5/12/22
 
SCRANTON, Pa. – The postseason is here, and the Lackawanna College softball team will take to the road to try to chase Region XIX championship gold. The Falcons are the second seed heading into the Region XIX Tournament, scheduled to start on Friday, May 13^th, in Georgetown, Delaware at Delaware Tech CC. Lackawanna College will play the third-seeded Mercer County CC Vikings in the first game at 10:00am ET. The winner of that game will advance to the semi-final to play the top-seeded Delaware Tech Terry Hawks at 1:00pm ET. The loser of the opening game heads to the elimination bracket, and will await the loser of the semi-final game for an elimination game later on Friday afternoon.
 
On the year, the Falcons are 1-0 against Mercer in games played, knocking off the Vikings a month ago in a 7-6 extra innings victory. Lackawanna College overcame a 4-2 deficit in the bottom of the sixth with two runs to tie things up, then overcome a 6-4 deficit in the bottom of the eighth to score three runs and win.
 
The Falcons are 0-4 against Delaware Tech this year. The Terry Hawks have outscored the Falcons 49-10 in their four contests, including a pair of dominating victories back on May 1^st, winning 19-3 and 13-3 in a pair of games at Lackawanna College.
 
The Region XIX Championship tournament will be livestreamed on the Delaware Tech CC Athletics YouTube Channel, via the link HERE.
 
 
About the Falcons
Lackawanna College (31-20) enters the tournament on a four-game slide, but haven't been in action since last Thursday, when the Falcons lost a pair of tight games on the road against Region XIX D3 opponent RCSJ Gloucester. The Falcons held early leads in both games, but Gloucester twice rallied to take the lead, and then shut down the Falcon offense in 7-4 and 5-4 contests. Read the recap HERE.
 
On the year, the Falcons are hitting .357 as a team, and have a combined .963 OPS. Lackawanna College has 197 total extra base hits already this year, and the Falcons are first in the NJCAA Division II in doubles with 149 this season. The Falcons are slugging .543 on the year, and have a .420 OBP, drawing 137 walks and 25 HBPs on the season. The Falcons have stolen 82 total bases on the year, and have driven in 336 of their 388 runs scored so far this year. Lackawanna is averaging just under eight runs per ballgame this season.
 
In the circle, the Falcons have a team ERA of 5.53. Through 309.1 innings, Lackawanna has given up 436 hits and 288 runs, 190 earned, and have struck out 205 batters, while walking 130. Opponents are hitting .307 against the Falcons this year. Lackawanna has turned 14 double plays defensively, but the Falcons have committed 112 errors in 50 games so far this season.
 
Emma McNally is the team-leader so far this year, hitting .472 on the season. McNally has a team-high OPS of 1.382, and leads the Falcons in multiple categories, including hits (77), runs scored (57), extra base hits (44), doubles (30), triples (7), homeruns (7), RBIs (62), total bases (142), slugging (.871), and OBP (.511). Emma has ten stolen bases this season, tying her for third on the team. McNally has 23 multi-hit games this season, and had a 23-game hitting streak earlier this season. McNally was a combined 5-for-9 last Thursday against Gloucester, scoring three runs and driving in three more, on two doubles and a triple in two games against the Runners. McNally was 1-for-4 against Mercer, driving in two RBI and scoring two runs, while also hitting a double. McNally was a combined 3-for-12 in four games against Delaware Tech, hitting a homerun and a double, while scoring two runs and driving in another.  
 
Catarena Sommers is second on the squad, hitting .434 overall on the year. Sommers is second on the Falcons with 66 total hits, and has a .1.215 OPS, also putting her at second. Catarena has 34 extra base hits, good for second on the team, and is second on the Falcons with 27 doubles on the year. Sommers also has 46 RBI this season, tying her with Skylynn Gilligan for second on the team. Her 111 total bases have her ranked second on the squad this season, as well as her .730 slugging percentage. Sommers is fifth on the team with 40 runs scored, and has a .485 OBP this year. Sommers has 20 multi-hit games for the Falcons this season, and was a combined 3-for-7 in two games against Gloucester, hitting a double and driving in two runs, while scoring another. Against Mercer, Sommers was 3-for-4 with three doubles and two RBI, including the walk-off winner in the eighth inning. In four games against Delaware Tech, Sommers was a combined 3-for-9, hitting a two-run homerun and a double in the same game.  
 
Skylynn Gilligan is third on the team with a .418 batting average this year, and has a solid 1.046 OPS, good for third on the Falcons. Gilligan has 64 total hits, ranking her third, and is tied with Sommers for second on the squad with 46 RBI this year. Gilligan is slugging at .569 this season and has 87 total bases on the year. Gilligan has 20 extra base hits on the year, including 18 doubles, and is third on the team with 15 walks drawn. After going 1-for-12 in her first four games, Gilligan had a 19-game hitting streak, including seven multi-hit games, and now has 18 multi-hit games on the season. Gilligan was a combined 2-for-7 with two RBI in two games against Gloucester. Gilligan was 1-for-3 with a double and two RBI against Mercer, and went a combined 5-for-12 in four games against Delaware Tech, with two doubles and three runs scored.  
 
Jennifer Wolak is fourth on the Falcons with a .382 batting average, and an OPS of .917, good for fifth on the team. She has 39 hits in her 42 appearances, and has a .427 OBP, good for fifth on the team. She's scored 21 runs, and has nine doubles and a triple to drive in 22 RBI this year. Wolak has six stolen bases on the year, and has twelve multi-hit games this season. Wolak was a combined 1-for-6 in two games against Gloucester last week. She was held without a hit, going 0-for-3 against Mercer, and went a combined 1-for-6 with an RBI in three games against Delaware Tech this season.  
 
Madison McVicar is fifth on the team with a .366 batting average, and has a 1.020 OPS so far this season, good for fourth on the squad. McVicar is second on the Falcons in runs scored with 56 on the year, and has a .464 OBP on the year, ranking her fourth on the team. She's one of seven Falcons with 40+ hits this year (56), and leads the Falcons in walks with 26. McVicar has driven in 31 runs, tied for fourth on the team with Kira Ryan, and has 20 extra base hits this year, including 15 doubles and four homeruns. McVicar has a .556 slugging percentage, placing her fourth on the Falcons. McVicar has 18 multi-hit games this season, and went a combined 2-for-6 against Gloucester in two games, scoring a run against the Runners.  McVicar went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs, and in four games against Delaware Tech, she was a combined 4-for-12 with an RBI and a run scored.
 
Savannah Glover is hitting .328 on the season, with a .901 OPS this year. Glover has 40 hits on the year, and has scored 26 runs. She has 15 extra base hits, including twelve doubles, and has driven in 24 runs. She's slugging at .500, and has a .401 OBP, while also drawing 13 walks so far this year. She's tied with McNally for third on the team with ten stolen bases this year. Glover has ten multi-hit games so far this season, including her latest game against Gloucester, where she was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. In two games against the Runners, Glover was 3-for-6. Glover was 0-for-2 against Mercer, and was a combined 1-for-5 with a run scored in four games against Delaware Tech.
 
Meghan Fritz has a .323 batting average, and has collected 52 hits on the year, putting her fifth on the team. Fritz has scored 44 runs this season, fourth on the team, and is second on the team in stolen bases this year, with 15 swipes. Fritz has 24 extra base hits on the year, including 21 doubles, placing her third on the team. Fritz is slugging at .497, and has 15 multi-hit games this year. Fritz was a combined 2-for-8 with a run scored in two games against Gloucester. Against Mercer, she was 1-for-4 with a double, and in four games against Delaware Tech, Fritz went 3-for-9 with a pair of doubles and a run scored.  
 
MacKayla Quick is hitting .310 on the year for Lackawanna College, collecting 36 hits and scoring 25 runs so far this season. Quick has ten extra base hits on the year, including seven doubles, and has driven in 23 runs on the year. Quick has an .810 OPS. Quick has seven stolen bases on the year, and has drawn ten walks on the season. Quick has ten multi-hit games this season, but has struggled at the plate as of late, going 0-for-her-last-11. She was 0-for-7 in four games two weeks ago, including an 0-for-4 showing against Delaware Tech in two games. Quick did not play against Gloucester, and was 1-for-3 against Mercer with an RBI. In four games against Delaware Tech, Quick is a combined 2-for-10 with an RBI this year.    
 
Quick has made 20 starts in 21 appearances so far this year for the Falcons. She's 13-7 on the year, with a 3.96 ERA. Quick, in 111.1 innings pitched, has given up 89 runs, 63 earned, on 140 hits, with a team-best 98 strikeouts and a team-high 57 walks. Opponents have hit nine homeruns against Quick, and are hitting .290 on the year. MacKayla has won nine of her last eleven starts, with her only losses coming to Delaware Tech. She pitched six innings of three-hit softball two weeks ago against Morris, striking out six for the win, but could only last two innings against Delaware Tech, giving up nine runs on eight hits the next day. She did not start in either game against Gloucester. She got the win against Mercer, pitching all eight innings, giving up six runs on eleven hits, while striking out six.   
 
Fritz is also one of the main starters in the pitcher's circle for Lackawanna, with 18 starts in 20 appearances for the Falcons. She has a 9-9 record on the year, with a 5.52 ERA. Fritz has pitched in 102.2 innings, giving up 151 hits and 104 runs, just 63 earned, while striking out 69 batters, good for second on the squad. Opponents are hitting .311 against Fritz this year. Fritz had won three of her last four starts heading into the game against Gloucester, but got tagged with the loss in the first game, giving up seven runs, four earned, on nine hits in six innings of work.        
 
Stephanie Kibbe has seen action in 17 games this year, with five starts, and has a 4-2 record with a 3.02 ERA this season. Kibbe, in 44.2 innings of work, has given up 37 runs, just 15 earned, on 64 hits. She has 16 strikeouts and 14 walks on the year. Opponents are hitting .300 against Kibbe this season. Kibbe's last start came against Gloucester, where she pitched 6.2 innings strong, giving up five runs, two earned, on twelve hits against the Runners, but got hit with the loss. She also lost her start against Delaware Tech two weeks ago, where she allowed nine runs on ten hits in six innings, with six of those runs coming in the sixth inning. 
 
Tess Ruschman has appeared in ten games, with five starts, and is 2-2 overall this year, with an 8.83 ERA. Ruschman has also earned a save this year, in the win over SUNY Corning earlier this year. Ruschman, in her 29.1 innings of work, has surrendered 40 runs, 37 earned, on 61 hits, while striking out eight and walking eight. In her last start, Tess went 4.1 innings against Brookdale, allowing ten runs on eleven hits, while striking out a batter and walking another. In her last outing, she came on in relief against Delaware Tech two weeks ago, giving up ten runs on twelve hits in three innings of work.
 
Jeff Pittsman is in his eleventh season at the helm of the Falcons program. After some early growing pains when he took over in 2012, coach Pitt overhauled the Falcons program, turning it into a Region XIX contender year-in, and year-out. The Falcons had four straight seasons of 20+ wins, starting in 2016, and might have had another if not for the pandemic shuttering the 2020 season early. Pittsman is a two-time EPAC Coach of the Year, and has been a fixture in local softball circles for year. An NEPA native and Mid Valley HS graduate, Pittsman began his coaching career in football with the Mid Valley program, and other various schools around the area, before transitioning into coaching softball at the travel-team level. Eventually, his credentials helped him land the job with Lackawanna College, where he took over a team with barely enough players to safely compete, and steadily built the program into a winner.
 
About Mercer County CC
The Vikings (28-10) are the third and final seed in the Region XIX DII Softball tournament, and have won eight of their last nine games, including their last six in a row. Mercer has not played since April 30^th, when they swept SUNY Orange in a doubleheader, beating the Colts 16-8 and 16-7 in a pair of games. In game one, they raced to a 7-2 lead, but Orange closed the gap to 12-8 after the fourth, before the Vikings scored four runs in the final two innings to end the game early. In game two, Mercer scored runs in every inning, but exploded in the seventh for six runs, breaking open what was a tight 10-7 game to pull away. On their six game streak, the Vikings have outscored their opponents 70-24, including three wins where they allowed three or less runs.
 
The Vikings are hitting .375 so far this season, and have a team OPS of .963. The Vikings are averaging just over nine runs per game, and have hit 110 combined extra base hits, including 82 doubles and 18 homeruns. They're slugging around .524 on the year, and have 25 stolen bases on the season. Mercer has 95 strikeouts as a team, and has drawn 98 walks so far this season.
 
In 214.1 innings pitched this year, the Vikings have a team ERA of 3.40. They've given up 152 runs, 104 earned, on 259 hits, while striking out 152 batters and walking just 40. Vikings pitchers have six shutouts this season, and have held their opponents to three runs or less in 18 games this season. The Vikings have turned six double plays this year, and have 45 errors on the year.
 
Mia Land leads the Vikings with a .508 batting average so far this year. Land leads Mercer in total hits (65), doubles (16), triples (5), OBP (.566), and OPS (1.324). She's second on the team in runs scored (51) and extra base hits (23), and is fifth on the team with 25 RBI this season. Land has recorded a hit in 33 of the 37 games the Vikings have played this season, with 20 multi-hit games on the season. She is currently on an eleven game hitting streak, including multiple hits in her last four games. She was a combined 7-for-10 with a double and a triple, five RBI, and had four runs scored in her two games against SUNY Orange. She was held without a hit, going 0-for-5 against Lackawanna College last month.  
 
Lillian Torres-Perez is second on the team with a .424 batting average so far this season. She has a 1.082 OPS, good for third on the team, and has 50 hits on the year, ranking her third on the squad. Torres-Perez has 42 RBI, tied with Hailey Nardone for the team lead, and has 18 extra base hits this year, including 14 doubles, third on the team. Torres-Perez has a .455 OBP, fourth on the Vikings, and is slugging at .627, third on Mercer. Torres-Perez has 18 multi-hit games, including four of her last five games. She was a combined 5-for-10 with six RBI, two doubles, and four runs scored in two games against SUNY Orange. Torres-Perez has eleven RBI in her last three games, hitting three doubles and a homerun. She was 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored against Lackawanna College.  
 
Hailey Nardone is hitting .402 for the Vikings this year, and is slugging at .591, good for fourth on the team. Nardone has 51 total hits, second on the Vikings, and 39 runs scored so far this season. Nardone is second on the team with 15 doubles this year, and is also second on the squad with three homeruns. Nardone is tied with Torres-Perez for the team lead with 42 RBI this year. She's got a 1.041 OPS this year, and has drawn twelve walks on the year. Hailey has 15 multi-hit games, and was a combined 4-for-10 with a homerun, three RBI, and two runs scored against SUNY Orange. Nardone went 3-for-4 with a double and a homerun last month against Lackawanna College. 
 
Julia Hannawacker is hitting .395 on the year, good for fourth on the squad. Hannawacker has a .486 OBP, third on the team, and has an OPS of .940. Her 47 total hits this year has her ranked fourth on the squad, and she's drawn 17 walks on the season, ranking her second on the Vikings. Hannawacker has five doubles and 18 RBI this season, and is credited with seven stolen bases on the year. She has scored 47 runs, good for third on the team, and is slugging at .454 on the year. Hannawacker has 15 games with two or more hits, including her last three. She was a combined 5-for-10 with three runs scored and a double in two games against SUNY Orange. Against Lackawanna College, Hannawacker was 2-for-5 with a triple and a run scored vs. the Falcons.  
 
Bella Truelove is hitting .379 so far this season, and is the power threat for the Vikings. Truelove leads the team in runs scored (54), extra base hits (24), homeruns (10), and slugging (.816). Truelove also leads the Vikings in walks with 23 so far this season. She's second on the team in OPS (1.316) and OBP (.500). Truelove has 14 multi-hit games this year, and went a combined 2-for-8 with a double, a homerun, three RBI, and four runs scored against SUNY Orange. Against Lackawanna College, Truelove was 0-for-4 with a run scored and a pair of strikeouts.
 
Gianna DeMatteo has made 17 starts in 20 appearances this year, going 15-2 with a team best 2.71 ERA this year. DeMatteo, in 98 innings of work, has given up 63 runs, 38 earned, on 123 hits, while striking out 60 batters, second on the team. DeMatteo has won her last five starts, including her last one against SUNY Orange, where she gave up seven runs on twelve hits, striking out three batters in the 16-7 win. DeMatteo's only losses this year came to Anne Arundel and Delaware Tech. She did not get a chance to pitch against Lackawanna College last month.  
 
Amanda Gonzalez has made 5 starts in 15 appearances this season, going 6-2 with a 5.06 ERA. Gonzalez, in her 47 innings of work, has given up 42 runs, 34 earned, on 64 hits, while striking out 26 batters on the year. Gonzalez hasn't appeared in a game since April 26^th, where she got the start against Gloucester. She gave up seven runs on nine hits in five innings, and got saddled with the loss in an 8-5 game. Gonzalez did not appear against Lackawanna College.  
 
Delaney Misier is the other starter for the Vikings, making 15 appearances, all starts, while going 7-5 with a 3.07 ERA this season. Misier, in 68.1 innings, has given up 45 runs on 70 hits, while striking out a team-best 66 batters. Misier has won her last three starts, including her latest against SUNY Orange, where she gave up eight runs on nine hits in six innings, striking out seven batters. Misier has struck out 22 combined batters in her last three starts, all wins. She pitched 7.1 innings against Lackawanna College, giving up seven runs on nine hits and striking out six batters in the 7-6 loss.
 
The head softball coach for Mercer County is Ryan Zegarski, now in his 18^th season at the helm. Zegarski, a 2001 graduate of MCCC, has been the head softball coach since the fall of 2004, and he has enjoyed significant success at Mercer. Zegarski has taken the Vikings to three NJCAA World Series appearances, the latest in 2018. He's won three GSAC championships, and has three Region XIX championships, along with three Region XIX Coach of the Year awards. Zegarski played baseball at Mercer, helping the 2000 squad win a Region XIX and Northeast District Championship, while making an appearance in the NJCAA World Series.  Zegarski went on to play baseball at Richard Stockton University in New Jersey, where he led the NJAC in batting average during his junior year. Zegarski is 514-200-1 in his career at Mercer.  
 
About Delaware Tech CC
The Terry Hawks (28-2) are still receiving votes in the latest NJCAA DII polls, and enter the tournament on a six-game winning streak. Their last games came back on May 1^st, when they defeated Lackawanna College in a pair of road contests, 19-3 and 13-3. Delaware Tech, the top-seed in Region XIX, went undefeated in region play, and its two losses came to RCSJ Cumberland in the first game of the year, and to Brookdale CC on April 24^th.
 
Delaware Tech is hitting a blistering .423 as a team so far this season, with a combined OPS of 1.081. The Terry Hawks are averaging just under ten runs per game, and have 93 combined extra base hits on the year, including 59 doubles and 23 homeruns. As a team, Del Tech is slugging at .599, and have an OBP of .482. The Terry Hawks have stolen 26 bases on the year. Del Tech has drawn 90 walks, and struck out just 55 times so far this season.
 
Delaware Tech has been stellar in the pitching circle, with a combined 1.71 ERA on the year. The Terry Hawks, in 180 innings of work, have given up 71 runs on 182 hits, just 44 runs earned, and struck out 132 batters, as compared to 41 walks. The Terry Hawks have eight shutouts on the year. Delaware Tech has been efficient in the field, with just 29 errors in 30 games so far this season.
 
Carlin Quinn is first on the Terry Hawks with a .480 batting average, and has 36 total hits this year. Quinn has a 1.226 OPS on the year, and has scored 29 runs so far this season, good for fifth on the team. She's got a pair of homers, and has driven in 27 runs, fourth on the team. Her .519 OBP is tied with Couri Smith for second on Delaware Tech, and her .707 slugging percentage is third on the team. Quinn has 14 multi-hit games this season, and was a combined 4-for-8 with a double, three RBI, and two runs scored in two games against Lackawanna College earlier this season. She has missed the last six games for the Terry Hawks, and hasn't played since April 24^th against Brookdale.
 
Macey Myers leads Delaware Tech with a .475 batting average so far this season. Myers has a team-high 48 total hits, and also leads the Terry Hawks in doubles (15), extra base hits (24), and RBI (50). Myers has a 1.396 OPS, also first on the team, and leads the Terry Hawks in OBP (.535) and slugging (.861). Myers is tied for the team lead in triples (3) with Carlin Quinn, and has scored 36 runs this season, second on the team. Her six homers on the season are second on the Terry Hawks. Myers has 15 multi-hit games this season, and went a combined 4-for-10 with a double, a homerun, seven RBI, and four runs scored in her last doubleheader against Lackawanna College. Myers is hitting .500 in her four games against the Falcons, driving in 13 RBI, scoring eight runs, and hitting two doubles and a homer.
 
Couri Smith is third on the team with a .469 batting average this season. Smith has scored a team-high 43 runs, and is tied with Kylie Kruger for second on the squad in total hits (45). Smith also leads Delaware Tech in stolen bases, with 15 swipes on the year. Smith has a 1.029 OPS, and has 20 RBI on the year. Smith's .519 OBP is tied with Quinn for second on the team, and she's slugging at .510 so far this season. Smith has 17 multi-hit games this year, and was a combined 4-for-5 with an RBI and five runs scored two weeks ago against Lackawanna College. Smith is hitting .583 on the year against Lackawanna College, driving in two runs, scoring nine, and drawing four walks.   
 
Kandice Schlabach is hitting .440 on the year, slugging at .857, second on the squad. Schlabach has a 1.352 OPS, second on the team, and leads the Terry Hawks with eight homers on the year. Her 33 RBI is second on the team, and she has 17 extra base hits so far this year. Schlabach has drawn ten walks on the season, and has scored 34 runs, third on the team. Schlabach has twelve multi-hit games so far this year, and was a combined 6-for-9 with two homeruns, a double, seven RBI, and six runs scored in two games against Lackawanna at the end of the year. Schlabach is hitting .529 against the Falcons this year, driving in nine runs on three doubles and two homers, while scoring seven runs.    
 
Kylie Kruger is hitting .433 so far this season, and is tied with Smith for second on the team with 45 total hits this year. Kruger has 30 RBI on the year, third on the team, and has eight doubles on the year. Kruger has a .969 OPS, and has scored 23 runs so far this season. Kruger has 13 multi-hit games on the season, and was a combined 2-for-7 with three runs scored, a double, and two RBI two weeks ago against Lackawanna College. Kruger is hitting .357 in four games against Lackawanna College this season, driving in three runs and scoring four of her own.  
 
Logan Walls has a .426 batting average this season, and has 40 total hits, fourth on the team. Walls has a .491 OBP, and an OPS at 1.002. Walls has scored 41 runs, second on the team this year, and has drawn twelve walks so far this season, third on the team. Walls has driven in 25 runs on the year, and has six extra base hits this season. Walls has twelve multi-hit games this year, and went a combined 5-for-9 with six runs scored and two RBI in two games against the Falcons two weeks ago. Walls is hitting .412 in four games against Lackawanna College this year, scoring nine runs and driving in three more.   
 
Lauren Smith has the most appearances for the Terry Hawks in the circle, pitching in 15 games, and going 12-1 with a save and a 1.80 ERA on the year. Smith, in 74 innings pitched, has given up 39 runs, 19 earned, on 74 hits, while striking out a team-best 62 batters and walking 19. Smith has won her last six starts, including her latest, a shut-out victory over Northampton on April 30^th. Smith pitched a five-inning, two-hitter, tying her season-high with eleven strikeouts. Smith pitched and won a game against Lackawanna College earlier this season, giving up two runs on four hits in seven innings, while striking out six in a 9-2 win back on April 15^th.    
 
Carly Collins has also pitched in 15 games this year, going 11-1 with a sparkling 1.27 ERA. Collins, in 71.2 innings, has given up just 17 runs, only 13 earned, on 62 hits, while striking out 59 batters, second best on the team. Collins got the win in seven straight contests before finally dropping a game, giving up five runs on six hits in five innings of work against Brookdale in a 7-1 loss. Collins won two games against Lackawanna College two weeks ago, getting the start and win in the first game, giving up three runs on nine hits with five strikeouts in five innings of work, only to come back in relief and get the win in three innings of work, allowing just one hit. Collins is 3-0 against the Falcons, giving up five runs on 17 hits and 12 strikeouts in 15 innings.  
 
Victoria Henry has appeared in ten games this year, going 4-0 with one save and a 2.72 ERA. In 28.1 innings of work, Henry has given up 14 runs, eleven earned, on 40 hits, while striking out ten batters. Henry got the start against Lackawanna College back on May 1^st, but didn't get the decision, giving up three runs on seven hits in four innings in a game the Terry Hawks eventually won. She got the win against Northampton, giving up one run on five hits in three innings of work in a 16-1 win.   
 
The head coach for Delaware Tech is Guy Wilkins, who's been the head coach for the Terry Hawks since 2016. Now in his seventh season, Wilkins has guided the program to winning seasons in six of his seven years, twice topping 20+ victories, and a Region XIX championship a year ago. Wilkins won a pair of national titles and a Little League World Series with the Big League All-Stars in the ten years prior to coming to Del Tech. Wilkins played collegiate ball at Delaware State, and has served as a middle school, JV, and varsity assistant coach at Sussex Central HS for nearly 20 years. He also previously served as an assistant with the Del Tech baseball team for six years.   
 
Game Information
The Region XIX DII Softball Tournament will be a three-team tournament starting on Friday, May 13^th, in Georgetown, Delaware. The first game of the tournament will feature the two-seed Lackawanna College and the three-seed Mercer County CC at 10:00am ET. The winner of that game will face the top-seed Delaware Tech CC at 1:00pm ET. The losers of the first and second games will play in an elimination game at 4:00pm ET on Friday.
 
On Saturday, May 14^th, the remaining two teams will face off in the first of two potential championship games at 11:00am ET. The remaining undefeated team needs to only win to clinch the Region XIX title, while the team with one loss can force a winner-take-all championship game at 1:00pm ET with a win.
 
The Region XIX Championship tournament will be livestreamed on the Delaware Tech CC Athletics YouTube Channel, via the link HERE.