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Parsippany Red Hawks
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Lady Red Hawks - 2008 Varsity Record 14-12 IHC Record 12-7
Varisty Games - (scroll down for JV and Freshman Games)
Tuesday, April 8
Zaleski gets 300th career win at Parsippany
By Sandy Seegers • Daily Record • April 8, 2008
SUMMIT -- Parsippany 8, Summit 3
Each time the possibility of Dave Zaleski getting his 300th win came up, the veteran coach went silent. Zaleski, who has guided the Parsippany High School softball program since 1985, didn't want to hear about it and certainly didn't want to discuss it. "He wouldn't talk about it," Red Hawks junior catcher Jen Nista said. "If it got mentioned, he got kind of annoyed. He seemed mad that something was said about it at our pep rally."
Monday night, a little before 6 p.m., Zaleski's attitude toward the milestone changed. It was altered because No. 300, attained with an 8-3 victory over Summit at Memorial Field, was in the book. Zaleski smiled and hugged his players. He received two plaques, one from the school and one from his team. He also received a Parsippany jersey with "300" on it, a memento for the showcase. "It's a nice accomplishment," Zaleski said. "I'm happy. Coaching has always has been a big part of my life. Since I began coaching the girls in 1985, I didn't want to do anything else." According to Zaleski, there were several reasons why he didn't want to make a big deal about his upcoming achievement. "I didn't want there to be pressure on the kids," he said. "I also didn't want Summit to find out (it was approaching)." Of course, the foremost reason was because Zaleski didn't want to draw attention to himself. "It's really about the kids," he said.
The Red Hawks (3-0) did all they could to ensure that Zaleski got the victory. There were superb catches in the outfield by Kelsey Principe and Courtney Ford. Parsippany rapped out 11 hits, including a two-run homer by Nista in the top of the sixth inning. Nista, who homered to center field, was simply pleased to help. "I'm really happy for our coach," Nista said. "He deserves it. "He's very dedicated. I know he wanted this." Parsippany gained a 2-0 lead in the top of the second inning on Chrissy Deleasa's RBI double and an error. In the lower half of the second, Principe made a running catch of a long ball hit to right-center field by the first Summit batter. "I saw the ball go to right field," Principe said. "I reached as far as I could. I was a little surprised that I caught it. Whatever I could do to help the team win. ..." The Red Hawks widened it to 4-0 on a miscue and a Deleasa RBI single in the fourth. Ford's catch came in the bottom of the fourth. She ran into the gap in left-center field and, being left-handed, made a back-handed catch to deprive a Summit hitter of an extra base hit. With Parsippany ahead, 5-0, Summit struck for three runs in the fifth inning. Zaleski then changed pitchers, removing sophomore Brianna Rossi and replacing her with classmate Brittany Serrao . Serrao got a strikeout and groundout to get the Red Hawks (3-0) out of the inning. Rossi allowed four hits, struck out three and walked one during her 41/3-inning stint. Serrao fanned five in her 22/3 innings in the circle. Nista ended with two hits as did Deleasa, Rossi and Principe . Principe was glad to contribute and be part of Zaleski's 300th. Zaleski is the first Parsippany High School coach to have that many wins in one sport. "He's a great coach," Principe said. "I'm glad he got it. I try to take up on what he says when I make a mistake." The highlight of Zaleski's career, no doubt, was when Parsippany claimed a state title in 1986. "I went to the top of the mountain with my second team," Zaleski said. "I've also had teams that have been lower. All along, I've had good kids. They won the games." Records: Parsippany 3-0. Summit 0-3
Parsippany 020 212 1 -- 8 11 3 Summit 000 030 0 -- 3 5 3
2B- Chrissy Deleasa (P). 3B- Brianna Rossi (P), Jen Nista (P). HR- Nista (P).
WP- Rossi (1-0). LP- Dana Carbone (0-2).
Wednesday, May 21
Caldwell 4 REDHAWKS 1
The Hawks gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd when Caldwell put together 4 hits and combined with an error. The team tried to rally in the 5th when they scored 1 run but Caldwell got it back in the bottom of the inning. They managed just 2 hits, Noelle Grande and Briana Rossi and went down swinging a total of 9 times. Brittany Serrao went the distance giving up 10 hits.
Monday, May 19
REDHAWKS 7 Whippany Park 3
On a cold and windy day, more like mid March than Mid May, the Red Hawks played like it was hot in honor of the seniors last home game. We scored 2 runs in the 3rd on a single by Briana Rossi, a double by Noelle Grande and a single by Brittany Serrao. We added another run in the 4th when Jen Nista lead off with a single with Courtney Ford sacrificing her to 2nd and she scored on Christina Deleasa’s bunt single. Whippany Park got 2 runs back in the 5th on a single, a triple and an error. The Red Hawks came right back with 4 runs in the bottom of the 5th on a single, a walk and 4 errors. Brittany Serrao came on in relief of Brianna Rossi in the 6th and gave up a run on 2 walks sealing the victory by the score of 7 to 3. Rossi pitched 5 innings giving up 2 runs on 6 hits, 1 walk and 2 errors, and Serrao pitched 2 innings giving up 1 run on 1 hit and 3 walks. Rossi and Nista lead the offence with 2 hits each and Grande, Ford and Serrao each contributed a hit. The record is now 14 Wins and 11 Losses. After the game the Senior’s, Christian Deleasa, Shani Mendelsohn, Samantha Payerl, Mina Ra, Carmen Torres and Melissa Zolla were each presented flowers from the Booster Club in honor of their last PHS home softball game. A BBQ followed the game for the entire team and their fans. Up next is the state tournament game on Wednesday against Caldwell in Caldwell. COME OUT AND CHEER THE TEAM ON!
Wednesday, May 14
Morris Catholic 3 REDHAWKS 0
The Red Hawks went up against a very tough Morris Catholic squad under the lights at Smith Field in an out of conference game. Briana Rossi pitched a strong game giving up 3 runs on 7 hits, 1 walk and 3 errors while striking out 2. The offense never got started as we struck out 11 times and managed just 1 hit, Briana Rossi’s single up the middle in the 5th, and that was the only base runner. The final scheduled home game of the Season is an out of conference match up against Whippany Park on Monday.
Tuesday, May 13
REDHAWKS 6 Dover 1
The team shook up the lineup with several players seeing action against Dover. Jen Nista made her 2nd appearance at 3rd base with Carmen Torres jumping in behind the plate. Shani Mendelsohn was in left and Melissa Zolla was the DH. The end result was a 6 to 1 win. Brittany Serrao went the distance allowing 3 hits, 2 walks and 1 hit batter while striking out 10. The defense was tight with no errors. Serrao also led the offense with 2 hits while Christina Deleasa and Carmen Torres had 1 hit apiece. The record is now 13 Wins and 10 Losses. Up next is an out of conference match up against a tough Morris Catholic squad tonight under the lights at Smith Field.
Thursday, May 8
Hanover Park 3 REDHAWKS 0
The team appeared flat in the rematch against Hanover Park coming off the tough loss to Chatham the day before. Hanover Park scored 2 unearned runs in the 3rd on 2 hits and 2 errors and added another run in the 5th. Briana Rossi pitched 5 and a third innings giving up 3 runs on 7 hits and 1walk while striking out 3. Christina Deleasa came on in relief and held them hitless. The offense produced just 2 hits going down swinging 9 times. Jen Nista and Kelsey Principe each had a hit. The record is now 12 Wins and 10 Losses.
Wednesday, May 7
Chatham 6 REDHAWKS 5 (8)
This was definitely the one that got away. We had a 2 run lead with Chatham batting with 1 out in the top of the 7th and a runner on 1st when Christina Deleasa caught a screamer at short and barely missed doubling up the runner and sending us home with the victory. As it turned out, Chatham managed to tie it up in the 7th scoring 2 with 2 outs and then winning it in the 8th 6 to 5. Brittany Serrao went the distance giving up 6 runs on 12 hits, 2 walks and 6 K’s. Courtney Ford led the offense with 2 hits while Briana Rossi, Noelle Grande, Jen Nista, Christina Deleasa, Kelsey Principe and Brittany Serrao had 1 hit each. Serrao tripled in the 5th and came home on Ford’s 2nd single of the day for a 4 to 3 lead. Sam Payerl picked up an RBI when she sacrificed in a run in the 6th extending the lead. We just missed getting another run in the 6th when Noelle Grande walked and continued on to 2nd where she was out in a run down a half second before Nicole DeFilippo crossed home.
Tuesday, May 6
REDHAWKS 7 West Morris 4
The team bounced right back after the tough loss to West Essex on Monday and took it to West Morris winning 7 to 4 on 8 hits and 8 walks. Briana Rossi went the distance allowing 4 runs on 11 hits and 1 strikeout as the defense did their part with just 1 error. Brittany Serrao led the offense going 3 for 4 with a SAC and 4 RBI’s. Rossi had 2 hits and Grande, Nista and Ford each had 1 hit. The record is now 12 Wins and 8 Losses.
Monday, May 5
West Essex 2 REDHAWKS 1
It was a close pitchers duel kind of game all the way and in the end West Essex managed to get the break and the hit at the right time in the 6th inning to score an unearned run to take a 2 to 1 that held up. Brittany Serrao pitched a strong game giving up just 3 hits while striking out 6 and walking none. The defense made just 2 errors but the second one was costly. On offense we managed just 3 hits, no walks and struck out 8 times. Rossi, Grande and Deleasa were the only ones to get a hit while Nicole DeFilippo scored the only run when she reached on an error and stole 2nd. She moved to 3rd on Rossi’s single and then stole home.
Friday, May 2
REDHAWKS 3 Par-Hills 2 (8)
Under dark clouds and cool temperatures the Red Hawks set out to show their cross town rivals that they could beat them even after losing the 1st 2 meetings of the year. It was another close game but this time the victory was ours. Briana Rossi got things going in the 3rd with a triple and she scored when Jen Nista reached on an error. Nista scored when Brittany Serrao followed her with a single for a 2 to 0 lead. The Hills came right back in the 4th with back to back singles followed by an error allowing 2 runs to score for the tie. The Red Hawks threatened in the 6th and the 7th but didn’t score while Rossi and the team held the opponents scoreless as well. After a leadoff single by the hills in the top of the 8th, the side was retired. In the bottom of the 8th, Serrao hit a shot to center that was dropped for an error and then Courtney Ford and Christina Deleasa followed with singles to load the bases. Kelsey Principe step to the plate with 1 out and bases loaded and she patiently worked a walk scoring the winning run. Briana Rossi went the distance allowing 4 hits with no walks and 1 strikeout. The record now stands at 11 wins and 7 losses virtually guaranteeing the Red Hawks qualifying for the state tournament for the 9th consecutive year.
Thursday, May 1
REDHAWKS 9 Summit 3
With the weather threatening the Red Hawks looked to make quick work of Summit. They put 9 runs on the board in the 3rd but let up a little when it appeared the rain would hold off and we began to substitute players. Brittany Serrao pitched a good game giving up 3 runs on 7 hits while striking out 10 yielding to Christina Deleasa for the final out. The team played almost errorless ball making just 1 error on the 2nd to last play of the game. Noelle Grande, Kelsey Principe and Courtney Ford Deleasa had 2 hits each and Jen Nista, Brittany Serrao, and Christina Deleasa had 1 hit each. The record now stands at 10 Wins and 7 Losses. Next up is the regular season rematch with Par Hills who 1 the 1st game earlier in the season and also knock us out of the MCT beating us last Thursday. The players will be looking to take them down as payback.
Wednesday, April 30
REDHAWKS 4 Mendham 3 (8)
Mendham scored 1st in the bottom of the 1st to take a 1 to 0 lead but the Red Hawks came back in the top of the 2nd to tie it when Kelsey Principe singled and advanced on a wild pitch before Christina Deleasa delivered and RBI single. Mendham went back up by 1 in the 3rd but we came right back in the 4th when Courtney reached on a walk and moved up on a SAC bunt by Principe with Deleasa delivering with her 2nd RBI single of the day. In the 5th, the Red Hawks went up 1 when Briana Rossi hit a triple to left and Noelle Grande followed with an RBI double to center. Mendham wouldn’t give up as they tied it in the 6th after we opened the door with an error. Neither team broke the dead lock in the 7th so we went to extra innings. Courtney Ford led off with a double and Principe moved her to 3rd with a SAC bunt. With a suicide squeeze on, Deleasa laid down a perfect push bunt passed the charging 1st baseman to score Ford for a 1 run lead. In the bottom of the 8th, we gave Mendham a lead off base runner on an error and Coach Z elected to bring in Brittany Serrao in relief of Rossi to try and throw their hitters off. And it worked as she got the next 3 batters, 2 on come backers to the mound and a strike out. The final result a well earned 4 to 3 victory proving that we can beat most anybody. The record now stands at 9 Wins and 7 Losses. Next up Summit at home.
Friday, April 25
REDHAWKS 15 Weequahic 1
The team mixed things up against Weequahic with several players getting in the game and Jen Nista pitching an inning for the 1st time. They came away with the win by a score of 15 to 1 but they were still lamenting the loss to Par Hill in the preliminary round of the MCT. The record now stands at 8 Wins and 7 Losses.
Thursday, April 24
Parsippany Hills 8 REDHAWKS 2 (MCT)
The team went up against cross town rival Par Hills in the preliminary round of the MCT and they were looking to avenge the 1 to 0 loss earlier in the season. Par Hills scored 1 in the 1st and 1 in the 3rd before we tied it up in the bottom of the 3rd . Nicole DeFilippo reached on a walk and scored when Sam Payerl laid down a sac bunt that was misplayed scoring DeFilippo. Payerl scored when she tagged up on Noelle Grande’s fly out to right. The Hills went ahead with 1 in the 5th on 3 consecutive singles. Things stared coming undone in the 6th when the Hills scored 2 more on a walk, a hit batter and 2 singles. Christina Deleasa came on in relief of Brittany Serrao in the 7th and she gave up 3 more runs on 2 errors and double. Bottom line, we were out pitched, out hit and out played losing 8 to 2.
Wednesday, April 23
REDHAWKS 1 Morris Hills 0
The team seeded #16 in the MCT was looking to prove that they are better than #12 seed Morris Hills who they already beat earlier in the season. And that is what they did taking them down 1 to 0. After escaping a bases loaded no outs situation in the 3rd, they threatened in the 4 when Jen Nista and Brittany Serrao got on with back to back walks and Kelsey Principe singled. Nista was called out stealing but it sure looked like she was safe and then Christina Delease dropped a spinner in the dirt in front of the 2nd baseman and she clearly beat the throw but the umpire called her out negating the run. MH tried to get something going in the 6th with a lead off single but Noelle Grande pulled off a double play on a fly out to center alertly catching the runner at second leaning the wrong way. With 2 outs in the 6th Nista singled, stole 2nd and scored when Serrao reached on an error. Principe followed with a walk but Deleasa was out on a long fly ball to right. Rossi set them down in order in the 7th and the victory was sealed. Briana Rossi went the distance allowing 4 hits, 1 HBP and 5 K’s. On offense, we went down swinging 7 times and managed just 2 hits but we made them count. The record is now 7 Wins and 6 Losses. The team hosts Par Hills tomorrow in the preliminary round of the MCT before playing at Weequahic on Friday.
Tuesday, April 22
Montville 7 REDHAWKS 1
The team ran into a very tough Montville squad and suffered their worse loss of the season by the score of 7 to 1. We managed just 1 hit and struck out 10 times. Courtney Ford singled in the 4th and scored when Brittany Serrao reached based on an error. Christina Delease pitched 5 and a third innings giving up 12 hits and 4 walks. Briana Rossi and Brittany Serrao combined to shut down Montville in the last 2 and 2 thirds innings. The record now stands at 6 Wins and 6 Losses.
Monday, April 21
REDHAWKS 10 Dover 0
The team was ready to take out their frustrations on the field as the jumped on Dover scoring 1 in the 2nd, 5 in the 3rd, 3 in the 4th and 2 in the 5th for the 10 run rule ending. Briana Rossi went the distance allowing 2 hits and 1 hit batter while striking out 7. Courtney Ford led the offense with 2 hits, while Rossi, Grande, Nista, Serrao, Principe , DeFilippo, and Payerl each had 1 hit. The record stands at 6 Wins and 5 Losses.
Friday, April 18
Hanover Park 4 REDHAWKS 3
The team jumped out in front in the 1st inning when Jen Nista homered but Hanover Park came right back to tie it up. In the 3rd, Courtney Ford singled and moved to 3rd on two passed balls and scored when Nista walked and alertly went to 2nd on the continuation which drew the throw allowing Ford to score for the 2 to 1 lead. Hanover Park came right back and tied it with 3 hits. Kelsey Principe made an excellent play cutting off a hard hit ball in the right center gap on 1 bounce, turning and throwing a strike to home to cut down the runner and end the inning. HP took the lead in the 4th on 2 hits. The Hawks were able to tie it back up in the 6th on singles by Serrao and DeFilippo. In the top of the 7th Mina Ra led off and reached safely when she pushed a ball between 1st and 2nd and both fielders yielded to the other watching the ball roll into the outfield but we couldn’t move her after that. Hanover Park opened the bottom of the 7th with back to back singles that just found the hole and then we intentionally walked the next batter to set up the force at home which didn’t matter as we walked in the winning run. The record stands at 5 Wins and 5 Losses.
Wednesday, April 16
Chatham 6 REDHAWKS 5 (8)
The team went up against a very tough Chatham squad taking them into extra innings before losing 6 to 5. Looking across all the key stats, it was a pretty even match up with the margin of victory going to the team with the least number of errors. We had 10 hits to their 12, 1 walk vs 1 hit by pitch, 9 k’s to 8 k’s and 5 E’s to 3 E’s. Rossi, Grande and Serrao had 3 hits each to lead the offense while Kelsey Principe added 1 hit. Chatham jumped out 2 to 0 in the 1st and we tied it up in the top of the 4th. They went back ahead 4 to 2 in the bottom of the 4th. We got one back in the 5th and then went ahead 5 to 4 in the top of the 7th before Chatham tied it up in the bottom of the inning with 2 singles, a double steal and an error. After 3 unassisted put outs at 1st base in the top of the 8th, Chatham scored the winning run on a single, a bunt and an error in the bottom of the 8th. The record is now 5 Wins & 4 Losses.
Tuesday, April 15
Hopatcong 5 REDHAWKS 3
With Coach Z out, Coaches’ Yost and Piotrowsky took the field with somewhat of a revamped line up in an attempt to break the string of errors and awaken the bats. After jumping to an early 3 to 0 lead, Hopatcong capitalized on some errors and hits scoring 4 runs in the 4th. They added another run in the 5th and we were threatening in the 7th with 2 out, Rossi singled and Jen Nista followed with a shot to deep center just off the glove of the streaking fielder. Rossi was waved home and cut down at the plate on a perfect relay from the shortstop ending the chance of another comeback. Christina Deleasa went the distance allowing 5 runs on 8 hits, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts. Rossi & Principe had 2 hits each, with Ford, Nista, Serrao & Torres with 1 hit each.
Monday, April 14
REDHAWKS 4 West Essex 3
The Red Hawks played another close game and as in the past, it came down to errors. However, this time the outcome was different as we sent West Essex home with their 1st conference loss of the season by the score of 4 to 3. West Essex scored 2 in the 3rd on a walk and 3 singles. We got 1 run back in the 4th on a walk and a single by Sam Payerl with a throwing error. In the 6th it was our turn to be generous and gave a run back on 2 errors and a single. It would have been 2 runs if not for a great throw from Noelle Grande in center that Brittany Serrao alertly relayed home to cut down a runner at the plate. After Brittany Serrao put West Essex down 1, 2, 3 in the top of the 7th, the stage was set for us to complete the comeback. Noelle Grande led off the bottom of the 7th and forced a throwing error on her bunt. Courtney Ford followed with a single to put 2 on and Briana Rossi put runners on 1st and 3rd when she hit into a fielders choice erasing Ford at 2nd. Jen Nista delivered a single scoring Grande and still runners at the corners. Brittany Serrao popped up behind 1st base and the West Essex player made a great catch while on the ground and held the runner at 3rd. That brought up Christina Deleasa with 2 out and 2 on and she hit the ball to the shortstop who threw over 1st base with 2 runs scoring to win it. Brittany Serrao went the distance giving up 3 runs on 5 hits and 1 walk while striking out 4. Rossi and Nista had 2 hits each and Ford, Serrao, Deleasa and Payerl each had a hit. The record stands at 5 Wins and 2 Losses. The team now plays another out of conference night game at Smith Field on Tuesday against Hopatcong followed by away games on Wednesday and Friday against two very tough conference rivals Chatham and Hanover Park.
Friday, April 11
Parsippany Hills 2 REDHAWKS 1
The 1st round in the battle of Parsippany went to the Hills in tightly contested well pitched game where the margin of victory was difference in errors. The Hills pitcher had a no hitter with 8K’s and allowing only 3 base runners all game. She walked Courtney Ford in the 1st , hit a batter in the 6th and another error in the same inning. Briana Rossi pitched a 1 hitter with 6K’s and allowing a single in the 1st but that was it. In the 4th Par Hills scored 2 runs on 3 errors. In the 6th, Noelle Grande in only her 2nd at bat of the season as she returns from a shoulder injury was hit in the shoulder by a pitch. She made them pay when she stole 2nd and later scored the only run on an error that put Christina Deleasa on base. In the final analysis we made more errors then the Hills did. The record stands at 4 Wins and 2 Losses.
Thursday, April 10
REDHAWKS 4 Boonton 3
The team bounced back from their 1st defeat and beat a tough Boonton team in a close game under the lights at Smith Field by the score of 4 to 3. Courtney Ford and Jen Nista had 2 hits each while Nicole DeFilippo, Kelsey Principe and Noelle Grande each had a hit. Christina Deleasa pitched 5 and 2 thirds innings before turning it over to Briana Rossi for the save. Nicole DeFilippo made the biggest play of the game in the 6th inning when she snared a shot out of the air and alertly doubled the runner off of 1st saving 2 runs as the next batter up tripled. Boonton managed to get 1 run in the 4th, 1 in the 6th and another in the 7th on a total of 8 hits but PHS made the plays when they had to and held on for the victory. The record stands at 4 Wins and 1 Loss.
Wednesday, April 9
Mendham 2 REDHAWKS 1
The team suffered their 1st loss of the season dropping a very close game 2 to 1 against Mendham. Bottom line, the bats were not active as we struck out a total of 12 times and managed only 4 hits. Courtney Ford had a double and a single and scored the only run. Brittany Serrao had the other 2 hits. Serrao went the distance allowing 6 hits, 3 K’s, 2 walks and 2 hit batters. The team threatened in the 1st loading the bases but didn’t score. The scored 1 in the 3rd and had a controversial call wipe out what should have been a leadoff bunt single in the 7th. The record stands at 3 Wins and 1 Loss.
Monday, April 7
REDHAWKS 8 Summit 3
The Lady Red Hawks were away at Summit and going for Coach Z’s 300th career victory and they were not to be denied as they collected 10 hits en route to an 8 to 3 victory. Jen Nista led the attack with 2 hits (dbl & HR) with Briana Rossi right behind with 2 hits (trpl, sgl). Sam Payerl and Nicole DeFilippo also contributed 2 singles each. Christina Deleasa and Kelsey Principe each had a hit rounding out the offensive attack. Courtney Ford and Kelsey Principe made some fine catches in the outfield helping to secure the defense. Briana Rossi went 6 and third innings giving up 4 hits and 3 runs and Brittany Serrao came in for the save yielding just 1 hit and no runs to secure sweet number 300. The team was very excited for Coach Z as they presented him with a plaque after the game. Ryan Miller the Athletic Director was also on hand to present a plaque and commemorative jersey as Coach Zaleski became the 1st coach in PHS’s history to achieve the 300 victory milestone.
Thursday, April 3
REDHAWKS 12 Weequahic 0
The team quickly dispatched Weequahic 12 to 0 in a 5 inning 10 run home opener victory quick on a frigid afternoon. Christina Deleasa and Briana Rossi combined for the no hit shutout. Rossi collected 3 hits, Brittany Serrao and Nicole DeFilippo each had 2 hits, and Jen Nista had 2 including a home run while Courtney Ford added a triple. Delease, Sam Payerl, Carmen Torres and Melissa each had a hit. The record stands at 2 Wins and 0 Losses.
Wednesday, April 2
REDHAWKS 3 Morris Hills 2
The Lady Red Hawks were away at division rival Morris Hills where they made the most of a 3 run home run off the bat of Courtney Ford in the 5th to break up a scoreless tie. Brittany Serrao took a 1 hit shutout into the 7th but gave up 2 hits and 2 runs before Briana Rossi came in to pitch the final out. As it turned out, Serrao made a diving catch to end the game and secure the win by the score of 3 to 2. Kelsey Principe, a freshman in her 1st HS game collected 2 singles and Brittany Serrao also had a single. Christina Deleasa made some fine plays in the field at short. Overall the team had a tough time at the plate striking out 11 times with 3 walks and collecting just 4 hits. Serrao held the opponents in check allowing just 3 hits and 3 walks. The record stands at 1 Win and 0 Losses.
JV Games - (scroll down for Freshamn Games)
Tuesday 5/13/08 – The JV team completed their 2008 season today in winning fashion by pounding out 13 hits and crushing the Dover Tigers 21-8 in 6 innings. The Red Hawks came out swinging putting runs across the plate in each inning. The offense was generated by Grace Campbell’s 2 doubles/single/3 RBI’s, Amanda Vasquez’s double/2 singles/4 RBI’s, Susan Witkowski’s 3 singles/4 RBI’s, Maegan Samuel’s double/single/3 RBI’s, and Nicole Adams’s 2 singles/2 RBI’s. Nicole pitched the complete game. The JV’s 2008 season record is 6 Wins and 13 Losses.
Thursday 5/8/08 – After the 10 inning marathon game on Wednesday, the JV team had another exciting game today notching their 5th victory of the season with a 9-8 win over the Hanover Park Hornets. The team got off to a slow start falling behind Hanover Park 3-0 in the 1st on some sloppy fielding. Coach Yost then gave the JV squad a pep talk and the Red Hawks responded scoring a run in the 1st and another in the 2nd without a hit. In the 3rd inning, the Red Hawks loaded the bases on 3 walks when Susan Witkowski singled to center to drive in the tying run. Hanover responded in the 4th scoring 2 and taking a 5-3 lead. The JV squad retaliated in their half of the 4th inning. Nicole Adams walked followed by Amanda Vasquez’s single. Then Kristen Flanagan and Milena Gangala walked bringing in the 1st run of the inning. With bases still loaded Grace Campbell singled driving in 2 RBI’s followed by Susan’s 2nd single/3rd RBI of the day bringing in 2 more runs. Sammy Fischer then walked and Arieta Giokas’s bloop single drove in the 6th run of the inning. PHS held a 9-5 lead thru six. In the 7th, Hanover Park tried to rally back scoring 3 times, but fell short by 1. Nicole pitched the complete game. Maegan Samuel also had a single in the game. The JV record stands at 5 Wins and 13 Losses. The team is playing their final game of the season at Dover on Monday.
Wednesday 5/7/08 – The team played their longest game of the season today letting one get away to the Chatham Cougars in 10 innings. Chatham scored 2 unearned runs in the 1st and led 2-0 thru 4. The Red Hawks battled back in the 4th. Maegan Samuel reached base on a walk, followed by a Grace Campbell single. Vicki Lonero doubled to center driving in 2. Milena Gangala followed with a single bringing in Vicki. Milena went to 2nd on the throw home. Chatham tried to pull off a double play on a Susan Witkowski’s bunt, but a throwing error allowed Milena to score. PHS led 4-2. Chatham scored 2 in the 5th to tie it up at 4-4. PHS tried to break the tie in the 6th with 2 on and 2 out, but a nice catch in the outfield left 2 stranded. Kristin Flanagan led off the 7th with a single, but was left stranded at 2nd. With 2 out in the 8th, Susan singled and reached 2nd, but was left stranded. Chatham finally broke the game open in the 10th scoring 5 times. Chatham took this thriller 9-4. Amanda Vasquez and Samantha Fischer also had singles. An exhausted Vicki Lonero went the distance. The JV record stands at 4 Wins and 13 Losses.
Tuesday 5/6/08 – The JV team ran into a tough West Morris team today falling to the Wolfpack 9-2. PHS scored their only runs in the 6th when Arieta Giokas reached on a walk went to 2nd on a SAC and scored on Amanda Vasquez 2nd single of the day. Amanda stole 2nd and went to 3rd on Kristin Flanagan’s bunt single. Amanda came home on Maegan Samuel’s single to right. Samantha Fischer and Susan Witkowski each had singles. Nicole Adams went the distance. The JV record stands at 4 Wins and 12 Losses. JV plays home the rest of the week with Chatham on Wednesday and Hanover Park on Thursday.
Monday 5/5/08 – The JV team fell behind early to West Essex Knights and had a difficult time catching up in the late innings. Nicole Adams started the game and was quickly relieved by Vicki Lonero in the 2nd inning. West Essex was up 6-0 after 2. Trailing 7-0 in the 4th, the team finally woke up. Susan Witkowski led off the 4th with a walk, followed by a Sammy Fischer bunt single. Both runners moved up on a pass ball. Vicki Lonero then drilled a double to center driving in the first 2 PHS runs. Alexa Pizzuta followed with another walk, but both runners were left stranded. In the 6th, Jessica Brennan had a single and reach 3rd on a throwing error, the team failed to bring her home. West Essex added 1 run in the 6th. In the 7th, Grace Campbell worked out a walk, stole 2nd and reach 3rd on a pass ball. Vicki got her 2nd hit/3rd RBI for the day with a solid single to right. Too little too late. West Essex took this one 8-3. The JV record stands at 4 Wins and 11 Losses. JV plays home the rest of the week with West Morris on Tuesday, Chatham on Wednesday and Hanover Park on Thursday.
Friday 5/2/08 – Coming off a big win at home yesterday, the JV team wanted to see if they could keep the momentum going. The Red Hawks were facing their cross town rivals Par Hills for the 2nd time this season. The Hills struck first in the 2nd putting 1 across the plate on a hit, error and a fielder’s choice. PHS tried to come right back in the bottom of the inning. Meagan Samuel led off with a double, followed by Susan Witkowski’s walk. With 2 on and no outs, the next three batters failed to move the runners. Some good pitching and defensive plays kept it a 1 run game thru 4. The Hills added 1 run in the 5th and 1 in the 6th taking a 3-0. Tracy Munoz led off the 6th with a walk, but 1st is as far as she got. The Hills took this one 3-0. The JV record stands at 4 Wins and 10 Losses. JV has 4 games scheduled for the week.
Thursday 5/1/08 – The JV squad bounced right back today pounding out 15 hits and scoring 18 runs to soundly defeat the Summit Hilltoppers 18-5. The Red Hawks scored 3 runs in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd & 3rd building up a 7-0 lead thru 3 innings. As a light rain began to fall, Summit cut the lead to 7-2. Going into the bottom of the 4th the rain fall increased and so did the PHS hitting as the ladies pounded out 10 hits parading 11 runs across the plate. PHS built up an 18-2 lead. Summit added 3 in the 5th but it wasn’t quite enough. Vicki Lonero went the distance and added a double/single. Samantha Fischer and Amanda Vasquez had doubles. Tracy Munoz, Susan Witkowski, Grace Campbell and Jessica Brennan each had 2 singles and singles each by Milena Gangala, Alexa Pizzuta and Caity Holmes. The PHS JV record stands at 4 Wins and 9 Losses. JV plays a home game on Friday against cross town rivals Par Hills.
Wednesday 4/30/08 – After a week off, the JV bats and gloves were still resting as the team was no-hit by Mendham 10-0 in 5 innings. In the field it was that one bad inning that did them in. The PHS JV record stands at 3 Wins and 9 Losses. The team hopes to bounce back on Thursday as they take on Summit at home.
Wednesday 4/23/08 – The Red Hawks were fired up after being shelled at Montville yesterday and came out swinging against Morris Hills. They put 4 runs on the board in the 1st and were able to play a great game beating the Scarlet Knights 5 to 3. Amanda Vasquez led off the 1st with a single and Kristin Flanagan followed with a walk. Melina Gangala brought the 1st run in with a sharp single. Samantha Fischer doubled bringing in the 2nd run and then Susan Witkowski followed with an RBI single. Both Grace Campbell and Tracy Munoz singled capping off a 4 run/6 hit inning. PHS never looked back; Morris Hills added 1 run in the 4th and another 1 in the 6th. PHS added an insurance run in the 6th behind Tracy’s 2nd single, a pinch-hit single by Victoria Day and Amanda driving in the run with her 2nd single of the day. Morris Hills added 1 more run in the 7th. PHS notched their 3rd victory with the 5-3 win. Nicole Adams went the distance. Fischer had a double/single/1 RBI, Munoz, Vasquez and Witkowski each had 2 singles/1 RBI, Gangala had a single/1 RBI and singles by Campbell and Day. The PHS JV record stands at 3 Wins and 8 Losses.
Tuesday 4/22/08 - The JV team ran into a buzz saw at Montville. Montville pounded the ball and scored frequently while they had an exceptional pitcher throwing smoke. The team scored in the 3rd when Kristin Flanagan drew a walk from a new pitcher and scored all the way from 1st on an overthrow by the catcher. Montville 18 PHS 1. The PHS JV record stands at 2 Wins and 8 Losses.
Monday 4/21/08 – the JV team notched their 2nd victory of the season today with a win at home over the Dover Tigers. The Red Hawks came out swinging putting runs across the plate in each inning and crushing Dover 18 to 4 in 5 innings. Everyone contributed to this 15 hit victory. The offense was generated by Tracy Munoz’s 3 singles/3 RBI’s, Susan Witkowski’s 2 singles/4 RBI’s, Arieta Giokas’s 2 singles/3 RBI’s, Samantha Fischer’s triple/single/2 RBI ‘s Maegan Samuel’s triple/single/1 RBI, Amanda Vasquez’s double/single/2 RBI’s, Grace Campbell’s single/2 RBI’s and Nicole Adams’s single/1 RBI. Nicole went the distance. The JV record now stands at 2 Wins and 7 Losses.
Friday 4/18/08 – The team got off to a slow start at Hanover Park falling behind 3-0 after 1 inning. The Red Hawks bounced back in the 2nd when Milena Gangala and Nicole Adams reached base on walks and Tracy Munoz doubled to bring in 2 runs. PHS sloppy fielding in the 3rd & 4th allowed Hanover to put 8 more runs across the plate. With the team trailing 13-3 going into the 5th inning, they needed to get the bats going. Tracy led off the 5th with a single and moved to 2nd on a pass ball. Amanda Vasquez reached on a walk and both runners moved up on another pass ball. Tracy came home on a fielder’s choice. Grace Campbell walked and Maegan Samuel tripled down the left field line driving home 2 more runs. Samantha Fischer followed with an RBI single. PHS scored 4 runs in the inning, but trailed 13-7. Hanover added 2 more runs in the 5th. Nicole led off the 6th with a walk. Tracy followed with her 3rd hit. Amanda worked out a walk. With bases loaded, Susan Witkowski doubled over the center fielder’s head driving home 2 runs. Amanda scored the 3rd run of the inning on a fielder’s choice. At the end of 6, the Red Hawks stilled trailed 15-10. Hanover added 1 more in the 6th and PHS only managed 1 run in the 7th falling short 16-11. Munoz had a double/2 singles/3 RBI’s, Samuel had a triple/2 RBI’s, Witkowski had a double/3 RBI’s, Fischer had 2 singles/1 RBI and Campbell had a single/1 RBI. The PHS JV record stands at 1 Win and 7 Losses.
Thursday 4/17/08 – The PHS JV team took on town rivals Par-Hills. PHS got going early as they scored in the top of 1st inning behind Kristin Flanagan’s inside the park home run. The Hills went down quietly in the 1st. PHS put another run across the plate in the 2nd as Grace Campbell lined a solid double in the gap and came around to score on some bad fielding by the Hills. The Hills got hot in the bottom of the 2nd knocking in 6 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks. They added another run in the 3rd. The Red Hawks tried to come back in the 4th as Kelsey Principe reached based on error, was sacrificed all the way to 3rd on Susan Witkowski’s bunt and scored on Sam Fischer’s infield out leaving PHS trailing 7-3. The Hills put 5 more runs across in the 4th. The Red Hawks tried to get things going again in the 5th behind singles by Grace Campbell and Amanda Vasquez. With 2nd and 3rd and two outs Kristin Flanagan hit a line shot that was snagged by the pitcher to end the inning. The Hills added 1 more run in the bottom of the 5th to end the game. Final Score: Par-Hills 13 Red Hawks 3. Nicole Adams started the game and Milena Gangala relieved her in the 4th. The PHS JV record stands at 1 Win and 6 Losses.
Wednesday 4/16/08 – It was a bright sunny afternoon in Chatham as the JV team tried to break out of their losing ways. Unfortunately, the sun didn’t shine enough on the visiting Red Hawks. The PHS squad just got their bats going in the 5th scoring 3 times and putting 2 more across in the 6th. This was too little too late as the Chatham Cougars took the PHS team down 15-5 in 6 innings. PHS offense knocked out 5 runs with 8 hits behind the bats of Jessica Brennan’s triple/single, Maegan Samuel’s 2 singles and singles each by Milena Gangala, Susan Witkowski, Victoria Day and Julie Dedoussis. The PHS JV record stands at 1 Win and 5 Losses.
Monday 4/14/08 - The JV team failed to notch a victory today against the West Essex Knights, dropping their 3rd game in a row. The contest was fairly close thru 4 innings with the PHS team trailing 5-3. West Essex added 2 more runs in the top of the 5th inning. In the bottom of the 5th Alexa Pizzuta reached on a walk and stole 2nd & 3rd. PHS tried a squeeze play having Susan Witkowski bunt down the first base line. West Essex made a nice play and just caught Alexa at the plate. Maegan Samuel then reached base on an error bringing up Jessica Brennan with 2 on and 2 out and she slammed a solid shot down the left field line bringing home 3 RBIs with an inside the park home-run. This was Jessica’s 2nd home run in the past 2 games. The PHS team threatened in the 6th with 1st and 3rd and 1 out, but failed to get the tying run home. West Essex added 3 more runs in the 7th for a 10-6 final. Milena Gangala had a triple, Grace Campbell had 2 singles and Samantha Fischer had a single. The PHS JV record now stands at 1 Win and 4 Losses.
Thursday 4/10/08 - The Lady Red Hawks suffered their 2nd loss in a row this time at the hands of the visiting Boonton team. The day started on a bad note as the PHS bus didn’t show for the game. The planned away game was then moved to a home game at the PHS field. The home field advantage didn’t mean much as the visiting Boonton bats launched hits around the field. The Boonton team clearly controlled the game defeating the PHS team 16-6. After trailing 16-1 going into the bottom of the 5th, the PHS team tried to make a last chance effort and loaded the bases up for Jessica Brennan who cleared the bases with a Grand Slam Home Run. Jessica also had a triple in the game. PHS put one more run across in the inning, but left two runners stranded to end the game. Also contributing to the effort were singles by Grace Campbell, Tyler Kaiser, Victoria Day and Tracy Munoz. Nicole Adams pitched the complete game. The PHS JV record now stands at 1 Win and 3 Losses.
Wednesday 4/9/08 - The team was back home to take on a tough Mendham squad. PHS was hoping to keep the momentum going from Monday’s run scoring parade. The first 3 innings were a defensive battle with some great fielding plays by both teams. In the top of the 4th, the Mendham bats came alive and the PHS team failed to make some key plays allowing 5 runs to cross the plate. Mendham added 2 more runs in the 6th and 1 in the 7th. PHS only managed to get 4 hits over 7 innings with singles by Sam Fischer in the 2nd and 1 by Jessica Brennan in the 5th. The only run scored by PHS was in the 6th when Alexa Pizzuta lined a single to right, stole second and was driven home by Susan Witkowski’s single down the left field line. Mendham takes this one 8-1. Nicole Adams pitched the complete game. The PHS JV record now stands at 1 Win and 2 Losses.
Monday 4/7/08 -The Lady Red Hawks were away at Summit and looking to get their 1st win of the young season. They came out strong and crushed Summit 31 to 2. Everyone contributed to this total domination. After failing to score any runs in their season opener last week, the JV bats came alive on Monday against Summit. The PHS team put 31 runs across the plate in 5 innings. The offense was generated by Maegan Samuel’s double/2 singles, Jessica Brennan’s double/single, Grace Campbell’s 4 singles, Susan Witkowski’s 2 singles and singles each by Kristin Flanagan, Tracy Munoz, Sammy Fischer, Nicole Adams, Vicky Lonero and Tyler Kaiser. The combined pitching of Nicole Adams and Vicky Lonero held Summit to just 2 runs. The record stands at 1 Win and 1 Loss.
Thursday 4/3/08 – The game against Weequahic was cancelled as they did not have enough players to field a team. This enabled a large number of the JV players to get some playing time on Varsity as we 10 runned them.
Wednesday 4/2/08 - The JV team ran into a buzz saw in their season opener against Morris Hills losing 13 to 0. The records stands at 0 Wins and 1 Loss.
Freshman Games
Tuesday 5/13/08 – The Freshman Lady Red Hawks rose to the occasion with a solid team effort ending the season in winning fashion with a 10 run victory over Dover. What a great finish to the season under beautiful sunny skies, they crushed Dover 14 to 4 at home. The bats were on fire today as 1st basemen, Jess Brennan, had two singles, a triple and a two run home run for a total of 5 RBI's on the day. Julie DeDoussis, our center fielder, had a beautiful double with an RBI. In the 4th our 3rd basemen, Tyler Kaiser, smacked a base hit bringing Jess Brennan and Victoria Day home for two more runs. Great hitting was our key to winning as Alexa Pizzuta, Victoria Day, Vicki Lonero, Caity Holmes and Marilyn Verdi all got hits . Our fantastic freshman pitcher, Vicki Lonero, had another great game giving up only 4 runs. Most of the innings were 3 & out for the Lady Red Hawks who had their fielding down to a science today. Lonero went the distance again for another win. The team ended the season with an overall winning record of 5 Wins and 4 Losses. Congratulations team we are proud of you!
Thursday 5/8/08 – the Freshman Lady Red Hawks tried to keep the winning streak alive but it was not to be as they were foiled by a bad inning and went down in defeat 9 to 3 to Hanover Park. The record is now 4 Wins and 4 Losses. Next up is a home game against Dover today. A win will give them a winning record for the season as this is their last game so come out and cheer the team on showing them support.
Tuesday 5/6/08 – the Freshman Lady Red Hawks kept their winning ways going yesterday and have now won 3 in a row. The team beat up on West Morris winning by a score of 11 to 1. Vicki Lonero was the winning pitcher and Jess Brennan lead the offense with 2 hits and 3 RBI’s. As always this team plays together, and win or lose, it is a team effort.
Friday 05/02/08 - Under gloomy skies with the imminent threat of rain over PHHS, some seriously scintillating softball was played by our fabulous freshman team. These fearless freshmen won a real nail biter by the score of 3-2, as dozens of raucous parents cheered them on.
Highlights of the game included 2 RBIs by 3rd baseman Tyler Kaiser, an RBI by shortstop Victoria Day, and stolen bases by Alexa Pizzuta , Victoria Day, Vicki Lonero and Tyler Kaiser. Pitcher Vicki Lonero, who notched another complete game, not only got the win but also caught the last out on a high pop fly. The fantastic freshmen infield didn’t just throw the ball to first for the majority of the outs, but gunned the ball to first to catch the PHHS runners, no matter how fleet of foot they were.
Besides the great pitching, outstanding hitting was key to the win as bats roared to life by (in alphabetical order) Jess Brennan , Victoria Day, Caity Holmes, Tyler Kaiser, Vicki Lonero and Alexa Pizzuta. Left fielder Marilyn Verdi had a great catch on the run to keep PHHS from scoring the tying run. Valuable contributions also came from Katerina Kociski, Jenna Letsch, Alyssa Longo and Leighann Mancuso. It was a great win by our fabulous freshman team over our cross town rivals!
Wednesday 4/30/08 - The freshman team played their best all around game of the season and defeated Mendham 4-0. Vicki Lonero pitched a complete game striking out 3 and walking none. The defense was outstanding converting on several double plays with great plays in the field by Alexa Pizzuta and Jessica Brennan. The offense was led by Victoria Day and Jessica Brennan, each with 2 RBI's. Caity Holmes also led the charge with 3 hits on the day. The records is 2 Wins and 3 Losses. The next game is a rematch against Par Hills on Friday at their field.
Tuesday 4/22/08 – The team ran into a great hitting Montville team and lost 21 to 2. The only runs for the Lady Red Hawks came in the 4th inning when Jessica Brennan and Jenna Letsch hit singles and Caity Holmes walked to load the bases. Marilyn Verdi than ripped a single right over 1st base scoring Brennan and Letsch. Vicki Lonero pitched the entire game for the Red Hawks. The record is 1 Win and 3 Losses. The next game is at home next Wednesday against Mendham with a rematch against Par Hills on Friday at their field. Let’s pack the stands and show them how proud we are of the team.
Monday 4/21/08 – The team played a defensive struggle coming out on top against Dover 23 to 22 for their 1st win of the season. The record is 1 Win and 2 Losses. This week’s schedule calls for a game Tuesday at Montville. Let’s pack the stands and show them how proud we are of the team.
Friday 4/18/08 - Friday's game was against Hanover Park. The ladies lost a tough one 6-4 in extra innings. PHS was up 2-0, then down 4-2, and scored 2 runs in the bottom of the 7th to send it into extra innings. They lost it in the 8th inning. Vicki Lonero went the distance.
Thursday 4/17/08 – The PHS team took on town rivals Par-Hills. The game was close in the early going with the Hills holding a 3 -2 lead. But then the bottom dropped out and PHHS triumphed by a score of 8 to 3. Vicki Lonero went the distance.
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