Saturday July 17th, Hutton Field Saugerties
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Esopus 17 Saugerties 3
Esopus won again today in part two of the Section 3 championship between these
teams stopping what has been a tremedous run by the 9/10 Girls team.
Esopus hurler Alyssa Wilhelm was the story of the day as she gave up just 3 hits & struck out 6 in the 4 inning mercy rule shortened contest. Saugerties pitchers
had another tough day on the hill combining for 15 walks while yielding just 4
hits.
Much like Saturday’s contest, the game was close after 1 and had the makings of a back and forth
battle. Saugerties starter Darian Wood got out of early trouble in the 1st after walking Shannon Bonewit & Natalie Terrone. Bonewit advanced to third on the walk to Terrone but then was gunned down at the
plate on a nifty 2-6-2 as Esopus attempted the double steal.
Saugerties jumped out to a 1-0 top of the second lead as a two-out walk to Wood and a single by Vanessa Brandt put Wood in postion to socre on a pass ball. Esopus came back heavy in its half
of the second with a 10 run burst that would seal the victory. Esopus drew 8
walks in the frame while getting RBI singles from Bonewit and Terrone.
Skyler Sprance & Shaelyn Smith each had RBI singles in the loss for Saugerties. Kamryn Ilgner & Sarah Kopycinski scored the other two Saugerties runs.
Congratulations to Esopus as well as the Saugerties 9/10 squad for what has truly been an All-Star season.
Saturday July 17th, Ulster LL
Esopus Wins in Opening Round of Section 3 9-10 Girls Tourney
Esopus 15 Saugerties 5
Amidst scorching temperatures, Esopus topped Saugerties in a mercy rule
shortened game today 15-5 after 4.
Saugerties jumped to a 2-0 lead after a leadoff single by Sarah Kopycinski and a walk by Skyler Sprance - both would score on pass balls. Esopus came right back in its half of the first
knotting the game at 2 after a combination of Saugerties errors and walks. Kaitlyn Schrowang was caught trying to steal home to keep the game tied and end the first.
Esopus took the lead in the second at 5-2 when Allison Breithaupt reached on hard hit ball up the third base line and three walks behind her
resulted in a 2 RBI single for Schrowang off Saugerties starter Ashly Costello.
Saugerties cut the lead to 5-4 in the top of the 3rd and had Esopus hurler Shannon Bonewit on the ropes. Sprance walked and was driven home by Costello’s RBI single. Jaclyn Gehring picked up another RBI single to drive in Costello. Vanessa Brandt singled as Saugerties setup shop at 2nd and 3rd. Bonewit showed signs of fatigue
running the count full and throwing ball 4 to Annie Armstrong but the rally was halted as Saugerties was called for the third out for leaving
base early.
Esopus would break it open in the bottom of the 3rd scoring 7 runs on 4 walks, a
hit-by-pitch and two RBI groundouts. Esopus would end the contest via mercy
rule on an error and three more walks in the 4th.
Schrowang (three RBI), Breithaupt (RBI) and Bonewit contributed two hits apiece. Natalie Terrone walked four times and scored four runs. Winning pitcher Bonewit gave up 5 hits and struck out 5. Costello struck out 3, gave up 2 hits & walked 11. Saugerties reliever Darian Wood struck out 1 and walked 5. Costello had a RBI single while Gehring singled twice with a RBI.
Monday July 12th, Hudson
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Saugerties 5 Northern Columbia 0
Behind another stellar pitching performance from Ashly Costello, the Girls 9-10 squad took home the District 15 Championship tonight over
Northern Columbia 5-0. Costello gave up just one hit - a leadoff single to NLCC’s Madison Saccento - and never looked back finishing the game with 14Ks and the shutout.
After a scoreless first, Saugerties got on the board with two runs in the second
on a combination of walks, pass balls and stolen bases by Darian Wood & Abby Smedek.
Saugerties scored two more in the 4th when Annie Armstrong walked and was driven in from first on Claire Filak’s double that was a hard hit ground ball going through the hole at short and
through the NLCC outfield. Filak would score on a stolen base and pass ball to
put Saugerties up 4-0. Filak finished 2-2 with a RBI picking up the only two
Sawyer hits.
Saccento went the distance on the hill for NLCC fanning 11, walking 9 and gave up just 2
hits.
Saugerties put up its final run in the 5th on a Sarah Kopycinski walk. Kopycinski then rounded the bases on a stolen base and two pass balls.
Northern Columbia threatened to break up the shutout in its final at bat getting
a runner to third with a walk and two stolen bases, however, Costello settled
in and struck out the next two and got Erin McConnell on a 4-3 to end it. Congratulations girls!
Wednesday July 7th
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The softball 9-10 Girls muscled through the heat losing 2 catchers in the first
two innings (Shaelyn Smith & Darian Wood) and overcame an early 7-0 deficit to comeback and win 11-9 over
Northern Columbia tonight in Hudson.
Skyler Sprance’s 2RBI double broke a tie game and Saugerties held on for the win. Ashly
Costello got the complete game win allowing just 2 hits while striking out 16
with 19 walks. She also scored two runs.
Sarah Kopycinski toughed it out getting HBP in all three of her plate
appearances, adding a RBI and scoring twice. Vanessa Brandt was able to
out-smart a pickle and score on a passed ball. Maddy Armstrong added an RBI on
a walk and later scored. Runs were also scored by Jaci Gehring (2), Kamryn
Ilgner (1) and Annie Armstrong (1). Claire Filak, who came in to complete the
last 4 innings as catcher, also had a RBI.
Northern Columbia scored its runs on 4 walks, a hit batsman, 3 pass balls and a
RBI single. 13 of the 19 walks were in the first 3 innings. Costello battled
making 16 of the 18 outs while the other 2 outs came via 4-3
(Kopycinski-Sprance) and a P5 (Gehring.)
The Championship is Monday 7/12 @ Hudson & Tuesday 7/13 if necessary.
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Costello No Hitter Leads 9-10 Softball
Ashly Costello tossed a no-hitter for the Softball 9-10 Girls while striking out
12 of 19 tonight as Saugerties cruised past CYL 12-2. Costello got the win
after 4 innings before the mercy rule was invoked.
Costello helped herself at the plate leading a 7 hit attack by going 3-3 with a
double, two singles a RBI and two runs scored. Joining her were Kamryn Ilgner
(2-2) two singles, 2RBI, Claire Filak (1-2, RBI) and Shaelyn Smith (1-2, 2RBI).
Filak also scored 3 times while Smith added a run.
Next Game is Wednesday July 7th vs. N. Columbia @ Hudson
Monday July 20th, 2009
Saugerties Takes 8-4 Lose to Chatham in 9-10 Softball
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The top of the 5th was where the game changed as Chatham took advantage of 3
walks and a two out rally to put up 6. Saugerties put 3 on base in the 5th but
could not score.
Tara Horton pitched 5 innings, with 7 walks, 4 K's and 3 earned runs. Larissa Maier pitched the 6th recording 2 K's. Payton Maloney, Jessica Miller & Maier led the 9 hit attack with two base hits apiece and Maier picked up a RBI. Jackie Gehring ripped a double while Tara Horton and Skylar Sprance each picked up one base hit.
Next game is Wednesday night at 5:30 on Hutton Field vs. Coxsackie.
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