WILLIAMSTOWN – The Caledonia United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team earned its first two wins of the season last week with offensive explosions against Paine Mountain and Craftsbury Academy (CA).
photo by Vanessa Fournier
Phoebe Crocker smashed a grand slam over the left field fence to power Cal United to a 25-13 win at Paine Mountain last Thursday. Crocker led the offense with seven RBI and four hits on the day. Teammate Austin Roos also punished Paine Mountain with four hits and five RBI. Alaina Robbins struck out seven to earn the win in the circle. Trailing 9-3 after one inning of play, Paine Mountain stormed back to retake the lead 11-9 behind Melody Davison (3-5, two doubles, triple) and Dawn Marietta (2-3). Crocker delivered the knockout blow in the fourth inning as Cal United pushed across 11 runs and never looked back. The loss dropped Paine Mountain to 1-3 on the season.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
“I’m really proud of the team for coming together, throwing strikes, making routine plays and hitting the ball hard,” said head coach Jennie Moore.
The offense continued to cook on Saturday behind a pair of rockets over the fence by Robbins as Cal United enjoyed a dominant 29-5 road win over Craftsbury Academy. Robbins finished her big day with three hits, while driving in seven runs. She also combined with Peyton Winn and Desirae Crocker to strikeout 12 Lady Chargers, while scattering three hits. Amelia Tibbitts collected three hits of her own, and Crocker stayed hot with a double and four runs in the win. Winn joined the offense’s coming-out party with a pair of hits, and Amyra Simmons and Tasa Howe combined to score eight runs. The loss dropped the Lady Charger team, made up of CA and Hazen Union players, to 0-4 on the season.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
“The team did a good job of coming into this game with confidence. I’m proud of our veteran players for continuing to bring along our younger players with leadership and encouragement. They really came out and played as a united team this past week. It’s great to get our first two wins, and we are excited to build on that,” said Moore.
photo by Vanessa Fournier
Cal United is scheduled to travel to BFA-Fairfax on Thursday and will welcome Richford to Paul Remick Field on Friday. They are slated to travel to Wells River to take on Blue Mountain next Monday. CA hosted BFA-Fairfax at Dustan Field on Tuesday and was scheduled to travel to Blue Mountain on Thursday.
