Prager's RBI lifts Deptford over Delsea, 7-6
Dave Prager singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, allowing Deptford to escape with a 7-6 thriller over visiting Delsea yesterday in Tri-County Conference baseball.
Dave Prager singled in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, allowing
Deptford
to escape with a 7-6 thriller over visiting
Delsea
yesterday in Tri-County Conference baseball.
Deptford led by 6-2 after five innings, but the Crusaders rallied with a run in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh to force extra innings.
In the eighth, Dave Zelvis raced home with the game-ending run on the hit by Prager, who doubled earlier in the contest.
In other action:
Olympic.
Dave Grear's sacrifice fly drove home Matt Gregory in the top of the seventh inning with the decisive run in
Paul VI
's 7-6 win at
Eastern
. Grear knocked in three runs, and Brandon Winkler reached base four times, including a single and a double.
Cape-Atlantic.
Fueled by a three-run rally with two outs in the sixth inning,
Buena
edged visiting
Oakcrest
, 5-4.
Tyler Callahan hit a two-run homer in the third inning, and the Chiefs built a 5-2 lead in the sixth on run-scoring singles from Dan Caregnotto, Callahan and Luke Root.
Softball
Lindsey Henchinski tripled in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning, and Megan Krasan made the lead stand up in pitching
Winslow Township
to a 2-1 win at Olympic Conference rival
Pennsauken
.
Krasan, who struck out four and did not walk a batter in going the distance, tied the game in the third with a run-scoring single.
Cape-Atlantic.
Meagan Lee's RBI single and a run-scoring triple by Emily Rheault sparked a three-run second inning, paving the way for
Oakcrest
's 4-1 victory over visiting
Buena
. Stephanie Hand struck out six in picking up the win for the Falcons (3-0).
Girls' Lacrosse
Senior Rachel Mehaffey paced a high-powered trio with five goals and an assist as host
West Deptford
outlasted
Bishop Eustace
, 19-13.
Kristi Tamasitis contributed four goals and three assists, and Alyse Powers added four goals and two helpers for the Eagles.
Clearview
ran its record to 3-0 by thrashing visiting
Winslow Township
, 20-3. Junior Michelle Tumolo keyed the attack with five goals and an assist, with Amanda Faia netting four and the Pioneers getting two goals apiece from Josie Quaile and Sarah Hollywood. Emily Vesey stopped five of the Eagles' eight shots.
Delran
's Kate Simmons took game scoring honors with seven goals and an assist, but visiting
Holy Cross
prevailed, 24-13, on six goals by Michelle Lubrano.