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Seaford-Delmar battle it out in 14 inning softball game By Ronald MacArthur In Seaford High softball action last week, Seaford (11-7) dropped a thriller to Delmar on Monday, 11-8, topped Delmarva Christian 19-0 on Saturday and lost out to Cape Henlopen 13-9 last Thursday. On Monday afternoon, Seaford dropped a tough one to Delmar 11-8 in a marathon game that actually started back on March 30. After 10 innings (4-4), the game was called because of darkness and scheduled for completion on May 15. It took another four innings and 11 more runs to determine the outcome. Delmar pitcher Brittany Ruark, who left the first part of the game in the ninth inning, came back in to pick up the victory. For Delmar, Melanie Twilley’s two-run double in the top of the four-run 14th inning was the deciding factor as the Wildcats went ahead 11-7. Seaford answered back with one run, but the rally fell short. Danielle Haldeman doubled in courtesy runner Jennifer Masten. In the action packed game, Delmar left the bases loaded in the 11th inning and then scored three runs in the 12th to take a 7-4 lead. Seaford answered that with three runs of their own in the bottom of the 12th. For Delmar, Brooke Boothe doubled in two runs and Danielle Disharoon singled in a run. For Seaford, Amanda Swift and Danielle Haldeman tripled in runs and Jenna Adkins singled in the tying run (77). Ruark stopped the rally with two strikeouts. In the 13th, Delmar’s rally was stopped cold by a double play started by Seaford pitcher Heather Draper. Seaford left a runner on third in their half of the 13th inning. Draper pitched all 14 innings for Seaford getting 21 strikeouts with six
Seaford pitcher Heather Draper watches a ball go during a tough loss to Cape Henlopen last week. Draper held the Vikings scoreless for 5 2/3 innings while her team came back from a 7-0 deficit to take the lead. Photo by Ronald MacArthur
walks and 11 hits. Last Thursday, Seaford came within an out of beating Cape Henlopen, the second-place team in the Northern Division. Seaford fell behind 7-0 and then battled back to send the game into extra innings to end up on the short end of a 13-9 stick in eight innings. The “out” was an apparent two-out single by Kelsey Riggleman with two runners on that would have scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Cape defense responded and Riggleman was thrown out at firstoin a close call. “It was bang-bang and could have gone either way,” coach Dave Rogers said. “If it had gone our way, the winning run would have scored.” Cape, ranked seventh in the state, used
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Laurel/Seaford Star Tuesday Night high school scoreboard Girls’ soccer- Delmar 5, Sussex Central 0- Delmar senior Erin Keenan netted a pair of goals on senior day in the Wildcats’ non-conference win over the Knights. Alison Bloodsworth and Katie McMahon each added a goal and an assist, Haley Keenan netted a goal, and Brittani Scott and Alicia Mills each dished out an assist for Delmar. See Delmar senior photo in next week’s Laurel Star. Seaford varsity baseball, softball teams pick up non-conferencewins- Adding a little cushion to its bid for a state tournament berth, the Seaford High baseball team finished the season at 13-7 with a nail-biting 3-2 win over St. Mark’s on Tuesday. Reliever Ryan Hastings worked out of jams in the sixth and seventh innings (two runners were left on base in each inning) to pick up his first save. Derrick Gibson was the winning pitcher. The Jays scored all their runs in the fifth inning with Ryan Hastings getting a RBI single knocking in his brother Seth. Matt Terry and Matt Wheatley scored on a fielder’s choice. The Seaford High softball team (12-7) picked up a 3-2 win over Milford. Danielle Haldeman, who has been on a hitting frenzy the past two weeks, smacked a two-run home run. Megan Torbert tripled and scored on a single by Heather Draper, the winning pitcher. She pitched a three-hitter, striking out 12. three home runs to score seven of their runs. Seaford scored four runs in the third inning to start its come back and the scored four more runs in the sixth to take an 8-7 lead. Cape’s Christina Lingo homered in the seventh to knot the score. In the third inning, Kari Bergh led off with a walk and Riggleman singled. Danielle Haldeman singled to knock in the team’s first run. Megan Torbert followed with a two-RBI single and the fourth run scored on a fielder’s choice hit by Jenna Adkins. In the sixth inning, Amanda Swift and Margaret Rohlich walked to start the inning. Bitty Hood singled in a run, Haldeman doubled in a run and Torbert hit a triple bringing in two more runs put her team ahead, 8-7. In the decisive eighth inning, Cape
scored five runs - three on the team’s third home run blast in the game by Amanda Deloy. Seaford answered back with one run in the eighth, leaving the bases loaded. “With a young team like this, you lose games you should win - you just have to suffer through it,” the coach added. On the mound, Riggleman started but only pitched 1 1/3 innings and was responsible for Cape’s first seven runs. Heather Draper came in and pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing six runs on six hits with 10 strikeouts and no walks. Cape’s Laura Olenderski smacked a three-run homer in the third inning. For the Lady Jays, Torbert was 4-5 with three RBI and Haldeman was 3-5 with two RBI. Riggleman and Hood had two hits each.
Seaford soccer team pulls off upset in overtime against Delmar The Seaford High girls’ soccer team saved its best for last and beat Delmar 3-2 in overtime on Saturday in a home match. In the team’s fourth win, Lindsay James scored a goal in overtime and assisted on the winning goal in overtime. Tyler Smith scored the team’s first goal in regulation time with the score ending 1-1. In overtime, James scored (2-2) and then Christina Stevenson (assist from James) scored the game winner. The program will have its first-ever alumni soccer game on Saturday, May 20, starting at 1 p.m. at the soccer complex behind the high school. See next week’s Seaford Star for Senior Night photos. The Seaford girls’ tennis team honored its seniors during last Wednesday’s home match against Sussex Central. Shown (l to r) are coach Brenda Tull; seniors Haley Workman, Laura Riddle, and Darian Libby; and coach Bob Hastings. All three seniors will attend the University of Delaware in the fall. Photo by Mike McClure
Seaford High tennis teams end regular season with only one loss The Seaford High School tennis team finished the regular season on May 10 with 5-0 wins over Sussex Central. For the boys, Eric Kimpton won 6-0, 6-0, Shane McLaughlin won 6-0, 6-0 and Trevor Lee won 6-1, 6-0. In doubles, the team of Andrew and Jeremy Halter won 6-0, 6-1 and the team of Steve Kieffer and Josh Miller won 6-0, 6-0. The boys finished the regular season with a 13-1 overall record (11-1 in the conference). The team’s only defeat was a 3-2 loss to regular-season conference champion Caesar Rodney. For the girls, Laura Riddle, at first singles, won 6-1, 6-0 and finished the regular season with an unbeaten record. Darian Libby won 6-0, 6-3 and Kelly Kimpton won 6-0, 6-1. In doubles, the team of Amanda Cox and Haley Workman won 6-1, 7-6 and the team of Tish Thomas and Jeanmarie Ferber won 6-3, 6-3. The girls finished the regular season with a 12-1 overall and 11-1 conference record. The team’s only loss was a 4-1 defeat to regular-season conference champion Dover. Both teams were winners of the Southern Division championship.
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