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In what proved to be the most competative tournament of the season, the Lake Shore Lightning battled their way through three stellar teams to claim the champion's trophy.
Pool play Saturday was altered by wet fields from a Friday storm, but once the infields had been racked and the kitty litter spread (to absorb moisture) the games got underway. Divided into two pools of four teams each the Lightning found themselves in the toughest of the draws. First taking on the Vienna Stars, the Lightning took a hard fought, extra inning, 9-8 victory.
The win sent the Lightning up against the Bayside Blues, who had beaten the Baseliners, 4-3. In a battle between friendly rivals who had yet to meet up this season, the Lightning used superb defense and timely hitting to claim a 5-4 victory and the number 1 seed from their pool.
The two victories Saturday allowed the Lightning the luxury of not needing to play until 2pm Sunday afternoon. By the time they took the field most of the teams in the tournament had already headed for home. First out were the Gainesville Lightning and Damascus Hurricane, who lost their 9am games to the Vienna Stars and Baseliners, respectively. The 10:40 games found these same Stars and Baseliners heading back to Virginia after losing to the Blue Jays and Bayside Blues, respectively. In the first semi-final game of the day, which started at 12:20pm, the Bayside Blues put down the Maryland Stars, 5-0.
The Lightning took the field in the second semi-final, at 2pm, against the Blue Jays of Fairfax, Virginia. The two teams had split a pair of games the previous weekend in Vienna, Virginia. In a hard fought contest the Lightning prevailed 3-2, with a two out, bottom of the seventh (final) inning rbi single. The victory sent the Lightning into the Championship game against the Bayside Blues.
Scoring 9 runs in the first three frames the Lightning put the Blues on their heels. Although they fought valiently, the Lightning's excellent pitching and strong defense was simply too much for the Blues to overcome. In the end the Lightning were victorious, claiming a 9-5 victory and the tournament Championship.
Statistics of note for the weekend include: Brianna--5 stolen bases, Melanie and Megan--homeruns, Melanie and Erika--triples, Megan and Melanie--2 doubles each, and Brianna and Erika--doubles.
Next weekend finds the ladies from Pasadena traveling back to Delaware for that states PONY Championship.
Pool play Saturday was altered by wet fields from a Friday storm, but once the infields had been racked and the kitty litter spread (to absorb moisture) the games got underway. Divided into two pools of four teams each the Lightning found themselves in the toughest of the draws. First taking on the Vienna Stars, the Lightning took a hard fought, extra inning, 9-8 victory.
The win sent the Lightning up against the Bayside Blues, who had beaten the Baseliners, 4-3. In a battle between friendly rivals who had yet to meet up this season, the Lightning used superb defense and timely hitting to claim a 5-4 victory and the number 1 seed from their pool.
The two victories Saturday allowed the Lightning the luxury of not needing to play until 2pm Sunday afternoon. By the time they took the field most of the teams in the tournament had already headed for home. First out were the Gainesville Lightning and Damascus Hurricane, who lost their 9am games to the Vienna Stars and Baseliners, respectively. The 10:40 games found these same Stars and Baseliners heading back to Virginia after losing to the Blue Jays and Bayside Blues, respectively. In the first semi-final game of the day, which started at 12:20pm, the Bayside Blues put down the Maryland Stars, 5-0.
The Lightning took the field in the second semi-final, at 2pm, against the Blue Jays of Fairfax, Virginia. The two teams had split a pair of games the previous weekend in Vienna, Virginia. In a hard fought contest the Lightning prevailed 3-2, with a two out, bottom of the seventh (final) inning rbi single. The victory sent the Lightning into the Championship game against the Bayside Blues.
Scoring 9 runs in the first three frames the Lightning put the Blues on their heels. Although they fought valiently, the Lightning's excellent pitching and strong defense was simply too much for the Blues to overcome. In the end the Lightning were victorious, claiming a 9-5 victory and the tournament Championship.
Statistics of note for the weekend include: Brianna--5 stolen bases, Melanie and Megan--homeruns, Melanie and Erika--triples, Megan and Melanie--2 doubles each, and Brianna and Erika--doubles.
Next weekend finds the ladies from Pasadena traveling back to Delaware for that states PONY Championship.
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