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ABGSL STING 10U GAME NEWS

South Lake Tahoe Tournamment June 20-21

Game 1: Sting vs. Livermore Smoke (0-17 loss)

It was an early, but much anticipated first game for the Sting team. The girls started practice at 7am and get ready for the game at 8am! The early morning hours did not matter because the girls were excited and ready to start the first game of the 2-day tournament!

The 1st inning started out tough for the Sting team. The Livermore Smoke quickly loaded the bases and started a rally. Despite the Smoke's aggressive offense, the Sting defense was on point, making routine plays look easy! Sting catcher, Skye Salas, was very alert on that early morning and threw out 2 hitters at first base following strikeouts.

On offense, Skye Salas walked, stole second base and third base, but was left stranded after the next 3 batters struck out.

The 2nd inning defense for Sting was solid! The Livermore Smoke started were they left off in the 1st inning. The Smoke started another rally, but not before the Sting's defense made some awesome plays. Catcher Skye Salas threw out a runner at home base to pitcher Miya Keilin for an exciting 2nd out. Skye Salas was very aggressive and raises the bar at the catching position. Derby Gill caught a nice high pop fly to end the inning for the hot Smoke offense.

The 2nd inning offense for Sting threatened the Smoke team with Isabel Lavron walking, and then stealing 2nd and 3rd base. Then Grace Rusin walked and stole 2nd base as well. Tatiana Jellinek also walked to load the bases. Isabel Lavron almost made it home, but was literally tackled and tagged out at home plate; she was ok and stayed in the game. Despite the great effort to rally, the Sting team failed to score any runs.

Robyn Wampler pitched the 3rd inning and recorded 3 strikeouts, but not before the Livermore Smoke got a few more runs and ultimately put the first game of the tournament away for the Sting team.

Game 2: Sting vs. Almaden Lightning (2-8 loss)

The 1st inning of batting did not prove fruitful for the Sting girls, Skye and Derby had good enthusiastic at bats but the Smoke defense was up to the task. Bonnie Coulman hit a single but never made it home.

The 1st inning Sting defense was alert and ready to make plays! Skye Salas caught an amazing high pop foul at home plate for an easy out. Miya Keilin through out a runner at 1st base for a very close out.

The Sting offense had a tough time scoring in the 2nd inning. However, injured player Sierra Jimenez became active as a substitute runner for Robyn Wampler. Sierra had injured her throwing hand in the first game of the tournament, but that did not stop her from playing 2nd base defense in this game!

Miya Keilin caught a very fast shot fly ball at 1st base for the first out. Sierra Jimenez also had an amazing catch at 2nd base for the second out! Almost looked like she broke her back catching that ball. Finally, catcher Skye Salas threw out a runner at home to pitcher Robyn Wampler for the third and final out of the inning.

The 3rd inning offense came alive for the Sting team. Grace Rusin walked and stole 2nd & 3rd base to start the inning off. Derby Gill hit a single and scored Grace for an RBI. Derby then stole 2nd & 3rd base and eventually scored on a wild pitch for the 2nd run of the inning.

Despite the loss, the Sting team improved greatly on offense as well as defense for the 2nd game of the tournament!

Game 3: Sting vs. Alameda Blaze (3-16 loss)

The Sting team was up first against the Alameda Blaze. Unfortunately, it was a 1-2-3 inning for the offense. The defense also had a tough time in the 1st inning. Blaze had a 12 run rally against the Sting defense. Miya Keilin finally ended the inning with a strikeout and Derby Gill played solid catching for her team.,

By the 3rd inning the Blaze team had a solid lead. But the Sting team came alive for their first rally of the game. Grace Rusin got a single and eventually stole home base on a wild pitch to score. Miya Keilin had a single, stole 2nd & 3rd base and scored on a single by Bonnie Coulman. Skye Salas also scored for the 3 run rally and got an RBI single.

The Sting team had a great rally with a lot of RBI's and stolen bases to get back into the game, but it wasn't enough to catch the Alameda Blaze.

Game 4: Sting vs. Livermore Smoke (12-6 win)

The Sting girls were out for revenge as they played the Livermore Smoke for the 2nd time. The girls looked determined to win their first game of the tournament.

Skye Salas hit a single, stole 2nd & 3rd base and eventually scored on a single by Derby Gill, who stole 2nd & 3rd base. Bonnie Coulman walked and was caught stealing 2nd base, which allowed Derby Gill to steal home and the Sting team had their first lead in the tournament 2-0.

By the 2nd inning, the Smoke team had tied the game at 2-2 until Sting came to bat. Grace Rusin walked and scored on a single by Derby Gill and got the lead back at 3-2.

The 3rd inning was a very active inning for both teams. Miya Keilin had 2 strikeouts, but not before the Blaze scored 4 runs to take the lead 6-3...but that didn't last long! The Sting offense completely exploded the bottom of the 3rd inning and scored 9 runs! The first four batters walked and scored the first run. With the bases loaded, Adi Saaf hit a single and brought in 2 runs, scoring Isabel Lavrov and Tatiana Jellinek to tie the game at 6-6. Robyn Wampler hit a single and also got 2 RBI's, scoring Raleigh Williams and Adi Saaf. Robyn scored on a double by Skye Salas who later came home on a wild pitch. Derby Gill hit a single and scored on a wild pitch as well. Miya Keilin walked, stole 2nd & 3rd base and scored on a Tatiana Jellinek sacrifice strikeout to 1st base. By the end of the 3rd inning, Sting had taken the lead and ultimately won the game 12-6!

Game 5: Sting vs. Concord (0-15 lose)