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The Bears, ranked No. 2 in the Home News Tribune, had to go back to playing in a tight game on Saturday as their senior ace, Beth Ann Hyland, and J.P. Stevens junior Rebecca Coleman kept trading zeros in the circle.

East Brunswick finally broke through in the top of the fifth when cleanup hitter Caitlen Hertel ripped a two-out, two-run single down the third base line to put the Bears ahead 2-0 and they would go on to defeat No. 9 Stevens 4-0 in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division battle for their sixth straight win.

via Softball: East Brunswick gets just enough on offense to beat J.P. Stevens | MyCentralJersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com.

It was upset city at South Plainfield High School yesterday as Briana Pichalski and 10th-seeded Woodbridge shut out third-seeded Bishop Ahr 4-0 before freshman Kelly Widener and 12th-seeded Monroe stunned top-seeded East Brunswick 5-0 in the semifinals of the Greater Middlesex Tournament.

via Monroe (5) at East Brunswick (0), Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, Semifinal Round – Softball – NJ.com.

Beth Ann Hyland pitched a two-hit shutout, Shannon Costello hit a two-run double in the sixth to put the game out of reach and left fielder Deb DeWitt, right fielder Jackie O’Connor and first baseman Alex Krantz all made highlight-reel catches to lead East Brunswick, No. 4 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament quarterfinals in South Plainfield

via J.P. Stevens (0) at East Brunswick (5), Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, Quarterfinal Round – Softball – NJ.com.

EAST BRUNSWICK 4, SAYREVILLE 3: Dallas Ostin doubled and drove in three runs as the top-seeded Bears survived a scare from the 17th-seeded Bombers.

Beth Ann Hyland allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out seven for East Brunswick (19-1), which will meet ninth-seeded J.P. Stevens on Wednesday in the quarterfinals. Shannon Costello went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, while Jackie O’Connor doubled and drove in the other East Brunswick run.

via HNT SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Mother Seton pulls off upset in GMCT | MyCentralJersey.com | MyCentralJersey.com.

After Colonia’s Melissa Rustemeyer homered with one out in the second, East Brunswick rallied with 11 unanswered runs to record the five-inning, regular-season victory in East Brunswick. Rustemeyer’s homer was the lone hit given up by Beth Ann Hyland, who struck out seven and walked none. Gabrielle Kelliher, Deb DeWitt and Lauren Pensaville had two hits each for East Brunswick (18-1), which won its 15th straight game. DeWitt drove in three runs. Colonia fell to 10-12.

via Colonia (1) at East Brunswick (11) – Softball – NJ.com.