Maplewood-South Orange broke a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Nutley 5-4 on May 25 at Meadowlands Field, claiming the Suburban League softball championship while completing an undefeated season.
With a team composed of 16 seventh- and eighth-graders, every member of the Villagers played in the title game and each contributed throughout the season. MSO went 10-0, out-scoring its opponents 131-15.
Pictured:
Front Row (left to right): Izzy Livingstone, Anna Shalom, Samara Berg, Maya Hardy, Charlotte Klepesch, Lydia Friedman, Madison Drouet, Hannah Schwartz
Back Row (players): Kaelyn Matsushita, Zoe MacWhannell, Helen Jones, Campbell Connell, Molly Carlton, Libby Kosik, Stella Marvel, Scarlett Levinson
Coaches (left to right): Alex Shalom, Jonah Berg, Chris Kosik, Mason Levinson
