Softball Recap: Smithtown West Takes Down East Islip in a Playoff Battle

Smithtown West

Previous Games

05/28/25 vs East Islip	3-0
05/24/25 vs Eastport-South Manor	5-2
05/22/25 vs Hauppauge	3-1
05/16/25 vs Deer Park	2-0
05/14/25 @ West Babylon	1-0
+ 3 more games

It's playoff time, and Smithtown West had no trouble coming through when it counted. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the East Islip Redmen a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for Smithtown West, who have now won eight matches in a row.

Not much got past Erin McDaid, who gave up just six hits and racked up ten Ks to keep East Islip off the board. McDaid has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 14 consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabrielle Krayewski, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Jiselle Singh, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Smithtown West pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Islip, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-4 record this season.

Smithtown West will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Islip: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.