Debs 18u: Welcome

Welcome to Debs 18U Home page !

The Dutchess Debs 18 & Under Team is part of the oldest & most respected girl's fastpitch organization in the Mid-Hudson region. Since 1981, the Debs have provided an opportunity for young ladies to develop & excel in fastpitch softball. The Dutchess Debs offer 12U, 14U, 16U and 18U teams.



2012/2013 Season Coaches & Contacts

Manager: Scott Syska (845) 401-5479  slsyska@aol.com
Coaches: Mike McDonough, Mike Feerick & Linda Syska




Thursday, April 11
WECHSLER TO ROCHESTER!

Congratulations to the Debs Eleni Wechsler on her recent commitment to attend the University of Rochester this fall and continue her softball career. Eleni, an outstanding student is a pitcher/utility player and big hitter who recently had 4 HR's and 12 RBI in a single tournament. Eleni is a senior at Warwick HS. Best of luck Eleni! 



Saturday, January 12
Congratulations to our Players that have recently committed to play in College!

Congratulations and good luck to 3 Debs that are going to continue their careers at the next level:

Taylor Snyder- Taylor, a P/1B, is a graduate of Saugerties HS. Taylor won 27 games with the 2012 Debs and will attend the College of St Rose beginning in the spring of 2013.

Danielle Piazza- Dani, a C/OF, attends Arlington HS and spearheaded the Debs defense by catching virtually every inning for a team that won 60 games in 2012. Dani will attend Southern Ct State University beginning in the fall of 2013.

Lauren Gorstein- Lauren, an OF/2B attends Yorktown HS. Lauren is an outstanding clutch hitter and student and will attend Skidmore College beginning in the fall of 2013.



2012/2013 18U Debs Roster

# Player Name School Grad Year Positions
5 Abby Canning Dutchess 2012 P, OF, 2B
22 Leanna Feerick Dominican 2012 3B, SS, 2B

37

Lauren Gorstein

Yorktown

2013

OF,2B

00

Savannah Hiller

Monroe Woodbury

2014

1B, OF

57

Marlena Marzigliano

Cornwall

2014

2B, OF, SS

19

Emily McDonough

St. Bonaventure

2012

SS

3

Jorden Minckler

Arlington

2013

SS,2B,3B

17

Morgan O'Brien

Spackenkill  

2012

OF, C

10

Allysa O'Neill

Arlington

2013

CF,IF

4 Danielle Piazza Arlington 2013 C, OF
14 Andrea Schoonmaker Marlboro 2014 SS, 2B, 3B

11

Taylor Snyder

Herkimer

2012

P,1B

18

Eleni Wechsler

Warwick

2013

P, 3B, OF



Tuesday, October 16
2012/2013 Schedule & Results

Date Tournament Name Location Result
9/30 Pennsbury 1-Day Pennsbury PA 2-1
10/6-10/7 Newtown Rock College Showcase Newtown PA 4-0, rain
10/13 - 10/14 NJ Outlaws Falls Showcase Mt Laurel NJ  3-2 
10/20-10/21 Frozen Ropes Showcase Chester NY 3-1
1/12-1/13 Adirondack Sports Complex Showcase Tournament Queensbury NY 3-1-2
2/16-2/17 Adirondack Sports Complex Tournament Queensbury NY 5-1
 6/8-6/9  Jersey Outlaws East Coast Showdown  Pennsville NJ  
 6/14-6/15  Pennsbury Invitational  Newtown,PA  
 6/28-6/30  Tradition Showcase  Wallingford,CT  
 7/4-7/7  TNT Summer Showcase  Quakertown,PA  
 7/19-7/21  Delaware Invitational  Wilmington, DE  
 7/27-7/28  Philly Spirit Gold-East Coast Sizzler  Voorhees, NJ  
 8/2-8/4  NE Finest Showcase  Plainville, MA  


Debs 2012 Season
Monday, August 6
2012 Debs Success

60-8-2 for the season!

Thursday, October 6
2011/2012 Tournament Schedule

Date Tournament Name Location Result
10/08 - 10/09 Newtown Rock Gold Fall Showcase Newtown PA  5-0
10/15 - 10/16 Jersey Outlaws Fall East Coast Showdown Pennsville NJ  6-1 champs
10/22 - 10/23 Frozen Ropes Showcase  Chester NY   4-0
12/10 - 12/11 Adirondack Sports Complex Showcase Tournament Queensbury NY  6-0 champs
02/18 - 02/19 Adirondack Sports Complex Tournament Queensbury NY  6-0 champs
6/9-6/10 Jersey Outlaws Pennsville, NJ  5-1
6/15-6/17 Pennsbury Invitational Newtown, PA  5-0
6/28-7/1 TNT Gold Summer Showcase              Quakertown, PA  4-1-1
7/7-7-8  Knights of Columbus Invitational Orangeburg, NY   6-1 2nd pl
7/13-7/15 Tradition Wallingford, CT  5-0,rain
7/20-7/22 Delaware Invitational New Castle, DE   5-2-1 2nd pl
8/3-8/5  NE Finest, RI Thunder Gold  Plainville MA  3-2


Saturday, April 28
Olivia Reeves gets 1ST Team all NorthEast-10!

Long time Deb Olivia Reeves was selected 1st team all Conference in the North East-10 while playing for division II St Rose College this season. Reeves hit .397 with a league best .527 OBP and a .759 slugging %. In 43 games she hit 11 homers, scored 37 runs and had 28 RBI- all team bests. Congratulations Olivia.

Wednesday, July 4
2012 High School Softball AWARDS!

Emily McDonough- All State 1st Team Class A, All Section 9, Player of the Year-Poughkeepsie Journal, Kingston Freeman, Middletown Record, McKenzie Travis Scholarship winner from the Delaware Invitational.

Leanna Feerick- All State 3rd Team Class AA, All Section 9

Abby Canning- All Section 1 Class AA

Taylor Concklin- All Section 9 Class AA

Jorden Minckler- All Section 1 honorable mention Class AA, All league

Taylor Snyder- Saugerties Team MVP



Wednesday, July 4
DOLFI and ALONZO shine in 2012 College seasons

Former Deb Emmie Dolfi a JR at division 1 Colgate University and current Deb Samantha Alonzo a freshman at division 2 Goldey Beacom College each led their teams in RBI and several other offensive catagories. Congratulations Emmie and Sam!



Saturday, November 5
Congrats to Committed Debs.....

Emily McDonough
7th Year Deb / Short Stop & Lead-off hitter
 of Marlboro High School (Section 9 A Finalist)
verballed to Division I St. Bonaventure University

Leanna Feerick
2nd Year Deb / 3rd Baseman & RBI Leader
of Valley Central High School (Section 9 AA Champs)
verballed to Division II Dominican College

Taylor Concklin
Debs 2011 2nd Baseman & #2 Hitter
of Valley Central High School (Section 9 AA Champs)
verballed to Division II Mercy College



Debs at Outlaws
Saturday, October 22
Jersey Outlaws Bracket Champs 10/16/11

The Debs went 6-1 including 4 elimination game wins while earning their bracket Championship at Pennsville complex.

Debs Newtown Fall 2011
Thursday, October 13
Debs go 5-0 @ Newtown Rock Gold & Canning Pitches Perfect Game

The Dutchess Debs 18u fastpitch softball team went 5-0 at the Newtown Rock Gold fall college showcase on October 8th and 9th. Pitcher Abby Canning threw a 7 inning perfect game against a strong Gold Coast Hurricanes team from Florida. Outstanding plays by 3B Leanna Feerick and RF Lauren Gorstein helped preserve the perfect game and Jorden Minckler drove in Taylor Concklin with the games only run with a 6th inning double.

Our offense was led by Emily McDonough, Andrea Schoonmaker, Nicole Alleva, and Leanna Feerick. Pitcher Taylor Snyder picked up 2 wins while not allowing a run. Danielle Piazza caught all 5 games throwing out several runners stealing and providing real leadership for the pitchers.  Centerfielder Allysa O'Neill contributed with 2 sparkling plays.

Front Row:Andrea Schoonmaker, Lauren Gorstein, Abby Canning, and Leanna Feerick Back Row: Manager Scott Syska, coach Linda Syska, Danielle Piazza, Emily McDonough, Taylor Snyder, Jorden Minckler, Nicole Alleva, and coach Mike McDonough Not pictured Taylor Concklin, Allysa O'Neill, Sam Alonzo, Kristina Maguire, and Casi Kirk.



Friday, September 23
18U Debs finsh 2011 at 43-9-1!

Playing mostly Gold teams this years DEBS put together an unbelievable year outscoring opponents 275-93, and had a chance to win every game in the last inning. Congratulations to the players on a tremendous effort.

 



Debs Outlaws
Friday, June 17
Jersey Outlaws Tournament

The 18U Debs went 6-1 at the Jersey Outlaws College Showcase on 6/11 & 6/12 including elimination game wins vs the Jersey Inferno Elite, Jersey Witches Gold, and Jersey Inferno Gold 4-3 in 3 extra innings.  Pitcher Abby Canning picked up all 6 wins and allowed only 7 earned runs in 35 innings pitched. The Debs out scored their opponents 42-13. The team improved to 18-3-1 overall.



2010/2011 Tournament Schedule

 Date  Tournament Name Location  Result 
 10/09 - 10/10  Newtown Rock Gold Fall Showcase  Newtown PA  4-0-1
 10/16 - 10/17  Jersey Outlaws Fall East Coast Showdown  Pennsville NJ  2-2
 12/11 - 12/12  Adirondack Sports Complex Showcase Tournament  Queensbury NY  6-0 Champs
 03/05 - 03/06  Adirondack Sports Complex Tournament  Queensbury NY  Cancelled
 06/11 - 06/12  Jersey Outlaws East Coast Showdown  Pennsville NY  6-1
 06/18 - 06/19  Bad Apples Showcase  Binghamton NY  4-0
 06/30 - 07/03  TNT Summer Showcase  Doylestown PA  4-2
 07/08 - 07/10  Tradition College Showcase  Meriden CT  5-1 2nd
 07/15 - 07/17  Delaware Invitational  New Castle DE  5-1
 07/21 - 07/24  Newtown Rock Summer Showcase  Newtown PA  5-0
 08/05 - 08/07  New England's Finest RI Thunder Gold  Plainville MA  2-2 


Saturday, November 6
Alonzo commits to Goldey-Beacom

Congratulations to eighth-year Dutchess Deb Samantha Alonzo on committing to D2 Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE.  Sam's hard work and dedication has really paid off.  Great job Sam!

Recent Debs Playing in College

Alisha Ashe - East Stroudsburg
Cait Schell - Marist
Emmie Dolfi - Colgate
Jess Syska - Dominican
Steph Kasson - Bentley
Kelly Zammiello - Dutchess Comm College
Jen Reitemeyer - East Stroudsburg
Sam Tierney - Bentley
Olivia Reeves - St Rose
Val Nelson - St Rose
Jackie Macak - Cortland