Today brings a new feature on the site in which we will take a look at the biggest wins of the season for each varsity program. We begin this new feature with a look at the top 5 softball wins of the 2015 season. We will work backwards from five to one. Let us know in the comments section if these are your top 5 wins. Should a different game be on this list? Let’s get the conversation started.
5. Pirates Defeat Pemberton 12-3 on April 9
After losing their first two games of the season to Northern Burlington and Bordentown by a combined score of 10-1, the Pirates picked up their first victory of 2015 by taking down Pemberton Township 12-3. The Pirates banged out 10 hits, with senior Shannon Profy leading the way with three of those hits. Seven different hitters drove in at least one run and eight different players scored at least one run. Profy picked up 10 strikeouts on the mound in the victory.
4. Pirates Defeat Woodbury 15-1 on April 11
In their fourth game of the season, the Pirates took down Woodbury at the Williamstown Tournament by a score of 15-1. The blowout victory evened the Pirates record at 2-2 and really helped spark the offense. Cinnaminson was led by senior outfielder Delani Pecchioli, who racked up three hits, two of them doubles, in the victory. Kelly Sigmund hit a home run in the win. Profy recorded 10 strikeouts on the mound for the second straight game.
3. Pirates Take Down Burlington Township 6-5 on May 5
Cinnaminson trailed 5-4 heading into the top of the seventh inning in this game before scoring two runs in their final at-bat to grab a road victory. The Pirates banged out 12 hits in the game, which came a couple days after a tough loss at home to Riverside. The Pirates allowed Riverside to score four runs in the top of the seventh en route to a 9-7 win after Cinnaminson had built a 7-5 lead at home. The win against Burlington Township catapulted the Pirates to a five-game winning streak that helped them earn a berth in the state tournament.
2. Pirates Defeat Maple Shade 1-0 on May 11
In what was likely the best-pitched game of the season for Profy, the Pirates took down Maple Shade on May 11 by a 1-0 score in extra innings (8). The Pirates managed only two hits, but it was all they needed to scratch a run across in the eighth inning to win the game. Maple Shade ended their season with an 18-7 record. Pecchioli recorded the game-winning hit for the Pirates. Profy allowed five hits, walked three and struck out five en route to his 9th win of the season. It was the second time in as many games that she recorded a shutout victory. Profy threw 7 shutout innings on May 7 to help the Pirates beat Pemberton for a second time in 2015 by a score of 6-0.
1. Pirates Drop Spotswood 7-2 on May 16
The top of the list for the best softball wins of 2015 features the Pirates playoff victory against Spotswood on May 16. It was the second consecutive year that the Pirates took down Spotswood, the higher seed in the Central, Group 2 tournament, in the first round. The victory came by a score of 7-2 and the game was played the day after prom. Tori Robinson led the offense with two of the Pirates 11 hits with 3 RBIs and a double. Brooke Figiel added a home run as one of her three hits on the day. Profy went the distance, allowing the two runs on seven hits. She struck out nine batters and walked three.
The next program we will take a look at will be boy’s lacrosse. The list of boy’s lax top games of 2015 will be published on Monday.
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