Mayor Barberio congratulates the PTE Sr Girls Softball Team for winning their 2nd pool play game at the regions. Today’s win was over Delaware, 10-0. Tomorrow they play Pennsylvania. Keep up the good work!
Par Troy East jumped out to an early lead on Delaware and captured a 10-0 victory on Monday, July 27 at Ty Cobb Little League, Worcester, Massachusetts.
The game was decided quickly as Par-Troy East exerted its will early with seven runs in the first three innings. A two-run home run by Meg Leitner and a two-run single by Claudia Bennett during the first inning helped PTE put some runs on the board early. Luisa Barone put herself in scoring position with three extra-base hits for Par-Troy East. She doubled in the first and second innings and tripled in the fourth inning. Delaware couldn’t get anything going as long as Caitlin Brennan was pitching.
Brennan held Delaware hitless over four innings, allowed no earned runs, walked two and struck out seven. It was her 9th straight win this all star season She has 82 strikeouts in 55 innings with a ERA of 1.01.
Donnelly ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with the loss. She allowed 10 runs in five innings, walked one and struck out one. PTE piled on three more runs in the top of the third. Bennett’s single got things going, plating Alivia Mercuro and Brennan. Two sacrifice flies by Carly Homler and Leitner finished things off.
Things get interesting on Tuesday, July 28 when Par-Troy East (2-0) faces undefeated Pennsylvania (3-0) at 11:00 a.m. If PTE wins and Maryland beats New York in the afternoon, PTE will clinch the one seed in the Mid-Atlantic bracket and earn a berth in one of the East Regional semifinals games on Thursday.
