South Jersey Softball Primer

by Marc Narducci | Mar 26, 2025

The South Jersey high school softball season is upon us. The season actually has started although the majority of South Jersey teams won’t open until sometime this week. Here is a look at the upcoming season.

First games: Teams were allowed to begin playing regular season games after having six practices. The first practice was March 10, so technically, teams could have opened March 17, but the majority of teams are waiting at least until Monday (March 24).

State tournament cutoff date: May 17.

Public School
First Round: May 28 at the higher seed
Quarterfinal Round: May 30 at the higher seed
Semifinal Round: June 4 at the higher seed
Sectional Final: June 6 at the higher seed

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State semifinal: June 10 with South Jersey and North 2 as hosts
State finals: June 13 TBA

Non-Public Schools
First Round: May 27 at the higher seed
Second Round: May 29 at the higher seed
Semifinal Round: June 3 at the higher seed
Sectional Final: June 5 at the higher seed
State Final: June 11 TBA

Defending South Jersey champions
Group 1: Haddon Township 5, Audubon 2
Group 2: Gloucester 1, Haddon Heights 0
Group 3: Moorestown 5, Mainland 0
Group 4: Vineland 4, Egg Harbor Township 3
Non-Public A: St. John Vianney 3, Notre Dame 0
Non-Public B: St. Joseph Hammonton 14, Holy Spirit 0

Defending state champions
Group 1: Cedar Grove 5, Haddon Township 0
Group 2: Gloucester 3, Ramsey 2
Group 3: Steinert 8, Morris Knolls 1
Group 4: Watchung Hills 6, Vineland 4
Non-Public A: St. John Vianney 4, Mount St. Dominic 1
Non-Public B: Morris Catholic 10, St. Joseph Hammonton 0

Big story entering the season: Haddon Heights’ pitcher-designated player Sophia Bordi, among the best players in South Jersey history, decided to bypass her senior season and enroll early at the University of Oklahoma.

Bordi, who helped lead Haddon Heights to the final Tournament of Champions title in 2023, finished with 23 home runs and a .384 career average in her three seasons with the Garnets. As a pitcher she had a 0.52 career ERA in 266 2/3 career innings, with 605 strikeouts. What is more impressive is that she accomplished most of this in two seasons as she was limited by injury last year.

Player to Watch: Hannah Weismer, Kingsway Sr. 3B. Opposing teams may want to move the fences back when facing Weismer. Last season she hit 13 home runs and now has 25 in her first three seasons. She is more than just a home run hitter. Weisner batted .474 last year and added 10 doubles and a triple, along with 33 RBI.

She enters the season with 99 career RBI and 113 hits. Weisner will continue her career and education at the University of Virginia.

Photo: Haddon Township pitcher Jordan Strauss who led Haddon Township to the SJ Group 1 title last year / Marc Narducci

Author: Marc Narducci

South Jersey Softball Primer

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