CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity softball team takes to their field against Elizabeth HS on Tuesday, May 8 at 4:00 p.m after their Senior Day ceremony, where they will honor the 2018 seniors for their hard work and dedication towards the Johnson softball program.
The ceremony starts at 3:45 p.m. and the game will take place after the ceremony is complete.
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Elizabeth-Johnson is just about an hour and 15 minutes from the start of gametime.
The Senior Day ceremony is scheduled to start at 3:45 PM. A photo gallery will be posted here after the event.
Checking in from Brewer School, on site for the game.
The ceremony went well and we are moments away from first pitch.
Emma Ruiz steps up to the plate and we are officially underway.
Nicole Cassano works a 1-2-3 top of the first inning and Johnson is coming to bat.
Jen Tinger turns a 1-2 and works a full-count walk to lead off the inning.
McIntosh works around the leadoff walk to end the inning. Johnson and Elizabeth are scoreless after one inning.
Cassano works around a one-out error and gets through the inning as we go to the bottom of the second inning.
Megan Tinger doubles and comes home on an RBI single from Bailey Rosenmeier. Johnson leads Elizabeth 1-0 after two innings.
Cassano works a 1-2-3 inning as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Mackenzie Purcell hit by the pitch and takes first base with one out.
McIntosh works around the hit-by-pitch to get out of the inning. Johnson leads Elizabeth 1-0 after three innings.
Cassano gets help from defense to stop the runner at second, but works around runners at first and second, getting the inning-ending strikeout as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
McIntosh works a 1-2-3 inning. Johnson leads Elizabeth 1-0 after four innings.
Cassano works a 1-2-3 inning as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Sydney Tropeano bunts and beats it out for an infield single with one out.
McIntosh gets the last outs to get out of the inning. Johnson leads Elizabeth 1-0 after five innings.
Elizabeth ties the game at 1-1. Tatiana Mertyl sends one down the third base line to score the tying run.
Cassano escapes without any further trouble. Getting two straight outs to end the inning as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning.
Johnson and Elizabeth are tied 1-1 after six innings.
Cassano works around the leadoff single and we head to the bottom of the seventh inning.
Free softball. We are heading to the top of the eighth inning. Johnson and Elizabeth are tied 1-1.
Elizabeth takes a 2-1 lead. Natalie Chappotin with the go-ahead single.
Top of the order coming up for Johnson, who trails 2-1.
Jen Tinger works a walk to lead off the inning.
Lauren Donah with a game-tying RBI single. We are tied 2-2 heading to the ninth inning.
We head to the bottom of the ninth inning. We are tied 2-2. 7-8-9 coming up for Johnson.
Hannah Brogan leads off the inning with a single to left field.
To the tenth inning we go, still tied 2-2.
Elizabeth starts with a runner on second base with the tiebreaker rule.
Tatiana Mertyl gives Elizabeth the 3-2 lead with an RBI single.
We head to the bottom of the tenth inning. Johnson trails 3-2, 3-4-5 coming up for Johnson.
Walk-off two run home run for Victoria Zatko. Johnson wins 4-3, what a game!