Inside The Circle – Softball Mid-Week Results 4-7

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Savannah Laird of Appoquinimink on the mound against Red Lion photo courtesy of Appo softball Instagram Top ranked Caravel hasn’t played since defeating previously unbeaten Delmarva Christian 6-0 last Saturday. Caravel is 2-0 while the 5th ranked Royals are 3-1. No. 2 Laurel suffered a loss to unranked Delmar 3-1. The Wildcats were led by Josie Hollamon with 2 hits …

Appo’s big inning downs Red Lion

Nick HallidayHigh Schools, Sports

Appoquinimink Coach Brian Timpson huddles with a few players from his team photo courtesy of Appo Softball Instagram No. 4 Appoquinimink defeated No. 10 Red Lion 14-3 on Wednesday thanks to an eight run sixth inning. With a 6-2 lead the Jaguars sent twelve batters to the plate in the inning scoring the eight runs on five hits in the …

Inside The Circle – Softball results from April 2

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Mikayla Walsh Caravel Softball photo by Ben Fulton Eight of the Top 10 were in action Saturday. Top ranked Caravel blanked previously unbeaten Delmarva Christian 6-0. Junior Brooklyn Richardson allowed just 2 hits in 6 innings of work to get the win. Kendall Browne had 3 hits for the Buccaneers while Mikayla Walsh added two hits. Rachel Hall and Lydia …

Appo softball remains undefeated

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Savannah Laird pitching for Appoquinimink Softball photo by Glenn Frazer Savannah Laird recorded 9 strikeouts and allowed just one hit as Appoquinimink defeated Archmere 14-0 in 6 innings Wednesday afternoon.  Lead off batter, Alexia Fitzgerald had 3 hits in 4 plate appearances, scored 3 runs and knocked in 2 more as the Jaguars improved to 3-0 on the season. Julia …

Dowdy opens season with a gem

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Dover Softball team posing after defeating Cape Henlopen photo by Dover Lady Senators Facebook page Dover senior Alexis Dowdy was nearly “unhittable” Tuesday as she struck out 12 and allowed just 2 singles in a 5-inning shut-out win at Cape Henlopen 11-0 in the season opening softball game for both schools. A sparse crowd braved the blustery conditions as wind …

Saint Mark’s shuts out Padua

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Ryleigh Thomas Saint Mark’s had 15k’s in win over Padua photo by Nick Halliday Ryleigh Thomas was dominant on the mound as Saint Mark’s held Padua scoreless. Thomas threw a complete game allowing 4 hits and struck out 15 Pandas. She also added a 2 run triple late in the game that helped secure the 5-0 victory.  The Spartans got …

Delaware-South wins record 6th Carpenter Cup softball title

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Delaware South team members are in back (l-r) Zoey Coco (Delmar), Torian Rayfield (Seaford), Kate Evick (Sussex Central), Madge Layfield (Sussex Central), Couri Smith (Laurel), Kylee Hill (Laurel) and Kandice Schlabach (Delmarva Christian). In front are Kingsley Hall (Indian River), Jillian Collins (Indian River), Carlie Venables (Laurel), Lilli Showacre (Delmarva Christian) and Josie Hollamon (Delmar). SUBMITTED PHOTOS   Delaware-South won …

Eight Delaware Tech softball players earn all-region honors

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

It has been a banner year for Delaware Technical Community College’s softball team. The team finished the 2021 season as champions of Region 19 and the Mid-Atlantic District, competed in the 2021 NJCAA Division II National Softball Tournament, and won just the second national tournament game in program history.    All of those accomplishments wouldn’t have been possible without some …

Caravel Wins Marathon Softball Championship

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Milford-live, Sports, Town Square Live

Caravel Academy 2021 DIAA Softball State Champions Photo by Ben Fulton BF Imagery A huge Memorial Day crowd witnessed a game for the ages at Dover High School Saturday afternoon as Caravel edged Sussex Central 1-0 for the program’s record 11th softball state title. The game featured two of the best pitchers in the state, three 1st team All-State selections, …

DIAA 2021 Softball state championship quarter final results

Nick HallidaySports

#1 Sussex Central 7 – #32 Milford 3  The top seeded Golden Knights took a 4-0 first inning lead on the way to a 7-3 win over Milford. Madge Layfield recorded 17 strikeouts while Kate Evick led the offense with 2 doubles & 4 hits. McKenna Boyle collected 2 hits & knocked in 2 runs and teammate Ayanna/Pinky Briddell added …