For five innings Madge Layfield and Savannah Laird looked “unhittable” in a scoreless softball semifinal. Then the third time through the lineup, the Golden Knights found success against the Appoquinimink “ace” as MaKenna Messina lofted a first-pitch fastball over the centerfield fence in the top of the 6th to break up Laird’s perfect game. Two outs later, Mya Jones and …
Caravel holds off Appo
A late regular-season matchup of No. 1 ranked & unbeaten Appo at No. 2 and once-beaten Caravel turned out to be as advertised. A huge crowd lined the outfield on a perfect night, and witnessed a 10-8 win for the Buccaneers. Caravel jumped out to an early lead, scoring twice in the 1st inning on 3 singles as Mikayla Walsh …
Big third inning lifts Appoquinimink
Appoquinimink Baseball huddles at frist base, photo by Nick Halliday The Appoquinimink Jaguars trailed St Georges Hawks before scoring five runs in the bottom of the third inning to take the lead. St George’s led 4-1 before the big third inning by the Jaguars. In the top of the first the Hawks got the scoring started on an RBI single …
Inside The Circle – Softball Week 7 Preview
Savannah Laird pitching for Appoquinimink Softball, photo courtesy of Jack Pie The top 6 in our rankings all won last week. The only change in the top 10 is at the bottom as teams battle for conference titles and a spot in the 24-team field for the DIAA state tournament that is scheduled to begin May 17th. 1 No. Appoquinimink …
Inside The Circle – Softball Week 6 Preview
Appoquinimink softball doing a handsake at the mound, photo courtesy of apposoftball Instagram We enter week six of the softball season with a little “shake up” at the top of the rankings. No. 1 Appoquinimink (10-0) is the only unbeaten program in the Top 10 with wins over a solid Wilmington of Charter and #7 St. Mark’s. Savannah Laird recorded …
Appoquinimink beats Sallies 6-4, remains undefeated
Aidan Deakins picthed 5 storng innings in the win over Salesianum, photo by Nick Halliday The No. 1 Appoquinimink Jaguars remain undefeated with a 6-4 win over No. 4 Salesianum Sals Thursday afternoon. Strong pitching and timely hitting help propel the win for the Jaguars. In the second inning Aiden Deakins singled and scored Chase Fleming to start the scoring …
Appo’s big inning downs Red Lion
Appoquinimink Coach Brian Timpson huddles with a few players from his team photo courtesy of Appo Softball Instagram No. 4 Appoquinimink defeated No. 10 Red Lion 14-3 on Wednesday thanks to an eight run sixth inning. With a 6-2 lead the Jaguars sent twelve batters to the plate in the inning scoring the eight runs on five hits in the …
Appo’s big inning downs Red Lion
Appoquinimink Coach Brian Timpson huddles with a few players from his team photo courtesy of Appo Softball Instagram No. 6 Appoquinimink defeated No. 10 Red Lion 14-3 on Wednesday thanks to an eight run sixth inning. With a 6-2 lead the Jaguars sent twelve batters to the plate in the inning scoring the eight runs on five hits in the …
Appo softball remains undefeated
Savannah Laird pitching for Appoquinimink Softball photo by Glenn Frazer Savannah Laird recorded 9 strikeouts and allowed just one hit as Appoquinimink defeated Archmere 14-0 in 6 innings Wednesday afternoon. Lead off batter, Alexia Fitzgerald had 3 hits in 4 plate appearances, scored 3 runs and knocked in 2 more as the Jaguars improved to 3-0 on the season. Julia …
Appo outlasts Smyrna in double overtime
Photo by Nick Halliday The Appoquinimink Jaguars scored 6 points at the free-throw line in the final two minutes of regulation, forced a turnover to tie the game in the 1st overtime, then outscored Smyrna 16-11 in double OT for a 64-59 win Thursday night in boys top ten basketball. The 6th ranked Jags gained a late 1st quarter …