Lehigh Valley's Carpenter Cup softball team got off to a quiet start, but came back with a bang in its 10-5 victory over Philadelphia Catholic's Carpenter Cup softball team on Monday at FDR Park in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Catholic struck first with two runs, creating a buzz in the Lehigh Valley dugout.

"Their lead kind of gave us a drive. We just said we need to get some runs on the board before they get too far ahead," said Lehigh Valley second baseman, Nicole Iasiello.

The third inning proved to be the beginning of the end for Philadelphia Catholic.

Lehigh Valley third baseman, Emily Cecchini, said, "In the third inning, there were two girls on base, and [Pen Argyl's] Emily Smull hit a shot and put us ahead. After that, we opened it up and kept hitting. We ended up hitting really well."

Smull was the starting pitcher, and Emmaus's Olivia Marcks finished the game for Lehigh Valley.

Both Iasiello and Cecchini had a walk on Monday, and Iasiello hit a hard line drive to left field, which was ultimately caught.

The Liberty High School teammates played the first four innings of the game, having to play a minimum of three per Carpenter Cup rules.

Regarding her position at second base, Iasiello said, "A lot of balls were hit to second base, and the field is soft, so a lot of balls bounced up."

As Lehigh Valley prepared to warm up for its second game of the double-elimination tournament, thunderstorms postponed the rest of the day's games.

Lehigh Valley will return to FDR Park at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, when they will take on Tri-Cape, who defeated Berks County, also on Monday.