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A small in numbers but large in heart Hamilton freshman softball team went 6-10 this yeaer behind the contributions of (front row, from left) Betsy Bohorquez, Myriana Burgos, Kati Schioppa; (second row) Karen Estrada, Ashley Laquerre, Steffi Ordonez, Brielle Blackshear; ( back row) Chrissy Keevish, Caitlyn Santiago, Ashleydaly Miranda, Lauren Jean-Baptiste and coach Mark "Goose" Laurenti. Not pictured are team managers Courtney Soyka, Shea Rogers and Danielle Wiley.
Hamilton softball falls in finale but has nice season
            May 13: The Hamilton West freshman softball team dropped it’s final game of the season, to Marlboro, but still finished the season with a decent 6-10 record. Chrissy Keevish pitched well, hit a double and scored a run, while Brielle Blackshear had a two-run single that gave the Hornets a momentary lead.
            The team roster included second baseman Betsy Bohorquez, third baseman Karen Estrada, shortstop Katie Schioppa, catcher Caitlyn Santiago, leftfielder Carla Mercado, centerfielder Myriana Burgos and outfielders Ashleydaly Miranda, Steffi Ordonez and Lauren Jean-Baptiste.
            “They all shared time to make this Lady Hornet team tough,” praised head coach Mario “Goose” Laurenti, who also lauded the work of team managers Courtney Soyka, Shea Rogers and Danille Wiley. “They helped each game run smoothly for me,” the coach said.
West softball tops TCHS as Schioppa wins fourth
            Apr. 11: The Hamilton West freshman softball rolled to a 23-7 win over Trenton as Kati Schioppa won her fourth game of the season and Caitlyn Santiago and Chrissy Keevish both blasted two-run homers.
           Brielle Blackshear, Betsy Bohorquez, and Myriana Burgos each chipped in with hits and RBIs, while Karen Estrada, Steffi Ordonez and Lauren Jean-Baptiste scored two runs each. Carla Mercado added a single and run scored.
Hornets top ‘Stars in township softball duel
          May 5: The Hamilton freshman softball team out-slugged Nottingham, 27-12, as winning pitcher Chrissy Keevish had three hits and three RBI, while Caitlyn Santiago ripped a three-run homer and Steffi Ordonez chipped in with three hits.
             Brielle Blackshear, Carla Mercado, Betsy Bororquez and Ashleydaly Miranda all added two hits, while Kati Schioppa, Karen Estrada and Myriana Burgos added one hit each and made some strong defensive plays. Lauren Jean-Baptiste made a defensive gem at second base.
Hunterdon Central wins rubber match with Steinert 
                May 4: Playing for the third time this season, Hunterdon Central and Steinert suffered through a rain delay before the Red Devils emerged with a 9-3 win.
                Steinert was without stellar hitter and fielder Brooke Alagona, who fractured her wrist in the Hamilton Tournament final. Donna Cashin had to come out of the circle in the third inning after taking a shot off the leg, and Lea Mathes took over and got blasted on her pitching wrist.
                Not only that. . .
                “We left too many on the bases,” coach Cindy “The Hat” Astore said. “We had four big shots that could have been caught but were unbelievably caught. Give Hunterdon credit, they played a great game and are a tough team.”
                The Spartans fell to 13-3, with two of its losses coming to the Red Devils.


Chrissy Keevish throws a pitch against Bridgewater Saturday in the Hamilton Tournament. Keevish showed good control in the game, and on Monday her bat exploded in a Hornets victory (Photo by Ken Weingartner). 
Keevish powers Hornets to win over Trenton
          May 4: The Hamilton West freshman softball team topped Trenton, 20-13, as winning pitcher Kati Schioppa got offensive support from Chrissy Keevish (4 hits, triple, 5 RBI).
             Brielle Blackshear, Karen Estrada, Betsy Bohorquez and Myriana Burgos chipped in with one hit and one RBI each. Caitlyn Santiago, Ashleigh Miranda, Carla Mercado all chipped in with defensive plays to help the Hornets, while Steffi Ordonez and Lauren Jean-Baptiste each scored twice.
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              On Saturday, the Hornets went 0-3 in their own Freshman Tournament, losing to experienced squads Delaware Valley, Bridgewater and Hillsborough.
               There were some bright spots, however, for the Hornets. Against DelVal, Schioppa pitched well and walked just one. Santiago did a strong job behind the plate and Burgos made a nice catch with runners in scoring position.
              Against Bridgewater, Keevish pitched well and got a strong defensive play by Bohorquez. Blackshear had a hit.
                 In the Hillsborough game, Ordonez dropped a bunt for her first hit of the season while Mercado made a great catch on a fly ball and Estrada shrugged off some injuries for some nice defensive play at shortstop.


A happy band of Spartans display their plaques and impressive trophy after winning the Hamilton West Invitational Softball Tournament Saturday. The team members include (front row, from left) Alexa Nytkas, Amber Dietrich, Adrianna Boucher, Danielle Fabian (back row, from left) Christelle Cherubin, Stacy Manners, Angelina Aronis, Lea Mathes, Donna
Cashin, Caitlin Brugnoli and Brooke Alagona. Missing from the photo is Sarah Thomas, who was away on a school trip. 
May 1 Softball
Steinert freshmen dominant in winning Hamilton crown

Hamilton Freshman Softball Tournament on tap Saturday
        Apr. 30: The Hamilton West and Steinert softball teams will both get some good competition on Saturday in the Hamilton High West Freshman Softball Tournament.
      The action starts at 8:30 a.m. with Hamilton vs. Delaware Valley (varsity field), Steinert vs. Hunterdon Central (JV), Bridgewater vs. Hillsborough (Wilson softball) and Woodbridge vs. Wall Township (Wilson baseball).
     At 10 a.m., match-ups are Hamilton-Bridgewater (varsity), Steinert-Woodbridge (JV), DelVal-Hillsborough (Wilson softball), HC-Wall (Wilson baseball).
        The 11:30 games are Hamilton-Hillsborough (varsity), Steinert-Wall (JV), DelVal-Bridgewater (Wilson softball), HC-Woodbridge (Wilson baseball).
             The semifinals are at 1:30 p.m. on the varsity and JV fields, and the finals will be at 3:30 p.m. (or 20 minutes after the semis) on the varsity field.
Hamilton softball ties Lawrence in high scoring affair
       Apr. 28:  The Hamilton freshman softball team tied Lawrence, 15-15, putting its record at 2-8-1.
       Nicole Reed had three hits and three runs scored for the Hornets, while Kelsey Meara and Jess Gephart both scored three runs.
       Defensively, Taylor Gonzalez and Zaina Banihani kept Hamilton in the game with strong outfield play. Alyssa Verderese struck out a season-high seven, five on called third strikes. 
Steinert softball rolls with three straight wins
            Apr. 23: The Steinert softball team ran its record to 7-1 with a 15-9 victory at Colonia today. It was the Spartans second win over the Patriots in three days.
            Steinert led 8-7 after five innings, then exploded in the sixth inning with six runs to put it away.
            Donna Cashin hurled the win, notching six strikeouts for coach Cindy Astore’s troops. Powering the offense were Alexa Nytkas (4-for-5; 2 RBI, double, triple), Danielle Fabian (3 RBI, 2 HR), Caitlin Brugnoli (2-for-4; RBI, HR) and Brooke Alagona (2 triples and 3 RBI).
             On Wednesday and Thursday, Steinert topped Colonia, 18-8, and Northern Burlington,. The win over Colonia was led by Adrianna Bouche went (4-for-5), Caitlin Brugnoli (3-for-4, triple, RBI), Nytkas (3-for-5, triple, 2 RBI) and Sarah Thomas (3-for-5, 4 RBI). Brooke Alagona struck out 11 to earn the win. The attack against NBC was paced by Fabian (4-for-4, 2 RBI); Thomas (2-for-4, 3 RBI) and Cashin (3-for-4), who also fanned eight in notching the win.
Hamilton has bright spots in loss to talented Hillsborough
         Apr. 22: The Hamilton West freshman softball team fell in five innings to a powerful Hillsborough High team today, but there were some bright spots.
            Karen Estrada broke up a no-hitter that two Raider pitchers were working on with a sharp single to right field, and Steffi Ordonez followed with a nice sacrifice bunt. Kati Schioppa’s infield single put two runners and Estrada scored when Chrissy Keevish reached on a throwing error. Schioppa then scored on a fielder’s choice by Betsy Bohorquez.  
            Hillsborough improved to 8-1 while the Hornets fell to 3-6.
Hornet softball team explodes in win over Pemberton
         Apr. 20: Unlike its last win, which needed a tremendous relay play to end a one-run win, the Hamilton West freshman softball team dominated Pemberton in a 20-7 victory today.
        In raising their record to 3-5, the Hornets got a five-hitter from Chrissy Keevish, who allowed three earned runs in gaining her first victory.  Shortstop Kati Schioppa hit a three-run triple and Caitlyn Santiago belted a three-run double.
       . Betsy Bohorquez and Brielle Blackshear chipped in with RBI singles, while Myriana Burgos, Lauren Jean-Baptiste, Carla Mercado and Asheydaly Miranda scored runs. Steffi Ordonez, Ashley Laguerre and Karen Estrada made big defensive plays to preserve the big lead.
        Next up is always-tough Hillsborough at home Thursday.
Spartans lose first softball game of the season 
             Apr. 19: After romping to four straight wins, the Steinert freshman softball team finally fell as Hunterdon Central took a 13-7 win today. The Spartans got strong efforts from Amber Dietrich  (3-for-4, 2 RBI) and Caitlin Brugnoli (2-for-3, 2 RBI).
                Despite her disappointment over the season’s first setback, coach Cindy Astore still had enough wherewithal to request a free Fish4Scores hat. Quite impressive! Impressive enough to get a hat? We'll see.   
Hornets get strong outings in loss to Lenape
            Apr. 16: Despite falling to Lenape today, the Hamilton West softball team got some strong efforts from several players.
            Karen Estrada had a triple and scored on Brielle Blackshear’s single. Chrissy Keevish made some heads-up plays at shortstop, while Ashley Laguerre and Steffi Ordonez chipped in with some fine defensive play.
            The Hornets couldn’t survive a 4-hit, 6-RBI effort by Shannon "Bat Girl" Barlow, niece of Princeton University soccer Jim Barlow. Hamilton dropped to 2-4 and will visit Pemberton on Tuesday.
Ashley, Collins lead Steinert baseball past Hornets 
            Apr. 14: Eddie Ashley and Billy Collins each had three hits, including two doubles, as Steinert’s freshman baseball team took a 13-1 win over Hamilton today.
            Craig Buczynski notched the win, allowing two hits and no walks, while Jake Hupfl did not allow a hit in relief.
Alagona a one-girl show (with help) as Spartans top West
            Apr. 14: Brooke Alagona went 5-for-5 with six RBI, and for the heck of it also threw a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts in five innings as the Steinert freshman softball team moved to 4-0 with a win over Hamilton today.
          Danielle Fabian was 4-for-5 with three RBI, while Angelina Aronis and Caitlin Brugnoli each went 3-for-3 with three RBI.  
Mercado-to-Keevish-to-Estrada equals victory
       Apr. 13: The Hamilton West freshman softball team staved off a last-inning comeback by North Brunswick Raiders and escaped with a 10-9 record to move to 2-2.
             Hamilton led 10-3 entering the last inning thanks to some key base running and hitting by Betsy Bohorquez and Myriana Burgos. But in the last inning North Brunswick mounted a big comeback and things looked shaky when Alexia Ortiz – representing the tying run --  crushed a two-out bomb over leftfielder Carla Mercado’s  head.
           Mercado chased the ball down to the fence, fired it to cutoff man Chrissy Keevish, who threw a strike to third baseman Karen Estrada. Estrada tug out Ortiz to win a thriller.
         Kati Schioppa threw a five-hitter and allowed four earned runs to notch the victory. Hamilton is back in action Wednesday against arch-rival Steinert.
Steinert softball team tops Lenape to go 3-0
        Apr. 9: With four freshmen starting for the Steinert softball varsity team, one would think the freshman team would be kind of depleted.
        No chance.
        The Spartans romped to a 19-5 win over Lenape today behind Adrianna Bouche went (4-for-4, 2 RBI), Danielle Fabian (3-for-5, 4 RBI), Brooke Alagona (2 RBI) and Stacy Manners (3-for-4). Winning pitcher Lea Mathes struck out five and Alagona came in to strike out four more.
Hornets softball team gives strong effort against RV
            Apr. 8: The Hamilton West freshman softball team dropped a 14-5 decision to undefeated Rancocas Valley (4-0), but the Hornets had some strong efforts.
            Hamilton collected seven hits, led by shortstop Chrissy Keevish (2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run). Brielle Blackshear chipped in with a single and RBI and Karen Estrada had a hit and run scored for Mark “Goose” Laurenti’s squad.
           Katie Schioppa “did a nice job pitching” according to the coach, as she allowed just five earned runs. Ashledaly Miranda scored a run and made a nice defensive play at second base, while catcher Caitlyn Santiago was also strong defensively.
            Myriana Burgos, Lauren Jean-Baptiste and Carla Mercado all chipped in with strong plays in the outfield.
Spartans softball team explodes in first two wins
         Apr. 6: The Steinert softball team got a home run and three RBI from Alexa Nyktas, while Brooke Alagona and Christelle Cherubin each went 4-for-4 in the Steinert softball team's victory over Hamilton today. Winning pitcher Donna Cashin struck out five while Alagona fanned three in relief. 
      The Spartans opened their season with 15-0 win over Northern Burlington,as Adriana Bouche and Alagona (3 RBI) each went 4-for-4 and Amber Dietrich had three hits and two RBI. Cashin struck out seven and Alagona whiffed another four in relief. 
Steinert baseball team mounts amazing comeback
        Apr. 5: Before Steinert’s baseball team even came to bat, it was on the wrong end of a 9-0 score.
       “It didn’t start too well for us,” coach Jamie Riese said in a classic understatement.
         It did, however, end quite well for the Spartans who rallied for an amazing 10-9 victory over Allentown today.
        Jeff Mattonelli fought off several tough pitches before driving in the tying and winning runs for the Spartans. Troy Flood got the win by pitching 5-2/3 innings of relief after a shaky start.
        Eddie Ashley was 4-for-4 with four stolen bases while Jeff Komiskey had two hits as Steinert improved to 2-1.
Late letdown costs Steinert against St. Joe’s
            Apr. 3: Despite leading for nearly the entire game, Steinert committed three errors in the bottom of the sixth and dropped a 3-2 decision to St. Joe’s of Metuchen.
            Craig Buczynski was “stellar” on the mound, according to coach Jamie Riese. Steve Mutek was 2-for-4 with two doubles to lead the offense.
            “It’s tough to see a kid pitch as well as Craig did, and not see him get a win,” Riese said.
Schioppa powers Hornet softballers past ’Stars
            Apr. 1: The Hamilton West freshman softball team opened its season with a 14-2 win over Nottingham.
            Winning pitcher Katie Schioppa collected three hits and two RBI, while catcher Caitlyn Santiago had three hits and four RBI. Betsy Bohorquez and Karen Estrada each scored twice.
           For Nottingham, Brittany Dragger and Rebecca Danberry pitched well, while Emily Rivera and Hadiqua Saddiqui scored for the Northstars.
Steinert baseball spells relief M-O-T-I-C-H-A 
            Apr. 1: The Steinert freshman baseball team opened its season with an 8-5 win over Hopewell Valley, as Matt Moticha had an outstanding relief effort by allowing just two hits in four innings.
            Jeff Komiskey had the winning hit for the Spartans, while Billy Collins had a hit and two RBI and Ben Podgurski reached base four times.

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