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Recap
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Thunder
Blue Wins Back-to-Back Tournaments!
Thunder
Blue went 6-0 in the Powhatan Courthouse
Classic tournament over the September
30th weekend to take 1st place in their
second straight tournament. The
Thunder went 4-0 on Saturday with a
couple of close wins against the Extreme
Fury and Dixie Chicks. In the
semi-final on Sunday, the Thunder
hung-on for a 3-2 decision over the
Riptides. In the Championship
game, the Thunder "unleashed"
their bats to cruise to a 14-2
win...
Thunder
Unleashed!
The Thunder unleashed their bats in the
Powhatan Courthouse Classic and cruised
to their 2nd tournament win in a
row. Solid pitching, fielding, and
thunderous bats all contributed to the
success! On Saturday, the Thunder
got a solid pitching effort from Sarah B
(allowing only 1 hit) and 2-hits (of 5
total) by Taylor D to earn the 5-2 win
against the Extreme Fury. In the
2nd game of pool play, the Thunder
scored 6 runs in the first 2-innings on
6 hits (including 3 extra-base hits) and
held on for a 6-4 win. Courtney D
pitched 5+ strong innings in the
win. Against the Riptides, the
Thunder cruised to a 9-1 win. In
the final game of the day on Saturday,
the Thunder scored 4 in the first and 8
in the third for the slaughter-rule win.
In the semi-finals on
Sunday, the Riptides came out strong
with 3 consecutive hits (including 2
doubles) to jump to a 2-0 lead.
The Thunder answered in the bottom of
the 2nd with 2 runs to tie it 2-2.
After 3 scoreless innings (strong
defensive play by both teams) the
Thunder scored on a bases loaded walk to
Madison C for the win. In the
final, the Thunder unleashed 15 hits in
the first 3-innings to roll to a 14-2
victory!
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Game
Summaries and Tournament Stats
Quick
Quips:
 | With the 6 wins over the weekend,
the Thunder extended their winning
streak to 8 games... |
| Many of the Thunder crew headed to
Coach Jim's for a cookout after
Saturday's games -- meatballs,
shrimp, and chicken wings were
accompanied by some delicious
sides...a tough game of 12 on 12
basketball helped burn off the
calories... |
| With the USSSA win, the Thunder
improved their potential seeding for
the Disney World tournament next
year... |
| Lynnse C hurt her knee while
legging out a hit late Sunday, she
was unable to continue playing but
remained with her team to celebrate
to the win...she is resting for a
while, but should be back in time
for the next tournament... |
| Ashley B and Taylor D went the
entire tournament without a
strikeout... |
Thunder Pics:
Chips
and cookies, it's what's for lunch...
True
competitor Lynnse C ices her injured
knee...
Rally
Monkeys...
Never
gets old, 1st place award presentation...
Megan
- you've come a long way baby...
 
...WELCOME
HOME!!!...
Individual Highlights:
| Ashley B had a couple of
key sacrifice bunts in the
tournament along with a hit and a
run scored in the Championship game
-- however her weekend highlight was
tracking down a deep fly ball in a
1-run game in the top of the last
inning with 2 runners on base
against the Riptides in the
semi-finals... |
| Sarah B earned 2 wins in 9
innings pitched while giving up only
2 hits - she also struck out 12
batters... |
| Lynnse C batted 0.455 (5
for 11) in the tournament with 3 RBI
and 2 runs scored... |
| Madison C busted out at the
plate, going 6 for 12 including a
double, a triple, and a home run
(to go along with 3 singles) ... |
| Courtney D scored 7 runs in
the tournament and was strong (as
usual) behind the plate -- she also
allowed only 2 hits in 5 innings
pitched... |
| Megan D hit a hard shot to
2nd base, reached base, and scored
her 1st run of the year... |
| Taylor D led the team in
hitting, hitting (0.700, 7 for 10)
including an incredible 8 RBIs --
she also scored 8 runs (drawing 8
walks) and had a strong pitching
performance on Saturday... |
| Brianna J excelled in the
field and scored 3-runs for the
tournament... |
| Shawna K was stellar at 3rd
base (again) and contributed 3 hits
including a triple in the
Championship game..... |
| Lacie M pitched a shut-out
on Saturday and batted 0.333 for the
tournament including 4 RBI and 3
runs scored... |
| Lindsey N scored a team
high 9 runs and earned a win going 6
innings in the close semi-final game
against the Riptides.... |
| Lindsay W cut loose with 6
hits in 14 at-bats (0.429 avg)
including two 2 for 3 performances,
one of those in the Championship
game.... |
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