Brewster All-Stars Title Run Ends in Sectional

BREWSTER – The Brewster All-Star Little League (11 and 12 YO) softball team played well in its first two games of the Section 4 tournament last week, but the team’s run toward a state title came to an end after two losses last weekend in the double elimination tournament.

Alison Abbatiello of Brewster slides safely into third, as New City third baseman drops ball in Brewster win at Beekman last Thursday. runner at the plate. Skip Pearlman Brewster opened the sectionals last Wednesday with a 14-4 blowout win over Hillcrest at Beekman Recreation Park.

The team got a strong effort from winning pitcher Shannon Feeney, who allowed just three hits while striking out seven and walking six. Feeney also had a big day at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a homer and three runs scored. Jenna Sacchetti finished with three RBI for Brewster, and also had a triple. Allison Kaufman had a triple and drove in two runs, Melina Strano scored twice, and Alison Abbatiello, Coryn Feeney and Kaitlyn Kelley each had one RBI.

Brewster catcher Melina Strano blocks the plate and tags out New City runner at the plate. Skip Pearlman “The girls played a strong game, and showed that they were there to win,” Brewster coach Pearse Feeney said. “Shannon did fantastic… she’s not one of our regular pitchers, but we needed her that day and she did a nice job. And she also came up very big at the plate. Kaufman, Sacchetti and Coryn Feeney all have been doing well, too. That’s the meat of our order.”

Brewster took on New City last Thursday at Beekman, and walked off with an 8-6 victory.

Sacchetti picked up the victory on the mound for the All-Stars, striking out six and walking two.

Heather Gaglio went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and one RBI for Brewster. Strano and Abbatiello each had two RBI and went 2-for-3, and Kayla Sherry scored a run. Shannon Feeney drove in two runs, and Kelley and Sacchetti each had one RBI.

Brewster pitcher Jenna Sacchetti delivers in an 8-6 victory over New City last Thursday in Beekman. Skip Pearlman “Sacchetti was fantastic for us,” Feeney said. “She did well all game… we gave them a couple of runs late in the game. But Heather, Melina and Alison all came through for us in that game.”

That win put Brewster in the semifinals, and that’s where Brewster ran into trouble.

The team dropped a 9-1 decision to Cornwall Saturday at Beekman, putting the team in the loser’s bracket.

Sacchetti took the loss for Brewster, striking out seven and allowing six walks. Hogan got the win for Cornwall.

Coryn Feeney went 2-for-3 and scored Brewster’s only run on an error. Abbatiello also went 2-for-3 in the loss.

Alex Coleman of Brewster takes her swings in a win over New City. Skip Pearlman “Jenna had some control problems, and they were a good-hitting team,” Feeney said. “A solid team. We only had six hits, and faced a pretty nice pitcher. We hit the ball, but we couldn’t get anything going.”

A second loss on Sunday – a 7-0 setback to Wappingers – took Brewster out of the tournament.

Shannon Feeney pitched for Brewster and took the loss, striking out four and walking two.

Kaufman tripled for Brewster.

“Wappingers has a nice team,” Feeney said. “They put a lot of balls in play - and we did not. We knew the competition would get tougher, and we knew we’d need to play good defense. There were some bright spots, we just couldn’t put it all together.”
Brewster’s Coryn Feeney had an RBI in a win over Hillcrest. Skip Pearlman
Heather Gaglio connects for a double last week against New City. Skip Pearlman
Shannon Feeney of Brewster went 4-for-5 with a home run in a win over Hillcrest last week. Skip Pearlman
Kaitlyn Kelley of Brewster drove in a run in win over Hillcrest last week. Skip Pearlman