St. Luke's Varsity Softball Three-peat As WNEPSA Champions

The St. Luke’s Varsity Softball team won the WNEPSA Class C title on Sunday, May 21 for the third straight year after defeating The Millbrook School 9-3 in the championship game.

The Storm finished another fine season in style after taking the lead for good in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game was tied at 3-3 when Emma Cropper ‘19 doubled to drive in one run before a huge five-run fifth inning put the game beyond doubt.

An error, followed by a triple by Emma Castiglione ‘18, a groundout by Kristen Beaumonte ‘18, a single by Madison Sead ‘19 and a single by May Kelin ‘18 gave SLS an 8-3 advantage.

Riley Page ‘19 pitched an outstanding game for the #1 seed going all seven innings, allowing just three runs and six hits to secure the victory for the Storm.

The squad responded well to a heartbreaking 9-10 loss in the FAA final on Friday, May 19 against the Hopkins School to lift the trophy and finish with an overall record of 8-3.

Head coach Troy Haynie was extremely proud of his team’s accomplishments: “Both Championship games are evidence of how these girls do not give up. Our defense gets tougher and our bats get hotter as the game progresses. Once we broke out in the fifth inning we simply shut them down. I am very proud of how they simply buckle down, support each other, and play hard to the last pitch. They are fun to coach.”