CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity softball team takes to their field for their home opener against Cranford HS on Thursday, April 12 at 4:00 p.m.
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Cranford-Johnson is just about an hour and fifteen minutes away from the start of gametime.
Checking in from Brewer School, on site for the game.
Our starting pitchers for today are Breanna Dolan (CRA) and Nicole Cassano (ALJ).
Elizabeth McCaffery steps into the box and we are officially underway.
McCaffery with a leadoff single to start it for Cranford.
Back-to-back singles have Cranford with runners on first and second with no outs.
Cassano works through two on, no outs with three straight outs. Johnson coming to bat in a scoreless game.
A walk, double and walk and Johnson has the bases loaded with two outs.
Megan Tinger flies out to end the threat. Cranford and Johnson are scoreless after the first inning.
Two errors in the inning and Cranford has first and second with one out.
Elizabeth McCaffery laces a single to center field, scoring Morrigan Gardiner to give Cranford a 1-0 lead.
Cassano escapes without any further trouble. Cranford leads 1-0 as we go to the bottom of the second inning.
Due up for Johnson: Jenna Addie, Bailey Rosenmeier, Sydney Tropeano
Dolan sends Johnson down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the second inning. Johnson trails Cranford after two innings.
Dolan adds to her effort on the mound with a sacrifice fly. Cranford takes a 2-0 lead as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Nicole Cassano takes a pitch to deep center field, scoring Mackenzie Purcell to cut the Cranford lead to 2-1.
Victoria Zatko with an RBI single to left field, scoring Cassano and we are tied 2-2 with one out in the bottom of the third inning.
Lauren Donah gets drilled by the pitch. Johnson has runners at first and second with one out in the bottom of the third inning.
Megan Tinger gives Johnson a 3-2 lead with a deep double, scoring Zatko.
Johnson leads Cranford 3-2 after three innings.
Taylor Reitzel leads off the top of the fourth inning with a double.
Cassano works around the leadoff double to keep the 3-2 Johnson lead as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Jen Tinger bunts and reaches on an error, and Sydney Tropeano scores to give Johnson a 4-2 lead.
Tropeano led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a fielding error.
Johnson leads Cranford 4-2 after four innings.
Cassano works around a one-out error and gets through the inning as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Jenna Addie singles to center field on the first pitch with one out.
Sydney Tropeano singles to put runners on first and second with two outs.
Johnson leads Cranford 4-2 after five innings.
Morrigan Gardiner leads off the top of the sixth inning with a single.
Cassano strikes out two straight batters and gets through the inning as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning.
Johnson leads Cranford 4-2 after six innings.
Final: Johnson defeats Cranford 4-2