Section IV Softball
New York's Premier Area for High School Softball
Home of 50 State Champions!
2021 Section IV Tournament:
Class AA
Semi-final - Tuesday, June 8
#2 Horseheads 11 - #3 Elmira 4
Championship - Thursday, June 10
#1 Corning 1- #2 Horseheads 9
Class A
Semi-final - Tuesday, June 8
#3 Union-Endicott 5 - #2 Vestal 4 (8 inn.)
Championship - Thursday, June 10
#1 Maine-Endwell 12 - #3 Union-Endicott 0
Class B
Quarterfinals - Monday, June 7
#1 Chenango Valley 9 - #8 Oneonta 4
#4 Susquehanna Valley 10 - #5 Owego 9
#3 Chenango Forks 21 - #6 Dryden 0
#2 Windsor 4 - #7 Waverly 0
Semi-final - Wednesday, June 9
#2 Windsor 6 - #3 Chenango Forks 4
Semi-final - Thursday, June 10
#4 Susquehanna Valley 3 -
#1 Chenango Valley 2 (10 inn.)
Championship - Friday, June 11
#4 Susquehanna Valley 8 - #2 Windsor 0
Class C
Quarterfinals - Monday, June 7
#1 Deposit/Hancock 14 - #8 Edison 3
#4 Greene 10 - #5 Spencer-Van Etten 0
#3 Elmira Notre Dame 9 - #6 Union Springs 2
#7 Tioga 15 - #2 Lansing 2
Semi-finals - Wednesday, June 9
#1 Deposit/Hancock 5 - #4 Greene 1
#3 Elmira Notre Dame 9 - #7 Tioga 5
Championship - Friday, June 11
#1 Deposit/Hancock 5 -
#3 Elmira Notre Dame 2
Class D
Quarterfinals - Monday, June 7
#1 Roxbury 27 - #8 Richfield Springs 22
#4 Marathon 12 - #5 Gilboa 3
#3 Worcester 10 - #6 Afton 6
#2 Schenevus 9 - #7 Morris 0
Semi-finals - Wednesday, June 9
#4 Marathon 7 - #1 Roxbury 6
#2 Schenevus 18 - #3 Worcester 7
Championship - Friday, June 11
#2 Schenevus 7 - #4 Marathon 1
Section IV & League Playoffs
Scores and Headlines
Friday, June 11
Class B Championship
#4 Susquehanna Valley 8 - #2 Windsor 0
Class C Championship
#1 Deposit/Hancock 5 - #3 Elmira Notre Dame 2
Class D Championship
#2 Schenevus 7 - #4 Marathon 1
SV shuts down Windsor to claim another Class B title
D/H rides 5-run 1st to a Class C championship
Schenevus takes Class D for 1st title since 1978
Thursday, June 10
Class AA Championship
#1 Corning 10 - #2 Horseheads 9
Class A Championship
#1 Maine-Endwell 12 - #3 Union-Endicott 0
Class B Semi-final
#4 Susquehanna Valley 3 - #1 Chenango Valley 2 (10 inn.)
Corning holds off tenacious Horseheads to win AA crown
Maine-Endwell once again champions of Class A
Wednesday, June 9
Class B Semi-final
#2 Windsor 6 - #3 Chenango Forks 4
Class C Semi-finals
#1 Deposit/Hancock 5 - #4 Greene 1
#3 Elmira Notre Dame 9 - #7 Tioga 5
Class D Semi-final
#4 Marathon 7 - #1 Roxbury 6
Class D Semi-final/Tri-Valley Championship
#2 Schenevus 18 - #3 Worcester 7
Windsor edges Forks, advances to B title game
D/H keeps rolling by downing Greene
Elmira ND is off to the Class C Championship
Marathon takes care of top seeded Roxbury
Schenevus wins TVL and earns D title berth
Tuesday, June 8
Class AA Semi-final
#2 Horseheads 11 - #3 Elmira 4
Class A Semi-final
#3 Union-Endicott 5 - #2 Vestal 4 (8 inn.)
Horseheads advances to AA title game
U-E comes alive late to down Vestal
Monday, June 7
Class B Quarterfinals
#1 Chenango Valley 9 - #8 Oneonta 4
#2 Windsor 4 - #7 Waverly 0
#3 Chenango Forks 21 - #6 Dryden 0
#4 Susquehanna Valley 10 - #5 Owego 9
Class C Quarterfinals
#1 Deposit/Hancock 14 - #8 Edison 3
#7 Tioga 15 - #2 Lansing 2
#3 Elmira Notre Dame 9 - #6 Union Springs 2
#4 Greene 10 - #5 Spencer-Van Etten 0
Class D Quarterfinals
#1 Roxbury 27 - #8 Richfield Springs 22
#2 Schenevus 9 - #7 Morris 0
#3 Worcester 10 - #6 Afton 6
#4 Marathon 12 - #5 Gilboa 3
Big 5th helps CV pull away from Oneonta
Holt's shutout guides Windsor past Waverly
Forks leaves no doubt in pounding Dryden
SV holds off Owego's late charge
D/H wins battle of reigning champs
Wessels K's 11, drives in 4 as Tioga upsets Lansing
Elmira ND takes control over Union Springs
S-VE unable to keep up with Greene
Roxbury outlasts Richfield Springs in shootout
Schenevus moves on behind Snyder's two-hitter
Worcester advances by downing Afton
Marathon eliminates Gilboa behind big 4th
Saturday, June 5
IAC Overall Championship
Elmira Notre Dame 6 - Tioga 1
Elmira ND takes the IAC Overall Championship
Friday, June 4
IAC Semi-final/Large School Championship
Elmira Notre Dame 19 - Lansing 1
Elmira ND rolls to an IAC Large School title
Thursday, June 3
IAC Semi-final/Small School Championship
Tioga 17 - Union Springs 0
Tioga claims IAC Semi/Small School Championship
Tuesday, June 1
IAC South Small School Tiebreaker
Tioga 14 - Spencer-Van Etten 4
Tri-Valley Semi-finals
#1 Schenevus 6 - #4 Richfield Springs 5
#2 Worcester 8 - #3 Morris 6
Big 6th carries Tioga past S-VE in IAC Tiebreaker
2022 College Commitments
Atalyia Rijo, SS, Corning Hawks - University of Virginia (Division I)
Olivia Kennedy, P, Greene Trojans - Caldwell University (Division II)
Kaitlynn Place, C, Elmira Express - Monmouth University (Division I)
Olivia Packard, C, Horseheads Blue Raiders - University of Massachusetts Lowell (Division I)
2021 College Commitments
Grace Cadden, SS, Chenango Forks Blue Devils - University of Massachusetts (Division I)
Sarah Coon, C, Elmira Express - University of Virginia (Division I)
Amanda DeSantis, 1B, Maine-Endwell Spartans - Villanova University (Division I)
Hanna Hagerman, C, Windsor Black Knights - Canisius College (Division I)
Sidney Cooper, 2B, Edison Spartans - Medaille College (Division III)
Melissa Demo, OF, Maine-Endwell Spartans - Mansfield University (Division II)
Kindra Wessels, P, Tioga Tigers - University of Pittsburgh at Bradford (Division III)
Kalea Faulk, C, Corning Hawks - University of Bridgeport (Division II)
Grace Talbut, UT, Vestal Golden Bears - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Emma Loomis, C, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Lexi Wahl-Knowlden, C, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Danielle Seymour, OF, Deposit/Hancock Eagles - SUNY Delhi (Division III)
Olivia DeMott, P, Sidney Warriors - SUNY Cobleskill (Division III)
Allie Wandell, SS, Newark Valley Cardinals - SUNY Fredonia (Division III)
Lily Conroe, Worcester Wolverines - Delaware Valley University (Division III)
Maddie Donlin, OF, Vestal Golden Bears - St. John Fisher College (Division III)
Hali Jenner, 3B/P, Waverly Wolverines - SUNY Brockport (Division III)
2020 College Commitments
Abby Packard, 3B, Horseheads Blue Raiders - University of Massachusetts Lowell (Division I)
Tess Cites, 1B, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Villanova University (Division I)
Maiah Skakal, C, Horseheads Blue Raiders - St. Peter's University (Division I)
Alex Deeter, P/1B, Susquehanna Valley Sabers - The College of St. Rose (Division II)
Allie L'Amoreaux, P, Maine-Endwell Spartans - Binghamton University (Division I)
Madison Rogers, P, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Central Connecticut State (Division I)
Kayli Rosenkrans, P, Windsor Black Knights - Western New England University (Division I)
Olivia Evans, IF/OF, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Gannon University (Division II)
Meredith Rose, 2B/SS, Maine-Endwell Spartans - St. Lawrence University (Division III)
Alyssa Steinhauer, 1B/OF, Edison Spartans - Corning Community College (JUCO)
KK Bush, SS, Edison Spartans - D'Youville College (Division II)
Grace Vondracek, P, Odessa-Montour Indians - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Samantha Berube, SS, Vestal Golden Bears - Herkimer Community College (JUCO)
Megan Lee, 2B, Waverly Wolverines - Finger Lakes Community College (JUCO)
Riley Hall, C, Waverly Wolverines - Onondaga Community College (JUCO)
Ellie Daugherty, DP, Corning Hawks - Corning Community College (JUCO)
2019 College Commitments
Makenzie Stiles, P, Deposit Lumberjacks - University of Pittsburgh (Division I)
Kendal Cook, SS, Horseheads Blue Raiders - University of Missouri (Division I)
Taylor Mischler, C, Union-Endicott - Caldwell University (Division II)
Bella Reese, P, Elmira Express - St. Bonaventure University (Division I)
Wendi Hammond, P, Waverly Wolverines - University at Albany (Division I)
Laura Bennett, P, Corning Hawks - Le Moyne College (Division II)
Bella Willsey, P, Edison Spartans - Keuka College (Division III)
2018 College Commitments
Cassidy Barrett, C, Vestal Golden Bears - Le Moyne College (Division II)
Sophia Pappas, P, Susquehanna Valley Sabers - Binghamton University (Division I)
Emily Hess, P, Maine-Endwell Spartans - Florida Gulf Coast University (Division I)
Mariah Culver, P, Tioga Tigers - Caldwell University (Division II)
Alli Richmond, 2B, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Binghamton University (Division I)
Madalyn Dydynski, 2B/P, Tioga Tigers - Lock Haven University (Division II)
Lacey O'Donnell, OF, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Mansfield University (Division II)
Kayla Gassner, SS, Binghamton Patriots - Le Moyne College (Division II)
Alexis Easling, 3B/P, Corning Hawks - Mansfield University (Division II)
Maddie Funk, P, Moravia Blue Devils - Nazareth College (Division III)
Bailey Mudge, P, Union Springs Lady Wolves - Fredonia State (Division III)
Megan Palmatier, C, Bainbridge-Guilford Bobcats - Oneonta State (Division III)
Haley Maggs, 3B, Edison Spartans - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Hailey Burdick, C, Edison Spartans - Corning Community College (JUCO)
2017 College Commitments
Jenna Richmond, P/OF, Horseheads Blue Raiders - St. Bonaventure University (Division I)
McKenna Mattison, P/OF, Horseheads Blue Raiders - Le Moyne College (Division II)
Alexis Phillips, OF, Chenango Valley Warriors - University at Albany (Division I)
Paige Rauch, P, Binghamton Patriots - Fordham University (Division I)
Catherine Johnson, P, Edmeston Panthers - Millersville University (Division II)
Alex Hein, SS, Johnson City Wildcats - Mansfield University (Division II)
Lauren Lee, UT, Vestal Golden Bears - Le Moyne College (Division II)
Kaily LaForce, 2B, Binghamton Patriots - Le Moyne College (Division II)
Grace Van Horn, P, Union Springs Lady Wolves - St. Bonaventure University (Division I)
Alexis Burge, C, Chenango Forks Blue Devils - Arcadia University (Division III)
Shailei Kraft, SS/3B, Waverly Wolverines - Dominican College (Division II)
Taylor DuBois, 2B, Vestal Golden Bears - Oswego State University (Division III)
Danielle Dille, 3B, Elmira Express - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Laura Tryon, 1B, Edison Spartans - Corning Community College (JUCO)
Natasha Picozzi, OF, Hancock Wildcats - Herkimer Community College (JUCO)
Ally Barr, P/OF, Elmira Express - Houghton College (Division III)
Ciera Sprague, Elmira Express - Buffalo State (Division III)
Jill Murray, 3B, Horseheads Blue Raiders - St. John Fisher College (Division III)
Congratulations to our THREE
state champions in 2019!!!
Class AA - Corning Hawks!
(defeated Cicero-North Syracuse 4-3 in 11 inn.)
Class C - Edison Spartans!
(defeated Warsaw 10-0)
Class D - Deposit Lumberjacks!
(defeated Alfred-Almond 8-0)
CORNING HAWKS
CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Final: d. Elmira 14-1
State Tournament:
Subregional: d. Warwick 6-4
Quarterfinal: d. John Jay-EF 3-1
Semi-final: d. East Meadow 3-1
Final: d. Cicero-North Syracuse 4-3
Championship Game Article
EDISON SPARTANS
CLASS C STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
First Round: d. Oxford 15-0
Quarterfinal: d. Bainbridge-Guilford 11-0
Semi-final: d. Greene 11-0
Final: d. Harpursville 9-0
State Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Pulaski 3-0
Semi-final: d. St. Lawrence 12-0
Final: d. Warsaw 10-0
Championship Game Article
DEPOSIT LUMBERJACKS
CLASS D STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Laurens 3-0
Semi-final: d. Gilboa 19-0
Final: d. Marathon 6-0
State Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Eldred 6-1
Semi-final: d. LaFargeville 13-2
Final: d. Alfred-Almond 8-0
Championship Game Article
Congratulations to our
state champion in 2018!!!
Class A - Maine-Endwell Spartans!
(defeated Iroquois 8-0)
MAINE-ENDWELL SPARTANS
CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Final: d. Union-Endicott 10-3
State Tournament:
Subregional: d. Ardsley 8-4
Quarterfinal: d. Port Jervis 9-2
Semi-final: d. Averill Park 4-1
Final: d. Iroquois 8-0
Championship Game Article
Congratulations to our TWO
state champions in 2017!!!
Class A - Maine-Endwell Spartans!
(defeated Williamsville East 1-0)
Class D - Deposit Lumberjacks!
(defeated Heuvelton 1-0)
MAINE-ENDWELL SPARTANS
CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Semi-final: d. Owego 7-2
Final: d. Vestal 4-0
State Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Lakeland 2-0
Semi-final: d. MacArthur 2-0
Final: d. Williamsville East 1-0
Championship Game Article
DEPOSIT LUMBERJACKS
CLASS D STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
First Round: d. Milford 15-0
Quarterfinal: d. Afton 20-0
Semi-final: d. Hancock 11-0
Final: d. Edmeston 7-5 (9 inn.)
State Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Eldred 5-3
Semi-final: d. Fort Ann 6-1
Final: d. Heuvelton 1-0
Championship Game Article
Congratulations to our FOUR
state champions in 2016!!!
Class AA - Binghamton Patriots!
(d. Orchard Park 4-1)
Class A - Maine-Endwell Spartans!
(d. Clarke 6-5)
Class C - Elmira Notre Dame Crusaders!
(d. Caledonia-Mumford 8-6)
Class D - Deposit Lumberjacks!
(d. Bradford Central 13-0)
BINGHAMTON PATRIOTS
CLASS AA STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Semi-final: d. Corning 8-0
Final: d. Horseheads 5-2
State Tournament:
Subregional: d. Middletown 1-0
Quarterfinal: d. John Jay 3-2
Semi-final: d. MacArthur 4-3
Final: d. Orchard Park 4-1
MAINE-ENDWELL SPARTANS
CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Semi-final: d. Johnson City 2-0
Final: d. Union-Endicott 7-4
State Tournament:
Subregional: d. New Paltz 10-3
Quarterfinal: d. Pearl River 2-1
Semi-final: d. Mendon 6-4 (10 inn.)
Final: d. Clarke 6-5
Championship Game Article
ELMIRA NOTRE DAME CRUSADERS
CLASS C STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Candor 15-5
Semi-final: d. Edison 4-0
Final: d. Tioga 2-1
State Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Cooperstown 4-0
Semi-final: d. Ticonderoga 12-2
Final: d. Caledonia-Mumford 8-6
Championship Highlights & Article
DEPOSIT LUMBERJACKS
CLASS D STATE CHAMPIONS!!!
Postseason Recap:
Section IV Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Davenport 14-1
Semi-final: d. Roxbury 20-2
Final: d. Edmeston 2-0
State Tournament:
Quarterfinal: d. Eldred 8-0
Semi-final: d. Heuvelton 4-0
Final: d. Bradford 13-0
Championship Game Article
Section IV Dominance
All 50 state champions from Section IV:
Class AA
Binghamton Patriots: 2016
Corning Hawks: 2019
Total = 2
Class A
Union-Endicott Tigers: 1986, 1987, 1990
Horseheads Blue Raiders: 1991, 1993, 1996
Maine-Endwell Spartans: 2016, 2017, 2018
Susquehanna Valley Sabers: 2005
Total = 10
Class B
Susquehanna Valley Sabers: 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007
Windsor Black Knights: 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013
Chenango Valley Warriors: 1987, 2001, 2010
Johnson City Wildcats: 1991
Chenango Forks Blue Devils: 1994
Total = 14
Class C
Seton Catholic Central Saints: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Elmira Notre Dame Crusaders: 2011, 2016
Edison Spartans: 2014, 2019
Harpursville Hornets: 1985
Deposit Lumberjacks: 1989
Total = 10
Class D
Afton Crimson Knights: 1985, 1987, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2009
Deposit Lumberjacks: 1990, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Edison Spartans: 1991
Harpursville Hornets: 1992
Total = 14
Championship totals from other sections:
Section I = 8
Section II = 27
Section III = 11
Section V = 11
Section VI = 16
Section VII = 0
Section VIII = 4
Section IX = 15
Section X = 1
Section XI = 13
Total = 106
* For a complete list of state champions in New York, visit the NYSSPHSAA website.
2021 Important Games:
IAC Championship
South Small School Tiebreaker: Tuesday, June 1 @ Tioga
Tioga 14 - Spencer-Van Etten 4
Small School Semi-final: Thursday, June 2 @ Wells College
(South) Tioga 17 - (North) Union Springs 0
Large School Semi-final: Friday, June 4 @ Lansing
(South) Elmira Notre Dame 19 - (North) Lansing 1
Final: Saturday, June 5 @ Elmira Notre Dame
Elmira Notre Dame 6 - Tioga 1
Tri-Valley Championship
Semi-final: Tuesday, June 1 @ Schenevus
#1 Schenevus 6 - #4 Richfield Springs 5
Semi-final: Tuesday, June 1 @ Worcester
#2 Worcester 8 - #3 Morris 6
Final: Wednesday, June 10 @ Schenevus
#1 Schenevus 18 - #2 Worcester 7
Section IV Championships
Class AA Final: Thursday, June 10
#1 Corning 10 - #2 Horseheads 9
Class A Final: Thursday, June 10
#1 Maine-Endwell 12 - #3 Union-Endicott 0
Class B Final: Friday, June 11
#4 Susquehanna Valley 8 - #2 Windsor 0
Class C Final: Friday, June 11
#1 Deposit/Hancock 5 - #3 Elmira Notre Dame 2
Class D Final: Friday, June 11
#2 Schenevus 7 - #4 Marathon 1
(Note: STAC, MAC, and Delaware did not hold playoffs in 2021)