The Glen Ridge 10U softball team won the Greater Essex Softball League Championship. Top row, from left, are Lady Willoughby, Lucia DeFusco-Cook, Karolina Gabrys, Simona Gray, Dylan Siegel and Megan Herman; bottom row are Chloe Chiang, Abby Vaysberg, Delancey DeSalazar, Samantha Eskenasi and Addie Hogan. The coaches are Joe DeSalazar, Caley Gray, Rachael Hogan and Sam Chiang.
GLEN RIDGE — The Glen Ridge 10U softball team defeated West Orange 10-5 to win the Greater Essex Softball League Championship at the Montclair State University Softball Stadium on June 3.
The Ridgers won a hard-fought game with great hitting, defense and pitching.
Dylan Siegel, Karolina Gabrys, Meg Herman, Lucia DeFusco-Cook, Addie Hogan, Abby Vaysberg, and Simona Gray each knocked in runs.
Delancey DeSalazar got on base three times and scored three runs.
Chloe Chiang played a spectacular second base, limiting West Orange baserunners.
Simona Gray pitched six innings, striking out 13 batters.
The girls finished their championship season with 11 wins, 1 loss and a tie.
Photo Courtesy of Calen Gray
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