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Nov 11-12
2005
Recap
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Hanover
Thunder Blue Back on the Diamond
At Dumbarton in Richmond, Thunder Blue
battled hard but managed only 1 win --
albeit an awesome comeback win against a
very strong Diamond Cutter team -- in
the 5 game tournament. Thunder
Blue had to battle Thunder Red in the
1st game of the tournament and were
unable to get the bats going dropping
the game 10-2. In a close battle
with rival Hanover Diamonds, Blue lossed
in a close contest 3 to 1.
In the final
game of pool play on Saturday, the
"never give up" Thunder Blue
team scored 5 runs with 2 outs in the
final inning to beat a Diamond Cutter
team (7 to 6) that won that last
tournament the Thunder played in on Aug
19-20 (see link below for more
details). Thunder Blue gave up a
couple of 6-run innings to the Blitz
team during the first game on Sunday,
but came back to again battle the
Hanover Diamonds dropping a close game 5
to 4 in the final game of the
tournament.
Having to face
a couple of teams that will be moving up
to 14U, Thunder Blue proved that they
can be competitive with anybody
including some of the elite teams in the
area and state. The Thunder bats
showed some life and the defense
continues to get better.
Link>>
Game
Summaries and Tournament Stats
Quick
Quips:
 | Lynnse C was named captain for the
tournament based on her hustle and
positive attitude |
| Camp Kenny was closed for the
weekend due to Baby W's arrival
earlier in the week -- congrats to W
family! |
| Megan D's work outside of regular
practices are contributing to her
steady progress and continuing
inspiration to the team |
| Thanks to Jen C for keeping the
book (stats) and keeping the coaches
informed of hitting tendencies for
opponents during the games |
| Taylor D went the entire
tournament without a strikeout --
Lacie M, Lindsey N and Ashley B had
only 1 strikeout each in the 5
tournament games |
| Courtney D, Madison C, and Lacie M
all played catcher and in the field
during the tournament showing their
versatility |
| Special thanks to Thunder Red
players and coaches (no, not for
beating us on Saturday) for their
support of the Thunder Blue team
throughout the weekend |
Thunder Pics
(thanks to Dana K):
"Bazooka
Dance" > Why they play sports...
Nice crowd...
Coach Jim's mandatory HELMET RULE
at practice...
Megan's
Focus...
Taylor D: "This mouth guard
tastes nasty...I wonder if they have
flavored ones..."
Shawna K: "When's it gonna be
my turn..."
Lindsey N: "Didn't my dad say
something to me about putting my hand on
my hip like this?..."
Lynnse C: "When I grow up,
I'm gonna be this tall..."
Lindsay W: "I think I'm
wearing a skirt with a purple shirt
tomorrow...Bri?"
Brianna J: "Not sure for me,
do you think I should wear gold or
silver earrings?"
The
beatings will continue until morale
improves...
Let me guess, we're visitors
again...anybody seen my lucky green
rabbits foot?...
Intensity...
Coach:
"It's not whether you win or lose
it's how you place the blame...or
something like that..."
Are
we having fun yet?...
Individual
Highlights:
| Courtney D gained some more
experience on the mound as her
training and practice begin to pay
dividends - in the final game
Courtney went 2 for 3 and made an
outstanding flyball catch in left
field. |
| Lynnse C had a team high 5
runs scored in the tournament and
hit a clutch double in the comeback
win against the Diamond Cutters (2
RBI to tie the score). |
| Lindsey N batted 0.400 (6
for 15) in the tournament and had
the game winning RBI against the
Diamond Cutters (thanks to the
"Lucky Ladybug" that
landed on her bat). |
| Taylor D allowed only 6
runs in 11 total innings pitched and
continued to swing a hot bat. |
| Lacie M showed her
all-around athletic ability playing
an outstanding shortstop to go along
with solid pitching and catching
efforts during the tournament --
Lacie also led the team in hitting
(6 for 14 with 4 RBIs and 4 runs
scored). |
| Shawna K had 4 RBIs and
continued to excel in the field --
both at 3rd base and center field. |
| Lindsay W was nearly
flawless at 1st base making several
individual putouts and making some
key "stretching scoop"
assists. |
| Madison C "got in the
groove" at the plate hitting
the ball well all weekend -- she
ended up with 3 hits, 2 RBI and a
run scored. |
| Brianna J had a key hit in
the win over the Diamond Cutters and
had quality at-bats (hard hit balls,
good bunt attempts) each time up. |
| Ashley B showed huge
improvement at the plate during the
tournament -- she battled hard
against several quality pitchers --
Ashley fouled off several pitches
before earning a walk and eventually
scoring the game tying run against
the Diamond Cutters in the
come-from-behind win. |
| Megan D provided some key
coaching assistance and
light-hearted commentary throughout
the games to keep team spirits high. |
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