Mike Vukovcan Vikings Sports Now wanted to congratulate some members of the Hopewell Vikings softball program for a successful weekend.
The Pittsburgh Power- Voltage 15U softball team won the silver bracket of the Summer Slam on Sunday in Houston, Pa.
Hopewell softball and youth baseball is sponsored by Lisa McCoy, your neighborhood State Farm agent.
Four Hopewell varsity softball players were on the roster- Annabeth Sembower (injured), Teagan Scully, Maddi Pontis and Claire Sarkis. Also, two Hopewell varsity softball coaches are on the Pittsburgh Power coaching staff- Mark Sembower (head coach) and Riley Lewis (assistant coach).
Two other players on the roster are from Beaver County- Jocelyn Gurule/Central Valley and Addy Yohe/Riverside.
In the championship game, the Power defeated Smash Fastpitch 15U, 13-10, in a back-and-forth battle.
Hopewell’s Teagan Scully
GAME RECAP-
*In the bottom of the 4th inning, a single by Teagan Scully brought home Maddi Pontis to tie the score at 3-3.
*Trailing 4-3 in the bottom of the 5th inning, Power Voltage came roaring back with a 7-run innings thanks to hits from Kassidy Hemmingway, Angelina Sohngen, Chelsea Averell, Maddi Pontis, Addy Yohe, Jocelyn Gurule and Brinlee Wolkiewicz. The Power now led 10-4.
*However, the Smash didn’t quit and scored 6 runs in the next two innings to tie the game at 10 heading into the bottom of the 7th inning. However, the Smash had a response.
Pontis led off with a walk, Scully was then hit by a pitch, putting runners at 1st and 2nd with 0 out. Following a perfectly executed sacrifice bunt to advance the runners to 2nd and 3rd, Guiliana Palazzo drove a 2-2 pitch over the right field fence for a walk-off 3-run home run.
Hopewell’s Maddi Pontis (left)
