Hanover
Mudders Finish Strong in Rain Shortened
Tournament
Dirty
Dozen Tournament Results
At RFP Park in Glen Allen, Hanover
Thunder – Blue finished 2nd in the
Silver bracket by winning all 3 games on
Sunday. Rain kept the Thunder from
a rematch for the Silver crown against
the Richmond Heat.
For the tournament, Thunder Blue went
4-2 with 2 shut-outs and no losses on
Sunday.
Overall, the Thunder outscored
their opponents 38-25 for the weekend.
Thunder Blue should be proud of
the effort (and results) from the
weekend!
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Game
Summaries and Tournament Stats
Quick
Quips:
 | One of the Thunder Coaches (name
withheld to protect the innocent)
was disappointed to find no Camp
Kenny on Saturday as he tried to
stomach a stale ham and cheese
sandwich on high fiber (50g+) flax
seed (tasted like wood chips) wheat
bread for lunch... |
| Brianna J gets the "Courage
Award" for returning Saturday
to support her team after getting
her eye stitched up and returning to
play and being a key contributor in
Sunday's 3-game winning streak... |
| Thanks to Kelly H and Taylor D for
their contributions over the weekend
-- along with overall outstanding
play they were an important part of
the team chemistry that contributed
to the weekend success... |
| Coach Mark wanted to apologize for
exposing everyone to his "white
sticks" (otherwise known as his
sun-starved legs) on Saturday --
thank goodness for the chill Sunday
which required him to put on
sweatpants... |
| On a related front - Coach Jim,
known for his keen fashion sense,
needed a little belt/pants
adjustment in response to crowd
chants of "Jimmy the
Geek"... |
| Megan D kept team spirits high
throughout weekend - her enthusiasm
and spirit kept smiles all around... |
| Just a quick note to Thunder
siblings, something to think about
(MC)..."Life's all about
choices..." |
| A few soggy, tired souls ventured
to Anna's for a brief but satisfying
post-tournament meal on Sunday... |
| Courtney D was strong as
usual behind the plate and batted
0.375 for the tournament scoring 5
runs along with 3 RBIs. |
| Lynnse C was nearly
flawless in the field and rocketed a
clutch double in the 8th inning of
the "rain" game"
against the Fury. |
| Lindsey N recorded a
put-out from right field and helped
lead the bats with 6 RBIs and 5 runs
scored. |
| Kelly H once again showed
her stamina and resilience pitching
in the rain/wind/mud on Sunday --
she went 3-0 on the mound, striking
out 11 and only allowing 3 runs in 9
innings. |
| Shawna K scored 4 runs in
the tournament and earned "gold
glove" praise for her play in
the field. |
| Lindsay W had 4 RBIs and
scored 5 runs along with playing
stellar defense at first base. |
| Madison C was 1 hit away
from a tournament cycle getting a
single, double and a triple -- she
was 2-2 in the final game with 2
RBIs and 2 runs scored. |
| Taylor D led the team in
hitting batting 0.429 for the
weekend which included 3 doubles and
6 RBIs. |
| Ashley B was 2 for 4 in the
hard-fought win over the Fury on
Sunday -- she recorded a key putout
in the bottom of the last inning of
the same game. |
| Brianna J recovered well
from her injury to go 3-8 (0.375) on
Sunday -- she also (like Ashley)
caught a high fly ball in the bottom
of the inning in the Fury game to
help seal the win. |
| Savannah A scored 4 runs
and had 2 RBIs for the tournament --
she scored a key run in the top of
the 8th of the Fury game on Sunday |
