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Nov 11-12
2005
Recap
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Thunder
Finishes 3rd!
The Thunder Blue team win streak ended
at 12-games with a tough loss to a very
strong New Kent Blast team. The
Thunder went undefeated in pool-play
with 3 slaughter-rule wins. On
Saturday, in a battle of Thunders,
Hanover beat Louisa 13-1. In the
second game of the day, the Thunder used
some clutch hitting during the 1st
extra-inning (international tie-breaker)
to put away an excellent Vienna Star
team 6-2. Courtney D's
base-clearing triple was key to the 6-2
win. In the final game on
Saturday, the Thunder scored 13 runs on
13 hits to squelch the Scorchers 13-3.
On Sunday, in the
final game of pool-play, the Thunder
unleashed another barrage of hits (13)
scoring 12 runs to beat the Williamsburg
Starz 12-2. In the semi-finals,
the New Kent blast broke open a 1-1 tie
by scoring 3 in the 2nd and another 2 in
the 3rd to take a 6-1 lead. After
another 3 innings, the Blast held on for
the 7-2 win to advance to the
Championship.
The Thunder coaches
and parents were very proud of the
effort put forth by the Thunder
girls. The improvements are very
apparent and all the hard work is
showing on the field. All the
hours of practice, the hundreds of
ground balls and fly balls...all the
batting practice...is building the
foundation for future success.
Keep up the good work!
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Game
Summaries and Tournament Stats
Quick
Quips:
 | The Thunder batted a combined
0.345 for the tournament (41 for
119) which included 12 extra-base
hits... |
| Lindsay W was 1-hit away from the
"cycle" getting a single,
double, and triple against Louisa... |
| Madison C went the entire
tournament without a strikeout
(0.813 on-base percentage, wow!)... |
| Baby W (Carter) braved the chilly
weather to root on big sis' (well,
mostly he just slept, but at least
he was there!)... |
| Saturday morning was frigid with
many Thunder players and coaches
sporting beanies and gloves... |
| The umpire for the first game on
Saturday was a federal police agent,
needless to say there was very
little issue with how he called the
game (and nobody got arrested)... |
| Courtney D made perhaps the
defensive play of the year as she
sprung from behind the plate and
"laid- out" to catch a pop
foul in front of the first-base
dugout -- the ball popped out of the
catcher's mit as she hit the ground
and she snared it with her bare hand
for the out!... |
Thunder Pics:
Sarah
works on her Zen meditation while Megan
and Lynnse get FIRED UP for the next
game...
Thunder
gear, wear it PROUD!...
Ashley
B prepares for her power nap before the
next game...
Manager
Mark tries to hit Coach Jim's fastball
with Kenny W behind the plate and Ken D
calling balls and strikes...
Sarah
B and Shawna K show some Thunder
intensity...
Thunder
Wall of Fame...
Run
Forest, run!...
Mark and Jim ponder the most important
decision of the upcoming
contest..."Win One for the Gipper",
"I Have a Dream", or
"Remember the Titans" pre-game
motivational speech...
Larry,
Curly, and Moe?...
Git'r'done
Thunder...Uuuu Knowww!...
Batting/pitching
lessons...$500
Tournament fees...$350
Getting up at dawn (freezing)...$No
Charge
New Synergy bat...$250
...
These smiling faces...Priceless!...
Individual
Highlights:
| Ashley B made a potential
game-saving catch in center field to
help force extra-innings in the win
against the Vienna Stars and also
batted 0.300 for the tournament... |
| Sarah B pitched 4 complete
innings and allowed only 3 runs and
struck out 3 in a win over the
Scorchers in pool-play on
Saturday... |
| Lynnse C batted 0.375 (3
for 8) for the tournament with an
on-base average of 0.583... |
| Madison C was 3 for 6 with
10 walks ("earned" walks
where she battled deep in the count
on almost every at-bat) for an
incredible 0.813 on-base percentage
(0 Ks)-- she also scored a team-high
10 runs... |
| Courtney D, besides her
clutch triple against the Stars,
contributed a team-high (tie) 9 RBI,
scored 7 runs and batted 0.417... |
| Megan D continued to
improve as evidenced by her
"rocket-shot" to
right-field in the game against the
Williamsburg Starz... |
| Taylor D continued her hot
hitting going 5 for 12 (0.417)
including a double and a triple -
she was also strong on the mound
giving up only 3 runs in 9-innings
pitched... |
| Brianna J used her
team-leading speed to score 4 runs
and added a couple of nice defensive
plays to contribute to the
successful weekend... |
| Shawna K batted 0.385 (5
for 13) and smacked 6 RBI on the
weekend - she continued her
defensive excellence at 3rd-base... |
| Lacie M led the team in
hitting, going 7 for 14 including 2
doubles and a monster HR in a game
against the Scorchers - she also led
the team with 9 (team-high) RBI... |
| Lindsey N had 6 strikeouts
in 5 innings of pitching work
against the Williamsburg Starz and
the Blast... |
| Lindsay W busted out at the
plate, hitting 0.385 (5 for 13) with
2 doubles and a triple which led to
5 RBI and 6 runs scored... |
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