Congratulations to Rover post season award winners
LVIAC All Conference Awards
Honorable Mention; Sara Rasley SS, Rachelle Youngkin DP, Audra Heilman OF & Hannah Thomas OF
Morning Call All Area Team
Second Team; Sara Rasley SS & Rachelle Youngkin DP
Third Team; Morgan Neel 3B, Audra Heilman OF & Hannah Thomas OF
Express Times All Area Team
First Team; Morgan Neel
Second Team; Sara Rasley SS
Third Team; Marissa Csovelak OF & Rachelle Youngkin Utility
Marissa Csovelak played in the Carole Weil All-star game. She was awarded a scholarship from the Lehigh Valley Umpirers chapter.
PIAA District XI Play-offs
The Rovers travel to Liberty for the first round of the play-offs. The game will be played at 4:00 on Tuesday, May 19th. The winner will travel to Pleasant Valley on Thursday. The Rovers split with Liberty, losing the first meeting 10-2 back on March 30th. The Rovers won the second meeting 3-2 on May 8th. Rachelle Youngkin's sixth inning two run homerun provided the margin of victory. Adara Sos picked up the win and Sierra Stout got the save.
LVIAC Honors
The LVIAC announced their post season honors. This season the LVIAC only honored First Team All Conference and Honorable Mention. There were no division awards. Four Rovers received honorable mention awards. Audra Heilman (10) OF and Sara Rasley (10) SS received awards for the second time. Rachelle Youngkin (10) DP and Hannah Thomas (11) OF received post season honors for the first time.
Rovers in District XI Play-offs
The Rovers 13-0 win over Dieruff put the Rovers into the District XI Play-off. The Rovers also are in position to possibly tie for the East Division of the LVIAC. A Freedom victory over Bethlehem Catholic will create a four way tie for the division title. Sara Rasley got the Rovers off to a good start hitting her fourth HR of the season in the four run first inning. Morgan Neel & Rachelle Youngkin went back to back in the fourth. Morgan Neel, Hannah Thomas, Kristy Applegate and Marissa Csovelak all had a pair of hits. Emily Glose (9) and Marissa Cecere (9)picked up their first varsity hits in the fifth inning. Amber Dalrymple posted her third straight victory.
Rovers Continue Domination of Phillipsburg
The Rovers have taken 20 of the last 21 games from archrival Phillipsburg. The last Phillipsburg win came in 2000. Sierra Stout picked up the win as the Rovers used the long ball to get things started. Rachelle Youngkin hit a monster blast in the first inning to put the Rovers up 3-0. Morgan Neel added a solo homerun in the fourth. Everyone in the Rovers starting line-up had at least one hit. seniors Lauren Briskie, Marissa Csovelak and Marissa Ruggiero were a combined 6 for 11 in their final game against Phillipsburg.
Rovers Comeback to Sweep Through Bethlehem
The Rovers started out the LVIAC 1-5 and have battled back to 6-7 in the league with a chance to even their league record against Dieruff Saturday May 9th at 12:30. The Rovers battled back to defeat Liberty 3-2 in dramatic fashion. Rachelle Youngkin hit a two run homerun in the bottom of the sixth to put the Rovers up 3-2. Sierra Stout came on in relief of Adara Sos to save the victory for Sos. Sos allowed only three hits and picked up four strikeouts in six innings of work. The Rovers scored a run in the fifth inning on a walk to Meghan Brown, stolen base, sacrifice bunt by Kristy Applegate and an RBI single by Audra Heilman. The Rovers play two tomorrow. First game 10:00 vs Phillipsburg followed by 12:30 game against Dieruff. Both games are home.
Rovers Knock-off The Hawks
Good pitching, good defense and timely hitting were keys to Rovers success in 4-1 win over Bethlehem Catholic. Amber Dalrymple tossed a two hitter, allowing one run, a solo homerun in the 4th inning. The Rovers score a pair of run in the second and third innings. With runners on second and third and one out, Marissa Csovelak broke for the plate on contact. The ball was fielded and Csovelak was caught in a rundown between home & third. Csovelak kept the rundown going long enough for the Rover baserunners to get to second & third again. That baserunning play helped set up the Rovers first two runs. Meghan Brown would single in a run and the second run would score on a Bethlehem Catholic throwing error. Csovelak figured in the scoring in the third inning also. Csovelak picked up a bases loaded walk to force in the Rovers third run. Lauren Briskie drove in the final run with a single. Hannah Thomas had a pair of hits for the Rovers.
Record ninth rain out causing scheduling issues
Schedule Updates
May 8 Liberty 4:00 at EAHS
May 9 Phillipsburg at EAHS 10:00 am
May 9 Dieruff at EAHS 12:30 pm
May 11 Stroudsburg at EAHS 4:00
Rovers Payback Patriots with 5-0 Win
Amber Dalrymple (9) threw her first career shut out and Rachelle Youngkin (10) hit her first career HR to pace the Rovers. Dalrymple tossed a one hitter. The Rovers scored a single run in the second inning using a base on balls, single, sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly to give the Rovers a one run lead. The Rovers added four runs in the third inning using the short game again and a three run HR by Rachelle Yongkin to put the Rovers up 5-0. The Rovers return to action Friday against MVC foe Stroudsburg at home.
Rovers Suffer Third Straight Loss
The Rovers struckout a record 17 times against Nazareth's freshman pitcher Sarah Faust in 1-0 loss. The Rovers had a couple of scoring chances but each time Faust was able to win the battle. Hannah Thomas had a pair of hits and Marissa Csovelak doubled in the 7th inning. Easton's freshman pitcher Amber Dalrymple was the hard luck loser. Dalrymple gave up the lone run in the second inning and matched a season high 5 strikeouts of her own. Rovers look to rebound Thursday at home against Freedom.
Rovers Finish Week with Third Win in Three Days
The Rovers ran their streak to three games with 3-0 complete game shut-out by Sierra Stout (9) over Interboro from District I. Sara Rasley (10) drove in all three Rover runs with a pair of RBI in the first inning and a sacrifice fly RBI in the fifth. The Rovers got on the board early as Marissa Ruggiero (12) walked, Morgan Neel (11) doubled to rightcenter and both rode home on Rasley's single. It was freshman Sierra Stout who provided the drama. Stout had a no hitter going into the sixth inning. With two outs centerfielder Audra Heilman (10) made a diving attempt to preserve the no-no but came up inches short of making a spectacular catch. Stout only allowed the one single and one walk all day. This was her second win in two days and first complete game as a Rover. The Rovers return home Tuesday vs. Dieruff with hopes of getting to .500.
Lucky 8 for Rovers
The Rovers needed 8 innings again to top Emmaus 9-8. One day after going 8 against William Allen for the win the Rovers go 8 and top Emmaus 9-8. Sierra Stout (9) entered the game in the fourth and picked up her first career win in relief of Amber Dalrymple (9). It was the Rovers 17 hit attack and error free defense that took the day. Sara Rasley (10), Lauren Briskie (12) & Hannah Thomas (11) all had 3 hits. Marissa Csovelak (12) picked up 2 hits and 3 RBI. The Rovers got started in the first when Morgan Neel (11) tripled in Marissa Ruggiero (12) and Sara Rasley's sac fly plated Neel for a 2-0 lead. The Rovers lost the lead in the fourth inning but were able to tie the game in the sixth on an RBI single by Csovelak. The Rovers opened the eighth with a homerun by Sara Rasley and RBI singles by Meghan Brown (11) and Hannah Thomas had the Rovers up by 3 runs. The Rovers were able to hold on and give Sierra Stout her first win when centerfielder, Audra Heilman (10) nailed the possible tieing run at the plate.
Rovers go Extra Innings for 3-1 Win
Rovers defense handles late inning pressure and score twice in the eighth for 3-1 win. The Rovers faced bases loaded 1 out in the sixth and runners on second & third 1 out in the seventh but Amber Dalrymple (9) was able to pitch her way out of the jams. The Rovers, who had bases loaded in the seventh with no out but failed to plate a run broke through in the eighth for the win. Sara Rasley (10) singled to get the Rovers started in the eighth. Rachelle Youngkin (10) followed with a double to right centerfield. Marissa Csovelak (12) singled in the go ahead run. After a Lauren Briskie (12) sacrifice bunt, Meghan Brown (11) added an insurance run with a fielders choice. Amber Dalrymple sat down Allen in order for the win.
Rovers Explode Late to Defeat Central
The Rovers scored 9 runs in their last two at bats. Marissa Ruggiero (12) singled a run home to put the Rovers up 2-1 in the fifth inning. Sara Rasley (10) capped the inning off with a three run blast. The Rovers scored five more in the bottom of the sixth. Ruggiero drove in one, Morgan Neel(11)doubled in two and Rasley knocked in two more with a double of her own. Amber Dalrymple(9)scattered ten hits and allowed only two earned runs to pick up her second win of the season. The Rovers are back at it tomorrow at 2:00 against Bethlehem Catholic on the Rovers diamond.
Walks Doom The Rovers
The Rovers out hit Parkland 8-7 but the Rovers pitchers had a hard time finding the strike zone. 15 base on balls helped Parkland score 15 runs, ending the Rovers four game winning streak against them. Morgan Neel had a pair of doubles and Marissa Ruggiero added a pair of singles for the Rovers. The Rovers fall to 0-3 in the LVIAC. The Rovers next game is home against Stroudsburg, Saturday at 11:00.
Rovers Lose LVIAC Opener
Freedom scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 2-2 tie. Amber Dalrymple (9) only gave up 3 hits but came out on the short end of the score. Audra Heilman (10) got the Rovers on the board in the top of the first, scoring on a Morgan Neel's (11) groundout. Neel added a homerun in the sixth to tie the game at 2. Heilman and Sara Rasley (10) had two hits each. The Rovers are home Saturday at 11:00 against Pleasant Valley. Pleasant Valley is 2-1 with wins over Freedom, Northampton and a loss to Whitehall.
Rovers Start Season with a Bang
The Rovers took a 4-0 lead in the first inning on back to back homeruns by Morgan Neel (11) & Sara Rasley (10). Neel added a two run homer in the fourth. Neel & Rasley had 3 hits each to help Amber Dalrymple (9) pick-up her first EAHS win. Dalrymple went 4 1/3 innings gave up 3hits and 3 runs. Jeannie Connolly (10) helped out in the fifth. Sierra Stout (9) came on in the sixth to pick-up the save.
New LVIAC Set-up & New Teams for 2009
The Lehigh Valley Interscholastic Athletic Conference has made a few changes. Softball will compete in three divisions this year. The three divisions are East (Easton, Liberty, Freedom & Beth. Catholic), West (Emmaus, Wm. Allen, Dieruff & Central Catholic) and the North (Parkland, Whitehall, Nazareth & Northampton). We will play each team in our division twice and the other divisions once each. The three division winners and one wild card team will play a four team play-off for the league championship. This format has allowed us to pick up two new opponents for 2009. We will open the 2009 season at home against Delaware Valley (Milford, PA) and travel to Interboro (Prospect Park, PA) on Saturday April 18th for an 11:00 game. Check our complete schedule for all our dates and times.
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