CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity softball team takes to their field against Immaculata HS on Friday, April 13 at 4:00 p.m.
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Immaculata-Johnson is just about an hour and ten minutes away from the start of gametime.
Checking in from Brewer School, on site for the game.
Our starting pitchers for today are Gianna Novak (IMA) and Nicole Pecoraro (ALJ).
Riliegh Glynn steps to the plate and we are officially underway.
Fran Torraca reaches on an error and gets to second base.
Ava Tavaglione grounds out to first base, scoring Torraca after she steals third base to give Immaculata a 1-0 lead with Johnson coming to bat.
Novak sends Johnson down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the first inning. Johnson trails Immaculata 1-0 after the first inning.
An infield single and a bunt single and Immaculata has runners on first and second with no outs.
Kathryn Nee laces a single to right field to score Olivia Cozzi. Immaculata leads 2-0 as we go to the bottom of the second inning.
Immaculata subsequently loaded the bases, but Pecoraro gets Fran Torraca to pop out to shortstop, limiting the damage.
Hannah Brogan laces a pitch to deep center field, scoring Jenna Addie for an RBI triple. Johnson trails Immaculata 2-1 after two innings.
Pecoraro works around a two-out walk to get out of the inning as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Johnson gets two straight runners on with two outs, but Immaculata gets out of the inning. Johnson trails Immaculata 2-1 after three innings.
Fran Torraca laces a double to center field, scoring two and another run comes in, all with two outs. Johnson trails Immaculata 5-1 as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Novak works around a walk to get out of the inning. Johnson trails Immaculata 5-1 after four innings.
Becca Zayle leads off the fifth inning with a four-pitch walk.
A late throw on an attempted force out and Immaculata has runners on first and second with no outs.
Pecoraro records three straight outs and doesn’t allow a run in the inning as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Novak sends Johnson down 1-2-3 in the inning. Johnson trails Immaculata 5-1 after five innings.
Lia D’Angelo replaces Mackenzie Purcell at second base.
Fran Torraca breaks for home plate and successfully steals home to give Immaculata a 6-1 lead.
Nicole Cassano leads off the bottom of the sixth inning with a double on the first pitch she sees.
Victoria Zatko singles and Johnson has runners at the corners with no outs.
Zatko steals second base for Johnson. Megan Tinger works a walk and the bases are now loaded with one out.
We have a game now, folks. Hannah Brogan beats out a ground ball to score Cassano. Infield single makes it 6-2. Bases-clearing double for Bailey Rosenmeier and Johnson cuts it to 6-5.
Tie game. Sydney Tropeano gets a single and goes to third base on an error. 6-6.
Jen Tinger with a sacrifice fly to score Sydney Tropeano. Johnson now leads 7-6.
Nicole Cassano with a deep fly ball to center field, scoring Lia D’Angelo and Johnson now leads 8-6.
Johnson has batted around in the inning. Zatko singles to left field and scores Cassano. Johnson leads Immaculata 9-6 after six innings.
Final: Johnson 9, Immaculata 6. A come-from-behind sixth inning highlights the victory for the Crusaders.