5/4/24
West Windsor, NJ-Mercer softball (42-6) beat Del Tech CC (26-9) 13-6 in the first game of the double elimination Region 19 Championship. Sophomore Maya Patel (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township) went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBIs and freshman Kelci O’Dell (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington) was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 RBIs. Sophomore Abby Bell (Hightstown, NJ/Hightstown) was 2 for 4 with 2 RBIs and freshman Madison Jobes (Roebling, NJ/Florence Twp. Memorial) went 2 for 4 with an RBI.
Freshman pitcher Izzy Bonacci (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) had seven strikeouts in five innings in her 15th win of the season. Freshman pitcher Jessica Adams (Levittown, PA/Harry S Truman) allowed no earned runs in two innings of relief work.
Sophomore Cierra Acevedo (Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton West) and freshman Emily Wyzykowski (Westampton, NJ/Rancocas Valley) each had a double and RBI and freshman Makenna Spak (Hamilton, NJ/Steinert) went 2 for 3 with two runs.
The Vikings will face Del Tech again in the Region 19 Championship in the if necessary game, with both teams advancing to the District Championship.