12U Gold Take 2nd in Berywn ???

Last weekend the 12U Gold took 2nd place in a rain shortened Berywn Bash tournament. The Gold went 4- 0 and played very well. The rains came early to shorten this very nice tournament. On to the action....

Friday night the 1st pool game was against the North Suburban Slammers. The Gold's bat were hot and put up a quick 6 runs in the first inning. The wind was blowing out strong to left but the girls hit the ball the other way all night long. Sarah pitched a solid game and won the game's MVP with everyone contributing. The Gold took the win 11-3. Remember this game for later.

Saturady morning was clear and cooler but the Gold came out swinging in the 8:00 am game just as hot as the night before. In the 1st inning, 16 girls batted to jump out to an early lead. Katho had the Lisle Slammers off balance all game & Rachel came in to close out the game. Ashley won the MVP with a great catch at 1st. The final was 16-0 and it was on to bracket play.

The 12U Gold was the number 1 seed versus the number 4 seed Woodridge Wildcats. This proved to be the toughest game played so far. The Woodridge pitcher used a good rising fastbal to keep the Gold hiters off balance. The defense was solid with Sara, Angela, Rachel & Rebecca all teaming up on a great relay home. No one agreed with the call, but it was a great play anyway. The Gold walked away with a hard fought 5-3 victory.

The 2nd pool game was against the Oak Park Huskies. The Gold started off with 4 runs in the 1st and then the rains began. So the game was suspended in the 1st inning until 11 am Sunday morning. After play resumed, the Huskies high scoring lineup was shut down and the Gold rolled to a 12-0 victory.

In a weekend where everyone else was rained out, the Gold was scheduled to play the only team left in the winners bracket, the North Suburban Slammers. Then the tournament that looked so promising turned for the worst when the storm clouds opened and the tournament was ended. The top 2 teams were undefeated in bracket play with the Gold 4-0 & Slammers 3-1 overall. The lone defeat for the Slammers was the 1st pool game between the 2 teams. The Gold had given up 6 runs, the Slammers 11. In the rainstorm; it was decided to give 1st place to the Slammers in direct disagreement with USSSA tie breaker rules.

The 12U Gold played a great tournament and really started to show the caliber of team they have become. They went undefeated and lost a championship with class.