DELAWARE LEAGUE – What a difference a week makes. Delaware League softball action came down to a tie-breaker at Windham to see who would get to move on to the title match against the combined Roxbury/Gilboa team.
Windham had been undefeated until its pairing with Roxbury/Gilboa last Wednesday, with R/G taking a 24-9 victory.
Bailey Hughes, Olivia Ross and Ryleigh Goodchild all connected on four runs each. Mikayla Wright added three runs as they had their bats ready.
Windham ‘s Ashtyn Hansen homered, doubled and scored three runs in their first loss of the season.
The playoff game on Tuesday found Charlotte Valley posting a 16-6 victory over Windham. Brinlee Wright led the Lady Wildcats offensively as she drove in three runs. It helped her cause as she shared time in the circle with Josie Butler.
For Windham, Megan Carroll had a trio of hits. Windham will now wait to see where they are placed in the sectional seedings. They fell to 5-2 and 8-2 on the season, to finish third in the league standings.
Gilboa/Roxbury clinched the top spot with a 24-2 win over Stamford/Jefferson on Monday. It earned them the top seed in the championship.
Mikayla Wright gave up just two hits and struck out seven S/J batters to claim the win in the circle. She helped her cause with five RBI.
For S/J, Lexi Tompkins had the lone hit of the day.
R/G defeated non-league Schenevus 23-16 on Saturday.
R/G connected on 10 hits, two from Olivia Ross as she scored four runs and drove in three runs.
Laurens/Milford topped Stamford/Jefferson 19-1 in a non-league game last Thursday.
Paige VanEtten connected on two hits to lead S/J.
Gilboa/Roxbury defeated South Kortright 30-1 last Friday in league action. Bailey Hughes scored four times for the Lady Wildcats and Mikayla Wright added another four runs, connecting on a pair of doubles and one single. Olivia Ross also contributed a trio of runs.
Margaretville defeated Stamford/Jefferson 23-19 last Thursday. Victoria Fairbairn connected on a pair of hits for two runs and two RBI. Bailey Mead had a trio of hits for S/J to contribute three RBI and Paige VanEtten connected on a trio of hits.
Charlotte Valley defeated non-league Edmeston/Morris 5-4 last Thursday. Brinlee Wright picked up the pitching win, striking out 10 E/M batters. Natalie Amadon drove in three runs in the win and Josie Butler had a double in extra base hits.
Windham topped non-league Germantown 17-14 last Thursday in non-league action. Kyle Jordan picked up the win for WAJ in the circle. She helped her cause with four runs and Aly Hoyt had a perfect day behind the bat, going 3-for-3 with three RBI. Catherine Coe contributed a pair of hits and scored three runs.