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2011 STING TRYOUTS

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14U BLUE WINS BOMBERS LAST BLAST

PICTURED ABOVE ARE (FROM LEFT, BACK ROW), COACH RICH PATTERSON, ASHLEY PAVLOVIC, KATIE BOUDREAU, KATIE HOYT, KATIE MALAFRONTE, JACKIE CAREY, ANNIE HORTON.  SECOND ROW (KNEELING), CAROLYN GALLAGHER, KATHLEEN DOWNES, EMILY RUGGIERO, KATIE OMDAHL, KAYLA VOTTO, RACHEL SPOTTS AND FRONT, CENTER (KNEELING) SABRINA SIMPKINS.

IN "ELIMINATION" PLAY, NOT MANY TEAMS CAN SAY THEY ENDED THEIR SEASON WITH A WIN.  STING 14U BLUE IS ONE OF THE FEW THAT CAN.  AFTER A 2-1 SATURDAY AND A FOURTH SEED, THE "BLUE" DEFEATED THE CT HURRICANES IN THE QUARTERFINALS.  THE BIG HIT OF THE GAME WAS A TWO-RUN HOMER DELIVERED BY KAYLA VOTTO (.412 BA FOR THE TOURNAMENT).

IN THE SEMI-FINALS, ANNIE HORTON DOMINATED IN THE CIRCLE, PITCHING A NO-HITTER AGAINST THE NUMBER ONE SEED CT TITANS GREEN.  CAROLYN GALLAGHER PLAYED THE HERO'S ROLE, GETTING A KEY CLUTCH HIT IN THE "TIEBREAKER" INNING FOR THE "BLUE."

HORTON FOLLOWED UP HER PERFORMANCE IN THE SEMIS WITH A TWO-HIT SHUTOUT IN THE FINALS VS. THE NUMBER TWO SEED HOST BOMBERS TEAL.  STING BLUE DOMINATED THE GAME, WINNING 8-0.

RACHEL SPOTTS WAS A HITTING MACHINE ALL WEEKEND, HITTING .444 WITH EIGHT RBIS AND SIX RUNS SCORED.  KATIE HOYT HIT .353 AND WAS A ROCK BEHIND THE PLATE, CATCHING ALL THREE GAMES ON SUNDAY.  THE TOURNAMENT WIN WAS A FITTING CONCLUSION TO A WONDERFUL SEASON FOR STING BLUE, LED BY COACH NIEKRASH AND COACH PATTERSON. 

 10U STING TAKES OCEAN STATE BY STORM

PICTURED ABOVE ARE (BACK ROW) COACHES PETE RAMADA, RUSS SENERCHIA AND BRIAN HAECKEL.  (MIDDLE ROW STANDING) ARE EMILY MUZYKA, OLIVIA AFFINITO, ANGELINA RAMADA, SYDNEY SENERCHIA, AMANDA KING AND DANIELLE RAMADA. (KNEELING IN FRONT) ARE ALEX AFFINITO, SAMATHA GALLO, MICHELLE THEILGARD, LILY GESHWIND, JULIA HAECKEL AND BRITNEY GODFREY. 

10U STING CAME AWAY TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS IN THEIR FIRST AND ONLY TRUE "ROAD TRIP" OF THE SEASON.  THE "TENS" WALKED AWAY WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHIES AT THE ASA OCEAN STATE INVITATIONAL SUNDAY, JULY 25.  

AFTER A RAINY SATURDAY, THE "TENS" WERE FORCED TO PLAY THEIR SECOND AND FINAL POOL GAME AT 8:00 SUNDAY MORNING.  IN THE QUARTERFINAL MATCH THAT FOLLOWED, STING 10U FOUND THEMSELVES TRAILING NORTH KINGSTON 7-2, WITH TWO OUTS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH.  MICHELLE THEILGARD POUNDED A THREE RUN HOMER OVER THE FENCE.  THEY WENT ON TO PLATE TWO MORE TO TIE THE GAME, THEN OLIVIA AFFINITO BOLTED HOME ON A WILD PITCH TO COMPLETE THE 8-7 MIRACLE COMEBACK.

PITCHING ACE JULIA HAECKEL TOOK OVER IN THE SEMI-FINALS, THROWING A NO-HIT, SEVEN INNING SHUTOUT AGAINST THE DEFENDING RHODE ISLAND 10U STATE CHAMPION, APPONAUG PRIDE.  HAECKEL STRUCK OUT 11 AND WALKED JUST ONE.  THE ONE "PRIDE" BASERUNNER WAS CUT DOWN STEALING WITH A PERFECT THROW AND TAG FROM CATCHER THEILGARD TO SHORTSTOP AMANDA KING, WHICH TRANSLATED TO A PERFECT 21 UP AND 21 DOWN FOR HAECKEL AND STING 10U, WHO WON 3-0.

IT WAS NO CONTEST IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, AS THE STING 10U BATS CAME ALIVE BEHIND ANOTHER SHUTOUT PERFORMANCE BY HAECKEL.  THE "TENS" BEAT THE "CLCS GALS" IN AN 11-0 "RUN LIMIT" GAME.  CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE 10U STING TEAM MEMBERS AND COACHES ON THEIR FIRST TOURNAMENT WIN. 

16U GOLD TRIUMPHS AT "TITANS TRIUMPH"

STING 16U GOLD EMERGED TRIUMPHANT AT THE TITANS TRIUMPH ON SUNDAY, JULY 18 IN TERRYVILLE, CT.  THE "GOLD" ACCOMPLISHED THE VICTORY COMING OFF A 2-1 SATURDAY FOR THE FOURTH SEED, AND PLAYING WITH JUST NINE PLAYERS IN SUNDAY'S THREE GAMES.

IN THE QUARTERFINALS, AFTER GIVING UP THREE RUNS IN THE FIRST INNING TO THE HOST TITANS BLUE, STING 16U GOLD CAME BACK WINNING 5-3.  THE BATS CAME ALIVE IN THE SEMI-FINALS, AS THE "GOLD" THUMPED THE OTHER HOST, TITANS GREEN 11-0.  LEAH TORRE GOT THE SHUTOUT WIN. 

IN THE FINALS, STING GOLD AVENGED SATURDAY'S LOSS TO THE HORNETS CARDINAL, BEATING THEM 8-0.  TORRE PITCHED HER SECOND CONSECUTIVE SHUTOUT.  THE TEAM CAME TOGETHER ON CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY, PLAYING WITH JUST NINE AND NO BENCH PERSONNEL.

PICTURED ABOVE (BOTTOM ROW FROM LEFT), LEAH TORRE, DOREE MARTINEZ, BECKY MAHONEY, NIKKI COTE, MEGAN O'NEILL AND COACH KELLY MARTINEZ.  STANDING (FROM LEFT), COACH BOB PANICALI, COACH CHARLIE TORRE, KAYLEE WILLIAMS, KATIE SPERRY, SAM ROSADO, MAXIE MURPHY, COACH TIM O'NEILL AND COACH DAVE COTE.

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