Old Saybrook Girls 11/12 Softball All Stars wins the District 9 Championship in thrilling style

After going 4-0 in pool play and defeating Clinton in the Semi-Final, all the while outscoring their opponents 57-12, they faced off against East Hampton in the final game.  As home team OS took a 1-0 lead in the 1st when Paige Trabucchi (2-for3) knocked in Emily Santamaria who led off with a single. The Dairy Queen sponsored ladies in purple carried that lead into the 4th when East Hampton pushed in the tying run on a bases loaded walk.  But Tina Gosselin, who allowed just 2 runs in 20 innings of work in the tournament, slammed the door.  In the top of the 6th she worked out of a no out, runners on 2nd and 3rd jam, inducing a strikeout, a bloop to 2B and a grounder back to the mound which set the stage for the late inning heroics.  With one out in the bottom of the 6th Mary Kate Morrison got on with a single to right and stole 2nd.  Then with two outs Lauren Rhodes ripped a hard liner to center and Morrison never hesitated scoring the winning run from 2nd.

Old Saybrook Softball makes it's mark advancing to the State Sectionals starting July 16th.





Pictured (from left):

Manager - Paul Santamaria, Emily Santamaria, Effie Gianitsos, Mary Kate Morrison,
Meghan Sullivan, Madison Eucalitto, Lauren Rhodes, Tina Gosselin, Paige Trabucchi
Lauren Pascoe, Co-Manager - Audrey Trabucchi, Laura Macleod

Missing - Amanda Simoni