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Pirates prevail in two-field final to become
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Syosset, NY 16 June 2009—Finally Mother Nature decided to allow the Pirates (Team 1) to host Dugan's Sandwich Shop (Team 6) for the Championship matchup and finale of the 2009 SYAC Junior Girl's softball season. The Pirates took the field first and the bats of Marissa Levine, Sarah Solomon, Sydney Sable and Jenna Riech quickly produced runs for Dugan's Sandwich Shop girls. The Pirates took their turn at the plate with Jessica Joy, Rachael Burrei, and Sophia Henn putting their bats on the ball for the Pirates. Dugan's Stephanie Coundouris and Jenna Konsky lit up the scoreboard with fast bats and excellent base running. Katie Milas and Samantha Cocchi were unstoppable defensively for the Pirates. Isabel Henn and Alyssa Casale had some key hits for the Pirates while Dugan girls' defense play by Kayla Hickey, Jenna Riech and Jessica Klein wowed the spectators on both sides. The outstanding pitching dual between Dugan's Julianna Ventricelli and Pirate's Madison Ramírez caught the eyes of several recruiters in the stands and made their parents proud to have SYAC girls.
In a first-ever for SYAC Girls Softball, impending darkness resulted in the venue changing at the end of the fourth inning from the Thomas P. Longo Memorial Field at H.B. Thompson Middle School to "the Big Field" in Syosset-Woodbury Park to make use of the lights.
After the giant caravan, Dugan's Olivia Hynes and Ilyssa Glicksman stepped up to the plate and started to close the gap on the Pirates. In the top of the sixth, Pirate's Alexandra Garry and Hannah Tell wowed the spectators covering second base and making the force for a double play. The final out, a fundamental softball play at first base was executed unassisted by Pirate Danielle Jacoby to close the season. Pirates and Dugan's Sandwich Shop girls thank SYAC, all the people that make the league possible, and their parents for an excellent 2009 season! Story by Dave Garry. Photos by Roger Mummert.
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Final 2009 Junior League Standings*
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About the standings... |
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9 |
3 |
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0.750 |
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*Division standings are determined by |
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0.708 |
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points divided by games played. Points are
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0.524 |
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0.500 |
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7
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0.375
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0.375
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9
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0.250
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