In other non-league games, freshman pitcher Megan Walters, in her first varsity start, allowed one earned run and one hit as Longwood beat Shoreham-Wading River, 14-3, yesterday in a Suffolk non-league softball game. Senior Danielle DeGiorgio went 3-for-3 (triple, double, single) and had three RBI and three stolen bases for Longwood. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 23 Mar 2000:
Diana Autino’s sacrifice bunt sparked Newfield’s six-run sixth inning that opened a 8-1 lead in an 8-5 win over Longwood. Rightfielder Collette Mayer went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a RBI for Newfield. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 25 Mar 2000:
Longwood 5, Miller Place 1: Megan Walters pitched a complete-game one-hitter, allowing an unearned run with five strikeouts and two walks to lead Longwood. WP – Walters. LP – Milleisen. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 27 Mar 2000:
Elsewhere, Danielle DeCosimo’s RBI double in the bottom of the fifth gave Centereach a one-run lead en route to a 10-8 win over Longwood. Teammate Jaime Crespolini went 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 28 Mar 2000:
LEAGUE II Preview
Favorite-Sachem (19-4), coach Mike O’Flaherty, 5th year. Top Contenders-Floyd (16-9), Patchogue-Medford (13-9). Key Players-Floyd junior RHP Erika Cremona, senior SS Lisa Stoia; Longwood senior SS Danielle DeGeorgio; Patchogue-Medford junior 3B Jeanne Bosch, junior C Krystle Scala; Sachem senior CF Lisa Torres, junior 1B Kristen Brust, senior 2B Kristen Rivers. Key Games -Sachem at Floyd, May 4; Floyd at Patchogue-Medford, May 18. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 31 Mar 2000:
In League II, Jackie Legnon scored an unearned run in the top of the eighth on a throwing error and Danielle DeGiorgio scored on Dana Calvano’s sacrifice bunt to give Longwood a 5-3 lead en route to a 5- 4 win over Connetquot.
Connetquot scored a run on a passed ball with none out in the bottom half of the inning, but Megan Walters then retired the side for the win. Legnon made a catch in centerfield in the seventh inning on a potential home run that would have given Connetquot the lead.
Rose Hunter went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Longwood. Toni Ann Burdi had a home run for Connetquot. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 31 Mar 2000
Longwood 5, Miller Place 1: Megan Walters pitched a complete-game one-hitter, allowing an unearned run with five strikeouts and two walks to lead Longwood. WP – Walters. LP – Milleisen. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 Apr 2000:
Floyd 26, Longwood 6: Jen Bonilla went 4-for-6 with five runs and four RBI for Floyd, which scored seven runs in the third inning to take a 13-5 lead. WP-Cremona. LP-Walters. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 06 Apr 2000:
Longwood 7, Ward Melville 6 (8 inns.): Rose Hunter scored the winning run on a bunt by Dana Calvano in the bottom of the eighth inning for Longwood. Calvano was 3-for-4 with four stolen bases and two RBI. Danielle DeGiorgio and Nicole Willig each had three hits and two RBI. WP — Hunter. LP — Pennino. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 07 Apr 2000:
LEAGUE II
Sachem 10, Longwood 0: Jenn Ries struck out 10 in six innings and allowed four hits and two walks for Sachem. Marjorie Slaccavento went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Lisa Torres was 2-for-5 with an RBI. Natalie Tonyes pitched a 1-2-3 seventh. WP — Ries. LP — Hunter. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 14 Apr 2000:
Smithtown 10, Longwood 1: Allison Wisniewski pitched a three- hitter, striking out eight and walking three. Stephanie Vanek’s two- run double in the second inning scored Denise Oehl and Stephanie Hall as part of a four-run inning. Wisniewski added two hits for Smithtown (7-2). Longwood is 3-4. WP — Wisniewski. LP — Walters. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 27 Apr 2000:
Commack 5, Longwood 1: Sarah Hoffman scattered six hits with four strikeouts and no walks for Commack (6-4). Longwood is 3-5. WP- Hoffman. LP-Walter. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 29 Apr 2000:
Lindenhurst 9, Longwood 7: Caitlin Nocera’s single scored Rebecca Iraci from second base to give Lindenhurst a 8-6 lead in en route to a League I/II crossover win over Longwood (5-7). Erin Lynch went 3- for-4 with three RBI, including an RBI triple in the second inning. Lindenhurst is 9-2.WP — Johnson. LP — Ashley. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 02 May 2000:
Longwood 15, Central Islip 11: Rose Hunter hit a fifth-inning solo homer to break an 11-11 tie to lead Longwood over Central Islip (0- 9). Danielle DeGiorgio went 3-for-5 and finished with five RBI for Longwood (4-6). WP — Walters. LP — Irizarry. HR — Hunter (L). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 03 May 2000:
Connetquot 11, Longwood 1: Mandie Bodanzio pitched a three-hitter with six strikeouts, one run and three walks to lead Connetquot (5- 8). Jen Moore went 1-for-4 with a three -run home run in the top of the fifth inning and Toni Ann Burdi went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in the fifth, a double and three RBI. Longwoodis 4-7. WP — Bodanzio. LP — Walters. HR — Moore (C), Burdi (C). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 05 May 2000:
League I/ II Crossover
Half Hollow Hills 7, Longwood 3: Priscilla Crescione went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and a RBI to lead Half Hollow Hills over Longwood (4-8) in a League I/II crossover. Freshman Erica Esposito went 2-for-2 with two walks, a double and a run scored for Half Hollow Hills (6-7). WP — Rooney . LP — Petaglia. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 06 May 2000:
THIS WEEK A Look at the Top Games and Players: [NASSAU AND SUFFOLK Edition]
REPORTED BY LIAM McHUGH. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 09 May 2000:
Danielle DeGiorgio
Grade: Senior
School: Longwood
Athletics: Tennis (fall), basketball (winter), softball (spring)
Statistics: DeGiorgio, a three-time All-County shortstop, is putting up stellar offensive numbers this season. She is hitting .649, with six triples, eight doubles, 16 RBI and 19 stolen bases. She also was an All-State tennis player and a two-time All-County basketball player. DeGiorgio was named Miss Suffolk by the Suffolk County Girls Basketball Coaches Association.
Quotable: “To motivate myself I think of this quote, ‘Always believe in yourself because when you stop believing your dreams stop living.”‘
Interests: DeGiorgio plays in the school band and is involved in peer tutoring.
Next Competition: Longwood plays Floyd at Tangier Smith at 4:15 p.m. today.
Academics: DeGiorgio carries a 3.98 grade point average, scored 1,170 on SAT, and is a member of the National Honor Society.
From Her Coach: “She’s always willing to step up and help the team in any way she can,” Laurie Kozofsky said.
Ambition: DeGiorgio has accepted a scholarship to play basketball at the University at Stony Brook.
Ward Melville 1, Longwood 0: Elizabeth Pennino (2-for-4) hit an RBI double with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for Ward Melville (5-10). Longwood is 4-10. WP-Mathosian. LP-Walters. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 12 May 2000:
Northport 8, Longwood 7: Amanda Quinn went 2-for-3 with two RBI for Northport (5-10), which held an 8-3 lead after two innings. Longwood is 4-11. WP — Haberman. LP — Petriglia. Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 13 May 2000:
Patchogue-Medford 14, Longwood 5: Jeanne Bosch hit a three-run homer in the first for Patchogue-Medford. Crystal Wilson went 4-for- 5 with three runs scored and a stolen base and Kim Livreri tossed a three-hitter, giving up two earned runs, striking out one and walking three for Patchogue-Medford (12-4). Longwood is 4-12. WP — Livreri. LP — Walters. HR — Bosch (PM). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 17 May 2000:
Sachem 7, Longwood 1: Jen Schoenfeld hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first and a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to lead Sachem over Longwood (4-13). The Flaming Arrows (14-3) clinched the League III title for the second straight year according to coach Mike O’Flaherty. Kristen Brust went 3-for-3 with an RBI and Kristen Rivers with 2-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and three runs scored. WP – Ries. LP – Walters. HR – Schoenfeld 2 (S). Newsday, Combined editions; Long Island, N.Y. [Long Island, N.Y]. 19 May 2000: