Monday Seacoast Standout: York's Orso shines in softball doubleheader
York's Sarah Orso threw a no-hitter in the first game of a Class B South doubleheader, and drove in five in the second as York swept Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine - The York High School softball team swept a Class B South doubleheader at Cape Elizabeth on Monday, May 18, and junior Sarah Orso had her hands involved in both wins. More: N. H.
baseball: Schimoler leads Exeter to extra-inning win at Pinkerton More: Monday Seacoast Roundup: Night of milestones, no-hitters and walk-offs The junior right-hander struck out seven and fired a no-hitter as York earned an 8-1 win in Game 1. And in Game 2, Orso homered and drove in five in York's 16-2 win. She was named Monday's Seacoast Standout Athlete of the Day.
York had been off since May 14 and the rust showed at the start of the first game. "We struggled in the first couple innings, but by the third inning (Orso) kicked into another year and was really sharp," York head coach Kevin Giannino said. "She was moving the ball inside and outside, and using the field.
" Giannino said Orso, despite her seven strikeouts, isn't really a "big strikeout pitcher. " "She knows what she has behind her, she probably has some of the best defensive players in the state working behind her," Giannino said. "She uses the field, she'll strike out six or seven girls a game, but she'll get a ton of groundballs, and that's how she operates.