Who were the shining stars of South Jersey softball for second week of April?

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Here are our picks for the top three stars from the conference/leagues around our seven-county region for South Jersey softball.

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Maple Shade's Haylee Gaidecski was the top vote getter in last week's poll, garnering 43.7 percent of the over 5.8K votes recorded. Rancocas Valley's Katie Dick and Paul VI's Jules Jackson rounded out the top three.

Burlington County Scholastic League​

Emily Faux, Delran. The senior delivered five hits and six RBIs in two games last week. She’s batting .680 with 17 hits, 15 RBIs and five walks. Faux also boasts seven multi-hit games, including a current streak of four straight.

Ciana Knight, Bordentown. The junior went 5-for-7 with four RBIs and six runs scored as the Scotties ran their unbeaten streak to six thanks to three wins last week. Knight had knocks in each of her last four at-bats to raise her season batting average to .462.

Lily Rossi, Riverside. The freshman knocked in a season-best five runs as the Rams rolled over Camden Academy Charter. Rossi has chalked up an RBI in seven of Riverside’s eight games this season. She’s batting .481 at the plate and has struck out 71 batters in 40 innings in the circle.

Colonial Conference​

Jordyn Ambrosius, West Deptford. A difference maker in the batter’s box and pitching circle, the sophomore did a little bit of everything in a 15-0 win over Gateway. She homered and drove in five runs to paced the offense and threw three scoreless innings. Ambrosius leads the team with eight RBIs, including at least one in every game this season.

Julianna Cruz, Sterling. With four hits and two walks, the junior helped the Silver Knights polish off a pair of wins against Haddon Heights and Gateway. She scored four runs in the two games and had a career-high six RBIs and three stolen bases in the victory over the Gators.

Ava Rodgers, Gloucester. The senior came up clutch in a pair of wins over Audubon and Woodstown. Rodgers delivered a go-ahead RBI double in a 2-1 win over the previously undefeated Green Wave before adding two hits and two runs scored against the Wolverines. She went 3-for-7 in the two games.

Olympic Conference​

Lily Marta, Moorestown. The Quakers’ hitting machine continues to churn out knocks as she produced a pair of three-hit games last week. The junior has four multi-hit games and is batting .556 (10-for-18) with nine runs scored.

Evelyn Stover, Cherry Hill East. The Cougars rattled off three straight wins last week and Stover played a major role. The sophomore batted .600 (6-for-10) with three runs scored and three RBIs. She has a knock in each of East’s six games.

Cali Taylor, Cherokee. The junior right-hander tossed a masterpiece – a one-hitter with 18 strikeouts – in a 6-0 win over rival Shawnee. She also produced at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double, homer and three RBIs.

Tri-County Conference​

Brooke Hamaty, Gloucester County Tech. The senior was a tough out last week and helped power the Cheetahs to their first two wins of the season. Hamaty went 5-for-7 with seven RBIs and four runs scored. In a 17-3 victory over Cumberland, Hamaty was 2-for-2 with a homer, five RBIs and two walks.

Madelyn McGinn, Gloucester Catholic. The sophomore collected her third straight three-hit game during the Rams’ 6-3 win over Cumberland on April 9. Two of her knocks went for extra bases, including her first scholastic home run. She’s off to a sizzling start, batting .692 (9-for-13) with seven runs scored and seven RBIs.

Olivia Sciulli, Kingsway. The sparkplug atop the Dragons’ lineup went 7-for-8 (.875) with five runs scored and three stolen bases as the team extended its unbeaten streak to six. Sciulli is batting .522 and has raised her career totals in runs and hits to 89 and 87, respectively.

Cape-Atlantic League​

Gabi Jones, Egg Harbor Township. The junior had a pair of hits and RBIs as the Eagles knocked off St. Joseph, 8-4, on April 9. Jones leads the team with four homers and 15 RBIs, which included a three-homer and nine-RBI performance in the team’s season opener against Millville on March 26.

Gracie Ravenkamp, Hammonton. The senior had three hits and two runs scored as the Blue Devils earned a 7-1 victory over Our Lady of Mercy on April 9. She’s batting .450 with nine hits, six runs scored and six RBIs for the Blue Devils (5-1).

Jazlynn Santiago, Holy Spirit. The freshman is off to a sizzling start with five multi-hit games and a .667 batting average. She contributed two hits, two runs scored and an RBI in a 14-1 win over Atlantic County Tech on April 9.


Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.

This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: South Jersey's shining stars for softball from second week of April

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