Carle Place softball gets timely hits in win over East Meadow
Olivia DeMicco #11 of Carle Place breaks a scoreless tie with a two-out hit that plated a run in the bottom of the fourth inning of Nassau softball game against East Meadow on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Credit: James Escher
Olivia DeMicco was constantly thinking about how to drive in runs for Carle Place. The answer she come up with: stop thinking about it.
DeMicco had two hits and three RBIs as Carle Place defeated visiting East Meadow, 8-2, in a Nassau III/IV crossover game on Tuesday.
Carle Place had runners on in the first two innings and on second and third with one out in the third inning, squandering each opportunity. In the bottom of the fourth with two outs, DeMicco hit a single up the middle on a full count to drive in Giulia Scibilia with the game's first run.
“I stopped thinking too much. In the beginning of the season, I overthought things at the plate,” DeMicco said. “I was thinking about driving in every run before, now I just want to put the ball in play and see what happens.”
Walks to Kate Stellato, Scibilia and Isabella Roman with two outs, loaded the bases for DeMicco. The senior singled on the first pitch, driving in two runs to extend Carle Place’s lead to 5-0.
Aryanna Perea singled to drive in Roman and Alexa Mifsud tripled to bring in DeMicco and Perea, giving the Frogs a 8-0 lead.
“The team has been working on moving those runners around and in,” Carle Place coach Alyssa Allen said. “We’ve been good at getting them in scoring position, but now it’s time to have quality at-bats and bring them home."
Marissa Nosovitch handled keeping runs off the board, striking out 10 over 6 1/3 innings. The senior allowed three hits through six innings before exiting the game.
East Meadow (2-7) loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh inning and Gabriella Shepherd hit a triple to drive in Ashley Lipack and Grace Moone. Nosovitch re-entered the game and struck out the final batter.
“We started the year off a bit silly, because most of us our seniors,” Nosovitch said. “Now we’re at the point where we realize we want to go out there and win. We’re all focused and locked in now.”
Carle Place (7-4) has had a strong past few days. On Monday, the Frogs picked up a 7-1 win over Oceanside, the top team in Nassau’s strongest conference. Nosovitch had 16 strikeouts in the win and now has 10 double-digit strikeout performances on the season.
“Oceanside is a strong team, but we wanted to show them why we’re as good as we are,” DeMicco said. “We played free and we hit well. I think that carried over into today, our confidence skyrocketed.”
Christopher Matias covers high school sports for Newsday after spending time in Athletic Facilities and Operation at St. John’s and in Sports Information at CUNY York college.
