CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity softball team returns to their home field in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 state tournament with a quarterfinals game against South Plainfield HS on Wednesday, May 23 at 4:00 p.m.
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South Plainfield-Johnson is just about an hour and 15 minutes away from the start of gametime.
Checking in from Brewer School, on site for the game.
Our starters for today are Jillian Holoboski (SP) and Nicole Cassano (ALJ).
Makayla Sosa steps up to the plate and we are officially underway.
Cassano works around a leadoff walk and gets through the inning and Johnson is coming to bat.
Hoboloski works a 1-2-3 inning to get through the inning. Johnson and South Plainfield are scoreless after one inning.
Cassano works a 1-2-3 inning to get through the inning as we go to the bottom of the second inning.
Donah singles to center field with one out.
Megan Tinger singles to left field on the first pitch she sees and there are runners at first and second with one out for Johnson.
Hannah Brogan takes a 1-0 pitch to deep right-center field for a triple, scoring two. Johnson leads South Plainfield 2-0 after two innings.
Cassano works around a two-out error and a heads-up play in center field by Sydney Tropeano ends the inning as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Hoboloski works a 1-2-3 inning to get through the inning. Johnson leads South Plainfield 2-0 after three innings.
Cassano works through a leadoff single to get through the inning as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Nicole Cassano helps her own cause with a solo home run to leadoff the inning to make it 3-0 Johnson.
Holoboski works around the home run and gets through the inning. Johnson leads South Plainfield 3-0 after four innings.
After a hit-batsman and a single, Jennifer Grasso drives home one with a single to make it 3-1 Johnson.
Cassano works around early baserunners and limits the damage to get through the inning as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Holoboski works a 1-2-3 inning to get through the inning. Johnson leads South Plainfield 3-1 after five innings.
Cassano works a 1-2-3 inning to get through the inning as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning.
Jen Tinger singles and Nicole Cassano was just intentionally walked to put runners at first and second with one out for Johnson.
Wow. Megan Tinger with a grand slam to dead left field. Johnson leads 7-1.
Johnson leads South Plainfield 7-1 after six innings.
Final: Johnson defeats South Plainfield 7-1