USSSA Tournament Champions, Lexington, SC

Overall, a very successful weekend as we rolled into Columbia SC. We came out on top with the best record and another Tournament Championship in another rain shortened tournament. Offensively, our balanced attack resulted in a team batting avg. of .417 vs our opponents .142. We scored 45 runs to our opponents 10. Mckenzie and Taylor combined for a total of 29 strikeouts and scattered only 8 hits! We learned a lot about ourselves and most importantly we showed a lot of character, growth and belief in ourselves.  You deserve much credit as a team to battle with timely hits and aggressive base running and win close games and fight back to win even when things got tough! Great experience. All along the way you showed a lot of class and sportsmanship. Well Done!

Tournament Champions!

Super Job Girls! A not to be defeated performance! You played  competitively and conducted yourselves admirably! A very Special kudos to our game MVPs (chosen by opposing coaches) and weekend contributors.
Game MVPs
Myatt- 2 for 3, RBI, flawless defense vs Wateree.
Taylor- No Hitter, 9 strikeouts, triple and 2 runs scored vs Shockers.
Mackenzie- A near no hit, One Hitter, double, 2 RBI, 3 runs scored vs Regulators.
Madison- 2 for 3, double with 2 key RBIs and one run scored vs Lightning.
Team Effort contributors
Kayla- .727 tournament batting avg., solid and reliable defense.
Makala- 5 for 11, Home run, great defensive consistency and leadership.
Taylor G.- .500 batting, steady defense and execution.
Sam- .300 avg, triple and steady defense, base running and valuable versatility in the field.
Morgan- Steady mistake-free defense.

and thanks to Emily for her spirit, hard work and important contributions on the field.

Rain got us in the end, but here is how it finished.

All America City Shoot Out
10U:
 1. Palmetto Fury
 2. Carolina Hotstyx
 3. Hart Attacks
14U:
1. Aftershock
2. Carolina Hotstix
3. Sandhills Slammers
4. Palmetto Force
16U / 18U:
1. Coastal Cyclones
2. Wateree Wildcats
3. Palmetto Force
4. Carolina Lightning

Saturday Games

USSSA’s State Championships   http://scutrip.com/smffp/index.php?board=4.0

16U Teams Playing at PINE GROVE
1 Friday Night Game


1) Carolina Shockers                     6) Darlington Ice 
2) Dynasty                                   7) South Carolina Sharks   
3) Carolina Heat                           8 ) Regulators 
4) Carolina Angels                         9) Coastal Cyclones   
5) Wateree Wildcats 


1 vs. 2    7:00PM     Fld.2        

PINE GROVE/Friday night

Pine Grove Sports Complex

701 Old Barnwell Rd.

West Columbia

SC

29170

   
PINE GROVE - SATURDAY

3 vs. 4    8:00     Fld.4                      5 vs. 6     8:00     Fld.5       
             
7 vs. 8     9:30     Fld.4 

9 vs. 1    11:00    Fld.4                   2 vs. 3     11:00    Fld.5

4 vs. 5    12:30    Fld.4

6 vs. 7      2:00    Fld.4                     8 vs. 9      2:00     Fld.5

CYCLONES TO MEET AT FIELD AT 9:15 on Saturday Morning
 
Pool Play will be 1 hour 15 minutes Drop Dead.  Pool Play will not seed the brackets.  Teams will draw for their spot in the bracket.  A team representative needs to check in and draw for their spot in the bracket.  Pool games can end in a tie.  In all games except the championship game, teams will flip for home team except for the last game. The undefeated team will be the home team in the final game.  Brackets will be posted as soon as possible.  Bracket play should start at @4:00 or sooner.  Team coolers welcome. Games can be delayed due to weather issues or things beyond USSSA’s control. 

State Championship Tournament

Blessed with talent, chemistry and some early success, we find ourselves challenged once again. There are no tournaments in Myrtle Beach. Georgetown and N. Charleston have been cancelled. Below is the event in Lexington (Columbia) held this weekend. I saw many of these teams and this level of competition last weekend at the Dynamite Classic.  I came away feeling that we match up well and that these are the caliber teams we need to be playing. There is room for 1 more team at the 16u. We have 11 players planning to play this weekend. This venue would require us to be at the field by 8:00 Saturday morning and a one night stay that night. We would need to pull together and arrange carpooling and overnight arrangements to make this work. I need to know by 6:00pm today if everybody can make this happen. Otherwise our next tnmt is scheduled for July 13.  16u

22-23  State Championship Tournament Pre-Pay Event Lexington 4GG   Darlington Ice*

Carolina Shockers

Regulators '97

Carolina Heat

Dynasty

Carolina Angels

South Carolina Sharks

Wateree Wildcats http://www.southcarolinausssa.com/fastpitch/tournaments.php

REVISED Tournament Schedule, Hartsville Byerly Park, 700 Russell Rd

USSSA All America City Shoot Out
16U/18U Teams Playing

6GG no elimination

1) Regulators                             5) Williamsburg Softball
2) Carolina Shockers                   6) James Island Riptide
3) Coastal Cyclones                    7) Carolina Lightning
4) Wateree Wildcats                   8 ) Palmetto Force

SATURDAY  

1 vs. 2    12:00    Fld.8                        3 vs. 4    12:00    Fld.6            
5 vs. 6     1:30     Fld.5    

7 vs. 8     3:00     Fld.8                        4 vs. 1    3:00      Fld.6

2 vs. 3     4:30     Fld.5
8 vs. 5     6:00     Fld.8                        6 vs. 7    3:00      Fld.6

3 vs. 1     7:30     Fld.5                        4 vs. 2    7:30      Fld.8

SUNDAY

6 vs. 8     8:00     Fld.6                         7 vs. 5    8:00      Fld.8

1 vs. 5     9:30     Fld.5     

2 vs. 8     11:00   Fld.6                         3 vs. 7    11:00     Fld.8

6 vs. 4     12:30   Fld.5

3 vs. 5      2:00    Fld.7                         7 vs. 2     2:00      Fld.8

1 vs. 6      2:00    Fld.5     

4 vs. 8      3:30    Fld.5                         2 vs. 5     3:30      Fld.7              

7 vs. 4      5:00    Fld. 5                          3 vs. 6     5:00     Fld. 6  

1 vs. 8      5:00     Fld.8

Games will be 1 hour 15 minutes Drop Dead.  A team representative needs to check in after you enter the park at the site director’s table near the concession stand. Be sure to pick up your medallions and player info sheets. Games can be delayed due to weather issues or things beyond USSSA’s control.  Coaches are asked to encourage their players to attend our collegiate clinic Saturday morning from 9:00 to 11:00.

Hartsville Area Hotels

Quality Inn- Hartsville. $89.99 rate
Fairfield Inn- Hartsville $99.99 rate
Ramada Inn- Florence $61.00 rate. 1/2hr from Hartsville.

Hartsville Tournament

Cyclones Family,
All local tournaments are lacking teams to play a full tournament.
USSSA has a nice tournament with six or seven teams in Hartsville. A pre-set six, maybe seven game schedule starts on Saturday around noon and continues on Sunday morning till mid to late afternoon. (an optional clinic is available from 9 to 11 on Saturday morning. Hartsville is 2.5hrs from Pawleys and 2 hours from MB. Game schedule and format for the entire weekend will be pre-set starting at noon on Saturday. if needed, I can transport some players on Saturday morning and back on Sunday after tournament. The Ramada Inn Florence is $68 total for Saturday night incl. breakfast. (1/2hr to Hartsville). Book through Hotels.com 1800 246-8357
 Players wishing to stay together, need to secure a room with one female parent/guardian. Rooms can handle 4 people. We will need some adults staying if players are to spend the night. Let's work it out. Dads can be in charge of the drinks and hydration dept. Of course, players are free to commute but will be required for team warmup early sunday morning. Lets coordinate this and make it work! I need to know today so director can include us in scheduling of games.
text or call 318 2338, coach Paul.

Look'n Good!

An athletic and competitive group of girls make up this year's Cyclones travel softball team. Top talent pitching, ball trackers with strong arms in the outfield, a solid infield, and a strong catcher round off the defense. A nice balance of hitting power and very fast team speed! With some time, patience and hard work, we will have fun playing some competitive softball.  

Make-up practice and Extra Hitting

Makeup and Hitting Workout on Wednesday, June 5  WHS 4:30. All are encouraged and welcome.
NMB girls working out twice on their own with Ms. Carolyn this week. Thanks Ms. Carolyn!