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Columbia's Claire Shupe (35) and Mount St. Dominic's Ava Kelshaw (9) are two of the talented pitchers to see in this Saturday's NJ Pride Essex Challenge on Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field at Essex County Ivy Hill Park, while key position players will include Cedar Grove shortstop Gia Fernandez (12). There will be 9 Top 20 schools among 12 teams in six games beginning at 9 a.m. as Columbia faces No. 2 Morris Knolls. (Photos by Jeff Stiefbold- jstiefbold.smugmug.com)
Next month Ivy Hill Park on the Seton Hall University campus will be the site of the Essex County Tournament semifinals and championship game. When the NJSIAA held its Tournament of Champions those games were at the first-rate softball facility. The Seton Hall University women’s softball team plays its Big East games there and the annual NJ Pride Super 36 all-star game in June has its annual featured game with the state’s top high school seniors. Before many more big games are contested this spring on Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field at Ivy Hill Park there is the much-anticipated NJ Pride Essex County High School Softball Challenge this Saturday (April 27) which will feature nine current nj.com state-wise Top 20 teams among the 12 schools involved in six games that start at 9 a.m. and finish with a 7 p.m. scheduled first pitch for game No. 6. “You are going to see some of the best high school softball teams in the state in a terrific setting at Ivy Hill Park,” said Rob Stern, the president of NJ Pride and the head coach at No. 6 ranked Mount St. Dominic. “We’re excited to be back with another outstanding schedule of games on Saturday.” In Game 1 at 9 a.m. it will be No. 18 ranked Columbia vs. No. 2 Morris Knolls, which as a team is hitting close to .400 so far this season. Coach Keith Heinemann’s Golden Eagles feature a number of top bats including the coach’s daughter Taylor Heinemann. Coach Cliff Smith’s Columbia Cougars rely on talented Claire Shupe in the circle as the Maplewood-South Orange squad will close out a busy week against top-notch opponents also including Mount St. Dominic and Morris Catholic. At 11 a.m., Hanover Park, having another solid start under coach Sergio Rodriguez, will face another of the state’s top coaches in Joe Leicht and his Indian Hills Braves. The 1 p.m. contest will pit No. 15 Cedar Grove vs. No. 5 St. John Vianney as the defending Group 1 state champions take on a perennial Non-Public A stronghold. At 3 p.m. it’s the No. 6 ranked Mount Lions vs. another solid Shore power in Colts Neck followed at 5 p.m. by No. 9 Immaculate Heart vs. No. 7 Donovan Catholic, which should be a terrific non-public showdown among elite-level squads. Closing out the evening at 7 p.m. will be No. 14 Livingston, with terrific leadoff batter Allie Nankivell vs. No. 8 ranked Morris Catholic which is going to be one of the top challengers along with Morris Knolls in the 2024 Morris County Tournament. Follow Steve Tober on 'X' (Twitter) @Chattermeister
Coach Sergio Rodriguez and his Hanover Park Hornets will face Indian Hills at 11 a.m., while talented hitter Allie Nankivell and Livingston face Morris Catholic in 7 p.m. nightcap during NJ Pride Essex County High School Softball Challenge at Ivy Hill Park which is put together by Pride and Mount St. Dominic coach Rob Stern who is seen addressing his team following recent victory vs. Cedar Grove. (Photos by Gene Nann & SC) copyright 2005 Sideline Chatter - to comment contact the webmaster
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