Devil Mountain Tournament – June 14-15, 2008
Posted by kchiang on Jun 16 2008 | Tagged as: 2008, General
The Sting 12u team played its first tournament of the summer season at the Devil Mountain Tournament in San Ramon. Sting played in a tough pool on Saturday, drawing two of the four eventual semi-finalists, but came up with a win in the third pool game. Sting won its first bracket game on Sunday in extra innings as the girls came up big in the eighth under international tie-breaker rules.
Pool Game #1
Pleasanton Phantom 9, Sting 0
Sting’s first game in pool play came against the eventual tournament champions, the Pleasanton Phantom. In the second inning, Lexi Carney delivered Sting’s only base hit, and Rachel Pozos walked, but both were left stranded. Lena Mayer pitched well, including a scoreless second inning, with one strikeout. Defensively, Boothe Carlson made a nice catch in centerfield to end the second, and Shannon Riggio-Kerley made several nice stretches for putouts at first.
Pool Game #2
Cabrillo Crushers 13, Sting 2
In the second game of pool play, Sting came across another tough team in the Cabrillo Crushers, which finished the tournament tied for third. Sting scratched across two runs in the bottom of the third with leadoff single by Reyna Fa-Kaji. After a sacrifice bunt by Sami Chiang, Lena beat out an infield hit, and both runners scored on Molly Cohen’s base hit up the middle
Pool Game #3
Sting 13, LGSGSA Magic 3
Sting decisively won the third pool play game of the day against the Magic. Sting hitters finally got the offense going, batting around and scoring eight runs in the top of the third, and four more in the fourth. Lena had three hits, Brooke Tannahill and Nora Killian gathered two hits apiece, and Nicole Nordahl, Brea Bryant, and Boothe also collected hits.
Bracket Game #1
Sting 5, Calaveras Sliders 4
In a thrilling nail-biter, Sting held on to vanquish the Sliders in the eighth inning under international tie-breaker rules. Sting took an early lead scoring one in the second on an RBI bunt by Reyna after singles by Lexi and Shannon. Sting tacked on two more in the third on hits by Kendal Kirkman, Lena, an RBI groundout by Brooke, and an RBI single by Lexi. Meanwhile at pitcher, Lexi was dominant early, keeping the Sliders scoreless after five, and showing cat-like reflexes nabbing several balls hit up the middle. She also received defensive help from Rachel at second and Lena at short, both making several nice plays. But with Sting trying to close out the game in the bottom of the sixth, the Sliders scored three to tie the game despite a crazy double play in which the infield fly rule was invoked on a bases-loaded pop up. In the eighth, under tie-breaker rules, Molly started the inning at second and promptly stole third. Lexi singled her home with her fourth hit of the game. Veronica Timpane then lined a double down the third base line to score another run. In the bottom of the eighth, the Sliders were threatening again with a run already in and a runner at second with two out. The outcome was in question until Brea made a great running catch on a liner to right field to end the game
Bracket Game #2
Stompers 9, Sting 0
The Stompers dominated the game from the start scoring four in the first and never looked back. Lena pitched well striking out three in five innings of work. Sting made several nice plays defensively including several assists by Lexi at short, a running catch by Veronica near the dugout at first, and a diving catch by Sami on a liner to left field. Brooke was stellar, catching all 13 innings on Sunday. Kendal caught a fly ball in center, and Brea had an outfield assist throwing to Rachel at second for the out. Offensive highlights included a single by Molly in the first, a double smashed by Lexi in the third, and a bunt single by Brooke in the fourth.
