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Montville's Bats Silenced in Loss to Morris Knolls
Pitcher strikes out 13 on the way to a 10-0 win over the Mustangs.
Montville High School softball couldn't get their bats going agains Morris Knolls on Thursday, losing 10-0.
IN SHORT
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The Mustangs were down 2-0 through four innings of play and kept the game close with good defense and decent pitching against the 2010 Group 4 state champs, Morris Knolls. But Knolls exploded in their half of the fifth and sixth innings scoring three and five runs respectively and bringing the score to 10-0. The Mustangs did not score a run in their half of the sixth inning so the game was called on the mercy rule. Morris Knolls pitcher, Caitlin O’Connor dominated the Mustangs hitter, striking out 13 batters. Three times she struck out the side.
MUSTANG OF THE GAME
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Brianna Hager- Montville's second base had six chances in the field and made all six outs, handling a bad hop to end an inning, going back to the grass on a little blooper and diving to her left to stop a ball from going into right field.
THEY SAID IT
“I was hoping to play a little better today.They’re the No. 1 seed in the county tournament and they returned everyone from their state championship team from last year. They’re a good team,”- Montville Head Coach John Immediato
UP NEXT—Vernon on Monday at 4pm at Montville High School. On Tuesday the fourth-seeded Mustangs will host the winner of the Morristown /Parsippany game in their first game in the Morris County Tournament.
