BENSALEM, Pa. –
Sam Ciasullo's (Springfield, Pa./Springfield) ninth inning walk off in game two capped a doubleheader sweep for HFU softball on Senior Day at Bensalem High School on Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers used a seven-run fifth, capped by
Kylee Jones' (Hulmeville, Pa./Neshaminy (Rider)) grand slam, to walk-off an 8-0 game one victory, before Ciasullo came through with her two-out single for a 5-4 triumph.
In-between games, Holy Family honored the senior class of
Makenna Patterson (Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge) and
Emily Siwek (Feasterville, Pa./Neshaminy).
Individual Highlights
- Patterson earned the shutout win in the opener, limiting the Eagles to three hits over five innings
- Jaden Kelly (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) had multiple hits in both games, finishing the doubleheader 4-for-6 with two runs and a stolen base
- Jones had three hits in nightcap, capping a 4-for-7 day that included two doubles in addition to the grand slam
- Kinsley Hall (Frankford, Del./Indian River (Mount Olive)) earned the game two win with five innings of one-hit scoreless relief in which she struck out eight
- Carlie Miller (Hermitage, Pa./Hickory) went a perfect 3-for-3 with a double, run and RBI in game one
- Alexis Letizia (Toms River, N.J./Donovan Catholic) went 3-for-5 five with two RBI and a run in the nightcap
How it Happened
First Game
- Ciasullo broke a 0-0 deadlock with a one out homer in the fourth, before HFU sent nine to the plate in the seven-run fifth
- It began with a Molly Moore (Conshohocken, Pa./Plymouth Whitemarsh) double and following the first out, Kelly singled
- Letizia doubled the lead with an RBI groundout
- After an error extended the inning, Ciasullo singled, Miller drove in one with a double and Siwek walked to load the bases for Jones
Second Game
- Holy Family erased a 0-1 deficit with a four-run second that all came with two outs
- A Jones double and Lauren Hagy (Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan) tied the score, before back-to-back singles by Kelly and Rylee Hobel (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) loaded the bases
- An error prolonged the inning for Letizia, who capped it with a two-RBI single
- Post came right back with a third inning score and later tied it at 4-4 with a two-run fifth
- Hall came in and proceeded to retire 12 of the first 15 she faced, only to run into trouble in the ninth
- The Eagles loaded the bases with none away, but she then proceeded to escape the jam to set the stage for the walk-off
- The ninth began with two outs, but back-to-back singles by Letizia and Hall brought Ciasullo to the plate for the heroics
Up Next
Holy Family is back at Bensalem tomorrow to host Chestnut Hill for a 12 p.m. doubleheader.
