PARSIPPANY — The Parsippany High School Redhawks Girls Softball team won the Section 2 Group 2 State Championship beating Bernards High School with a score of 13-2 on Friday, May 30. This was the first time the team won this title since 1986.
Alivia Mercuro went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI’s for second-seeded Parsippany in the victory.
Luisa Barone went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional runs and Caludia Bennett finished 3-for-3 with two runs batted in for the victory.
Sophomore pitcher Caitlin Brennan allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits and struck out four as the Redhawks who are 25-5 this season scored 12 runs in the fifth inning.
Parsippany will play Ramsey High School in the Section 2, Group 2, state semifinals Tuesday, June 2 at 5:00 p.m. at Ivy Hill Park, Mt. Vernon Place, Newark.
