| The PRLL 10 year-old all-stars won four straight games to take the District 18 (Rockland County) Championship. They then won the Section 2 banner, and went on to place second in New York State. A great job. See below for details.
7/14: Pearl River 10 New City 3
Katherine Gilbride pitched a complete game . She had 10 strike out in the win. Jules Madigan was 2-3 with 3 runs scored. Katie Vinci and Courtney Ocasal was also 2 for 3.
7/15: Pearl River 12 South Orangetown 1 (5 innings)
Erica Collura pitched a one hitter win with 7 strike outs. She was also 4-4 with 4 RBI's and 3 stolen bases. Jules Madigan scored 2 runs and had 2 stolen bases. Katie Vinci had a double with two RBI'S. Sarah Henry played a great first base tonight and had two putouts.
Saturday, July 19th: Pearl River vs. Nanuet
Pearl River beat Nanuet 5-0 behind the pitching of Katherine Gilbride who pitched a NO HITTER. Pearl River managed to get a couple of hits and scrape together 1 run in the second and two runs in the third against a tough pitcher for Nanuet. This game was all Katherine Gilbride who struck out 11 and was pitching a perfect game into the sixth inning when she walked one batter. Katherine faced a minimum of 18 batters, the player Katherine walked in the sixth inning was gunned down trying to steal third base by Lindsey Stephens to end the game.
7/24: PR won the District 18 championship with a 15-5 victory over Stony Point. They will play at home at Anderson Fields on Monday, July 28, in the opener of the NY Section 2 tournament.
Thursday, July 24th District 18 Championship Game
Pearl River took a four-nothing lead in the first inning and never looked back. Stony Point scored one run in the second inning with a couple of base hits. Pearl River then scored two runs in the bottom of the second and five runs in the bottom of the third to take an 11- 4 lead. Stony Point managed to scratch out one more run in the fifth inning and then Pearl River put the game away in the fifth inning winning the game 15-5. Jules Madigan and Katie Vinci each had three runs scored. Erica Collura, Katherine Gilbride and Lindsey Stephens each had two runs scored. Every player for Pearl River reached base safety at least one time. Erica Collura pitched an outstanding game and was the winning pitcher.
See Photos of the Stony Point game and the District championship banner
see more photos from earlier games (courtesy P.V.)
NOT DONE YET !!! -- READ ON ....
7/28/08: The DISTRICT 18 CHAMPS (PRLL 10'S) won a thrilling 4-3 game tonight at home against a tough team from Pleasant Valley in NY Section 2 competition. Congrats to Liz, Butch, John McCarthy and the girls. The win earned them a spot in the section 2 final on Wednesday, with the winner going to the STATES! Thanks to those that came down and assisted in some way, and to those that came and supported the team. Special thanks to Gerry Mead who had the field looking absolutely awesome! PRLL will again host the Section 2 Final game on Wednesday, 7/30 at Anderson Fields. Volunteers needed. See below for details of game:
Monday, July 28th 7pm Pearl River vs. Pleasant Valley Section 2 Game
Pearl River beat a tough Pleasant Valley team 4-3 in a hard fought contest. Katherine Gilbride was the winning pitcher for Pearl River. Pearl River took a one nothing lead in the first inning when Jules Madigan singled to center then stole second and third. Erica Collura singled to give Pearl River a one nothing lead. In the third inning, Pleasant Valley fought back and scored 3 runs to take a 3-1 lead. Pearl River scored again in the bottom of the third, Erica Collura singled and stole second then Katherine Gilbride singled and drove in Erica for Pearl River's second run of the game. Pearl River scored twice in the bottom of the fourth. Alexis Sheehan and Courtney Ocasal both walked and each stole a base, Pleasant Valley got the next two players out and then Erica Collura had a big base hit to score the two final runs for Pearl River. Katherine Gilbride pitched a 1, 2, 3 innings in the fifth and the sixth to shut Pleasant Valley down. Jules Madigan played an outstanding game at short stop.
7/30/08: The PRLL 10 year-old softball team added the Section 2 championship to their District 18 title tonight, defeating a talented team from Ulster, 11-5. Ulster grabbed an early first-inning lead when Jessica Mertz drove in a run, but Pearl River struck for 3 runs in the second inning, with Jules Madigan's big RBI double the key hit. After Ulster had taken back the lead with a bases-loaded triple by Claudia Hammel, PR posted four runs in the fourth inning, highlighted by Katherine Gilbride's triple, and never looked back. Four more runs in the sixth inning sealed the win for Pearl River, with (winning pitcher) Erica Collura, Gilbride and Alexa Candelario stroking the key hits. After Ulster got a runner on base in their sixth inning, Mertz mashed a hit into right field, but Pearl River right-fielder Sarah Henry cancelled any thought of a late rally by charging the ball and throwing Mertz out at first base with a laser throw. Gilbride's two hits paced PR, and Candelario and Lindsey Stephen scored two runs each. Collura limited Ulster to four hits in the game. Pearl River will play in the 4-team NY State Tournament beginning on Saturday, August 2 in Brewster.
STATE FINALS:
Sat., August 2: It gets a lot tougher at the State level. The 9/10 softball girls lost a tough one today to a team from Long Island by the score of 6-3 in 8 innings. The game was tied at 3 when the rains stopped it in the 5th inning. After a 4 ½ hour rain delay the game resumed at 5:30. While the team had its chances, it couldn’t push the needed runs across. They will play again tomorrow (Sunday) at 1 PM up in Brewster.
Sun. August 3: The 9/10 softball girls live to play another day! They bounced back today with an impressive 12-2 victory in 4½ innings, eliminating a team from Syracuse. They play tomorrow at 5:30 PM against the loser of the Long Island vs. Staten Island game being played this afternoon.
On Monday, Aug. 4, the team defeated Staten Island (South Shore), 5-2. Katherine Gilbride struck out 11 and Erica Collura had 2 RBI. It’s down to 2 teams now, as Pearl River gets a shot at redemption against the Long Island team that beat them on Saturday.
Tuesday, August 5: The 9/10 all star softball run ended tonight with a 10-0 loss to the team from Long Island. Congrats to Liz, Butch, John and the girls for a great run that captured a district 18 banner, a section 2 banner and 2nd place in the State. PRLL is proud of all the team accomplished.
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