5/4/24
West Windsor, NJ-Mercer softball (41-6) beat Salem CC (31-14) 10-8 in an elimination game to stay alive in the Region 19 Tournament. Sophomore Maya Patel (Burlington, NJ/Burlington Township) went 2 for 3 with a double, home run and 3 RBIs and freshman Emily Wyzykowski (Westampton, NJ/Rancocas Valley) had a home run and 3 RBIs. Sophomore Cierra Acevedo (Hamilton, NJ/Hamilton West) was 2 for 4 with a triple, home run and 3 RBIs and freshman Kelci O’Dell (Wrightstown, NJ/Northern Burlington) went 3 for 3 with two runs. Freshman Jessica Adams (Levittown, PA/Harry S Truman) got her 10th win of the season, striking out two in 2.2 innings of relief work, allowing no earned runs and just one hit.
With the win, the Vikings advance to the Region 19 Championship where they will face Del Tech CC (26-8).