Sachem North softball is reveling in a first-time milestone because the staff boasted its finest league document with a 15-4 season.
“You kind of don’t realize what you’re in until it’s over,” supervisor Ken Sasso advised The Put up. “But when we won that 15th game, and I looked back at our record, I’m like, ‘Wow, we never won 15 games in-league.’ ”
Sophomore catcher Delaney Mathes is hitting an unfathomable .685 heading right into a playoff matchup with Half Hole Hills on Friday.
Mathes isn’t serious about private accolades, although — particularly after a second-round exit in opposition to Sachem East final season.
“I definitely want to win the county … especially just to make it farther than last year would be really great,” she stated.
The staff needs to comply with swimsuit with the high-octane vitality it’s identified for.
“There’s never a down moment,” third baseman Brooke Giordano stated, with junior pitcher Dani Brennan (left) including that issues attain a fever pitch when the bats are sizzling.
“Everyone is always on the fence and we’re always cheering,” she stated. “That’s what makes us different from the other teams, because I don’t think they cheer as well as we do.”
Sachem balances spirit with composure as coaches focus “more on the mental part over mechanics,” stated junior shortstop Bella Kriklava, who’s thrilled to attempt to win all of it.
“They’re helping us stay in the right state of mind.”
The Class B softball title sequence begins with the highest seed, Carle Place (16-5), taking up the third seed, East Rockaway (14-4), at Farmingdale State Faculty at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.
In baseball, No. 1 seed Wantagh (19-3) travels to No. 2 seed Wheatley (18-3-1) for Sport 2 of the semifinals Friday at 4:30 p.m.
