Jessie Rising had been dreaming of a moment like this since she was a little girl. She’d just struck out the last two batters of a state sectional championship softball game, celebrated and took hold of the trophy with her Pinelands Regional High School teammates, and could barely catch her breath.
“This is unbelievable! I’m at a loss for words!” said the junior pitcher, who fired a four-hitter with eight strikeouts to help lead the Wildcats to a 3-0 win over Seneca in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III tournament on Tuesday. “I’ve been dreaming about this forever, and I’m just so blessed to be a part of this.”
Capturing the program’s first-ever sectional title, the Wildcats advanced to the Group III semifinals, where they will…
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