Cape major softball falls twice in District 3 play
The Cape Major Softball All-Star squad fell in its first game of the District 3 tournament 13-2 to Laurel/Nanticoke July 2 at the Lower Sussex complex. They lost their second-round game to Georgetown in a 2-0 nail-biter at the Milton Little League field.
The Cape All-Stars could only deliver four hits in the loss to Laurel/Nanticoke. Catcher Alivia Heers had two doubles. Pitcher Miranda McIlvaine had three strikeouts coming in from the bullpen.
Laurel/Nanticoke pitcher Raegan Miller gave up two runs in the first inning to Cape, but settled into a groove to allow just four Cape hits. Miller, Ashlyn Ullman, Bailey Ullman and Hannah Moore each had two hits for the Laurel/Nanticoke squad, while Alyssa Brittingham and Jordyn Evans added one each.
The Cape versus Georgetown game was a closer affair, with Cape’s Lily Hut, Miranda McIlvaine and Alyssa Oscar each garnering hits for the home squad. McIlvaine went all six innings for Cape in the pitcher’s circle, striking out six Georgetown batters, while giving up just two hits.
Georgetown’s Madge Layfield recorded 12 strikeouts for the winning team, allowing three hits and putting two Cape batters on via the walk.
The Cape All-Stars’ season ended with the loss, while Georgetown advanced to face Lower Sussex July 5 in the next round of the District 3 tournament.
Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs.
