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First-round scores and quarterfinal matchups

May
30

The first sectional upset has been posted as No. 14 Ursuline beat No. 3 John Jay, 2-1. Kristie Vitulli singled in two runs with two outs in the top of the sixth inning to give Ursuline a 2-0 lead. John Jay answered in the bottom of the sixth on an Amanda Mangione RBI single.

Ursuline’s Taylor Pirone scattered five hits and struck out six. John Jay’s Gaby Torzillli, who will pitch for Syracuse next year, surrendered two hits and struck out 11 to close her brilliant career.

Class AA:

No. 1 RC Ketcham 6, No. 16 Clarkstown South 0
No. 8 White Plains 6, No. 9 Clarkstown North 1: Sandra Mastranegelo smacks a two-run double and then unloads a mammoth two-run homer. Lauren Sputo tosses a 1-hitter with 10 strikeouts.
No. 5 Yorktown 9, No. 12 Mahopac 1: Yorktown led 2-1 through five before exploding for seven runs in the sixth, highlighted by a Cassie Reill-Boccia grand slam.
No. 4 John Jay-East Fishkill 7, No. 13 Carmel 5: Carmel scored five runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-2 lead, but JJEF answered back with four runs in the bottom of the inning.
No. 6 Arlington 6, No. 11 Yonkers 0: A no-hitter here.
No. 7 North Rockland 3, No. 10 Suffern 1: Samantha Welsh went 4 for 4, including a triple and scored a run and Tiffany Alliano had two hits and an RBI as the Red Raiders won their 11th straight game. What a shame these two excellent teams had to meet in the first round.
No. 2 Scarsdale 2, No. 15 Mamaroneck 1, 8 inn.: Rosaria Collara doubles to lead off the bottom of the eighth, is sacrificed to third by hard-hitting Chelsea LoBue and scores on Devin McClintock’s fielder’s choice.

Class A:
No. 1 Pearl River bye
No. 8 Harrison 5, No. 9 Pelham 2: Brianna Scapperoti had three hits and and RBI and Sam Mumola, who will play at Pace University next year, had two RBI.
No. 5 Hen Hud 6, No. 12 Nyack 0: Niki Tamburri tosses a two-hitter and strikes out nine. Heather Clausen and Tamburri each had two hits and an RBI and Rachel Buckner drove in two runs.

No. 4 Lakeland 6, No. 13 Our Lady of Loourdes 0: Brittany Lischinksy allows four hits and strikes out eight. Katie Schmier had two hits and an RBI.
No. 3 Eastchester 7, No. 14 Ardsley 1: Janine Lalli had three hits, scored twice and had an RBI and winning pitcher Noelle McDonough surrendered three hits and fanned 10 in its 15th straight win.
No. 11 Rye 6, No. 6 Sleepy Hollow 4: This is Rye’s first sectional win in at least 10 years.
No. 10 Brewster 5, No. 7 Beacon 2: Kelly Bentson had two hits and an RBI and Kristen Sliman smacked a two-run double as the Bears avenged two regular-season losses.
No. 2 Tappan Zee bye

Class B:
No. 8 Hastings 6, No.9 Putnam Valley 5
No. 7 Dover 9, No. 10 Briarcliff 2: Meghan Hewitt had two hits and an RBI

Tuesday, June 3
Quarterfinals
Class AA

No. 8 White Plains at No. 1 R.C. Ketcham, 4:30 p.m.: The teams met two weeks ago in the Ketcham tournament and the game was taken by Ketcham. Don’t be shocked if Ted O’Donnell and his players, led by senior catcher Sandra Mastrangelo, take this game.
No. 5 Yorktown at No. 4 John Jay-East Fishkill, 4:30 p.m.: Imagine this. These two excellent teams are meeting in the quarterfinals. This is reminiscent of last year when seventh-seeded Tappan Zee faced second-seeded Pearl River in a Class A quarterfinal. Both teams had tricky first-round games with John Jay rallying from a 5-2 deficit in the fifth inning with four runs.
No. 14 Ursuline at No. 6 Arlington, 4:30 p.m.: The Koalas and Taylor Pirone did it once, upsetting No. 3 John Jay.
No. 7 North Rockland at No. 2 Scarsdale: The Raiders survived a first-round game with Mamaroneck while North Rockland decisioned archrival Suffern.

Tuesday, June 3
Quarterfinals
Class A

No. 8 Harrison at No. 1 Pearl River, 4:30 p.m.: A tough spot for Harrison, but the Huskies will give Pearl River a good game.
No. 5 Hen Hud at No. 4 Lakeland, 4:30 p.m.: Round three takes place at Lakeland. Hen Hud took the regular-season set. I definitely suggest this game as one worth attending.
No. 11 Rye at No. 3 Eastchester, 4:30 p.m.: Eastchester handled Rye, 7-1 during the regular season.
No. 10 Brewster at No. 2 Tappan Zee, 4:30 p.m.: Tappan Zee comes off of a first-round bye and faces 10th-seeded Brewster. it almost doesn’t seem fair considering Brewster is not your ordinary 10 seed. If you’re in Rockland make your way down the Palisades or Route 303 to watch this excellent game.

Tuesday, June 3
Quarterfinals
Class B

No. 8 Hastings at No. 1 Albertus Magnus, 4:30 p.m.: The Falcons will be angry because the Yellow Jackets beat them at Albertus during the regular season.
No. 5 Westlake at No. 4 North Salem, 4:30 p.m.: Even though North Salem is the home team, Weatlake is rolling, having won 12 of its last 14 games.
No. 6 Rye Neck at No. 3 Kennedy, 4:30 p.m.: Devin DiSiena will be the difference for Kennedy. The fireballing windmiller has 200 strikeouts on the season.
No. 7 Dover at No. 2 Dobbs Ferry, 4:30 p.m.: Even without No. 1 windmiller pitcher Jackie Crews, the Eagles will find a way to win.

Tuesday, June 3
Semifinal
Class C

No. 3 Blind Brook at No. 2 Haldane, 4:30 p.m.: Too much Chelsea Lisikatos will shut down Blind Brook.

This entry was posted on Friday, May 30th, 2008 at 6:56 pm by Tony Pinciaro. Print Print | Email Email

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3 Responses to “First-round scores and quarterfinal matchups”

  1. The Voice

    You should have been at the Lakeland game.

  2. oneps

    congrats to sleepy hollow. They had a great season, with a bunch of young kids. They only have 2 seniors leaving, so maybe next year will be their year to shine.

  3. mammy

    oneps you are so right. Sleepy Hollow should hold their heads up high as they had a remarkable season for such a young team. Looking forward to next year. Congratulations!

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