Levittown Softball Team Reaches Babe Ruth World Series

The Levittown Slammers fast-pitch softball team became the first Metro New York area team to qualify for the Babe Ruth World Series after defeating the Northern NJ champs from Hoboken 10-4 in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship on July 24.

The Slammers’ first Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship came after two near-misses in the last two years. They won the Babe Ruth Metro New York Championship each of the past three years, but finished second in the Mid-Atlantic Championship in 2010 and third in 2009. The Slammers qualified for this year’s Mid-Atlantic Tournament by beating a team from Staten Island in this year’s Babe Ruth Metro New York Championship.

Standouts for the Slammers in the Mid-Atlantic tournament were Alannah Basile and Toniann Pasqueralle, both with .667 batting averages for the series. Starting pitcher Ashley Massoni was 3-0 with 18 strikeouts, while catcher Kristen Arbiter threw out 4 of 5 runners attempting to steal. The MVP of the championship game was Shamar Sanchez, who had four hits against Hoboken.

The Levittown Slammers girl’s fast-pitch travel softball team is managed by Mike Gordek and includes players primarily from St. Dominic High School, MacArthur High School, Island Trees High School and Plainedge High School. Players on the Slammers range in age from 14 to 17 years old.

The team is holding two practices this week at the St. Dominic Athletic Complex in Upper Brookville, Long Island on Friday, July 29th at 3pm and Sunday, July 31 at noon. They will also host a fundraising dinner on Monday August 1st, at Domenico's of Levittown on 3270 Hempstead Turnpike from 6pm to 10pm in order to raise money for their upcoming trip. Dinner includes salad, four pasta choices, dessert and unlimited coffee and soda. Cost is $30 per person, with Domenico’s donating $12 per person. Proceeds will help offset travel costsfor team parents.