Brick Township Softball: Connelly And Halley 100+ Hits Apiece With 100% Heart And Spirit By Lou Monaco

When senior catcher Corrine Connelly and senior third baseman Alexa Halley look back on their years at Brick Township, they can smile at the fact they each achieved the same career milestone on the softball diamond. 

 

Connelly and Halley each reached the 100 career hit mark a week apart from each other, each accomplishing the feat with a simple single. 

 

Both have started for Brick Township since they were freshmen. 

 

Both have been named to the All Division team for Shore Conference A South for all three seasons and both look forward to adding the same distinction at the end of their senior seasons. 

 

“They were both instrumental last season with both players batting over .500 in helping Brick win the outright A South division title for the first time in school history (co-champs in 1991),” said Brick Township head coach Tim Puglisi, who is in his seventh season at the helm. “I have watched them grow as players and young adults since their middle school days when they played at Lake Riviera Middle School where my father is the coach.” 

 

Connelly leads the team in hits with 18 and Halley leads in RBI with eight. After last Thursday’s 5-4 home loss versus rival Brick Memorial, Brick Township (5-11) has dropped two straight and 10 of its last 11 games. 

 

But with the competitive spirit and enthusiasm that Connelly and Halley provide day in and day out, both will continue to fight to end this season on a high note. 

 

“The energy they bring to every game is contagious, not only to their teammates, but also the umpires who have been in charge of our games,” said Puglisi. “They are constantly complimenting them and laughing at some of their in-game banter.”