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Sunday, July 1, 2007
Rampage 18's take NJ PONY
There’s something about the magic of summer softball. All the games bunched into two or three days. Chances on Sunday arise allowing you to redeem yourself when Saturday pool play does not go exactly as planned. Then, there’s a stunning defeat that you may have never expected after playing your best ball the day before. It’s an amazing game that sends teams with extremely different histories and travels to one field to duke it out on the field. Simples rules, the team that scores more in the allotted innings or in the allotted time frame moves on. The loser goes home. Competitive softball at its best.Let’s set the stage for the championship game Sunday at Peterson field in Rockaway. Both the Rampage 18U and the North Jersey Jaguars are comprised of mostly Sussex County players with a few Morris County standouts sprinkled in. Neither team had an easy road in a talented pool of summer teams. 18’s is nice mix of mostly college freshman and high school seniors. A few talented and eager underclassman ventures into the 18U age group that has the pitchers throw from 43-feet. High School and 16U down are set at the well known 40-feet distance.
The North Jersey Jaguars feature two of Mt Olive’s finest players, Noelle Diana and Amanda Dizinno. The team comprised of many Sussex County standouts ended Saturday with 1 win and allowing 11 runs in three the games. The 1-2 record earned the Jags a #6 seed and a 9:30 a.m. date with the Silver Bullets Blue. Sure enough, Sunday can be the day of redemption. The Jags posted a 7-3 victory to eliminate the Silver Bullets. The win advanced the Jags to a semifinal match-up with the Central Jersey Tornado-Gold. The Jags pounded out 10 runs, and needed almost all of them, as they outlasted the Tornado 10-8. Dianna and Dizinno each went 4-8 in both games aiding the Jags to the final game.
The Rampage pounded out 5 runs in the first and held off the Bergen Blaze for the second time in as many days. The victory advanced the Rampage to a semifinal match-up with Top Gun (Monroe Township). The #1-seeded Central Jersey squad cruised through the Saturday Pool Play, going 3-0 and not allowing a run. But the Rampage exploded for five runs, overcoming a 2-0 deficit to knockout the #1-seed and advance to the finals with the 5-2 victory. Baylea Sperring of Sparta kept the powerful Top Gun off balance game utilizing an outstanding change-up and a mix off-speed pitches. The recent Sparta graduate, planning on attending Oklahoma State in the fall, took the mound for the first time since May and turned in a stellar performance against one of New Jersey finest Summer Teams.
Montville Graduate and CCM hurler, Danielle Cecire retired the Jags in order in the first two innings, striking out the leadoff batter in each inning. At the plate, the Rampage had the leadoff batter reach in each of the 1st two innings, only to have that runner erased on sacrifice bunts attempts in with the Jags successfully retired the lead runner at second. The Rampage leadoff batter again reached in the third when Leslie Martin (DePaul) reached in a single. Martin advanced to second on a long sacrifice fly to left, but remained stranded at second.
Amanda Kent (Pope John) reached on a lead-off slap single in the bottom of the third. A sacrifice bunt advanced Kent to the second. Lauren Hurley (Pope John) walked to put runners at the 1st and second. Katelyn Miele (Pope John) loaded the bases on a fielder’s choice as Kent beat the throw to third. A single by Mt Olive’s Noelle Diana gave the Jags a 2-0 lead. Amanda Dizinno squeezed home Mele to add to the lead. Cecire ended the inning with a strike out, her third in as many innings.
The Rampage answered with an all-important run in the top of the fourth. Kathryn Wilson (Sparta/Ithaca) tripled with one out. Heather Herold followed with a single scoring Wilson and cutting the lead to 3-1. Cecire was extremely effective retiring the Jags in order in the 4th and 5th innings.
Sara Stocklinski (Kittatiny) had held the Rampage in check over the 1st 5 innings, allowing only 4 hits and 1 run. Casey Roselle (Sparta/Rowen) singled to lead off the 5th, followed by a Kathryn Wilson walk. Roselle scored on a grounder by Harold that was misplayed. Ally Schraer (Paramus) liner to right and an ensuing two-base error scored Wilson and Harold and giving the Rampage a 4-3 lead.
The Jaguars inserted Sarah Olsen (Pope John) with Schaer on third and no outs. Olsen educed a grounder for short for the 1st out. Leslie Martin doubled scoring Schraer. Olsen then got Baylea Sperring to line to short for the second out. Raleigh Sperring punched a swinging-slap past the drawn up outfield for a double, driving in Martin and giving the Rampage a 6-3 lead.
The Rampage added two more insurance runs when Courtney Schraer singled in Wilson and Harold in the top of the 7th. Closing the scoring and giving the Rampage the NJ PONY State Championship with an 8-3 victory. The Rampage went 5-1 on the weekend.
In elimination play: Courtney Schraer went 4-for-9 scoring two runs; Kathryn Wilson went 4-for-9 with a homerun, two triples, a double and six runs scored – three in the final game; Heather Harold was 6-for-10 with four runs scored, including a 3-for-4 performance in the final, reaching base in all four at bats. Mendham’s Ally Bahneman went 2-for-7 with a two-RBI single in the final. Mendham’s Lauren Marczi went 3-for-7 during Sunday’s elimination round.Danielle Cecire threw a four-hitter, allowing three runs, and striking out six. The Rampage travel to Connecticut next weekend to play in the Connecticut Breakers’ PONY Qualifier.
NJ PONY State Tournament 18U
The Rampage 18-and-under team began pool play with two shut out victories over the Livingston Thunder and the Bergen Blazers (Ridgewood). The 18U Rampage finished 2-1 on the day with a loss to the Central Jersey Tornado Elite (Freehold).
In the opening game for the Rampage, Danielle Cecire (Montville & CCM) recorded the victory, fanning 5 and allowing 4 hits. The ex-Montville standout struck out two in the 2nd and worked her way out of a bases-loaded, 1-out jam in the 4th.
The Rampage opened with 5 straight singles in the 1st, opening to a quick 3-0 lead. Raleigh Sperring (Sparta) and Lauren Marczi (Mendham/Swarthmoore) lead off with singles. Casey Roselle (Sparta/Rowen) and Katherine Wilson (Sparta/Ithaca) both doubled to give the host team a 3-0 lead.
From there on, the Rockaway club was held in check until the 5th when Marczi, Roselle and Wilson started the inning with singles. Newton’s Heather Harold (SCCC) doubled and Leslie Martin (DePaul) singles accounting for 3 more Rampage insurance runs.
Mendham’s Lauren Marczi finished 2-for-4. Casey Roselle, Heather Harold also added two hits. Katherine Wilson knocked out three hits on the day including doubles in the 1at and 3rd innings.
Immediately after the 6-0 victory, the Rampage were right back at it and jumped to a 1-0 lead in the 2nd over the Bergen Blazers. Heather Harold doubled to lead off the second. Leslie Martin and Ally Bahneman (Mendham) followed with singles as the Rampage scored the only run needed. Ally Schraer (Paramus) and the Rampage defense deld off the Blazers en route to a 7-0 victory. Schraer fanned five, allowing 6 hits.
The 18U squad finished the day 2-1 and were seeded 4th going into Sunday’s single elimination tournament action and will face the 5th-seeded Bergen Blazer at 9:30 Sunday morning. Top Gun Softball (Monroe Township) earned the #1 seed going undefeated and not allowing a run.
Rampage 16U - Summer Softball
Mt. Olive’s Archer Perfect
Rockaway, NJ - Jen Biondi (Morris Knolls), Emily Archer, Krystle Mazza (Hopatcong) all contributed with two hits a piece as the Rampage Black improved to 25-5 on the 2007 Summer Season. Emily Archer threw a perfect game and struck out 8 in the 6-inning, 6-0 Pool Play game. The Rockaway based team belted out eight hits in the victory over the NJ Mystics (Netcong). Mazza and Biondi doubled for the only extra base hits of the game. The Rampage-Black 16-and-under squad finished 3-0 on the day and did not allow a run, defeating the NJ Crush (South Plainfield) and the Clifton Cobras.
While Archer kept most batter from putting the in play, a bit of swift 
defense helped preserve the perfect game. Shortstop Jen Biondi made a spectacular catch for the 1st out of the 6th. With a hit looper hit into that ever-popular dead zone between short, left and center, Biondi showcased an over-the-shoulder grab much to the delight of the her teammates.
The Rampage-Black enter today’s tournament play as the #1 seed and look to take their 3rd tournament in as many weeks. The previous wins were at West Point and last week’s 9th annual Rampage Tournament also held in Rockaway.
2007 Rampage Black Summer Roster 
Krystal Mazza - Hopatcong
Kate Muller - Kittatinny
Jen Biondi - Morris Knolls
Maria O’Connor - Morris Knolls
Mandee Ashley - High Point
Eve Rodriques - Morris Knolls
Emily Archer - Mt Olive
Melissa Knause - Morris Catholic
Angela DelViscovo - Mt Olive
Kristina Felix - Morris Knolls
Jill Black - Pope John
Crystal Lee - Morris Knolls
Teams entered in the NJ PONY State Tournament
Bergen Blazers - Ridgewood, NJ
CJ Tornado - Freehold, NJ
Clifton Cobras - Silver Clifton, NJ
Hamilton Hurricanes - Trenton, NJ
Jefferson Falcons - Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Jersey Explosion - Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Jersey Storm - Sparta, NJ
Middletown Flames - Hazlet, NJ
NJ Crush South - Plainfield, NJ
NJ Insanity Black - Edison, NJ
NJ Insanity Green - Edison, NJ
North Jersey Mystics
North Jersey Rangers
Old Bridge Chaos
Rampage Softball Black - Rockaway, NJ
Rampage Softball Red - Rockaway, NJ
The Jersey Cannons
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