An outstanding week of play for the Pride of Morgan Hill
softball program included second place tournament finishes by the
14-and-under and 10-and-under squads, as well as a great start by
the 12-and-under Green team at the NSA World Series in
Washington.
An outstanding week of play for the Pride of Morgan Hill softball program included second place tournament finishes by the 14-and-under and 10-and-under squads, as well as a great start by the 12-and-under Green team at the NSA World Series in Washington.
The Pride 12U Green squad began competing in seeding play at the World Series earlier this week, beating the Modesto Team Action 11-6 and the Cupertino Inferno 6-5 in its first two games. The World Series is scheduled to last through Sunday.
Meanwhile, playing closer to home last weekend, the Pride 14U squad took second at its own Slugfest tourney, while the 10U Green team also took second at the Bash-by-the-Bay Tournament in Santa Cruz.
Following are the results:
Pride 14U at the MH Slugfest
PRIDE 4, Mtn, View Nova 4
The girls got off to a slow start and the game ended in a tie. Tanya Ferry pitched seven innings and had six strikeouts and two walks. Offensively, Ikerd had three stolen bases and two hits. Angelica Michel hit a double and scored on a delay steal home.
PRIDE 6, Richmond Panthers 5
Pride pitcher Sarah Cornaggia pitched five innings, struck out three and walked one. Offensively, Nichole McCarthy hit a double which drove in two runs in the fourth inning and Brooke Willis hit a nice single to score Cornaggia for the go-ahead run.
PRIDE 11, Gonzales Spark 4
The Sunday morning contest featured Cornaggia striking out seven and walking three. The Pride scored a run in each of the first two innings, then broke it open in the third inning by scoring eight runs. Jessica Ikerd, Angelica Michel, and Tanya Ferry all hit doubles.
PRIDE 12, Nova 0
In the semifinals, there was no tie in the cards as Tanya Ferry pitched four innings, striking out four with no walks. The outstanding batter for the Pride was Angelica Michel with a walk, two singles, and a triple. Contributing hitters were Robin Nelson, Jessica Ikerd, Sarah Cornaggia, Gennifer Giusiana, Holly Turay, Chere Rae Prejean, Nichole McCarthy, and Tanya Ferry. Liz Rogers had a good eye at the plate and walked twice.
Monterey Lightning 5, PRIDE 4
The championship game was played against a formidable “A” team from Monterey, which came through the tournament undefeated. The Lightning started strong and scored four runs in the first inning. Pride scored one run in the fourth inning and another in the fifth, as Angelica Michele’s double scored Ikerd. Then in the sixth inning, with two outs, Nichole McCarthy got on when the centerfielder dropped a well-hit ball. Jessica Ikerd came to the plate and clobbered a line shot to left field for a two-run home run to tie the game at 4-4. But the Lightning was not about to give in. In the top of the seventh inning, Monterey started by getting a single to centerfield. That runner was moved to second on a bunt, then to third on a single to left field but was thrown out at home by Robin Nelson. Then, a short fly ball went to Nelson again. The field ump called out “catch,” causing Nelson to fire to third to get the errant runner. But the home plate ump overuled the catch and called “trap,” allowing the runner at third to score the eventual winning run as the Pride couldn’t score in the bottom of the inning.
The Pride 14U will be competing in its final tournament this weekend in Incline Village, Nv.
Pride 10U at Santa Cruz tourney
A combination of strong defensive play, an aggressive offensive attack and stellar pitching led the Pride 10U Green team to a winning record of 4-2, bringing home the second place trophy from the 2004 Bash-by-the-Bay Tournament in Santa Cruz this past weekend. This is the team’s second consecutive second-place finish.
PRIDE 7, Magic 1
The combination of pitcher Lisa Woodson and catcher Brianna Anglikowski proved to be too much for the Magic. They teamed to strike out 16 Magic batters in five innings. The Pride offense was led by the bats of Amanda Valdez, Priscilla Orona, Jennae Cambra, and Alyssa Santoya, who combined to score seven runs. Woodson also went 2-for-3 for the Pride, slamming a solo home run and an RBI triple.
PRIDE 7, Mountain Dream 1
The Pride offense was unstoppable from the first inning, when Kirsten Doting reached first on a walk, followed by RBI singles from Lisa Woodson and Priscilla Orona. In the fourth, the Pride bats exploded with hits from Jannae Cambra, Orona, Lacey Hice and Alyssa Santoya scoring four. Pitcher Lisa Woodson dominated on the mound striking out batter after batter. Andreya Simoneau and Annika Camacho played strong defensively to help hold the Mountain Dream offense to only one run. The Pride added one more run in the bottom of the fourth when Alexis Bejarano walked, Doting Singled and Woodson slammed a single into deep left. Woodson finished the game with 14 strikeouts to pitch the Pride into the championship game.
Palo Alto Dynamite 8, PRIDE 6
The Dynamite came out swinging to get on the board first with two runs. But the Pride quickly answered back in the bottom of the second when Jennae Cambra led off with a perfectly placed bunt for a base hit, and Alexis Bejarano reached base on a walk, setting the stage for Lisa Woodson, who smashed a triple to tie the game. Allison Stoner added an RBI of her own with a shot up the middle to give the Pride the lead. Pitcher Woodson and catcher Lacey Hice teamed in the third to quickly shut down the Dynamite with three straight strikeouts. The Dynamite scored two more in the top of the fifth to pull ahead by one. The Pride came back, scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth. Cambra, Kirsten Doting, and Woodson all reached base loading the bases for Stoner, who drove a clutch single deep to right center driving in three to go ahead 6-4. Outfielders Andreya Simoneau, Priscilla Orono, Amanda Valdez and Annika Camacho played strong defensively. The Dynamite had back-to-back hits scoring four runs in the seventh to pull ahead by two. The Pride fought back but fell short, taking second place.
