CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity softball team takes to their field for their game against Westfield HS on Monday, April 23 at 4:00 p.m.
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Westfield-Johnson is just about an hour and 20 minutes from the start of gametime.
Checking in from Brewer School, on site for the game.
Our starters for today are Michaela Hobson (WHS) and Nicole Cassano (ALJ).
Julia Romano steps up to the plate and we are officially underway.
Cassano sends Westfield down 1-2-3 in the top of the first inning with Johnson coming to bat.
Hobson works around an infield single and walk with two outs to get out of the inning. Johnson and Westfield are scoreless after one inning.
Cassano works around a two-out single to get out of the inning as we go to the bottom of the second inning.
Hobson sends Johnson down 1-2-3 to get out of the inning. Johnson and Westfield are scoreless through two innings.
Natalie Patterson walks on four pitches to lead off the inning.
An error and a single and the bases are loaded for Westfield with no outs.
A mishandle of the ball in the infield and a run comes in on the error. Westfield takes the 1-0 lead.
Wow. Genevieve Howell takes this one deep to center field and gone for a grand slam. 5-0 Westfield.
Cassano gets the outs as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Sydney Tropeano beats out a groundball for an infield single to lead off the inning.
Jen Tinger works a walk to put runners at first and second base with no outs.
Cassano works a walk and the bases are loaded with one out.
Victoria Zatko drives home Tropeano in a groundout to cut the lead to 5-1. Bases loaded again for Johnson with two outs.
Hobson strikes out Megan Tinger swinging to get out of the inning. Johnson trails Westfield 5-1 after three innings.
Rachel Rothenberg leads off the inning with a single to center field.
Unassisted double play by Mackenzie Purcell, catch in foul territory and steps on first to double off Rothenberg.
Cassano gets the final out of the inning as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Hannah Brogan swings at the first pitch and takes it to left field for a leadoff single.
Following an error, Hannah Brogan attempts to go for home and scores. Johnson trails Westfield 5-2 after four innings.
Two straight singles and Westfield has runners on first and second with one out.
RBI single to left field for Michaela Hobson makes it 6-2 Westfield.
Cassano gets the final outs to get out of the inning as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Cassano leads off the inning with an infield single.
Zatko follows with a single and there are runners on first and second with no outs.
Lauren Donah with a flyball to center field, Hannah Brogan scores on the sacrifice fly to make it 6-3.
Megan Tinger smokes on to shortstop and it’s mishandled. Zatko scores and it’s 6-4.
Brogan works a walk and there are runners at first and second with one out.
Hobson gets out of the inning and limits the damage to the two runs. Johnson trails Westfield 6-4 after five innings.
Cassano works a 1-2-3 inning as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning.
Jenna Addie swings at the first pitch she sees and sends it to center field for a double with one out.
Zatko reaches on an error and there are runners at the corners with two outs.
Hobson gets the inning-ending strikeout to get out of trouble. Johnson trails Westfield 6-4 after six innings.
Cassano gets the final outs as we go to the bottom of the seventh inning.
Hannah Brogan takes a 3-2 pitch to deep right field for a double with one out.
Bailey Rosenmeier laces a single up the middle, scoring Brogan. She advances to second and it’s 6-5.
Jen Tinger walks and there are runners at the corners with two outs.
Johnson comeback comes up short, losing to Westfield 6-5.