After another exciting week of the high school softball playoffs, it’s time to look back on the best performances.
Read about the players who stood out last week and let us know who you think should be the Morris/Sussex Player of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.
Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Julia Fox, Morris Knolls
The senior second baseman went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in a 10-2 win over Mount Olive on June 2 in the North 1, Group 4 sectional semifinals. Fox drove in two runs with a single on June 4 in the sectional final, a 4-1 win for the Golden Eagles.
Anna Hendricks, Whippany Park
The freshman infielder went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and five RBIs as the Wildcats cruised past Brearley, 14-2, on June 2 in the North 2, Group 1 sectional semifinals. In her first season with Whippany Park, Hendricks finished with a .458 batting average.
Sophia Matullo, Roxbury
The sophomore outfielder drove in a run during a 4-2 win for the Gaels over Randolph in the North 1, Group 3 sectional semifinals on June 2. Matullo struck her 12th home run of the season in the sectional final on June 4 against Morris Hills. Matullo also stole a potential home run with a catch over the fence in a 2-0 win for the school’s seventh sectional championship.
Sydney Ribnicky, Roxbury
The senior pitcher struck out 13 batters in a 4-2 win over Randolph in the North 1, Group 3 sectional semifinals on June 2. On June 4, Ribnicky struck out eight in a one-hit shutout, a 2-0 win over Morris Hills for the program’s first sectional championship since 2022. Ribnicky also had three hits during the two games with two doubles in the semifinal and a solo home run in the sectional final.
Jessica Seprish, Morris Knolls
The sophomore pitcher struck out four batters across 1.2 innings of relief in a 10-2 win over Mount Olive in the North 1, Group 4 sectional semifinals on June 2. Seprish came into the sectional final on June 4 in relief after one out was recorded. Seprish went a career long 6.2 innings, allowing one hit and striking out nine in a 4-1 win over Passaic Tech.
Grace Waldrum, Hanover Park
The senior infielder went 2-for-2 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs in a 12-0 win over Rutherford in the North 2, Group 2 sectional semifinals. Waldrum went 2-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI, the 99th of her career, in a 5-4 loss to Governor Livingston in the sectional final on June 4.
Lyla Zusi, Morris Hills
The junior outfielder’s two-run single in the top of the fifth inning pushed Morris Hills to a 2-1 win over Montville in the North 1, Group 3 sectional semifinal on June 2. Zusi finished her junior season with a career-best 45 hits and 22 stolen bases.
