S. Jersey Girls: Burlington City outlasts Maple Shade

Daring baserunning enabled

Burlington City

to manufacture a run in the first inning, and Brooke Boyd continually wriggled out of trouble in tossing a five-hit shutout, as the Blue Devils slipped past

Maple Shade

, 1-0, yesterday in Burlington County League softball.

In the home half of the opening frame, Burlington City had runners at second and third and attempted a double steal. Courtney Jones was thrown out at the plate, but Michelle Battistini - who previously stole second - raced home on an error.

Maple Shade had nine players reach base in the game, but stranded four that reached third.

In other Burlington County action:

Megan Meckel, Sam Emery and winning pitcher Meghan Tansey each drove in a pair of runs for

Burlington Township

, which scored seven times over its final two at-bats to put away

Moorestown

, 11-1.

Dara Schroeder knocked in three runs with a pair of singles and Jessica Wood doubled twice, driving in two, as Shannon Carlin coasted to her first win for host

Northern Burlington

, 9-0, over

Westampton Tech

.

Lindsay Atzert, Chelsie Biluck and Stacy Parsons had three RBIs apiece to back the two-hit pitching of Shelby Mollineaux, highlighting host

Delran

's 15-0 rout of

Trenton Catholic

.

Cape-Atlantic.

Nicole Pagano authored her sixth no-hitter of the season and recorded her 17th strikeout of the day to close out

St. Joseph

's 1-0 victory at

Sacred Heart

. A two-out single in the first inning by Gina DeAnnuntis produced the lone run of the game, as the Wildcats (9-0 overall) took over sole possession of first place in the National Conference Division II standings.

Olympic.

Samantha Lemm limited

Seneca

to three hits while going 3 for 4 with two runs scored and one RBI in

Eastern

's 11-1 road win.

Lindsey Sampolski belted a two-run home run and Amy Ferrara followed with a solo shot in the third inning, providing more than enough support for Amber Scott (11 strikeouts, three hits, no walks) in

Triton

's 9-1 triumph at

Timber Creek

.

Rachael Knable drove in four runs on two hits, including a three-run home run in the fifth inning that helped visiting

Cherry Hill West

put away

Cherokee

, 7-1.

Colonial.

Fran Nicholetti's RBI single capped a two-run rally in the third inning and, although Jena Cossaboon lost her shutout bid in the seventh,

Haddonfield

held on to nip host

Audubon

, 2-1.

Nonleague.

Dawn Curry scored on a bases-loaded error in the ninth inning, lifting

Pennsville

over host

Caravel Academy

(Del.), 1-0. Lindsay Snajowski went the distance for the win, scattering four singles and two walks, as the Eagles improved to 9-0.

Shelby Snyder and Lauren Creel combined for four hits, four RBIs and five runs in powering host

Pennsauken

past

Pennsauken Tech

, 16-1.