OCTOBER 26 UPDATE
Commitments
Wilson, Elizabeth. SS, KC White Sox, to Bradley Univ
Free, Logan. P, Spokane Sliders, to Georgia Southern.
Sitze, Erin. IF, Tampa Mustangs Blue, to Univ of Central Florida
Chamberlin, Jennifer. P,3rd,OF, Salinas Storm, to North Carolina State
Pawlikowski, Rachel. 3rd, Talleyville Travelers, to St. Joseph’s, PA
Tucson
At 1am EST, the only report we had from Tucson’s JO tournament was the Desiree Williams of the Hotshots hit a homerun off the CA Panthers Gold. SPY will publish the full results when obtained.
More from Lancaster
The following results were reported by the Bandits:
Game 1: WA Lake Breeze 1, Bandits 0 on a solo home run by Lake Breeze in the
6th inning. Each team had 5 hits; Katie James had 7 strikeouts for the Bandits.
Game 2: Bandits 5, Utah Terminators 0: Bandits had 12 hits led by Stephanie
Monteleone's triple in the 6th inning scoring 3 runs.
Game 3: Bandits 1, WA Lady Hawks 0: Katie James and Tori Davis pitched a
no-hitter as they split the pitching duties with 7 strike-outs.
Game 4: Bandits 15, Stealth (Henning) 0: Every Bandit was on base and scored in
this game. Only 4 innings were played but James & Davis had 6 strikeouts.
Game 5: Bandits 3, Rage 1: A 2-hit, 7-strikeout pitching performance by James
and Davis.
Bandit hitters were led by Katie James at .555, Kira Zeiter(3B,1B) at .545,
Stephanie Monteleone(OF) at .428 and Kim Bower(catcher) at .411.
Why we like leader boards, wherein coaches are required to post scores with tournament officials. For the third time, a Lancaster score reported to SPY has been disputed by the opposing team. WA Outlaws Gold reports that the game with Team New Jersey was a 3-3 tie, not a 3-2 win for TNJ. The Outlaws finished 3 wins and 2 ties.
The San Diego Breakers (Beddow) were 4-1 at Lancaster, beating Washington Spirit 4-1, Extreme 5-3; Stealth 2-0; and Lady Hustle 3-2. They lost to AZ Roadrunners 6-5. We got to see the Breakers, who have 9 returning players, against the Stealth, a game in which Breanna Felix (03) threw a 2-hitter, striking out 9. Two other 03s, also uncommitted, scored the two runs: CF Stephanie Steel and 2nd Tami Hall. In the 1st, Hill doubled and scored on Sam Pittman’s rbi single. Steel tripled to lead off the 3rd and Hill followed with an rbi double. For the tournament Steel was .462, .765 obp, with 6 runs. Hill was .467 with 4 runs, 4rbi. Lacy Schneider [2004 C] hit .500, while Breanna Felix gave up 0 runs and 14 K's in nine innings..
And the Nominees Are
The nominees for Speedline NFCA Travel Ball Coaching Staff of the Year are:
We don’t know when the ballots were prepared – deadline for voting was Friday, October 25 – but we assume the reason that the Gold champion OC Batbusters and 18A Champion Sorcerer are not nominees is that they are not NFCA members – the nominees are all NFCA members.
Mona Stevens is unopposed for President of NFCA. The annual convention is
December 4-7 in St. Petersburg, FL.
Movie Trivia
Jan Robertson advises that the sneak preview of Gone With The Wind was held in Riverside, and that the omitted scene was either Rhett’s farewell speech or the burning of Atlanta. D Glover supplies that answer: the ending, filmed after the preview; the music was also added.
We Stand Corrected
Doug Hollowell says the four food groups are: salt, sugar, fat and caffeine.
A Really Dumb Idea
Ever find yourself three-quarters through a project and wonder what ever possessed you? Walking out of the Safeway late this afternoon, I spied a carpet cleaning machine. Having just gotten an estimate of $150 to do the carpeting on three floors, and tired of being nagged at by my daughters about certain large stains which were there when I moved in two years ago, I lugged this monster home. The instructions were missing, but, like most middle-aged men, secretly convinced of superior mechanical capability, I proceeded to move all my furniture, which of course is foolish for a man with a broken neck, and began. I never did figure out two buttons but, alternately punching all of them, I did successfully remove several stains. Falling into my rocker, I realized why people hire professionals. When those carpets dried, the furniture had to be put back.