Sports

The Jaguars current record in the Wesco Fall League stands at 7-1. In the third week of play, they faced St. Hughes/St. Elizabeth. After a 3-1 deficit the Jaguars got back in the game from the two-run homer by Melissa Gelbach in the fourth inning. In the seventh, St. Hughes had a 5-4 lead. The Jaguars were not finished yet. Melissa Gelbach singled, Tori Kornfeld placed a perfect bunt, and then Samantha Vitale followed with a two-strike bunt. With the bases loaded Arielle Horneodo drove in one run from an infield pop-up that scored Gelbach. Then Meghan Karpinski blasted a three-run homer, her second home run of the game. Other big hits during that game came from Katie Torrellas, Stephanie Ringbauer, Ashley Vitale, Kelly Ann Keenan, and Michelle Tiernan. Stephanie Ringbauer pitched another excellent game with Kelly Ann Keenan behind the plate. The final score was 8-5. In game two, the Jaguars took a commanding lead in the first inning and with Tori Kornfeld on the mound and Katie Torrellas behind the plate. Meghan Karpinski was four for four including a triple and another home run that brought her count to three for the day. Arielle Horneodo had a great offensive game scoring many runs. Stephanie Ringbauer blasted a triple and then Ashley Vitale drove her home. Kelly Ann Keenan drove in Katie Torrellas. Then, Stephanie Ringbauer and Ashley Vitale drove in Arielle Horneodo and Meghan Karpinski in the 6th. Defensively the girls were sharp with getting the lead runners out at second and third. The final was 12-1 Jaguars.

The next Sunday was against the LI Red Devils. Stephanie Ringbauer got the call against a tough lefty for the Red Devils. Katie Torrellas was behind the plate keeping the team focused. The Jaguars pulled out a 7-6 win in a day where both teams were battling the sun. Meghan Karpinski blasted a homer to start the game. Melissa Gelbach followed with a home run. The Jaguars were down 6-2 in the third when their offense shined. Julie Teller and Tori Kornfeld walked and were able to advance to second and third on steals and then Samantha Vitale put down a perfect drag bunt along the first base line scoring Teller, and Vitale was safe at first. Arielle Horneodo followed with another bunt scoring Kornfeld. Then Meghan Karpinski got on with a single scoring Vitale. Stephanie Ringbauer drove in Horneodo and then Katie Torellas drove in Karpinski for a five-run third which put the Jaguars up 7-6 for the final score. In game two, the Jaguars won with Tori Kornfeld on the mound who continues to have good movement on the ball. Julie Teller and Kelly Ann Keenan were sharp behind the plate. Stephanie Ringbauer blasted a three-run homer, followed by Katie Torrellas' homerun and Ashley Vitale's single. Arielle Horneodo blasted a triple and then tagged up from Karpinski's blast in right field. In the fifth inning, Julie Teller and Becky Seepersad got on with singles and then Sam Vitale brought in Teller with another bunt and Arielle Horneodo drove in Seepersad. In the sixth inning, Ashley Vitale scored after Melissa Gelbach singled bringing Vitale to third and then she stole home. The final score was 8-5.

The Jaguars have one double header left against the tough Silver Bullets Organization. The Jaguars' combined record from all play so far stands at 22 wins, 9 losses and 2 ties.


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