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Varsity 845: Check out our Section 9 high school softball Watch List

Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record
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Thirty-six schools from Section 9 will be competing in softball this season, plus Delaware Valley in Northeast Pennsylvania.

The Section 9 season gets underway on Tuesday with the regular season culminating on May 16. The sectional tournament will begin May 18. The Section 9 finals are set for May 24-25 in Middletown. The regional semifinals and finals are May 28 and May 31-June 1. The state finals are June 7-8 at Greenlight Networks Grand Slam Park in Binghamton.

BASEBALL: Varsity 845: Check out our Section 9 high school baseball Watch List

The coaches who participated provided the names of three top players for each team.

Varsity 845 Softball Watch List

  • Quinn Allen, Liberty, Jr., C

  • Eliza Baden, Pine Plains, Soph., 2B, C

  • Kayla Baez, Roosevelt, Sr., P

  • Jordan Batista, Fallsburg, Sr., CF, relief P

  • Daniella Bell, Tri-Valley, Sr., 1B

  • Sally Bettermid, Beacon, Jr., 2B

  • Kalista Birkenstock, Marlboro, Sr., SS

Marlboro's Kalista Birkenstock bats during the class B regional softball game at Middletown High School in Middletown, NY on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Marlboro defeated Babylon 10-1. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD
Marlboro's Kalista Birkenstock bats during the class B regional softball game at Middletown High School in Middletown, NY on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Marlboro defeated Babylon 10-1. KELLY MARSH/FOR THE TIMES HERALD-RECORD

  • Victoria Bonitz, Ellenville, Jr., P, SS

  • Emilia Brundage, Valley Central, Sr., SS, CF

  • Charley Callahan, Wallkill, Jr., CF

  • Sophia Camacho, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sr., CF

  • Jenna Carmody, Tri-Valley, Jr., S, SS

  • Ayla Chaluisan, Chester, Sr., P, 2B

  • Mia Chambers, Kingston, Jr., OF

  • Stefanie Cogswell, Saugerties, Jr., 1B

  • Alaina Conrad, Saugerties, Fr., P

  • Zaylee Cox, Livingston Manor, Sr., OF

  • Eryn Coyle, Monroe-Woodbury, Sr., OF

  • Payton Croce, Pine Bush, Soph., C, 3B

  • Alexandra Cushing, Monticello, Jr., SS, P

  • Taylor Decker, Rondout Valley, Sr., 1B, 3B

  • Sierra Degeorgio, Middletown, Sr., P, 1B

  • Cali DeLawder, Roosevelt, Sr., C

Franklin D. Roosevelt's Cali DeLawder at bat during Monday's game versus Burke Catholic on April 18, 2022.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Cali DeLawder at bat during Monday's game versus Burke Catholic on April 18, 2022.

  • Karlee Diehl, Sullivan West, Sr., 1B, OF

  • Gabby Faia, Wallkill, Sr., SS

  • Molly Farley, Chester, Sr., P, 2B

  • Lauren Farrier, O’Neill, Sr., P, 1B

  • Alina Ferguson, Newburgh, Sr., P, OF

  • Adrianna Ferraro, Valley Central, Soph., OF

  • Rachael Fraser, Our Lady of Lourdes, Sr., 3B, P

  • Addison Freiberger, Goshen, Eighth, P, 3B

  • Sydney Furler, Eldred, Soph., C

  • Eva Garofalo, Warwick, Jr., C

  • Olivia Gonzalez, Eldred, Soph., SS

  • Sammie Graham, Saugerties, Sr., C

  • Ciara Grey, Webutuck, Soph., SS

  • Leah Gunsett, Marlboro, Sr., P

Marlboro's Leah Gunsett (23) connects with a pitch in the NYSPHSAA Class B semifinal against Chenango Valley at Moriches Athletic Complex in Moriches on Saturday, June 11, 2022.
Marlboro's Leah Gunsett (23) connects with a pitch in the NYSPHSAA Class B semifinal against Chenango Valley at Moriches Athletic Complex in Moriches on Saturday, June 11, 2022.

  • Cadie Hanaburgh, Spackenkill, Soph., SS, P

  • Emma Hanlon, Highland, Sr., SS

  • Alana Hayes, Cornwall, Fr., C

  • Taylor Horaz, Cornwall, Jr., P, 2B

  • Emma Hunt, Wallkill, Soph., P

  • Emma Jackson, Marlboro, Jr., C

  • Taryn Judson, Newburgh, Sr., 3B

  • Ava Krakower, Spackenkill, Sr., 3B

  • Madison Krueger, Webutuck, Jr., P

  • Leah Ladenhauf, Livingston Manor, Soph., SS

  • Mia Leeper, Port Jervis, Eighth, CF

  • Annie Lincoln, Warwick, Sr., CF

  • Grace Madelone, Saugerties, Jr., P, OF

  • Olivia Martino, Warwick, Jr., P

  • Abbey Mayes, Pine Plains, Soph., CF

  • Ella McDonough, New Paltz, Sr., C, IF

  • Genesis Medina, Fallsburg, Sr., 3B

  • Jazmin Mejia, Minisink Valley, Jr., 2B, SS

  • Kendall Morris, Pine Bush, Jr., 3B, SS

  • Hannah Moulton, Minisink Valley, Sr., OF

  • Paige Niles, Chester, Soph., SS

  • Amelia Nilo, Ellenville, Sr., 3B, OF

  • Avery Ogden, Pine Bush, Soph., P

  • Alexa Pacese, Highland, Jr., P

  • Erin Parete, Rondout Valley, Sr., SS, C

  • Valerie Pedersen, Monroe-Woodbury, Sr., P

  • Ryin Perico, Minisink Valley, Jr., 1B

  • Alyssa Platero, Middletown, Jr., SS, CF

  • Alex Potosek, Livingston Manor, Eighth

  • Nevaeh Ramos, Ellenville, Fr., SS, P

  • Liz Reeves, Sullivan West, Sr., P

  • Nicole Reeves, Sullivan West, Sr., C

  • Grace Reich, Cornwall, Sr., CF

  • Delainey Reid, Highland, Soph., C

  • Kyle Richardson, Beacon, Sr., CF

  • Charlotte Rivera, Port Jervis, Soph., 3B

  • Skylar Robinson, Chapel Field, Sr., SS

  • Katherine Ruffy, Beacon, Jr., SS

  • Emily Rusin, Tri-Valley, Sr., SS, 3B

  • Marilyn Santos, Fallsburg, Soph., 1B, P

  • Molly Saunders, New Paltz, Jr., OF

  • Gabby Schaeffer, Monroe-Woodbury, Jr., SS

  • Lauren Schoonmaker, Rondout Valley, Jr., SS, 2B

  • Ryleigh Schoonmaker, Monticello, Fr., P, C

  • Melissa Schulze, Newburgh, Jr., C

  • Brooke Shaeffer, Goshen, Sr., 3B, P

  • Megan Schmidt, Liberty, Jr., SS

  • Brooke Sikula, Pine Plains, Soph., P, 1B

  • Noelani Sokolik, Our Lady of Lourdes, Jr., P, 3B

  • Alissandra Soto, Middletown, Jr., C, 2B

  • Emma Spanjer, Chapel Field, Sr., P

  • Sophia Springer, Goshen, Fr., SS

  • Kayla Terpening, Kingston, Jr., 1B, P

  • Payton Thompson, Port Jervis, Soph., SS

  • Gabby Torre, New Paltz, Fr., P, utility

  • Jessica Tudor, O’Neill, Soph., utility IF

  • Riley Van Pelt, O’Neill, Sr., C

  • Isabella Velasquez, Monticello, Sr., 3B

  • Angie Wheeler, Liberty, Soph., P

  • Grainne Williams, Webutuck, Sr., 3B

  • Reese Winkelman, Spackenkill, Sr., CF

  • Meghan Winter, Chapel Field, Soph., C

Deposit-Hancock's Olivia Johnston slides into third base under Eldred's Lindsay Zgrodek during the New York State Class D regional final on June 3, 2023.
Deposit-Hancock's Olivia Johnston slides into third base under Eldred's Lindsay Zgrodek during the New York State Class D regional final on June 3, 2023.

  • Lindsay Zgrodek, Eldred, Sr., 3B

This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Varsity 845 softball Section 9 Watch List 2024