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Lincroft Girls All-Stars Capture District 19
Majors Division Championship
BY LES PIERCE
For the Lincroft girls’ Majors softball
team, the opening moments of
catastrophic. Their opponent, Shore
Regional, blasted two home runs in the
tournament. However, Lincroft was undaunted
and went on to win the game
Lincroft advanced through the
brackets and claimed the championship
via a 15-2 drubbing of Tinton Falls
-
utive hits by Reilly Connolly and Madison
Moran. They emerged with a 3-0
lead and never looked back.
Lincroft All-Stars District 19 Majors Division Champions. Front row, from left: Reagan
Crowley, Lia Marks, Ella Mingione, Zoe Cunningham, Chloe Cunningham, Danielle
Zarillo and Quinnlyn Heaney. Middle row, from left: Lily Stokum, Emily Gallo, Mallory
Passo, Reilly Connolly, Elizabeth Smith, Madison Moran and Reagan Heaney. Back row,
from left: Coaches Greg Gallo, Kevin Moran, and Bill Heaney
Lily Stokum led the offense in the contest, going two for four with
Heaney and Danielle Zarillo.
Pitcher Emily Gallo went the distance
on the mound with Stokum completing
the battery behind the dish. Gallo al-
while striking out six batters. She record-
tournament.
“The older girls on this team – Emily
Gallo, Madison Moran, Lily Stokum, Reilly
Connolly and Elizabeth Smith – have
played together and have been part of
the Lincroft Little League for more than
six years,” stated Coach Greg Gallo. “Lin-
the Minor level in 2018, and now these
same girls have concluded their Little
-
pionship at the Major level. This was a
major accomplishment for them and one that they can always look back
on with great memories.”
Lincroft was guided by Coaches Gallo, Bill Heaney and Kevin Moran.
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