CHESTER--Tri-Valley errors in the Section IX Class C semi-final
softball game between Chester and the lady Bears resulted Thursday in
the Hambletonian's posting a 5-2 victory and advancing to the
championship game held Saturday morning against Pine Plains at
Rhinebeck.
Chester entered this game as the No. 2 seed with a 16-1 overall record and a perfect 6-0 league record defeating Tri-Valley twice during the regular season.
Tri-Valley was the No. 3 seed and prior to this sectional game posted a 9-7 overall season record and 3-3 in league play.
The No. 1 seed in Section IX play was Pine Plains.
The Bears faced one of the premier league pitchers in Junior Kayla Palmer and she proved her skills striking out 12 in this game.
Chester fielded a veteran squad consisting of eight seniors, five juniors and only one freshman while the young Tri-Valley team had three seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, two freshman and one eighth grader.
The Hambletonians quickly got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first on a walk, a stolen base, a passed ball and a ground ball out scoring Brianna Ramos from third.
In the bottom of the second Chester posted two more runs on a single, a passed ball, a bunt base hit and an error on a throw to third base. They added their fourth run in the bottom of the fourth on a ball hit to left field that got by the fielder for an error scoring Abigail Dembek.
Held scoreless through the first four innings Tri-Valley scored their two runs in the top of the fifth on a triple by Elizabeth Hannold, a single by Taylor Pavese, a double by Taylor Fox and a sacrifice fly RBI by Jordan Carmody.
Chester's fifth run crossed the plate in the bottom of the sixth on a single, an error, a ground ball advancing Skylar Conklin to third and a RBI single by Alexis Aloi.
Tri-Valley went quietly in the top of the seventh as Kayla Palmer gave up one hit to Hannold but recorded three strikeouts.
For Chester Taylor Randazzo went 3-for-3 and Stephanie Green had two hits.
Senior Elizabeth Hannold had two hits for Tri-Valley.
Bears coach Claire Moore had high praise for pitcher Kacie Allison and credited Chester "with a very established program."
"We are working up to having an established Tri-Valley winning program with new goals and we earned the two runs we got today," Coach Moore added.
Chester coach Mike Becker's reaction to the win was, "it was a dog fight and these are the type of games that sectional play gives us."
"In these sectional games everyone tightens up a little and Kate did a great job for us on the mound and I commend Tri-Valley for their effort," Becker noted.
Tri-Valley left fielder Taylor Pavese fouls off a pitch in the Bears 5-2 sectional loss to Chester Thursday. -
Tri-Valley senior center fielder Eliz Hannold rounds second heading for third base in the fifth inning of the Bears 5-2 sectional loss to Chester Thursday.
Tri-Valley right fielder Jordan Carmody swings at a pitch in the Bears 5-2 sectional loss to Chester Thursday. -
Chester entered this game as the No. 2 seed with a 16-1 overall record and a perfect 6-0 league record defeating Tri-Valley twice during the regular season.
Tri-Valley was the No. 3 seed and prior to this sectional game posted a 9-7 overall season record and 3-3 in league play.
The No. 1 seed in Section IX play was Pine Plains.
The Bears faced one of the premier league pitchers in Junior Kayla Palmer and she proved her skills striking out 12 in this game.
Chester fielded a veteran squad consisting of eight seniors, five juniors and only one freshman while the young Tri-Valley team had three seniors, three juniors, two sophomores, two freshman and one eighth grader.
The Hambletonians quickly got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first on a walk, a stolen base, a passed ball and a ground ball out scoring Brianna Ramos from third.
In the bottom of the second Chester posted two more runs on a single, a passed ball, a bunt base hit and an error on a throw to third base. They added their fourth run in the bottom of the fourth on a ball hit to left field that got by the fielder for an error scoring Abigail Dembek.
Held scoreless through the first four innings Tri-Valley scored their two runs in the top of the fifth on a triple by Elizabeth Hannold, a single by Taylor Pavese, a double by Taylor Fox and a sacrifice fly RBI by Jordan Carmody.
Chester's fifth run crossed the plate in the bottom of the sixth on a single, an error, a ground ball advancing Skylar Conklin to third and a RBI single by Alexis Aloi.
Tri-Valley went quietly in the top of the seventh as Kayla Palmer gave up one hit to Hannold but recorded three strikeouts.
For Chester Taylor Randazzo went 3-for-3 and Stephanie Green had two hits.
Senior Elizabeth Hannold had two hits for Tri-Valley.
Bears coach Claire Moore had high praise for pitcher Kacie Allison and credited Chester "with a very established program."
"We are working up to having an established Tri-Valley winning program with new goals and we earned the two runs we got today," Coach Moore added.
Chester coach Mike Becker's reaction to the win was, "it was a dog fight and these are the type of games that sectional play gives us."
"In these sectional games everyone tightens up a little and Kate did a great job for us on the mound and I commend Tri-Valley for their effort," Becker noted.
Tri-Valley left fielder Taylor Pavese fouls off a pitch in the Bears 5-2 sectional loss to Chester Thursday. -
Tri-Valley senior center fielder Eliz Hannold rounds second heading for third base in the fifth inning of the Bears 5-2 sectional loss to Chester Thursday.
Tri-Valley right fielder Jordan Carmody swings at a pitch in the Bears 5-2 sectional loss to Chester Thursday. -
Chester junior pitcher Kayla Palmer recorded 12 strikeouts in the Hambletonians 5-2 win over Tri-Valley Thursday.
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