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Robbinsville New Jersey Little League Softball World Series

Today's game World Championship Little League Softball game featured Robbinsville, New Jersey (East) vs. S. Carolina (South).

After a slow start and falling into a 2 nothing hole in the top of the first inning, the Robbinsville girls struck for 2 runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning to tie up the score.

Becca Freeman has pitched a solid 3 innings so for but after some questionable officiating has caused the girls to fall behind by 2 in the middle of the third

However, heads up base running by LeAnne Gearhart as pushed a run across and Robbinsville trailed by 1 with 2 outs in the bottom of the 3^rd.

With runners on second and third with 2 outs, clutch pitching, and excellent defense got the girls out of a jam in the top of the 4th to remain within 1.

In the bottom of the 5th a leadoff single by catcher LeAnne Gearhart and an infield single by Christine Levering, led to an RBI single by Becca Freeman that has knotted the game at 4.

Moments later, a wild pitch by the South plated Christine Levering with the go ahead run putting Robbinsville 3 outs away from the championship.

Without hitting a ball out of the infield the South pushed across 5 runs to take a 9-5 lead. In the bottom half, a lead off walk by Jessica Samel and a clean single Claire Speranza had Robbinsville threaten to get back in the game.

A Stellar performance by the South's top pitcher Carley Hoover shut down the rally ending the girls wild ride to the championship leaving Robbinsville on the short end of a 9-5 score.

The girls played their hearts out leaving the residents of Robbinsville beaming with pride at all their achievements.

Congratulations to all the girls, Paige Motusesky, Julia Boroski, LeAnne Gearhart, Claire Speranza, Jessica Samel, Christine Levering, Ali Valentin, Lauren Fischer, Taylor Ponti, Becca Freeman and Erin Wojton.....

co-authored by Albert Sodaro (aspiring sports writer/realtor)