Another Strong Week for Moorestown’s Travel Softball Teams

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Pitching and defense were on point as Melissa Krasner was dazzling in pitching a no-hitter to lead the Quakes to a 13-0 shutout over Medford.

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Sophia Presto was absolutely dominant on the mound for 12U Black on Wednesday night, pitching a two-hit shutout, walking just 3 batters, while striking out 12. Sophia was extremely sharp with her command across all 7 innings, throwing 68 of 99 pitches for strikes. Riverside’s pitching was also very strong, as the Quakes’ offense managed only 3 runs on 3 hits total. Moorestown’s 3 runs all came in the 3^rd inning, ignited by a walk and superb base running by Isabelle McCloud (who hustled home on a passed ball), followed by a perfectly-executed two-out drag bunt hit by Madison Reilley, who then scored on a hammered two-run homer by Julia Miller. Riverside mounted a very serious threat in the top of the 7^th, getting the first two batters on base, but Mae Murphy made a truly spectacular sprinting, over-the-shoulder catch in deep right field to thwart the rally and very possibly save the game for the Quakes!!

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Emma Maahs was dominant and extremely sharp as she pitched Moorestown Quakes 12U Gold’s second consecutive no-hitter in a 14-1 win over the Quakes’ 12U White team.

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It all came together for 12U Black last Thursday night in a dominant 12-2 win over Cinnaminson. The offense was humming as the Quakes piled up 11 hits and 6 walks in just 4 offensive innings, and the pitching was also superb, as Moorestown allowed just two unearned runs in the 1^st inning. The offensive onslaught was led by Julia Miller and Tori Misselhorn, who each had two hits and hit monster triples deep into the outfield. Miller scored 3 runs, while Misselhorn tallied 2. Melaina Locatell went 3-for-3 and scored 3 runs, while Ava Patel also had 2 hits. Patel also started at pitcher, and went 2 innings, allowing only 2 hits and one walk, while striking out one. Julia Miller pitcher the remaining 3 innings, allowing just one hit and 2 walks, while striking out 7. With the win, Moorestown moved to 3-0 in UGSA league play.

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Moorestown ran into a dominant pitcher on Saturday night in South Philadelphia, as EOM’s Snyder pitched all 6 innings, allowing only 3 hits and NO walks, while striking out 15. Snyder was incredibly accurate, as she pitched an amazing 57 strikes in only 74 pitches. However, two Moorestown hitters did figure out Snyder, as Kristen Speegle had 2 singles in 2 at bats, and Ava Reilley brought home Speegle with Moorestown’s only run on a crushing double to the left field fence in the top of the 6^th. Jaida Rodriguez pitched very well for Moorestown, allowing just 5 hits while walking only 3 and striking out 6. Moorestown’s defensive play of the night was a double play in the 3^rd inning, a grounder to Ava Reilley at 2B, who fielded and threw to Eliana Albert at 1B, who then threw back to Rodriguez in the circle, who then fired home to Caroline Boren to nail an EOM runner attempting to slide under Boren’s brilliant tag at the plate.

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Following a Saturday night out in Philly, the Quakes on Sunday traveled to meet one of the league’s best teams in the Mt. Laurel Diamonds. Despite the final score, the Quakes did battle hard, with a number of girls making very strong contributions. Mt. Laurel’s pitching dominated the action with 13 strikeouts, and only one hit allowed. Kambry Jackson ended Mt. Laurel’s no-hit bid with an infield single leading off the 5^th inning. Meanwhile, Caroline Boren walked twice, stole two bases, and made a brilliant catch of a line drive to 1B. Amaya Grady pitched well for Moorestown, while Francesca Tola was robbed of a hit off a line drive right back at the pitcher, who made a great catch. Another highlight for Moorestown was a tough catch at SS by Elliana Albert who avoided colliding with her teammate to make the grab.

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The Moorestown Quakes 10U Gold couldn’t quite catch up to the Cinnaminson Pirates, losing 8-6. Scarlett Hopkins led the Moorestown Quakes with two hits in two at bats. The Quakes stole 11 bases during the game and Lucy Zarzycki led with 6. Lucy Zarzycki, Eliana Henefer, Scarlett Hopkins all scored for the Quakes in the defeat.

Moorestown Quakes 12U Black went 3-0 in this Sunday’s Marlton Thunder tournament

The Quakes had a great day and narrowly missed winning the 1st place trophy, based on a tiebreaker. 12U Black’s success on the day was built on its offense, led by Sophia Presto’s 4 hits (including a grand slam) and 10 RBI, and Julia Miller’s 4 hits in 4 official at-bats (including a 3-run HR) and 6 RBI. Other key offensive contributors on Sunday were: Kylie Llewellyn (4 hits), Madison Reilley (reached base 7 times, including 4 hits), and Melaina Locatell (reached base 6 times, including 3 hits). Llewellyn also had a strong day behind the plate, repeatedly stalling the opponent’s running games. Each of Kylie Llewellyn, Julia Miller, and Sophia Presto won an MVP medal on the day. With the wins, 12U Black is now 6-0 on the season.

Moorestown Quakes 12U Gold Wins 2 of 3 in the Marlton Thunder Tournament

Led by strong defense, timely hitting, and the team’s usual strong pitching, the 12U Gold QUAKES won 2 out of 3 games in the Marlton Thunder Tournament. The day’s MVPs included Melissa Krasner, Adriana Manousos and Gianna Herb. Gianna had a home run in game 1 and a base clearing triple in game 3. Adriana’s defense was strong all day, and Melissa pitched a complete game 1 in a 8-3 win against Marlton. Emma Maahs also pitched a complete game during game 2 with a 8-1 win against Washington Twp.