North Hunterdon High School
Athletics Department

No. 11 North Hunterdon downs No. 9 Vineland in 10 innings for Group 4 title

Posted: June 3, 2018 | Entry Type: Post

One year after falling one run short of a state title, the Lions, No. 11 in the NJ.com Top 20, returned to the Group 4 State Championship and got it done by surviving a late onslaught, then topping No. 9 Vineland, 6-5, in 10 innings on Sunday evening at Kean University.

The Lions will continue their quest to be the best NJ High School softball team this Tuesday in the Meet of Champions Quarterfinals with third-seeded and No. 11 North Hunterdon (25-5) facing sixth-seeded Lodi Immaculate (20-7) at 7pm.

Check out the stars of the Group 4 State Championship:

Julia Apsel, North Hunterdon: Apsel was 2-for-4. She tripled in the fifth and singled and scored in North Hunterdon’s four-run fourth inning.

Jessica Nolan, North Hunterdon: Nolan laid down the squeeze bunt in the 10th inning that scored Cate Sand from third with what turned out to be the winning run. She also singled and scored a run in the third.

Taylor Hucke, North Hunterdon: Hucke was 2-for-4 with an RBI single and run scored in North Hunterdon’s four-run fourth.

Jensen Macaulay, North Hunterdon: The junior center fielder’s throw home cut down the potential winning run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh, buying three more innings for North Hunterdon to win the title.