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Sorcerer Celebrates Our Recent Graduates
Three Sorcerer players graduated this year from high school and enter college in the fall. Each led Sorcerer in a very special way.
Whitney Shaw (right), a 5-season Sorcerer veteran, graduated from Redwood High School in Larkspur and will matriculate to Harvard University this fall. Following a season-ending knee injury in Boulder, Whitney carried Sorcerer to the Boulder Championship with a 3-run homer that helped Sorcerer to defeat the (2008 ASA Nationals Runner-Up) Corona Angels-Tyson.
Maya Burns (middle), a 4-season Sorcerer veteran, graduated from St. Ignatius High School in San Francisco and will matriculate to Stanford University this fall. During 2008 Nationals, perhaps in deference to her outstanding defense as starting catcher, the 2007 National Champion Worth Firecrackers never attempted to steal on Maya as Sorcerer eliminated the Firecrackers from 2008 Nationals competition.
Courtney Moore (left), a 2-season Sorcerer veteran, graduated from St. Mary's High School in Berkeley and will matriculate to Mississippi State University this fall. Courtney led Sorcerer in home runs throughout the summer, with a home run in every event preceding Nationals. Courtney led the team in hitting at Nationals with a 0.462 batting average and a 0.533 on-base percentage.
Congratulations Whitney, Maya, and Courtney, and thanks for being members and leaders of the Sorcerer family!
Sorcerer Ties for 13th at 2008 Gold Nationals
Sorcerer tied for 13th place in the ASA 18 Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City, OK this week. Check out this slideshow of photos from the event.
Sorcerer began the double elimination bracket on Tuesday morning, August 5th, by defeating the Georgia Fire with a score of 7-2. Allard, Decker, Burns, and Suitos each had 2 hits. C. Moore, Kostreba, Wallace, and White each had 1 hit. Burns had 3 RBIs. Moore, Kostreba, White, and Wallace each had 1 RBI.
On Tuesday afternoon, Sorcerer defeated the Maryland Wagner's Gold 9-2. Decker, Robben, C. Moore, Burns, and Suitos each had 2 hits. Allard, Kostreba, Wallace, and White had 1 hit. C. Moore had 3 RBIs. Robben, Burns, Kostreba, and White each had 1 RBI. Notably, Sorcerer pitcher Jessica Moore gave up only 2 hits in this pitcher's duel.
On Thursday, August, Sorcerer lost to the the Arizona Hot Shots 2-1 in a game viewed by most as a rematch following the Sorcerer defeat of the Hot Shots in the Independence Day tournament in Boulder. Wallace led the team with 2 hits. Robben and Kostreba had 1 hit. Wallace had an RBI.
The loss to the Hot Shots dropped Sorcerer into the losers' bracket against the 2007 National Champion Worth Firecrackers on Friday morning. Sorcerer bats would need to be hot to defeat the Firecrackers, and Sorcerer did not disappoint.
In a game riddled by errors, 2 for Sorcerer and 3 for the Firecrackers, Sorcerer defeated the Firecrackers 9-7. Decker and White had 2 hits. Allard, Burns, C. Moore, and Suitos each had 1 hit. Decker and Burns has 2 RBIs. Moore, White, and Suitos each had 1 RBI. Check out the write-up from spysoftball.com.
On Friday afternoon, Sorcerer faced the So Cal Athletics in a fight for a place in the top 12. After a gutsy performance that morning, Sorcerer came back flat, and committed 4 errors to lose to the Athletics 5-2. C. Moore had 2 hits. Allard, Robben, Burns, and Wallace each had 1 hit. Wallace had an RBI.
Sorcerer completed the tournament with a 13th place finish, having won a total of 5 games (2 in pool play) and lost to the 3rd place AZ Hot Shots and the T5th place So Cal Athletics. This placement marks the best achievement of a Sorcerer team at Gold Nationals, and the best of any Northern California team this year. Game by game offensive stats are available here.
Sorcerer Starts Nationals with 4 Wins
Sorcerer enjoyed a day off today, following 4 wins.
On Monday in pool play, Sorcerer defeated the Georgia Blitz, 3-1, and the Texas Travelers, 8-2.
On Tuesday in double elimination play, Sorcerer defeated the Georgia Fire 7-2 and the Maryland Wagners, 9-2.
On Wednesday, Sorcerer held a 90 minute practice and enjoyed a wonderful barbecue thanks to Craig Albanese, Dan Tydingco, Mel Wallace, Jesusa Tydingco (Kasey's grandmother) and Willie Moore.
Mel Wallace is so excited that he is smacking his head.
Sorcerer Prepares for 2008 ASA Gold Nationals!
Sorcerer enters the final stretch this week before leaving for Oklahoma City to compete in the 2008 ASA Gold Nationals.
Gold Nationals is unique among ASA JO National tournaments in that only 64 teams are permitted entry. In 2008, all of these teams were required to qualify by placing very high in a regional, sector, or national qualifying tournament.
Sorcerer will travel to Oklahoma City next Saturday. Opening ceremonies will be held Sunday afternoon at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Field. Games will be held at either the ASA Hall of Fame Complex or the Mustang Wild Horse Park.
Sorcerer will begin pool play on Monday with two games. Double elimination competition begins on Tuesday, and continues through Sunday. (Note: Unlike most tournaments, pool play has no bearing on elimination play.)
| Type | Date | Time | Opponent | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool | Mon, Aug 4 |
8:00 AM |
Georgia Blitz | Hall of Fame, Stadium |
| Pool | Mon, Aug 4 | 4:30 PM |
Texas Travelers Gold (Marks) | Wild Horse Park Field #5 |
| Elimination | Tue, Aug 5 |
11:00 AM |
Georgia Fire 18 Gold | Hall of Fame, Combat Field |
The team fortunate enough to win 6 consecutive games will face the only team remaining with only a single loss at 10 AM on Sunday, August 10. If that team wins its 7th game, it will be named the ASA 18 Gold Champion. Otherwise, a tie-breaking game will be played at Noon on Sunday.
Scores will be updated online throughout the tournament.
This year marks Sorcerer's 5th consecutive appearance at ASA Gold Nationals, having qualified every year since winning consecutive 18A National Championships.
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