Georgetown softball advances to World Series final

The host team Georgetown representing District 3 advanced to the Senior Softball World Series championship game with a 1-0 win over Canada in the semifinals Aug. 5. 

Georgetown pitcher Taylor Wroten notched nine strikeouts and allowed just three hits in the win. 

District 3’s only run came in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Jakayla Sample led off the inning with a single, she was sacrificed to second base. Wroten then laid down a bunt, but a throwing error allowed Sample to cross the plate. 

Georgetown advances to the final with a 5-1 record, with the lone loss being a 1-0 defeat to Asia-Pacific, the team they will face. The game is set for 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 6, at Lower Sussex Little League in Roxana. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 2.

Georgetown mercy rules Central

District 3 first baseman Corrin Farris knocked in four runs while going 2-for-4 in Delaware’s 10-0 win over the Central team from South Bend, Ind., in the quarterfinals of the Senior Softball World Series Aug 4.

“I think the loss [to Asia-Pacific] fired us up,” said Farris. “We just came out with a bang.” 

District 3 had 15 hits in the game. Taylor Wroten, Rye Elliott, Corrin Farris and Kylie Krugar each had two hits in the win.

District 3 will play undefeated Canada in the semifinals at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, in Roxana. 

“I knew we were ready for this game,” said Delaware third baseman Krugar. “After last night’s nine-inning game, I knew we were going to come out strong.”

Krugar also had a stellar game in the field as she snagged a hot liner to third to stop a Central rally attempt and a pop foul against the fence worthy of a highlight film.

“I called off Kelsey [Kormanik] because I knew that I had a good angle for the foul,” said Krugar. “She knows that I have her back, and I know she has mine.”

Madi Parker picked up two RBIs, while Elliott and Logan Dorey each knocked in a run for the home team.

District 3 pitcher Wroten went the distance, striking out seven and only walking one, while scattering just three hits in the shutout victory.

“I’m extremely proud of this team and how well they’ve done,” said Wroten. “They are great.”

“There were two things in this game,” said District 3 manager Craig Kormanik. “Taylor shutting them down – she’s a true workhorse – and our bats came alive. First through nine, we were solid throughout the lineup. We jumped on them quick and I think that helped our spirits after last night’s loss.

“Farris was wonderful, she’s been a true asset for us. Krugar played great in the field, grabbing the foul ball against the fence and snagging that line drive. Wow.”

Delaware falls in last game of pool play

It was a game that kept the fans on the edge of their seats, as the Asia-Pacific team and the Delaware All-Stars battled it out for nine innings in a pitchers’ duel that ended with the team from the Philippines squeaking out a 1-0 victory. 

Each team had their chances with runners on base, but each time, the sure-handed fielders and determined pitchers Taylor Wroten and Kaith Ezra Jaladoni stood up to the challenge.

Jaladoni struck out 18 Delaware batters, while Wroten sat down five.

“Their pitcher threw a rise ball that we were trying to adapt to and had a hard time doing it,” said District 3 manager Craig Kormanik. “If we see them again, I think the girls will be be better prepared for it. I’m going to give credit where credit is due. The girl is a heck of a pitcher. Our girls fought but came up a little short.”

Sierra Livingston got on with a double in the eighth inning, but Jaladoni was able to get three Delaware batters out to extend her team’s hope for the bottom of the inning.

Asia-Pacific shortstop Mary Joy Maguad led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple to center. Chastine Jover hit a grounder to first and Maguad scored to win the game.

District 3 finished pool play with a 3-1 record and advanced into the knockout rounds.