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Following a thrilling 7 game streak in which Sorcerer allowed only 7 runs, Sorcerer bats went cold on Sunday morning during the third round of the Champions Cup against the San Diego Rowdies. Sorcerer was the only team who went undefeated in pool play not to make it to the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in Irvine. Next up for Sorcerer will be a round-robin with other Norcal teams who have qualified for ASA 18 Gold Nationals. Game times will be posted when they become available.
Sorcerer defeated the CA Breeze in the first round of single elimination play today by a score of 7 to 0, extending the winning streak to 7 games.
Date Opponent Score
Wed, Jul 11 San Diego County Breakers 7-2
Wed, Jul 11 Corona Angels - Marty Tyson 3-2
Thu, Jul 12 Kaikamahine 9-0
Thu, Jul 12 CA Stars Gold 6-0
Fri, Jul 13 CA Haze Gold 8-0
Fri, Jul 13 SoCal Rebels Gold 5-3
Sat, Jul 14 CA Breeze 7-0
Wins were punctuated by home runs from Jordan Wallace against the Stars and Samantha Camuso against the Haze. Of the 96 teams in the tournament, only three other teams had perfect 6-0 pool play records, but no other team allowed fewer runs: the Cruisers (10), the Choppers (13), and the Gold Coast Hurricanes (8).
Sorcerer Qualfies For 2007 Gold Nationals Northern California softball is strong this year, as 6 teams have qualified to compete in the 2007 ASA 18 Gold National Championship in Oklahoma City, OK on August 5 - 12.

First to qualify this year was the Strike Zone, who qualified from the losers bracket in the Region 14 tournament in Lancaster on June 17, 2007.

Next to qualify was our very own Sorcerer 18 Gold, who qualified straight through the winners bracket in the Sector 4 tournament in Roseville on June 24, 2007.

Also to qualify in Roseville were the San Jose Sting and the Strikkers, both of whom qualified through the losers bracket.

And finally, the All-American Sports Academy and the NorCal Shockers qualified through the loser bracket of the Sector 4 tournament in Hillsboro, OR on July 1, 2007.

Congratulations to all the Northern California teams!

Check out the list of qualified teams.
*** CalHiSports.com has chosen its annual All-State softball teams with 30 first teamers having been written up with 30 more picked to all-state overall second team. The 1st team has three catchers, eight pitchers, 10 infielders, four outfielders and five multi-purpose players. "Our all-state teams are based on the following criteria: 1. Other honors already received; 2. Representation of championship teams; 3. Geographic representation; 4. Significant statistics; 5. Opinions gathered from others (prep writers, coaches, yes, some parents). This is not a list of the 30 best players because certain positions have to be filled. A minimum of three outfielders must be listed as well as at least two catchers on every all-state softball team that is chosen."
Samantha Camuso Infield Sam Camuso (Foothill, Palo Cedro) Sr. Slammin' Sam was the main slugger in Foothill of Palo Cedro's Northern Section Division I championship run as she hit for a jaw-dropping .711 batting average with 59 hits in 97 at bats. Scoring 57 times on the year, 10 of those would come from home runs. She also ended the year with 33 RBI. When on base, she was able to show her speed as well as she stole 18 bases. Camuso will look to continue her success on the softball field next year for the UCLA Bruins.
Katie Fleury Infield Katie Fleury (Archbishop Mitty, San Jose) Sr. There were several strong all-state candidates for the Monarchs (the nation's No. 3 ranked team), but Fleury was the best for her play in the field, hitting for power and setting the table at the leadoff position for everybody else. Headed to Notre Dame, Fleury batted .494 with five homers, 20 RBI and 36 runs scored. She had a .545 average in the playoffs.
In the fourth game of elimination play of the Colorado Fireworks tournament, Sorcerer faced the SoCal Jets Gold, who took an early 3 run lead in the first inning. Sorcerer scored a run in the third, but in the fourth inning, the Jets extended that lead with a 3 run homer, making the score a nightmarish 1-6. But Sorcerer gave the Jets a nightmare of their own. In the fifth inning, Sorcerer bats finally came alive, when Katie Fleury hit a 3 run homer over the center field fence. Jordan Wallace followed with a 2 run homer, tieing the score, 6-6. As time ran out, the sixth inning began and the Jets scored again, taking the lead 6-7. Sorcerer was the home team and had one more chance. Sorcerer took advantage and scored a run, tieing the score again, 7-7. Under international tie-breaker rules, Jets placed a runner on 2nd base to start the inning. Jets got a base hit to put runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs. However, pitcher Mackenzey Bard was not to denied as she retired the next three batters. In the bottom of the inning, with a chance to win it all, Whitney Shaw went to the plate. With 5 home runs this season, Whitney has demonstrated that she has the power, and on her second pitch, Whitney hit a walk-off 2 run homer to win the game!