Softball Recap: Tyla Gambacorta Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Rockville

Knights

Margin (Wins)

04/24/25 vs East Windsor	24
04/16/25 @ Windsor Locks	17
04/17/25 @ RHAM	16
04/05/25 @ Rockville	16
05/10/25 vs Rockville	12

For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last six times Ellington and Rockville have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Saturday. The Knights never let the Rams get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won ten matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.

Camryn Fisher made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 16 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April.

In other batting news, Ellington got a massive performance out of Tyla Gambacorta, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was Gambacorta's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alyssa Corsino, who got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs.

Ellington's record now sits at 12-2. As for Rockville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.

Coincidentally, Ellington and Rockville will both be playing South Windsor the next time they take the field. The Rams will head out to face the Bobcats at 3:45 p.m. on Monday, while the Knights will head out to face them at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday.