Softballin': Players of the Week
Shoreham-Wading River's Chelsea Hawks delivers to the plate during a Suffolk Softball Class A semifinal playoff game. (May 25, 2012) Credit: Alan J. Schaefer
Suffolk Player of the Week: Chelsea Hawks, Shoreham-Wading River: Quite a week for “The Hawk.” It began with a five-inning no-hitter with 13 strikeouts in a 15-0 win over Southampton, the second no-no of her career. It continued with a 5-1 win over Bayport-Blue Point in which she struck out 20 batters, including the 501st of her career to become the program’s all-time leader in strikeouts. It concluded with a two-hit, 15-strikeout performance in a 2-0 win over Mattituck. Totals for the week: 3-0, one run, six hits, 48 K’s.
Nassau Player of the Week: Kerri Shapiro, East Meadow: The junior pitcher picked herself up with her bat, hitting the go-ahead two-run home run in a 10-6 win over MacArthur, in a rematch of last season’s county championship. She then did damage with her arm, tossing a one-hitter and striking out a career-high 17 batters in a 1-0 win over Long Beach.
Kaitlyn Delaney, Hicksville: Went 5-for-5 with a career high six RBIs in a 16-8 win over Baldwin.
Angela Schuler, Connetquot: Hit for the cycle in a 16-5 win over Half Hollow Hills East.
Samantha Van Dorn, Patchogue-Medford: Tossed a no-hitter, struck out 10, and hit a grand slam in a 12-0 win over Ward Melville.
Sydney Witowski, Malverne: Went 4-for-4 with eight RBIs, including two homers and a triple, in a 19-7 win over Wheatley.
Kirstin Cox and Angelica Gargiulo, Clarke: …and all of the Clarke girls who contributed to a two-out, six-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning of a 13-12 win over Oceanside. Gargiulo knocked in the tying run in the seventh as Clarke erased a 12-6 deficit and Cox hit a walk-off single in the eighth.
Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 35: EI baseball, girls lacrosse and plays of the week On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we look at East Islip baseball's inspirational comeback story, Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week and Tess Ferguson breaks down the top defensive players in girls lacrosse.
Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 35: EI baseball, girls lacrosse and plays of the week On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," we look at East Islip baseball's inspirational comeback story, Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week and Tess Ferguson breaks down the top defensive players in girls lacrosse.
