camearoundtoscoreonafielder’s choice,andthatwasbasicallyallthe scoringtheyneededenroutetoaSeries-opening8-0winoverCanadain theSeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesonMonday,Aug.1.
SoutheastpitcherPeytonBreadmore scatteredsevenhitsoversevenscoreless innings onthemound,strikingout eightalongtheway,andtheoffense tookadvantageof11hitsandthree CanadaerrorstogettheirSeriesofftoa winningstart.
Southeastopenedtheleadto3-0in thetopofthesecond.AlanaHutchinsonledthingsoffwithasingleand movedaroundtothirdonanerror.
MeganHallfollowedwithawalktoput runnersonthecornerswithnoouts.
TaylorStewartdroveinHutchinson withasacrificebunt,andanRBIsingle byJaelynRileypushedtheleadto3-0 af tertwoinnings.
Canada(Calgary,Alberta)gotalittle lifeoffensivelyintheirhalfofthesecondwithadeepblastoffthebatof ClairaStonetocenterfieldforaone-out double,butBreadmoreescapeddamage
bygettingoutthenexttwobattersto quellthethreat.
Canadamadeanotherpushinthe thirdinning,loadingthebaseswithtwo outsaftersinglesbyTamrynKatayand MirandaDeck,surroundedawalkby LilyJohnstone,butBreadmoreagain gotoutofitwithapop-outtoendthe inning
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Thegamewasstillwithinreachafter sixinnings,withSoutheasthanging
ontoa4-0lead.Buttheyplatedfour runsintheirhalfoftheinning,basically puttingthegametorest.GianniTorres knockedinarunwithasingletopush theleadto5-0,andMelanieMoreno knockedintwomorewithatripleto
SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•CarlaVarisco Top,Canada’sMatteaBurrillhitsthedirt.Bottomleft,Southeast’sMeganHalluptobatduringMondaynightsgame.Bottommiddle,BurrillattemptstotagSoutheast’sMeganHall. Bottomright,Canadaplayerslistento‘OCanada.’
rightfield.HallknockedinMoreno withasacrificeflytoendthescoringat 8-0.
TorresandHutchinsonpacedthe Southeastattackwithtwohitsapiece, andMorenodroveinthreerunsonthe
day.StoneledCanada’soffensiveattack withtwohits,whilepitcherTatum Nessmanwentthedistanceonthe mound,strikingoutfivewhilesurrendering11hitsandfourwalks.
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Wombleswas4-for-5outoftheleadoff spot,withapairofdoublesandfourruns scored,aswellasanRBI.HenryanchoredthebottomofthelineupfromNo. 9spotwithaperfect4-for-4effortthat includedagrand-slamhomerunand double,withfourrunsscoredandfour RBIs.
Centralalsogotmultiple-hitoffensive contributionsfromKylieRobinson(2for-4),KaitlynRobinson(2-for-5), MakennaWinchell(3-for-5)andLiz Waymire(2-for-5).OneofWinchell’s hitswasadouble,andshealsocontributed5RBIswhilescoringarun.
FortheWest,SydneyScripterwent4for-4withapairofrunsscoredandan RBI.PaisleyMemoryaddeda3-for-5effortwithfourRBIsandtworunsscored.
ShayleeScripter,MyaGonzalezand YadiraMontesallhadtwohits,withone ofMontes’hitsbeingatriple.Gonzalez’s twohitswerebothdoubles,andshe
knockedinfourruns.
Centralscoredthreerunsinthetopof thefirst,beforeWestrespondedwitha four-spotintheirhalf.However,Central tooktheleadforgoodinthetopofthe second,withanine-runbursthighlighted bya3-rundoubleoffthebatofWinchell andthegrandslamfromHenry.
TarynMoormancameoninrelieffor Centralinthethirdinning,topickupthe win.Shecoveredthefinalfiveinnings,allowingfourruns—noneofwhichwere earned—onfivehits,andoffsettwo walkswithfourstrikeouts.StarterKaitlyn Robinsonlastedjustthefirsttwoinnings, surrendering11hitsandnineruns(all earned),withastrikeoutandwalk.
SydneyScripterandKayleiVictoria handledthepitchingdutiesinthecircle fortheWest,whoarerepresentingCaliforniaDistrict51fromPalmdale,Calif.
BothteamsareinPoolA,alongwith DelawareDistrict3,East(CamdenWyoming,Del.)andLatinAmerica(SoraidaJulianaLittleLeague,Willemstad, Curacao).
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys Topleft:WestcatcherSadieMendoza and CentralbatterTarynMoormanhave anicefriendlychatduringabreakinthe gameduetoarulingregardingaplayon Mondaynight.Topright:Centralstarting pitcherTarynMoormanfiresonein againstWestonMondaynight.Middle right:CentralbaserunnerGraceHenry divessafelybacktothirdbaseagainst WestCaliforniaonMondaynight.Bottom:CaliforniapitcherSydneyScripter pitchestoCentralIllinoisduringMonday night’sgame.
LatinAmerica(Willemstad,Curacao) notchedsinglerunsinthe4thand6th inningsoftheirSeniorLeagueSoftball WorldSeriesopeneragainstSouthwest totiethingsat2-2goingintotheseventh inning.ButtheSouthwestoffensehad theirownanswer,scoringsixrunsinthat decisiveinningforan8-2win.
AvaHrballedoffthatdecisiveseventh forSouthwest(District9,Texas)by reachingonanerror.LatinAmerica pitcherJ’DahGrigoriethenretiredthe nexttwobatterstoseeminglyputastop toanylate-gameheroics,butJournee WhiteknockedinHrbalwithasingleto leftfieldtogiveSouthwesta3-2lead.
ChristiMcGuireandKaidence Quinnfollowedwithrun-scoringdoubles,pushingSouthwest’sleadto5-2. KiaraWalkerdrilledatwo-runtripleto extendtheleadto7-2,andDelanie Evanspushedinthefinalrunofthe gamewithasingle.LatinAmericawas unabletoanswerintheirhalfoftheseventh,andtheydroppedagamethatwas muchcloserthanthefinalscorewould indicate.
Followingsomeearly-gamedominancebypitchersChristiMcGuireand Grigorie,Southwestgotontheboard firstinthethirdinning.Hrabalwalkedto opentheinning,stolesecondandadvancedtothirdonanerror.Shescoredon anRBI-singlebyLaurenHarristogive Southwestthe1-0lead.
Southwestextendedtheirleadinthe nextinning.JaydenSadlercrushedaoneoutdoubletoleft-centerfieldandcamein toscoreonasingletocenterbyHrabel. Atthatpoint,Southwestseemedtobe cruising,particularlywithadominant performancebyMcGuire,whonotched ninestrikeoutsthroughthefirst3-2/3innings.
Butwithtwooutsinthebottomof thefourth,LatinAmerica’soffensecame
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ByDarinJ.McCann ExecutiveEditor
USACentralputupthreerunsin
thetopofthefirst,thenbattedaway everychallengethatSoutheastpresentedtherestoftheway,tohang onfora6-4winintheSenior LeagueSoftballWorldSerieson
Tuesday,Aug.2.
AvaWomblesledthingsoffwith aninfieldsingle,andKylieRobinson followedherwithabunt.Anerror broughtWomblesaroundwiththe firstrunofthegame,andEmma Henrysmashedatwo-runshotto right-centerfieldtogiveCentrala30lead.Centralpushedtheleadto4-
0intheirhalfofthesecondinning whenWomblesdroveinEllyKrieg withasacrificefly.
USASoutheastwasnotgoingto justgoquietlyintothatgood night…orabsurdlyhotTuesdayafternoon.
AlexalysTorresledthingsofffor Southeastinthebottomofthesec-
ondwithadoubletorightfield,and KateCoakleyfollowedwithasingle. KaliyahClausenbroughtthemboth homewithadoubletoright-centerfield,cuttingtheCentralleadinhalf. Southeastcutintotheleadagainin thebottomofthefourthwhen
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys Clockwisefromfarleft:Southeastcenterfielder McKennaRobbinsisjustoutofreachofadeepfly ballingame5againstCentral;Centralleftfielder LizWaymiredivesintothefoullinefenceattemptingtocatchashallowflyball;Southeastbatter MelanieMorenoreceivesahighfivefromherfirst basecoachafterblastingasolohomerun;Central pitcherMcKinleyLowe,middle,celebrateswith teammatesKaitlynRobinson,left,andJaylynn Sarnes aftertheir6-4win;CentralbaserunnerAva Womblesdivessafelybacktosecondbase.
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Andsuddenlyitwasaone-run game,4-3.
ButCentralrespondedinthetop
ofthefifth.MakennaWinchellhita singletorightfieldandcameinona blastoverthecenterfieldfenceoff thebatofLizWaymire.
Onceagain,Southeastdidnotroll over.MelanieMorenohitahome runtoleft-centerfieldthatstill mightbeinorbit,narrowingthegap to6-4.Inthebottomoftheseventh,
stilltrailingbythatscore,Southeast hadrunnersonsecondandthird withtwoouts,butCentralpitcher McKinleyLowewasabletogetout oftheinningthankstoanicesnag byfirstbasemanAbigailCowellona sharplinedrive.
Lowestruckouteightoverseven inningsofworkandcontributedtwo
hitsonthedayforCentral.Henry alsoregisteredtwohits.
ForSoutheast,pitchersKaliyah ClausenandCrimsonLawrence combinedforfivestrikeoutsand onlyonewalk.Morenotalliedthree hits,andCoakleyandClauseneach chippedintwooftheirown.
Theteamwiththemostrunsscored throughtheirfirsttwogamesofthe tournamentwasagainabletousethat provenoffensetogetawinastheWest (CaliforniaDistrict51inPalmdale, Calif.)usedasix-runthirdinningto cruisetoa14-4winoverCanadaon Day2oftheSeniorLeagueSoftball WorldSeriesattheLowerSussexLittle LeagueComplexinRoxana. A dayafterfalling17-13toCentral
intheiropener,Westflexedtheiroffensivemuscleswhiletakingadvantageof fiveerrorsfromCanada.Theduoof ShayleeScripterandPaisleyMemory swungthebiggestbatsforWestasthey combinedforsevenoftheirteam’s13 hits.Scripterwas4-for-5withagrandslamhomerun,fiveRBIsandthree runsscored.Memoryaddeda3-for-5 effortwiththreerunsscoredforthe winners.
Westalsogotmultiple-hitperformancesfromMyaGonzalezandVictoria Rodriguez,withbothgoing2-for-4
witharunscored.Gonzalezknockedin fourruns,whileRodriguezplatedapair aswell.KayleiVictoriaandSadieMendozahadtheotherhitsforWest.
ThewinningpitcherwasSydney Scripter,whocovered2.1inningsofa gamethatwasshortenedtosixinnings followingthe10-runrule.Scripter neededjust33pitches,firing26for strikes.Shestruckoutsixoftheeight battersshefacedandallowedjustone hit.Memorycameoninrelieftowrap up thefinal3.2inningsinthecircle. Sheallowedallfourruns—onlytwo
wereearned—onsixhits.
ForCanada,itwasasecondstraight lossinthetournament,followingtheir 8-0lossintheopenertoSoutheast. DannaJuarezwastheloneplayerto collectmorethanonehit,asshe recordeda2-for-3daywithonerun scored.LilyJohnstone,MirandaDeck, ClairaStone,JessieSchmidtandMaya PozniakhadtheotherhitsforCanada. Canadawassettobebackinaction onWednesday,Aug.3,takingonanundefeatedCentralteaminmorePoolB action.
SpecialtotheCoastalPointphotos•CarlaVarisco Topleft,WestfirstbasemanSydney ScripteroutsCanada’sLilyJohnstone. Topright,West’sMailanaTavaibats againstCanada.Left,Canada’sTatum Nessmanonthemound.Farleft,West’s ShayleeScripterissafeathomeas CanadacatcherClairaStonecatches ball.
Our entire community congratulates the Lower Sussex Little League team for making it this far, and we wish you the very best of luck this week!
State Representative Ron Gray 38th District
TheNationalAnthemissungduringthe 2022SeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeriesinRoxanaonMonday,Aug.1.Ten teamsfromaroundtheworldhavegatheredtobattleitoutonthediamondfor thefirsttimesincethe2018WorldSeries.
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tolife.Grigoriebloopedadoubleto right-centerandcamearoundtoscoreon asinglebyAbigailIsabella,toclosethe gameto2-1afterfourinnings.
Inthesixthinning,Grigoriedoubled againandscoredonadoublebyMagenta Bernadina.Withthego-aheadrunon secondwithjustoneout,LatinAmerica seemedpoisedtoridetheirmomentum toalead,butMcGuirenotchedastrikeoutandinducedagroundballtoendthe threat,settingupSouthwest’slate-game heroics.
Ontheday,McGuirefinishedwith13 strikeoutsoverseveninningsofwork, givingupsevenhitsandonlyonewalk. Shealsogottwohitsofherownatthe plate.Grigorie,hercounterpartonthe mound,finishedwith11strikeoutsofher own,togoalongwithallowingninehits andfivewalks,whilenotchingthosetwo doublesonoffense.
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•CarlaVarisco Topleft:InbetweenplaysSouthwest teammates#3Ky-LiAlonzoand#5 JourneeWhitedoaspecialhandshake onthefieldduringgame4againstLatin America.Topright:SouthwestJayden SadleruptobatagainstLatinAmerica duringMondaynight’sgame.Bottom: LatinAmericaJulianapitcher#4J'Dah GirigorieofWillemstad,Curacaopitches toSouthwestduringgame4of2022 SeniorLeagueWorldSeries.
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Clockwisefromtopleft:Southwest’sKy-LiAlonzoholdsa youngsterastheyhappilylookupwardsonTuesdaynight beforeagame;DelawarefanswaitforicecreamonMonday afternoon;ClaireGaddisofMagnolia,DEhugsEastcatcher AudreyCarrollbeforetheirgameagainstAsia-PacificTuesday;Europe-Africa’sKikaBonoraattemptstobeattheheat with awetclothonherface;LatinAmerica’sGabriellaVerkerkhasitmadewithhershadesonMonday.
HitswereminimalinGame7of theSeniorLeagueSoftballWorld Series,betweenAsia-Pacificand LatinAmericaonLaytonFieldat theLowerSussexLittleLeague Complex.
Asia-Pacific’sMaryAlpitchefired 106pitches(76strikes)tocoverthe
complete-gameseveninningstopick upthewin.Sheallowedthetworuns —bothunearned—andtwohits, whilestrikingout16LatinAmerica battersandwalkingtwo.
Thewinnersscoredallthreeof theirrunsinthefirstinning,andit wouldprovetobeallthatAlpitche andherteammateswouldneed.
AP’sJhaycelRoldanledoffthe gamewithawalk,andMagdalene
Nanganfollowed,reachingbaseafter gettinghitbyapitch.Bothrunners wouldscoreonafielder’schoiceby KenchiTan.Tanreachedsafelywhen Roldanslidinsafelyaheadofthe throwfromLatinAmerica’spitcher MagentaBernadinatocatcherAbigailIsabella.WhenIsabellathen triedtogetTanadvancingtosecond, Nangancamehomeonthethrow. ThethirdAPruncameacrosstwo
batterslater,whenAnnePatricio scoredonagroundouttofirstbyAlpitche.
AlpitcheandRoldanhadtheonly twohitsforAsiaPacificinthegame astheystruckout10timesagainst LatinAmerica’sBernadinaand J’DahGirigorie.Bernadinatookthe hard-lucklossforLatinAmericaas
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theright-handerallowedthethree runsonjustthreehitsoverthreeinningsofwork.Girigoriecameonin reliefinthefourthinningandproceededtoshutdownAsiaPacificover thefinalfourhitlessinnings,with10 strikeouts.
GirigorieandIsabellahadthe onlytwohitsforLatinAmerica, whichfellto0-2inPoolAplay.Asia Pacificplayedasecondgameon Tuesday,Aug.2,againstEastregion champCamden-Wyoming,Del.The storyforthatgamecanbefoundon page26.
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•CarlaVarisco Oppositepageleft,LatinAmericapitcher MagentaBernadinapitchesondaytwo oftheworldseries.Oppositepageright, Asia-Pacific’sJhaycelRoldanbats.Left, LatinAmeric’sGabriellaVerkerkholds ontosecondbaseassheslidespast Asia-PacificshortstopKenchiTan. Below,AsiaPacific’sMagdaeneNangan bats.Belowcenter,LatinAmerica’s MyshenyLau-A-Kienbats.Belowleft, Asia-Pacific’sshortstopKenchiTan looks tothrowball.
SpeicaltotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys Europe-Africa’sstartingpitcherLizzy KwakernaakfiresapitchonTuesday nightagainstSoutheast.
SpeicaltotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys Europe-Africa’ssecondbasemanMirthe Weisisjustoutofreachofashallowfly ballonTuesdaynight.
SoutheastpitcherCrimson Lawrencewentthedistance,allowing onlyonefirst-inningsingleandstrik-
ingoutseven,asherteambeatthe Europe-Africarepresentativebya scoreof10-0intheSeniorLeague SoftballWorldSeriesonTuesday, Aug.2.
Southeastwasleading2-0after
fourinningsinwhatwaslookinglike acompetitiveaffair.Buttheyputup eightrunsinthefifthandsixthinningstosecurethemercy-ruledecision.MelanieMorenoscoredtwo runsandhadfourRBIs,alongwitha
massivehomerunoffthescoreboard topacetheSoutheastattackonoffense.GianniTorresalsochippedin withabignight,collectingtwohits
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andtwoRBIs.
AmyNunescollectedthesolehit forEurope-Africa—whichdidget
runnersonsecondandthirdwithone outinthebottomoftheseventhbut wasunabletogetthatrunacrossto extendthegametoaseventhinning.
KikaBonoraandLitzyKwakernaakhandleddutiesonthemound forEurope-Africa,combiningto
strikeouttwowhileissuingfour walks.
Muchoftheoffensivedamagefor Southeastwasduetothosewalks,as wellasthreefieldingerrorsforEurope-Africa.Southeastreceivedfour walksandtwohit-by-pitchesina
five-runfifthinningthatchangedthe tideofthegamefrombeingcompetitivetobecomingone-sided.Southeast’sMiaLanereceivedthreewalks onthenightandscoredthreetimes —fairlyindicativeofhowSoutheast wasabletomanufactureruns.
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Goodpitchingoftentakesateama longwayinthepostseason,andthe AsiaPacificchampionsfromNegros OccidentalLittleLeagueinBacolod City,Philippines,gotjustthatinthe nightcapofDay2attheSenior LeagueSoftballWorldSeriesatthe
LowerSussexLittleLeagueComplex inRoxana.
Asia-Pacific’sMaryAlpitchefolloweduphergemintheearliergame onTuesday,Aug.2,withanother strongperformanceagainsttheEast regionchampsfromCamdenWyoming,Del.,witha10-0win.Alpitcheandherteammatesneededsix inningstoposttheshutout,mercy-rule
victory,assheallowedjustfivehitson 83pitches,with10strikeouts.Shehad 16strikeoutsinthegameagainst LatinAmericaearlieronTuesday.
Alpitchealsohelpedherowncause attheplate,knockinginapairofruns onher1-for-2plateshowing.Jhaycel Roldanwas2-for-2,withtworuns scoredandanRBIforthewinners.
AnnePatricio,KylieMatarong,Cia-
rinaEderandLairaSilverioeachhad ahitforAP.Silverioalsoscoredtwice. East’sCiaraMaldonadodidher parttohelpherteam’schances,witha perfect2-for-2effortatthedish. AmiyaCarpenteralsocontributeda pairofhits,going2-for-3.AmyGaddiscollectedtheotherhitfortheEast.
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SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•CarlaVarisco Farleft,EastpitcherAmyGaddispitchesondaytwoofthe2022SeniorLeagueSoftballWorldSeries.Aboveleft,Asia-Pacific’sfirstbasemanJhaycelRoldanoutsEast’s AmyGaddis.Above,acoupleAsia-Pacificplayersworktomakeaplayintheirwin overEast.Farleft,Eastparentstakephotosofplayersbeforethegame.Left,East’s JaydaMayanandAlyssaKennardjokearoundbeforethegame.
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Asia-Pacificscoredthreerunsin thefirstandthreemoreinthesecond. Theyaddedanothertwointhethird
beforefinishingthegameoffwithtwo moreinthebottomofthesixthinning.Thegame-endingruncame acrossaftertheseconderrorofthe gamefortheEastthatinvokedthe10runmercyrule.
Itwasthesecondstraightgamein
whichtheEastwasdefeatedbya10-0 score,havinglostthenightbefore againstDelawareDistrict3.ThesetbackdroppedtheirPoolBrecordto02,withgamesagainstSouthwestand LatinAmericasetforThursday,Aug. 4,followingadayoffonWednesday,
Aug.3.
ForAsia-Pacific,thesweepoftheir twogamesonTuesdayleftthemat2-0 inPoolBplay,withgamesremaining againstSouthwest(Wednesday,Aug. 3)andDelawareDistrict3(Thursday, Aug.4).
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegys Topleft:SouthwestcatcherJaydenSadlertagsoutLowerSussexDistrict3 baserunnerKinsleyHallonTuesdaynightduringthe2022SeniorSoftballLeague WorldSeriesheldinRoxana.Topright:DelawareDistrict3startingpitcherKinsley Hallpreparestohighfiveteammate#5SophieScurciagainstSouthwestduring game10.Bottomright:DelawareDistrict3playersLaniyaLewis,left,andJaya ShaubsharealaughintheinfieldduringapauseintheactionagainstSouthweston Tuesdaynightduringgame10.
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theirhalfofthethird.AvaHrabal reachedonanerrorandcamearoundon agroundoutbyJourneeWhitetonarrow thegapto3-1.Theytackedonanother runinthebottomofthefourth,when KaidenceQuinnscoredonasingleby TalafusetogetSouthwestwithinarun.
Theygotthatrunandmore,witha six-runsixthinning.LaurenHarrissingledtogetthingsgoing,followedbyhits fromKy-LiAlonzo,WhiteandChristi McGuire.JaydenSadlercontributeda run-scoringdouble,andDistrict3helped Southwest’scausewithfieldingmiscues —totalingfiveerrorsthroughoutthe game.Bytheendofthefifth,thescore
was8-3,andthat’showitended. IzzyGarciapitchedthewholegame forSouthwest,strikingouttwo,andgivingupthreehitsandthreewalks.Kinsley Hall,CierraLewisandMeganDaisey pitchedforDistrict3.Offensively, AlonzopickeduptwohitsforSouthwest, whileWhiteandMcGuireknockedin tworunsapiece.
SpecialtotheCoastalPoint•ButchComegysandCarlaVarisco Topleft,aSouthwestfantakesaphotoduringMondaynight’sgameagainstLatin America.Topright,MaryBethScottofFenwickIslandwatchestheDelawareDistrict 3gameagainstEastonMondayevening.Middle,BenLankford,13,ofWilmington watchesEast’sgameastheytookonAsia-Pacific.Middleright,MatthewRomanoof Frankford, holdsup11-montholdMaryAmaraRomanoduringgameone.Right, DelawareDistrict3’sLilyHobanreceivesawinningembraceafterherteamdefeatedEastonMonday.Above,EastfansholdasignupforSamanthaWilsononday twooftheWorldSeries.Abovemiddle,Eastplayerstakeaphotowiththeircoach.
