Kings Park's Taylor breaks Ks record
Kings Park pitcher Lindsay Taylor recorded the 1,091st strikeout of her five-year career, breaking the Suffolk County record set by East Hampton’s Jessie Stavola in 2008. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke
When Lindsay Taylor struck out the first batter in the top of the fifth inning in Kings Park's 12-0 win over Huntington Monday, timeout was called as her coach and infielders approached a pitcher unaccustomed to in-game meetings in the circle.
"Lindsay's reaction was like, 'What are you doing?' " Kings Park coach Kim McGinley said. "Then we told her what happened and she got a big smile and had her moment."
Taylor was presented with the ball after amassing the 1,091st strikeout of her five-year career, breaking the Suffolk County record set by East Hampton's Jessie Stavola in 2008, according to McGinley.
Taylor finished with 15 strikeouts -- increasing her total to 1,096 -- and allowed one hit and one walk in six shutout innings to improve to 18-1 as Kings Park (18-1) clinched the League V title.
Nicole Torlincasi was 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and Cheyenne Giarraputo went 2-for-3 with three runs.
The Syracuse-bound Taylor went 2-for-3 with her sixth home run of the season, a solo shot in the sixth. "She is two-dimensional, with her bat and in the circle," McGinley said. "She has taken us to the next level."
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