06/14/2023
Time to recap our Tournament from this past weekend. There is a lot to cover, so we’ll do it over 2 days, to make sure everyone gets their day in the spotlight.
First of all, a shout outs to a Lyla K. (who was part of our original Team from 2 years ago) who joined us for Saturday & Sunday, which was not only a fun reunion, but she really helped us out too. It was so fun watching her get out of a “pickle” on the base paths twice, which is going to be one of the long lasting memories from that weekend.
Pool Play kicked off on Friday night with a great game against a familiar opponent (at least for those who were with us last year) in the Southline Shamrocks. Just like last year, it was a contest decided by 1 point, that went the distance. Everyone had their moments, and the performance in that game is what really set us up for a favorable Sunday schedule.
On Saturday we had 2 formidable opponents to face, both with several players who are already playing with School Teams (some even at the Varsity Level already).
We were originally going to award an Offensive & Defensive MVP for the 3 Pool Play games, but we had 2 players who made cases on both Offense and Defense, so we just went with Co-MVP’s instead:
Our Co-MVP’s were Chloe & Juliette.
Chloe pitched the whole game on Friday night, and did a fantastic job, striking out 7. On the offensive side, she hit a blast to deep Center Field, good for a triple which really kickstarted our best offensive inning.
Juliette, like she has been all year was a reliable hitter/get on base player for us, and only struck out once during those 3 games. Then in the game against our toughest Saturday opponent (who ended up securing the #1 seed at the Tournament), her number was called for the first time in a full month for catcher duties. She did a great job with that, which helped us keep that score precisely where we needed it.
