Softball: Bergen County Tournament Recap — Round of 32

DUMONT 8, PASCACK HILLS 1 (at Pascack Hills): Fueled by Lindsey Gray’s complete game three-hitter and two RBI at bat, 21st-seeded Dumont upset No. 12 Pascack Hills, 8-1, in the first round of the Bergen County tournament. Paige Godlewski homered and drove in two, Jennifer Sweeney doubled and added one RBI and Courtney Deloughery provided one RBI. Pascack Hills led, 1-0, after two innings, before the Huskies — the co-Big North American Division champions — answered with eight unanswered runs. Dumont will take on No. 5 Ramsey in the Round of 16. 

DEMAREST 13, NEW MILFORD 8 (at New Milford): The 22nd-seeded Norsewomen continued its hot streak Saturday, upsetting No. 11 New Milford, getting a go-ahead two-run single from Caitlin Rueter in the top of the seventh when the game was tied at 8. The clutch hit scored Victoria Corcoran and Haley Pontillo and put Demarest up for a good in a back-and-forth contest. Rueter finished 3-for-4 with five RBI and three runs scored. Demarest struck for five runs in the top of the seventh, getting an RBI walk from Samantha Herbener and two-run single from Jessica Muti following Rueter’s single. Demarest if 8-1 in its last nine games after a 3-7 start.

MAHWAH 3, RIDGEFIELD 0 (at Mahwah): The 13th-seeded Thunderbirds, a BCT semifinalist one year ago, got a complete game, three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts from Danielle Iacovo and a double and two RBI from Olivia Bell. Iacovo added a double and one RBI for Mahwah, which did all of its offensive damage in a three-run first inning. The T-Birds will meet No. 4 Fair Lawn in Saturday’s Round of 16.

RAMSEY 4, RAMAPO 1 (at Ramsey): Ramsey’s Jess Juhlin went 6.2 innings, allowing one run on four hits with three strikeouts, as the Rams held off 28th-seeded Ramapo. Abby Triglia blasted a three-run home run in the first and Holly Cook (2-for-3) added an insurance run with an RBI single in the sixth after Ramapo had cut the deficit to 3-1 on an RBI single from Alyssa Incantalupo. Ramapo loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the seventh and had the tying run on first base before Ramsey’s Katie Olson came on in relief to record the final out of the game. Fifth-seeded Ramsey, a BCT quarterfinalist one year ago, will take on No. 21 Dumont in the Round of 16 on Saturday.

RIDGEWOOD 10, BECTON 0 (at Ridgewood): Ridgewood’s Nicole Parks fired a complete game one-hitter with 15 strikeouts and no walks to lead the Maroons into the Round of 16, where they will meet No. 9 Paramus. Parks, Lindsay Gray and Emilie Morse all drove in two runs. Parks capped a perfect 5-0 week for Ridgewood, which included an eight-inning no-hitter vs. Paramus on Monday, a perfect game against Bergenfield, a two-hit shutout against Paramus Catholic and a three-hitter against Fair Lawn. For the week, she struck out 57 and did not issue a walk, while also batting .563 (9-for-16) with one home run, two doubles and five RBI.

PARAMUS 4, GLEN ROCK 1 (at Paramus): Junior Kelsey Settecasi went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and four steals and senior pitcher Tori Petruzzella fired a two-hitter with seven strikeouts, allowing no earned runs. Paramus will get a rematch with Ridgewood in the Round of 16, after going eight innings with the Maroons last Monday in a 1-0 loss.

PASCACK VALLEY 12, HACKENSACK 0 (at Pascack Valley): Sophomore Alex Pleasic fired a five-inning complete game, allowing one hit with eight strikeouts, and also drove in four runs. Olivia Beattie blasted a three-run home run and Caroline Savianeso, Jenny Schneider, Carly Comito and Pleasic all had two hits. The Indians got some revenge on Hackensack on Saturday, after falling to the Comets, 8-7, earlier this season. No. 10 Pascack Valley will meet No. 7 Saddle Brook in Saturday’s Round of 16.

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 3, LODI 0 (at IC): Sophomore Sarah Piening tossed a complete game, three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts, while freshman Ali Moran went 2-for-3, with a double and RBI single in the fifth to put IC ahead, 2-0. Nikki Kupersmith went 2-for-2 with an RBI sac fly in the fifth to put IC up three and also scored the Blue Wolves’ first run of the game in the fourth on an error.  No. 3 Immaculate Conception will take on No. 14 Rutherford in Saturday’s Round of 16.

 

SADDLE BROOK 15, NORTH ARLINGTON 0 (at Saddle Brook): Senior catcher Katie Garbarino went 3-for-3 with a three-run home run in the first to give the Falcons a quick 3-0 lead. She followed that with a two-run single in the third and RBI single in the fourth, finishing with six RBIs. Senior shortstop Lorena Alvarez went 2-for-3 with three runs and became Saddle Brook’s all-time leader in hits with 175, breaking 2012 graduate Melissa Phelan’s previous record of 174. Darian Kraeuter went 2-for-3 with an RBI sac fly in the first, RBI single in the second and two-run home run in the fourth, finishing with four RBI. No. 7 Saddle Brook will meet No. 10 Pascack Valley in Saturday’s Round of 16.

FAIR LAWN 11, TENAFLY 0 (at Fair Lawn): Fair Lawn’s Sam Colca went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run to end the game in the fifth. Brittany Meerholz fired a five-inning one-hitter and added two RBI at bat, while Nicole Hegybeli, Keana Rehrer and Danielle Sibilio all added one RBI. The fourth-seeded Cutters will meet No. 13 Mahwah in Saturday’s Round of 16.

RUTHERFORD 11, RIVER DELL 7 (at Rutherford): In a game that featured five lead changes between the third and fifth innings, No. 14 Rutherford moved past No. 19 River Dell, getting a triple, home run and five RBI from Katie Walsh. Meghan Whitney added two RBI and Katie O’Sullivan doubled twice and drove in one. Kristen Wernicki added one RBI for Rutherford, who will meet No. 3 Immaculate Conception in the Round of 16.

Friday

IMMACULATE HEART 16, HASBROUCK HEIGHTS 1 (at IHA): Angelina McGuire homered and drove in four runs and picked up career hit No. 100 with a third-inning single. Rachel Pollard and Jaina Sharma each added two RBI. IHA will take on the winner of No. 15 Paramus Catholic/No. 18 Lyndhurst in Saturday’s Round of 16.

Games still to be played and/or finished…

No. 15 Paramus Catholic vs. No. 18 Lyndhurst — The Paladins lead, 2-0, in the bottom of the 2nd. The game will resume where it left off Monday at 4:15 at Paramus Catholic.

No. 1 Indian Hills vs. No. 32 Wood-Ridge — The Braves led, 5-0, in the fifth inning before weather halted play. The game will resume where it left off on Monday at Indian Hills.

No. 16 Old Tappan vs. No. 17 Park Ridge — Game never started. Will be played on Monday at Old Tappan.

No. 6 Northern Highlands vs. No. 38 Teaneck — Game never started. Will likely be played on Monday at Highlands.

UPDATED BRACKET…

THE INDIAN HILLS BRACKET
No. 1 Indian Hills or No. 32 Wood-Ridge vs. No. 16 Old Tappan or No. 17 Park Ridge
No. 8 Ridgewood vs. No. 9 Paramus

THE FAIR LAWN BRACKET
No. 5 Ramsey vs. No. 21 Dumont
No. 4 Fair Lawn vs. No. 13 Mahwah

THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BRACKET
No. 3 Immaculate Conception vs. No. 14 Rutherford
No. 22 Demarest vs. winner of No. 6 Northern Highlands/No. 38 Teaneck

THE IHA BRACKET
No. 2 Immaculate Heart vs. winner of No. 15 Paramus Catholic/No. 18 Lyndhurst
No. 7 Saddle Brook vs. No. 10 Pascack Valley