Battle of the Bats

12U Gold Wins NSA B World Series Bid

The 12U Gold played their 1st tournament of the season at the Battle of the Bats weekend. The 12U Gold had a great weekend while playing at home during the tournament. The girls had played several practice games this fall but now it was time to play for real.

Pool play was 3 back to back games against the Plainfield Twisters, Roselle Rampage and the 11U Rockers Black. Sara H., Kathleen and Rachel all pitched strong complete games. On a warm Saturday evening playing under the lights, the girls came ready to hit. The Gold outscored their opponents 35 to 5 over these 3 games. Angela (twice) & Rachel both went deep with home runs while Rebecca, Amy, Kathleen and Lauren added extra base hits.

On Sunday, the championship bracket meant first playing the Shockers. A solid defense by Sarah K, Allison, Ashlee ensured the victory.

The next opponent was Rippit Fastpitch. Rippit took an early lead but the 12U Gold fought back to win 5 -3. Megan threw out a base runner at second trying to steal. Mel and Haley had quality at bats to contribute in an efficient win over a good team.

The championship game was between the 2 undefeated teams in the tournament. It was a tense, hard fought battle between the two teams. The Bulls / Sox Academy scratched out 2 runs after their first 2 at bats. The Gold fought back but eventually fell 4 to 1 to the Bulls / Sox Academy.

Overall; the Gold was 5 – 1 for the weekend, taking 2nd place in the tournament after falling to the Bulls / Sox Academy in the championship game. The 12U Gold was the highest placing B team in the 12U bracket, winning its bid to the 2008 NSA B World Series. Congratulations to the team and especially to the coaches who stepped in for Coach Beatty over the weekend.