Seahawks softball rally stalls in 12-6 loss to Lake Forest

Sussex Academy bats held in check for first time in 2026

Sussex Academy senior Ryan Lowe busts out of the box during the 12-6 loss to defending Henlopen Conference champion Lake Forest March 31. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS

Seahawks freshman Audrey Snyder connects on a pitch.

Sussex Academy senior Delainie Monitzer stands on second after driving in a run.

Seahawks freshman Danica Bergh heads into third base.

Sussex Academy eighth-grader Bailey LeCates rounds third base.

Seahawks senior Delainie Monitzer squeezes a relay throw to the plate.

Sussex Academy eighth-grader Rilynn LeCates fires in a strike.

Seahawks junior Grayce Glover begins to toss the ball in after catching a fly ball.

Sussex Academy freshman Danica Bergh flashed her cat-like reflexes on this worm burner that looked destined for grass.

Seahawks senior Ryan Lowe makes the catch with Teagan Forester backing her up.

Sussex Academy eighth-grader Aubrey Campanese hauls in an out.

Seahawks freshman Danica Bergh looks at the outfield after reaching second.

Sussex Academy senior Delainie Monitzer waves in Aubrey Campanese.

Seahawks eighth-grader Aubrey Campanese heads toward third on this scoring play.

Sussex Academy sophomore Teagan Forester slides into second base.

Seahawks sophomore Teagan Forester watches the ball meet her bat.

Sussex Academy senior Ryan Lowe watches the ball pop off her bat.

Seahawks junior Grayce Glover ducks out of the way so Danica Bergh can haul in a fly ball.

Sussex Academy senior Delainie Monitzer bursts from the batter’s box after dropping a bunt down.

Seahawks junior Caroline White kept her head in the zone on her follow through.

Aaron R. Mushrush

April 2, 2026

Event Date:

Wed, 04/01/2026 - 03:15 pm

Sussex Academy senior Ryan Lowe busts out of the box during the 12-6 loss to defending Henlopen Conference champion Lake Forest March 31. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS

Seahawks freshman Audrey Snyder connects on a pitch.

Sussex Academy senior Delainie Monitzer stands on second after driving in a run.

Seahawks freshman Danica Bergh heads into third base.

Sussex Academy eighth-grader Bailey LeCates rounds third base.

Seahawks senior Delainie Monitzer squeezes a relay throw to the plate.

Sussex Academy eighth-grader Rilynn LeCates fires in a strike.

Seahawks junior Grayce Glover begins to toss the ball in after catching a fly ball.

Sussex Academy freshman Danica Bergh flashed her cat-like reflexes on this worm burner that looked destined for grass.

Seahawks senior Ryan Lowe makes the catch with Teagan Forester backing her up.

Sussex Academy eighth-grader Aubrey Campanese hauls in an out.

Seahawks freshman Danica Bergh looks at the outfield after reaching second.

Sussex Academy senior Delainie Monitzer waves in Aubrey Campanese.

Seahawks eighth-grader Aubrey Campanese heads toward third on this scoring play.

Sussex Academy sophomore Teagan Forester slides into second base.

Seahawks sophomore Teagan Forester watches the ball meet her bat.

Sussex Academy senior Ryan Lowe watches the ball pop off her bat.

Seahawks junior Grayce Glover ducks out of the way so Danica Bergh can haul in a fly ball.

Sussex Academy senior Delainie Monitzer bursts from the batter’s box after dropping a bunt down.

Seahawks junior Caroline White kept her head in the zone on her follow through.

For the first time in three games, the Sussex Academy softball team was held below double-digit runs as reigning Henlopen Conference champion Lake Forest dispatched the Seahawks 12-6 March 31.

The Spartans have been on a tear to start the season and are on a revenge tour after their 17-1 season ended in the DIAA quarterfinals last season. Surprisingly, both teams were held off the board in the first two innings. Lake Forest opened up the scoring in the third and managed to plate a run in every inning the rest of the game.

Sussex Academy scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning. The first run came off a single from Marley Campanese that plated Teagan Forester. Then a double off the bat of Danica Bergh scored Aubrey Campanese, who was pinch running for Marley. But, this was after the Spartans scored three in the top half of the inning, making it 4-2 heading into the fifth inning. Lake Forest tacked on another run in the fifth inning, three in the sixth and four in the seventh to put the Seahawks in a 12-2 hole with just three outs left.

Eighth-grader Bailey LeCates got on base to lead off the final frame, followed by a walk from Bergh. Senior Delainie Monitzer’s double scored LeCates and put Bergh on third. Junior Grayce Glover forced a walk to load the bases for junior Caroline White, who drove in Bergh and Monitzer.

Audrey Snyder rolled into a fielder’s choice, but the action scored Glover. Unfortunately for the Seahawks faithful, Sussex Academy ran out of outs and was tagged with its first loss of the season.