When the game started, Manley was pitching for Verona. She started out with a two-hit, two-strikeout inning. #6 Caroline Chivily led off with a single. #8 Olivia Feiger came up and hit a two-run double. Paganelli got an RBI single to add to Verona’s lead. #10 Shelly Herman loaded the bases with a single and a walk scored another. Chivily hit a grand slam and the score was 8-1 Verona at the end of the inning.
Then Hart and #11 Remy Sullivan both hit singles to put runners on first and second. DaRin hit a single to put runners on first and third. Paganelli hit a two-run double to make the score 10-1 Verona with one out. #5 Caitlyn Barnes hit a single to put runners on second and third. Herman and #4 Olivia Haveron hit singles to make the score 12-1 Verona. Chivily hit a two-run triple to make the score 14-1. Lewis hit a sac fly and the score was 15-1 Verona with two outs. Hart popped out to end the second.
A two hit scoreless inning left the score 15-1. Sullivan started things out with a double. Paganelli and Herman got singles to load the bases, but Verona came up empty. Newark scored four and a fly ball caused Hart and Haveron to collide, and Hart went down in pain. #18 Marissa Ruhno replaced the hurt Hart at short. A groundout ended the inning and the mercy rule was used to end the game 15-4 Verona through five innings.
But apparently there was a mistake by the umpires and Verona needed one run to end the game. A 1,2,3 inning continued the game. Manley ended the inning with solid pitching and the game was officially over: 15-4 Verona was the final score.
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