Who would have thought that a little statue named One Hit Momma could bring about runs in the double-digits, not once, but twice, for Lehigh Valley’s Carpenter Cup softball team during their tournament last week at FDR Park in Philadelphia?

“I found her in the bottom of the whiffle ball bucket and kind of kept it out, so I said everyone touch her head before you get a hit, and I guess everyone was taking it seriously, so everyone touched it,” said Becahi’s Jess Indelicato.

Lehigh Valley had, in fact, been having some trouble with hitting until that time, right before Wednesday’s second game when Lehigh Valley was about to face Suburban One/Bicentennial Athletic.

Indelicato, Northampton’s Heather Alich, Southern Lehigh’s Danielle Barnes, and Parkland’s Chelsea Morgan all hit triples in that game, and Lehigh Valley won 15-0.

“I was leading off, and there was a chain reaction, and it felt good coming off the bat,” Indelicato said. “I love being the leadoff, just knowing my job is to get on base and score early in the game.”

The following day, Lehigh Valley defeated Delaware County West 14-0 but fell to Delaware County North 8-7. It was Lehigh Valley’s second loss in the double-elimination tournament where they placed fourth overall.

Lehigh Valley had a 5-0 lead until the sixth inning when Delaware County North scored eight runs.

“That inning where everything went wrong, a lot of teams would have folded up their tents, but we hit hard and never gave up,” said Lehigh Valley head coach Blake Morgan.

In the seventh inning, Becahi’s Alexa Panuccio got on base and scored on Alich’s triple. As Alich dove into third base, the ball hit her back, and she went on to score. Emmaus’s Hannah Palinkas hit a double but was left on base as the game ended.

“The way they played and conducted themselves touched a lot of people down there- the closeness of the team, the way they supported each other, and the way they conducted themselves when things went well and when they didn’t go well,” Morgan said.

It was important to Morgan and the Lehigh Valley team that it represent its community well.

“One guy there, behind the plate who was keeping score, followed all our games. His name was Edward Jones,” said Indelicato. “We were organized and played well together. You could see there was some frustration and some tension with some other teams, but between us, there was no tension at all.”

The Carpenter Cup softball tournament was also a showcase for college coaches.

“The college coaches motivated me to show what I can do,” Indelicato said. “I had the best time of my life, probably one thing I’ll remember most in my softball career. We had a lot of laughs between the players and the coaches, and we built a great foundation for the Lehigh Valley.”