Bloomfield HS softball team seeks Cinderella run in state sectional tournament

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BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School varsity softball team hopes to make a Cinderella run in the state tournament.

The Bengals, seeded 15th in the 16-team field, will visit No. 2 seed Kearny in the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on May 23. The winner will face the winner between No. 10 seed Passaic Tech and No. 7 seed Livingston in the quarterfinals on May 25. The semifinals are May 31 and the final is June 3.

The Bengals defeated West Orange, 3-1, May 17, at West Orange in a Super Essex Conference non-division game. Samantha Corio scattered seven hits with three strikeouts and three walks for the win. At the plate, Corio went 3-for-4 with two RBI. Kristina Collins went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Jalia Santos had a hit and an RBI for the Bengals, who improved to a 10-13 record.

North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament

First round

(16) Clifton at (1) Ridgewood

(9) Hackensack at (8) Mount Olive

(12) Union City at (5) Morris Knolls

(13) Bergen Tech at (4) Fair Lawn

(14) Randolph at (3) North Bergen

(11) Morristown at (6) Belleville

(10) Passaic Tech at (7) Livingston

(15) Bloomfield at (2) Kearny

Quarterfinals

Winner of Clifton/Ridgewood vs. winner of Hackensack/Mount Olive

Winner of Union City/Morris Knolls vs. winner of Bergen Tech/Fair Lawn

Winner of Randolph/North Bergen vs. winner of Morristown/Belleville

Winner of Passaic Tech/Livingston vs. winner of Bloomfield/Kearny

  Bloomfield High School