Softball: Garnet Valley’s 1-2 softball punch: Tomasetti, Alderman

Sam Tomasetti walked to the plate in the fifth inning and roped a two-run single to left field. Reva Alderman followed her in the lineup, just like she has in nearly every game since they were 9 years old.

“Outta here” the scoreboard operator for the Garnet Valley softball team said as soon as the ball made contact with Alderman’s bat. She was right: The towering fly ball sailed over the fence in left for a three-run shot. A two- to three-minute period Thursday perfectly encapsulated the contributions of the Jaguars’ two senior captains. Tomasetti is a contact hitter who almost always finds a way to get on base, while Alderman is pure power.

“There’s nobody out there that has a 1-2 punch quite like those guys,” GV coach George White said.

Through nine games, the production of Alderman and Tomasetti has been sensational. As the No. 3 hitter, Tomasetti has a .741 average, 20 hits in 27 at-bats, and an on-base percentage of .743. Eleven of her hits have gone for extra bases and she has knocked in 18 runs. Batting in the cleanup spot, Alderman has been just as great, hitting .613 with five doubles, a triple and seven home runs. She also has 25 RBIs for the Jaguars (6-3), who have won six straight.

“She’s got such a pretty swing that any kind of connection, it is going to go. She is such a strong kid.” White said. “Sam is more of a contact hitter where she sprays the ball around. Sam’s stats sneak up on you because she’ll have a double here, a triple there, a single and moves runners over.” Tomasetti hits for contact and Alderman hits for power, but the differences don’t stop there.
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