The Cape softball team got a deluge of dingers from their seniors in a 14-3 win over No. 19 Indian River. Going yard in the game were (l-r) Alivia Heers, Abi Crouch, Bri Windish (2) and Hayden Hudson (2). DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Bri Windish goes yard for her first homer in the second inning. 
Abby Marsh picks up her 50th career win with the 14-3 victory. 
Hayden Hudson slammed two homers in the contest. 
Freshman third baseman Jordynn Bowe slams a hit for the Vikings. 
Ava Calciano snags an IR liner in the top of the second inning. 
Senior designated player Abi Crouch slams her first career homer in the bottom of the second inning. 
Senior designated player Abi Crouch has a big smile as she rounds second base on her homer. 
Cape sophomore center fielder Olivia Mekulski squeezes a fly ball for an out. 
Bri Windish was moved to the seventh spot in the order and it paid off with two homers in the second inning. 
Cape teammates await Alivia Heers at the dish after her homer in the second. 
Alivia Heers keeps it light in the dugout post dinger. 
Indian River first baseman Grace Hoban catches a foul ball at the fence. 
Hayden Hudson smiles as she runs the bases.
The team awaits to celebrate with Abi Crouch. 
Indians right fielder Katelyn Lasher gets the ball in quickly on a Cape hit. 
Cape senior Abby Marsh delivers to the dish. 
Senior Alivia Heers goers yard in the second. 
Cape senior Bri Windish snags a fly ball. 
Cape freshman Sara Craig came in to shut down the fifth inning. 
Pinch runner Alivia Longo slides safely into second. 
Indian River senior shortstop Jillian Coulbourn scoops up a Cape grounder and throws to second. 
Cape freshman Teagan Baker came in at shortstop after an Ava Calciasno injury. 
The Bill Cordrey Field crowd watches as second baseman Milena Buehler makes a grab on a popup. 
Pinch runner Alivia Longo scores on a Bri Windish double.
Cape senior Eden Frederick gets a hit in the second.
Cape senior Ava Calciano slams a hit in the quarterfinals with Smyrna. 
Cape senior Ava Calciano slides safely in the second. 
Cape’s Milena Buhler avoids a serious crash with Smyrna’s Adison Weisenberger. 
Smyrna’s Savanah Arnold hits into a ground out. 
Cape senior right fielder Eden Frederick gets the ball in quickly. 
Cape senior Abi Crouch gets one of her two hits in the game.
Cape senior Milena Buehler gets an out from second. 
Cape senior Eden Frederick snags a fly ball in right. 
Senior Abby Marsh went the distance in the circle picking up eight strike outs. 
Cape senior Milena Buehler slides safely into home. 
Senior Eden Frederick makes a catch in right for an out. 
Senior Ava Calciano was a vacuum at shortstop.
Sophomore Olivia Mekulski catches a Smyrna fly ball. 
Cape senior Bri Windish gets the ball in quickly from left field.
Cape’s Milena Buehler puts the tag on Smyrna’s Kennedy Diehl but she is called safe.
The Cape softball team got a deluge of dingers from their seniors in a 14-3 win over No. 19 Indian River. Going yard in the game were (l-r) Alivia Heers, Abi Crouch, Bri Windish (2) and Hayden Hudson (2). DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Bri Windish goes yard for her first homer in the second inning.
Abby Marsh picks up her 50th career win with the 14-3 victory.
Hayden Hudson slammed two homers in the contest.
Freshman third baseman Jordynn Bowe slams a hit for the Vikings.
Ava Calciano snags an IR liner in the top of the second inning.
Senior designated player Abi Crouch slams her first career homer in the bottom of the second inning.
Senior designated player Abi Crouch has a big smile as she rounds second base on her homer.
Cape sophomore center fielder Olivia Mekulski squeezes a fly ball for an out.
Bri Windish was moved to the seventh spot in the order and it paid off with two homers in the second inning.
Cape teammates await Alivia Heers at the dish after her homer in the second.
Alivia Heers keeps it light in the dugout post dinger.
Indian River first baseman Grace Hoban catches a foul ball at the fence.
Hayden Hudson smiles as she runs the bases.
The team awaits to celebrate with Abi Crouch.
Indians right fielder Katelyn Lasher gets the ball in quickly on a Cape hit.
Cape senior Abby Marsh delivers to the dish.
Senior Alivia Heers goers yard in the second.
Cape senior Bri Windish snags a fly ball.
Cape freshman Sara Craig came in to shut down the fifth inning.
Pinch runner Alivia Longo slides safely into second.
Indian River senior shortstop Jillian Coulbourn scoops up a Cape grounder and throws to second.
Cape freshman Teagan Baker came in at shortstop after an Ava Calciasno injury.
The Bill Cordrey Field crowd watches as second baseman Milena Buehler makes a grab on a popup.
Pinch runner Alivia Longo scores on a Bri Windish double.
Cape senior Eden Frederick gets a hit in the second.
Cape senior Ava Calciano slams a hit in the quarterfinals with Smyrna.
Cape senior Ava Calciano slides safely in the second.
Cape’s Milena Buhler avoids a serious crash with Smyrna’s Adison Weisenberger.
Smyrna’s Savanah Arnold hits into a ground out.
Cape senior right fielder Eden Frederick gets the ball in quickly.
Cape senior Abi Crouch gets one of her two hits in the game.
Cape senior Milena Buehler gets an out from second.
Cape senior Eden Frederick snags a fly ball in right.
Senior Abby Marsh went the distance in the circle picking up eight strike outs.
Cape senior Milena Buehler slides safely into home.
Senior Eden Frederick makes a catch in right for an out.
Senior Ava Calciano was a vacuum at shortstop.
Sophomore Olivia Mekulski catches a Smyrna fly ball.
Cape senior Bri Windish gets the ball in quickly from left field.
Cape’s Milena Buehler puts the tag on Smyrna’s Kennedy Diehl but she is called safe.
The Cape softball team fell to Smyrna 5-2 in the DIAA quarterfinals May 24, ending the Vikings’ state championship hopes.
“We definitely had a great season,” said senior Bri Windish. “Even though it didn’t end the way we wanted it to. It definitely stings right now, but we have a lot to be proud of.”
Each team started slow at the plate, but the Eagles played small ball in the second with three bunts in a row to take a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the third, the Vikings’ Milena Buehler walked, then Abi Crouch singled. Buehler scored on passed ball to make it 2-1.
The Eagles increased their lead in the sixth when they plated three runs.
Cape mounted their best threat in the sixth when they loaded the bases on a single by Crouch, walk to Ava Calciano and an Alivia Heers walk. After a Hayden Hudson line out, Abby Marsh connected for an RBI ground out to make it 5-2.
Marsh went the distance in the circle, striking out eight batters.
“The dream was a championship win,” said Heers. “We did not get that dream, but we found something just as memorable. Throughout the whole season, we worked so hard and enjoyed every second we had with each other because we knew that at some point it was going to come to an end. I think I can speak for the most of the team, we didn’t want to say goodbye to each other; we truly became a family. This is a family we will never forget.”
Cape finished the season with a 19-2 overall record.
“This is going to go down as one of the best teams of all time in Cape history,” said coach Mike Tkach, who was named Henlopen Conference Coach of the Year. “I’m extremely proud of their accomplishments. They made me a better coach. We’ve had a heck of a great four years. They are going to be alright. They are going to do a lot of good things in life. I’ll miss them.”
Cape home run derby
Before the loss to Smyrna, Cape advanced in the state tournament with a 14-3 victory over Indian River May 22.
The Vikings got on the scoreboard first when Heers singled and was driven in on Hudson’s ninth career home run.
After Marsh took the Indians down in the top of the second, Cape went ballistic in the bottom half of the inning. Windish smashed two home runs in the inning. The Vikings also got long balls from Crouch, the first of her career, the second of the day from Hudson, and another from Heers.
The Vikings picked up two more runs in the fourth inning to punch their ticket to the quarters.
After a Cape double play was overturned in the top of the fifth, the Indians got a three-run homer from Sophie Scurci to cut the lead to 14-3. Reliever Sara Craig then came in to shut things down.
Marsh went four innings in the circle, picking up the 50th win of her career in a six-strikeout effort.
Season awards
The Cape softball team got a deluge of dingers from their seniors in a 14-3 win over No. 19 Indian River. Going yard in the game were (l-r) Alivia Heers, Abi Crouch, Bri Windish (2) and Hayden Hudson (2). DAN COOK PHOTOS
Cape senior Bri Windish goes yard for her first homer in the second inning.
Abby Marsh picks up her 50th career win with the 14-3 victory.
Hayden Hudson slammed two homers in the contest.
Freshman third baseman Jordynn Bowe slams a hit for the Vikings.
Ava Calciano snags an IR liner in the top of the second inning.
Senior designated player Abi Crouch slams her first career homer in the bottom of the second inning.
Senior designated player Abi Crouch has a big smile as she rounds second base on her homer.
Cape sophomore center fielder Olivia Mekulski squeezes a fly ball for an out.
Bri Windish was moved to the seventh spot in the order and it paid off with two homers in the second inning.
Cape teammates await Alivia Heers at the dish after her homer in the second.
Alivia Heers keeps it light in the dugout post dinger.
Indian River first baseman Grace Hoban catches a foul ball at the fence.
Hayden Hudson smiles as she runs the bases.
The team awaits to celebrate with Abi Crouch.
Indians right fielder Katelyn Lasher gets the ball in quickly on a Cape hit.
Cape senior Abby Marsh delivers to the dish.
Senior Alivia Heers goers yard in the second.
Cape senior Bri Windish snags a fly ball.
Cape freshman Sara Craig came in to shut down the fifth inning.
Pinch runner Alivia Longo slides safely into second.
Indian River senior shortstop Jillian Coulbourn scoops up a Cape grounder and throws to second.
Cape freshman Teagan Baker came in at shortstop after an Ava Calciasno injury.
The Bill Cordrey Field crowd watches as second baseman Milena Buehler makes a grab on a popup.
Pinch runner Alivia Longo scores on a Bri Windish double.
Cape senior Eden Frederick gets a hit in the second.
Cape senior Ava Calciano slams a hit in the quarterfinals with Smyrna.
Cape senior Ava Calciano slides safely in the second.
Cape’s Milena Buhler avoids a serious crash with Smyrna’s Adison Weisenberger.
Smyrna’s Savanah Arnold hits into a ground out.
Cape senior right fielder Eden Frederick gets the ball in quickly.
Cape senior Abi Crouch gets one of her two hits in the game.
Cape senior Milena Buehler gets an out from second.
Cape senior Eden Frederick snags a fly ball in right.
Senior Abby Marsh went the distance in the circle picking up eight strike outs.
Cape senior Milena Buehler slides safely into home.
Senior Eden Frederick makes a catch in right for an out.
Senior Ava Calciano was a vacuum at shortstop.
Sophomore Olivia Mekulski catches a Smyrna fly ball.
Cape senior Bri Windish gets the ball in quickly from left field.
Cape’s Milena Buehler puts the tag on Smyrna’s Kennedy Diehl but she is called safe. Event Details :
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