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Welcome to the Plaistow Softball Site!
This is the official home page of Plaistow Area Softball League. Plaistow Softball includes ASA fastpitch teams in U-10, U-12, U-14 and U-18 We're the Storm, Sparks, Cyclones, Thunder, and Lightning! Welcome to our home page!!!! 
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Plaistow Sparks Captures 2nd at New England Regionals
“We were excited to do so well,” said Assistant Coach Kathleen Sherman. “The girls goal was to win the Regionals, but given we are such a young team- this is a terrific accomplishment. We have only 1 16 year-old, 2 15 year olds, 7 14 year olds and even 3 13 year olds.” The Sparks started out by defeating the Maine #2 team - the Blue Demons by a 6-2 score. Stephanie Barrett pitched the complete game victory. Amy Green scored 2 runs, and Anne Hansbury reached base 3 times, including a booming triple to right field. Jill Bolduc had the key RBI single. The game was postponed to 8 AM on Saturday morning, after a torrential downpour eliminated Friday night’s play. The Sparks next defeated the Somerset (Mass) Wildcats 4-3 in extra innings. Stephanie Barrett, pitching in relief of Danielle LeMay, struck out the final 3 batters in the bottom of the 8th with the tying run in scoring position. LeMay held the Wildcats scoreless for the first 4 innings. The Sparks took a 3-run lead into the bottom of the 7th before some shaky defense allowed the Wildcats to tie the game. Anne Hansbury, Brittany Vater and Jill Bolduc scored the first 3 runs and Stephanie Glazier scored the game winner in the 8th. This qualified the Sparks for the semi-finals, where they lost to eventual tournament winner Hudson (Mass) Demolition 6-1. Courtney Marchand scored the Sparks only run in their 3rd game of the day. Starting at 8 in the morning, the Sparks wrapped up play at about 8 PM at night. This knocked the Sparks into the loser’s bracket where they made an amazing recovery on Sunday. Starting at 8 AM again, the Sparks defeated the Vermont Sharks 5-2, behind the complete game pitching of Barrett. Nichole Schomburg hit two triples and scored two runs to pace the offense. Brittany Vater reached base all 3 times at bat including a booming double to left center that nearly cleared the fence. Corey Sheehan stepped in behind the plate, to relieve Vater of some catching duties and Brittany Schomburg was an effective DH as the Sparks prepared for a possible long day of softball. Next, the Sparks defeated the Reading (Mass) Raptors, by 11-2. Danielle LeMay pitched the Sparks to victory as the Sparks came alive on offense. Kristin Crotts, Jill Bolduc and Courtney Marchand scored 2 runs each, with Crotts and Marchand each reaching base 3 times. Corey Sheehan made huge contributions allowing the Sparks to rest some tired players. The Sparks then played their most amazing game, defeating the highly-touted Brewer (Maine) Wicked Witches by an 8-5 score. The was the Sparks 3rd straight game against tough competition and Sparks pulled out the see-saw battle. After falling behind 2-0, the Sparks rallied for 4 runs, only to see Brewer re-take the lead 5-4. The never-say-die Sparks rallied for 4 in the bottom of the 5th to take an 8-5 that they would not relinquish. Amy Green scored 2 runs, to pace the offense as 7 different Sparks players scored. The Sparks only recorded one strikeout, but the Sparks played tremendous defense. Courtney Marchand made a great throw from center field to kill a late Brewer rally. The title chase ended as the Sparks lost to the Hudson Demolition 10-2 in their 4th straight game of the day. Samantha Spence led the offense with 3 hits, but it wasn’t meant to be. “This was an amazing accomplishment by a very young U-16 team. Their goal was to win the Regionals and I am proud of the effort they made,” said Coach Sherman. “Every team we played was older and bigger, some much bigger, but we played with heart and intelligence.” “Our core starters (Stephanie Glazier, Nichole Schomburg, Amy Green, Kristin Crotts, Anne Hansbury, Brittany Vater, Jill Bolduc, Stephanie Barrett and Courtney Marchand) played great. And Samantha Spence, Corey Sheehan, Danielle LeMay and Brittany Schomburg all made key contributions when their time came. What a great group of young ladies.” The Sparks next tournament is the Nor’Easter Classic in Laconia July 29-31.
Plaistow Sparks Capture U-16B State Softball Title
The Plaistow Sparks won the U-16B N.H. State ASA (American Softball Association) 2005 Tournament held in Keene, July 2 & 3. The Sparks won the championship in their first year in U-16 competition after winning last year’s U-14B State Championship. “We are very happy to repeat as Class B State Champs, even though we moved up in age category,” said Assistant Coach Kate Sherman. “We have a very young U-16 team, but we have been focusing on playing stronger competition this year to make us a better team.” The Sparks marched through the State Tourney with a 5-0 record, outscoring their competition by an aggregate 28-3 score. Stephanie Barrett and Danielle LeMay shared the pitching duties- allowing only 3 total runs. Barrett allowed just 2 in 21 innings and Lemay just 1 in 14 innings. “We have always been a good hitting team,” said Head Coach John Sherman, “and we got exceptional pitching and defense all weekend. In one game we made four “web gem” plays and ending the game with Courtney Marchand making an incredible driving catch in short center field.” In the seeding round, the Sparks started with a 6-0 shutout of Plymouth. Stephanie Barrett pitched the complete game shutout. Samantha Spence led the offense with 2 runs scored. Plymouth only had 1 hit and 4 base-runners as no Plymouth runner even reached third. In the second game, the Sparks defeated arch-rival Rochester 7-1 as Danielle LeMay allowed the first batter to score but then held Rochester scoreless the rest of the way. Stephanie Glazier and Anne Hansbury each scored 2 runs to lead the offense. Every Sparks player reached base at least once as the constant offensive pressure led to the victory. The Sparks played spectacular defense as Amy Green drove full out to spear a liner at shortstop, LeMay speared a line drive and doubled a runner off first, Hansbury made a great back hand near second at threw the runner out at first and Marchand made the game-ending diving catch in center field. With these two wins, the Sparks were seeded first entering the double elimination part of the tourney. The championship run continued on Sunday with the Sparks, behind Lemay’s pitching, shutting out Gorham 2-0. While the Sparks bats were relatively silent, the pitching and defense won the game. Kristin Crotts was especially strong at first base. LeMay threw the complete game shutout. Stephanie Glazier and Samantha Spence scored the runs. Nichole Schomburg made a big catch in left field to prevent the tying runs from scoring in the bottom of the 6th and Jill Bolduc ended the game with a fine catch in right field. This setup a rematch with Rochester in the championship of the winners bracket. Again the Sparks prevailed 6-1, behind the complete game pitching of Barrett. Six different Sparks players scored the runs- Stephanie Glazier, Amy Green, Anne Hansbury, Samantha Spence, Corey Sheehan and Courtney Marchand. This victory allowed the Sparks to have a one-game rest before playing in the championship game against – Rochester!! The Sparks put the Championship Game away early, scoring 4 runs in the bottom of the first, before finishing with a 7-1 victory. Nichole Schomburg and Amy Green scored 2 runs each as the Sparks claimed their second consecutive State Title. “This was a terrific team effort,” said Head Coach John Sherman. “Everybody did what they had to do to help us win. We were missing our regular catcher, Brittany Vater, but Corey Sheehan stepped up and caught almost 5 full games in two days. That’s the kind of effort that wins championships. And having a good base-runner like Brittany Schomburg available to give Corey a rest was a big help.” Now the Sparks take a weekend off while Assistant Coach Kate Sherman gets married. The following weekend they travel to a tournament in Portland Maine. The Sparks will then play in the N.E. Regional Tournament, again in Rochester, the weekend of July 22-24.
The Site
Construction on this site began in November of 1999. Info is continually added, so be sure to check back often. There is plenty to see around the site. You can find the latest announcements and results in the News section. Be sure to check out the Photos section where we've compiled pics from the Plaistow and Timberlane teams, as well as the Graphics page where you can find a great collection of softball and storm related graphics. You can find articles featuring the teams and indiviual team members from local newspapers in the Articles area. Also be sure to check out the links sections including Favorite Links, my favorite softball/sports sites and Area Teams, links to the sites of teams from New Hampshire and the rest of New England. And there's much more to see, so please feel free to navigate using the list on the left.
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