UPDATE 6/30/23: THE NANUET/WEST NYACK TEAM WON THE FIRST CAROLYN SULLIVAN MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP LAST NIGHT WITH A WINNING FIFTH-INNING RALLY TO EDGE A TENACIOUS NEW CITY TEAM, 7-6. NOTE TO PARENTS: PHOTOS HAVE NOW BEEN UPDATED THROUGH CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
The event had a special circumstance, with the winning manager, Stephen Vitale, and his daughter/team member Layla, being the son and granddaughter, respectively, of the late Bob Vitale, who was an indispensable PRLL leader for over 25 years, as well as a primary organizer of the Kayser-Brady Tournament, a memorial tournament for 9 year-old boys and girls that ran for 16 years, ending in 2019.
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PRLL is proud to announce the debut of the (first annual) Carolyn Sullivan Memorial Tournament for 9 year-old girls. It takes place this Friday (6/23), Saturday (24) and Sunday (25) at Anderson Fields. (LINK TO PHOTO ALBUM). The schedule is as follows (revised 6/26 - Championship Game Thursday, June 26 at 5:30):
| # |
Date |
Day |
Time |
|
|
Field |
Result |
| 1 |
June 23 |
Friday |
5:30 |
1 vs 2 |
New City vs. Suffern |
McCarthy |
NC, 14-8 |
| 2 |
|
|
5:30 |
3 vs 4 |
WNN vs. Pearl River |
Brady |
WNN, 17-8 |
| 3 |
June 24 |
Saturday |
9:00 |
1 vs 4 RAIN |
Suffern vs Pearl
RIver |
McCarthy |
RAIN |
| 4 |
|
|
9:00 |
2 vs 3 RAIN |
New City vs. WNN |
Brady |
RAIN |
| |
25-Jun |
Sunday |
12:00 |
Rain make-up |
Suffern vs Pearl
River |
McCarthy |
Suffern, 8-7 |
| |
|
|
12:00 |
Rain make-up |
New City vs. WNN |
McKiernan |
WNN, 12-1 |
| 5 |
June 29 |
Thursday |
5:30 |
Championship |
WNN (1) vs New City (2) |
McKiernan |
WNN, 7-6 |
| 6 |
|
|
5:30 |
(Consolation) |
Suffern (3) vs PR (4) |
Brady |
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In September, 2009, less than a month after the community lost 12 year-old Chance Cosgrove to a drowning accident in North Carolina, Carolyn Marie Sullivan, a happy eight year-old first baseman on the Rookie Girls Blaze team, passed away after a five-month battle with a glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor. After having surgery in May, Carolyn continued to attend her team’s games and pursue other aspects of her life, showing enormous courage and vitality. A tournament that features enthusiastic young softball teams playing a game that Carolyn enjoyed is a fitting tribute to her memory. Carolyn was also connected to softball through her grandfather John (who passed in 2011), a softball coach at Clarkstown North and the fifth winningest softball coach in Rockland history. PRLL looks forward to establishing this memorial tournament as an annual tradition.
(Note: The Carolyn Sullivan Memorial Foundation renders assistance to sick children and their families.)