The Bellevue Thunderbird/Mercer Island Majors Softball team won 12-3 Thursday night to win the district 9 title for the 2nd straight year.  They will defend their state 10-11 title beginning Saturday at 11am, against Sedro Wooley, at La Center Community Park near Vancouver, WA (state tournament bracket).

In the championship game against Falls LL, Clair McCarthy was 2/4 with 3 runs batted in.  Brooke Baumgartner was 1/3 with a triple and 2 RBI. Kat Wood pitched 6 innings to earn the win.  Coach Pat McCarthy said, "stellar defense and pitching kept us in the tournament and won it for us in the end".  The team allowed only 7 runs (0 earned) in 5 games, while scoring 42.

Congratulations, girls, and good luck defending your title at state!

July 16, 2009 – Top to bottom, left to right – (Manager) Pat McCarthy, Sydney Tomlinson, India Gants, Maggie Pana, Sarah Yamaura, Kaitlin Sahlinger, Brooke Baumgartner, Megan Page, Sydney Hopper, (Coach) Leslie Harris, (bottom row) Claire McCarthy, Kathryn Wood and Julia Blumenstein.