Belleville HS softball team advances to ECT first round

BELLEVILLE – Kristan Lombardi went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run; Luciana Gilfone also went 3-for-4 with three RBI; and Victoria Bruno went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run to lead the 18th-seeded Belleville High School varsity softball team to a 10-0 home win over 19th-seeded Glen Ridge in one of the two final play-in round games of the Essex County Tournament on May 5.

Breana Nieves went 2-for-2 with two runs; Kaila Freid went 1-for-1 with two RBI; Jehann Dabon went 1-for-2 with one run; and Kara Sica pitched a four-hit shutout with four strikeouts and no walks for the Bucs, who improved to a 13-4 record.
The Bucs have been re-seeded as the No. 16 seed and will visit top-seeded Mount Saint Dominic Academy in the first round in Caldwell on May 7 at 3 p.m.