Lady Knights cruise past Titans, move to 5-0
TOWAMENCIN – “It’s going to be a really exciting season.”
In the midst of a 5 run 2nd inning from his offense, Head Coach Rick Torresani had a moment of realization of how special this team could truly be. While exclaiming out loud that the season trajectory is clearly trending up, his All-State pitcher senior Mady Volpe showed the versatility she possesses by driving in 2 with a single. Coach was able to dive a bit deeper into the mid-game reflection after the victory.
“That was me just seeing our team chemistry,” Torresani said. “We may not win everything we want to win, but it’s going to be a lot of fun. With the way they are playing right now, who knows what we’ll end up winning?”
We may not win everything we want to win, but it’s going to be a lot of fun. With the way they are playing right now, who knows what we’ll end up winning?
There’s something to be said about this Lady Knights team. After today’s 9-0 win over Central Bucks South, they have now outscored their opponents 29-3 for the year. Since the first game, a 1-0 win over Quakertown, they have yet to have a game decided by less than 6 runs. A perfect start to the season so far has Torresani very optimistic and rightfully so.
Wednesday’s game started with Volpe sitting down the Titan hitters in order with no problem. The bottom half of the first had the Knights be able to get a couple of base runners, but not able to drive them in. Volpe repeated the 1-2-3 inning she had in the first and got through with no trouble.
North Penn got things offensively in the second. 5 runs got put on the board and were kickstarted by senior Rachel Lowry and sophomore Julia Shearer. Lowry drove one run-in with a fielder’s choice and Shearer followed up with an RBI of her own on a sac fly. Junior Sophia Collins scored on a passed ball to make the lead 3-0. Volpe drove in the last runs of the inning with a 2 RBI single, stretching the lead to 5-0.
Volpe turned it around and struck out the side, not giving a chance for South to respond. Freshman Gianna Cimino got her bat going with an RBI single in the bottom of the third, extending North Penn’s lead to 6 runs. After seeing the side retired dealt with handily by Volpe, the Lady Knights tacked on another run as Collins drove in senior Carley DiGiuseppe with a fielder’s choice.
Top of the 5th had Volpe earn her 10th, 11th, and 12th, strikeouts of the game. This game was just as dominant as any other for the Coastal Carolina commit, but still very entertaining to watch for anyone in attendance. For the 4th straight inning, North Penn got a run on the board. Senior Marissa Palumbo came home on a passed ball and Shearer put a perfectly placed bunt in play, which scored a run. Shearer elaborated on her offense and the team’s performance.
“I have just been trying to stay within myself,” Shearer said. “We get the offense going and it translates into Mady’s pitching. We look good right now.”
Shearer’s bunt gave the Knights their 9th and final run. Volpe dealt with the last two innings, picking up 4 more strikeouts in the process. Volpe did see a little trouble in the last inning when South was able to load the bases. The senior worked her way out of it and sat down the Titans final batter on strikes. Torresani talked about how this win signaled his players starting to get in their groove and looking sharp defensively.
“Now everybody is hitting the ball,” Torresani said. “Everybody is in the game and just defensively, we are playing really good. We had some clutch hits, played the small ball, and stole. It worked out well.”
The Lady Knights will look to continue their hot start to the 2021 campaign this Friday against Central Bucks East.
Damon • Apr 15, 2021 at 12:08 pm
Great article Colin! Nice to have you cover softball.
This team is gonna draw out some bitterness.
Keep doing a great job reporting!
Mike • Apr 15, 2021 at 11:09 am
The second inning! What led up to them scoring the first run? Mentions nothing about the hitters before. The bases were loaded and there was no mentioning as to how! How did they start that inning? Great that you mentioned how the first run was earned but how about some details about the base runners prior? I was confused. I’m like ok they scored but what did the batters do prior for those runs?? Exactly we don’t know! Also with us not being allowed to attend away games this is a resource we have to getting our information from! But we found out when we read the suburban 1 wrap ups! Thank you
adviser • Apr 15, 2021 at 2:02 pm
Perhaps then, that’s a better source for you for your personal news consumption. We are very proud of the work Colin is doing.
Mike • Apr 15, 2021 at 8:23 am
I posted a comment and it’s not posted yet? Are you screening readers feedback? If you just haven’t got to it yet than please my Apology. There use to be a time when reading the Knight Crier was exciting. This article reads like work that was assigned weeks ago but was rushed by doing it the night before it was due! I believe you are a better writer than this! Know the game and the details of what you are reporting! This comment doesn’t need to be posted! It’s more of a speak my mind statement. If you need help or some ideas read articles from Suburban 1 or PaPreplive, Or even go back 2 yrs ago and read some awesome and detailed facts of explaining the game. You should be reporting the game as if a person wasn’t there and they wanted the details of how the game played out.
adviser • Apr 15, 2021 at 9:39 am
Comments do not post automatically. Comments have to be published manually. The article offers a very detailed step by step account of the scoring in each inning, along with sentiments from the head coach and one of the game’s top performers. Are you questioning the accuracy of the details of the scoring? Several players’ performances are mentioned, including players ranging from 9th-12 grade on the team. What exactly are you looking for here that you do not see? The article was published just hours after the completion of the game, and provides succinct, yet specific coverage of a game, from a student writer who is working hard to learn as he goes. Colin checks the scorebook after the game and compares to his own game notes, he documents games through photo and video journalism on his own media accounts as well, and he is very thorough in his post game interviews. But thank you for the suggestions.
Mike • Apr 15, 2021 at 6:27 am
What game did you watch? The scoring and hitting didn’t take place the way you reported it! Wow! Let’s not focus on friends and report the game how it was actually played! Now that would he good reporting! Just some advice! ✌🏽