Softball: Triglia’s grand slam lifts No. 20 Ramsey past No. 15 Pascack Hills

Apr 20, 2013

Ramsey

Got some more info on Ramsey’s come-from-behind win over No. 15 Pascack Hills. First, the Rams snapped Hills’ five-game winning streak with their 5-4 victory and improved to 9-2 overall, and more importantly, 4-1 in the Big North Patriot. Second, Abby Triglia is clutch. And third, there were plenty others who played a role in Ramsey’s five-run sixth…

For more on Ramsey’s win, and a recap of Friday’s action around North Jersey, click continue reading… 

I asked Ramsey coach Chris Caserta to provide some details on the thriller and here’s what I got. Devin Hadeler got things started with a leadoff single in the sixth, but the Rams would would record consecutive outs after back-to-back great defensive plays from the Pascack Hills’ middle infielders on potential hits from Melanie Consiglio and Kayla Gravalis. Cleanup hitter Nicole Mazzella steps up, trailing 4-0 with one on and two outs in the sixth, and rips one up the middle. Rams SS Sophie Blasius followed Mazzella’s single with a single of her own. So now the Rams had bases loaded, two outs, when senior 2B Megan Bencivenga chopped one through the middle for bring home the Rams’ first run of the day. And that set the stage for Triglia. This is how Caserta described it: “Triglia takes strike one over the outside corner. The next pitch, Triglia jumps all over and deposits over the left-field fence for the go-ahead grand slam. Ramsey leads, 5-4.”

“It was a great game for both teams,” Caserta said in the e-mail, singling out Pascack Hills shortstop Brianna Musco for making several nice plays in the field. “Solid defense and well-timed hits from both sides.”

Jess Juhlin started the game (going 4.1 innings), and Katie Olson finished, getting the last eight outs and the win.

What else happened Friday? I’m gonna do this quick, since I’ve got a long day coming up.

  • No. 1 Immaculate Heart improved to 10-0 with its 13-3 win over No. 8 Ramapo. Emily Walter doubled and drove in four; Ally Vergona doubled and drove in three. The streak is at 42.
  • No. 4 Indian Hills improved to 7-2 with its 3-1 win over Holy Angels. Devin Durando struck out 13, while allowing one run on five hits; Durano, Kristen Waters and Shelby Allen all had one RBI; Madison Levine had a double and a triple.
  • No. 9 Fair Lawn improved to 9-0 with its 16-1 win over Passaic. Emily Klion had five RBI; Alexis Bush homered and drove in two; Ashley Sudol added 2 RBI; Marissa Spinuzzi doubled twice and got the win.
  • No. 13 Paramus improved to 7-2 with its 9-1 win over Teaneck. Nicolette Kupersmith, Ashley Cantone, Kelsey Settecasi and Alexa Salinardi all drove in two. Tori Petruzzella got the win.
  • No. 17 Bergen Tech improved to 6-4 with its 15-12 win over Wayne Hills. Chrissy Chen homered and drove in three; Tara Spendley homered and drove in two.
  • No. 19 Midland Park had one of the biggest wins of the week with its 9-6 come-from-behind win over No. 11 New Milford. Trailing by four in the bottom of the fourth, Midland Park struck for seven runs. Katie Lelinho, Amanda Parker and Victoria Bell all had two RBI. Katie Kontos got the win with six strikeouts. MP is 9-1.
  • No. 23 Secaucus improved to 7-3 with its 10-0 win over Cresskill. Julia McClure homered and drove in three; Ariana Simon homered and drove in two; Danielle Mitchell added 2 RBI; Danielle Roesing fired a one-hit shutout with 14 strikeouts.
  • No. 24 Pompton Lakes improved to 8-1 with its 12-8 win over Glen Rock. Emily Schaper drove in three, while Dani Regina added 2 RBI.
  • Unranked Hasbrouck Heights improved to 8-1 with its 10-4 win over Waldwick. Stefanie Pagan had four RBI; Diana Torres doubled and drove in two; Sami Partyka tossed a complete game and got the win.
  • Unranked Passaic Valley improved to 6-3 with its 15-1 win over Kennedy. Ashley Pezzuti scored three runs.
  • Unranked Northern Highlands got back to .500 (5-5) and is 3-0 this week after its 11-1 win over Tenafly. Freshman Sarah Gunderson tossed a complete game three-hitter and Sasha Brown added two RBI.
  • Unranked Demarest improved to 6-5 with its 4-2 win over Hackensack. Samantha Herbener drove in two and Rebecca Santorella got the win.