Softball players to watch
PITCHER
Kerri
Apicella
Oyster Bay, Sr.
She hit .348 last year, had a 1.01 ERA with 191 strikeouts and has held opponents to a .169 average in her career.
CATCHER
Nicole
Schieferstein
Seaford, Sr.
A solid, elite defensive backstop, she also had a .510 on-base percentage with three homers and 27 RBIs.
PITCHER
Isabella Corrao
Farmingdale, Jr.
She had an 0.28 ERA with 258 strikeouts and hit .397 in leading St. Dominic to the CHSAA finals before transferring.
P/SHORTSTOP
Michelle Daubman
Plainedge, Jr.
She was co-player of the year in Nassau after posting a 1.57 ERA with 88 strikeouts and batting .632 with 27 RBIs.
CATCHER
Sydney Folk
Long Beach, Jr.
Folk, an All-Long Islander in 2009, batted .440 and led Long Beach to the Class AA championship.
SECOND BASE
Nicole
Hagenah
Commack, Sr.
She batted .491 with 20 RBIs and 25 runs struck out only five times and went 12-for-12 in steal attempts.
PITCHER
Caitlin Meade
Ward
Melville, Sr.
She struck out 217 batters and had an a 0.91 ERA, while compiling six shutouts and a no-hitter.
PITCHER
Taylor McGowan
Bay Shore, Jr.
The League II pitcher of the year finished 11-4 with an 0.75 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 93 innings.
P/FIRST BASE
Lindsay McKillop
East Meadow, Sr.
Batted .480 with 15 RBIs, and posted a 1.17 ERA in leading East Meadow to the Class AA semifinals. PITCHER
Patti
Callahan
Carey, Sr.
She went 9-5 with a 1.12 ERA and batted .300 last season for Class AA's top seed.
OUTFIELD
Jennifer Ranieri
West Islip, Sr.
She hit .456 with 19 RBIs, 25 runs and 12 steals and showed tremendous power with eight home runs.
SHORTSTOP
Samantha Ray
Oceanside, Sr.
Shared the Player of the Year award, hitting .611 with a .725 on-base percentage and committing just one error.
SHORTSTOP
Shaakira Samad
Brentwood, Sr.
The Rutgers-bound Samad hit .427 with two homers, 21 RBIs and 11 stolen bases for the state Class AA champs.
INFIELD
Colleen Smith
East Islip, Sr.
She batted .531 with four home runs and 36 RBIs.
PITCHER
Kings Park, Jr.
An 18-game winner, Taylor had 10 shutouts and four no-hitters to go with an 0.79 ERA and 180 strikeouts.
PITCHER
Michelle Carbone
St. Anthony's, Frosh.
Struck out 10 and allowed just two hits in her first varsity start this season.
PITCHER
Carle Place, Soph.
All-state selection posted an 0.97 ERA with 221 Ks in Class B championship run.
SHORTSTOP
Sandy
Hawthorne
Hauppauge, Soph.
She had a school-record 45 hits on her way to a .479 batting average.
PITCHER
Michiko McGivney
Port Jefferson, Soph.
Was 13-8 with a 1.87 ERA and 153 strikeouts for the Class C Champs.
SHORTSTOP
Kat
Zabielski
Farmingdale, Soph.
An All-County selection, she hit .493 with three homers and 34 RBIs last season.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 15: LI's top basketball players On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra and Matt Lindsay take a look top boys and girls basketball players on Long Island.
