The important victory catapults the Spartans into tomorrow's championship round that begins at noon in Rockville Centre. STAC is unbeaten in the four-team, double-elimination tourney and needs just one win to clinch its first ECC championship. The conference champ will earn an automatic bid to the East Regionals that begin next week. 

 

The Spartans erased a 1-0 disadvantage with a two-out rally in the second inning. Freshman Adriana Coira stroked a single to center field, stole second base and Marcano followed with a run-scoring double to right center field. Coira followed with an RBI single in the fifth inning to drive in Amanda Demmerle, who had doubled down the right field line earlier in the stanza, to give STAC the lead for good. In the seventh, STAC added an important insurance run. Nyla Sapia's pinch-hit single started the inning and Demmerle moved pinch runner Selena Davis to second base with a sacrifice bunt. Marcano then delivered a two-out, run-producing single to center field.

 

Della Vecchia used superb control to increase her record to 18-3. She struck out two, walked only one and received excellent defensive play from Sarah Williams at third base and Demmerle in left field. 

 

2023 EAST COAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

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PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

Wednesday, May 3 at highest seeds

Game One: No. 4 Queens (9) vs. No. 1 Molloy (0)

Game Two: No. 3 Mercy (2) vs. No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (7)

 

Friday, May 5 at Molloy

Game Three: No. 4 Queens (1) vs. No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (3)

Game Four: No. 1 Molloy (4) vs. No. 3 Mercy (2) 

Game Five: No. 4 Queens vs. No. 1 Molloy - 4:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, May 6 at Molloy

Game Six: No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Game Five winner -12:00 p.m.

Game Seven: if necessary - 30 minutes after completion of Game Six