Lauren Hak homered and Dani Brown stood out on the mound and at the plate when 11th-seeded Camden Catholic knocked off sixth-seeded Paul VI, 7-1, in the first round of the South Jersey, Non-Public A tournament in Haddonfield.
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5/27 - 4:00 PM Softball Final Camden Catholic 7 Paul VI 1
Brown was dominant both on the mound and at the plate for Camden Catholic (6-14).
The pitcher allowed just one run while scattering nine hits, striking out five and walking three in 6.2 innings. She also went a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored.
Camden Catholic jumped out to an early lead with two runs in the first inning and never looked back. The Irish extended their advantage with three more runs in the third inning to take a commanding 5-0 lead.
Hak provided the power for Camden Catholic, going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, an RBI and two runs scored. Victoria Soto added two hits and scored twice, while Alexandria Coleman contributed two singles and an RBI.
Mya Eggers delivered a key hit for the Irish, driving in two runs while going 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base.
Paul VI (15-7) struggled to generate offense against Brown despite collecting nine hits. Quinn Cunningham had a perfect day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with three singles and scoring the Eagles’ lone run in the fourth inning. Anna Ingegneri drove in Paul VI’s only run, finishing 1-for-2 with a walk.
Jules Jackson tripled for Paul VI’s only extra-base hit of the game.
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