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Wednesday's South Jersey roundup: Cedar Creek's Brianna Young hits walk-off grand slam in sectional quarterfinals

Highlights from Wednesday's action in South Jersey high school sports.

Buena pictcher Natalie Ampole celebrates with teammates after they won the Buena at Audubon H.S. South Jersey Group 1 girls softball championship game on May 31, 2017. Buena shut out Audubon 3-0.
Buena pictcher Natalie Ampole celebrates with teammates after they won the Buena at Audubon H.S. South Jersey Group 1 girls softball championship game on May 31, 2017. Buena shut out Audubon 3-0.Read moreELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Staff Photographer
    by Lauren Green
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Brianna Young hit a walk-off grand slam in the seventh inning Wednesday to lead the Cedar Creek softball team to a 6-2 win against Cinnaminson in the South Group 2 quarterfinals. Young was 2 for 4 on the afternoon and drove in four runs.

Samantha McErlane struck out 11 in a complete game to lift Audubon past Woodbury, 6-1, in the South Group 1 quarterfinals. Nora Campo notched her 100th career hit in the first inning for Woodbury in the loss.

Olivia Dortu hit a double and a triple as Buena topped Pennsville, 6-2, in South Group 1 quarterfinal action. Sophomore Brigette Gilliano got her 100th career hit and became the first in school history to reach 100 hits as a sophomore.

Emily Spencer struck out 14 in a complete game as Seneca edged Delsea, 2-0, in a South Group 3 quarterfinal match-up. Kristen Szurley was 2 for 3 with an RBI in the win.

Jessica Szymanski doubled and hit a home run as seventh-seeded Delran upset second-seeded West Deptford, 4-3, in a come-from-behind win. Szymanski was 2 for 3 with an RBI while Jenna Casperite was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and a home run in the South Group 2 quarterfinal contest.

Girls’ Lacrosse

Abigail Evans scored six goals to propel No. 3 Woodstown to a 14-11 win against No. 2 Holy Cross in the South Group 1 semifinals. Devon Kelty and Charlie Baldwin scored three goals apiece in the contest. Ella Champingy and Emma DiPatri rounded out the scoring with a goal each.

Boys’ Lacrosse

Andrew Bregman and Bryce Reece tallied a hat trick each to lift top-seeded Lenape to a 10-1 win against Monroe in the South Group 4 semifinals. Luke Cole had a pair of goals while Matt Ingersoll and Will Mercado chipped in a goal each.

Baseball

Jack Herman had three hits as Eastern blanked Sterling in the Camden County tournament semifinals. Herman hit a single, double and home run and has 140 career hits, which surpassed Eastern's school record set last year by Davis Schneider.

Josh Hood hit a walk-off grand slam in the fifth inning to lead St. Augustine to a 12-1 win against visiting Egg Harbor Township. Nick Lonetto doubled twice and drove in three runs for the hosts.