12U Rebels claim Fillies Frenzy tourney crown

The Mid-Hudson Rebels 12U softball team went 6-0, including a walk-off 4-3 victory over the Tri-County Thunder in the final to capture the recent Ulster Fillies Frenzy tournament championship at Cantine Field.

The MidHudson Rebels 12U softball team went 6-0, including a walk-off 4-3 victory over the Tri-County Thunder in the final to capture the recent Ulster Fillies Frenzy tournamrnt championship at Cantine Field.

Emma Haller drove in Abbie Naccarato with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh inning to secure the title win for the Rebels. Reliever Trista Lukaszewski recorded the win for Mid-Hudson, while starter Gigi Koch allowed two runs on three hits over 4-plus innings.

Trailing 3-2, Tri-County tied the score on a passed ball in the top of the seventh to set the stage for the Rebels’ heroics. Mid-Hudson then loaded the bases, with Naccarato reaching on error, followed by infield hits by Mackenzie Sullivan and Cadie Sickler before Haller won the game.

In the back-and-forth game, the Rebels took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a Sickler fielder’s choice that drove in Sullivan and an RBI single by Barrett Holsapple that drove in Haller, who had tripled. The Thunder responded in the fifth with a pair of runs to tie the score.

Lukaszewski drove in Koch on a fielder’s choice in the sixth to take a 3-2 lead.

Mid-Hudson reached the final with a 4-0 victory over the Lady Bobcats, as Lukaszewski tossed a complete-game, 1-hitter. Mckenna Fairley scored the Rebels’ first two runs — the first on an RBI groundout by Audrey Werba in the second inning; the second on a wild pitch in the fourth. Koch’s two-run single driving in Haller and Holsapple rounded the Rebels’ scoring. A 6-4-3 double play turned by Haller, Rachel Hoyt and Fairley helped stop a potential Bobcats’ rally.

The Rebels earned the top seed in pool play with victories over the host Fillies (12-1), the Beacon Xtreme (14-1) and the Hudson Valley Panthers (190) before advancing to the semifinals in elimination play with an 18-2 victory over Beacon.

Tournament offensive leaders for Mid-Hudson in the tournament were Haller (5 for 10, double, triple, seven runs scored), Holsapple (8 for 15, double, triple, 10 runs scored), Koch (4 for 9, eight runs scored), Hoyt (4 for 11, double, seven runs scored), Gianna Tisch (6 for 11, four runs scored) and Sullivan (5 for 8, six runs scored).