Tournament Champion – AA Gold U23 from Ann Arbor

Tournament Runner-Up – Ice Cubes from Bay City & Detroit

Pool Play Official Order of Finish

#1 – Ice Cubes – 3 wins, 0 losses

#2 – Lady Explorers – 2 wins, 1 loss

#3 – AA Gold U23 – 1 win, 2 losses

#4 – I’d Hit That – 0 wins, 3 losses

Individual Awards:

Outstanding Pitcher – Jessi Werner from AA Gold – 3 wins, 21 IP, 6 R’s, 15 H’s, 12 K’s, 9 BB’s

Outstanding Hitter – Kari Knight from AA Gold – 8-14 = .571 avg., 2 RBI’s, 1 run

Outstanding Infielder – Kerri Jonas from Ice Cubes – 8-19 = .421 avg., 3 RBI’s, 4 R’s

Outstanding Outfielder – Lauren Clark from Ice Cubes – 5-14 = .357 avg., 1 double, 5 RBI’s, 2 R’s

Game Results:

Game 1: Lady Explorers – 4 (10 hits) over AA Gold U23 – 2 (8 hits)

WP – Amy Dunleavy (4 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Madison Sebald (2 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Lady Explorers – Stacey Klonowski had 2 doubles, Kelsey Beck, Amy Dunleavy, and Allison Carlton each had 2 hits, singles by Stacey Klonowski and Ariel Cammin

AA Gold – Madison Sebald and Kari Knight each had 2 hits, Mallory Sebald doubled, singles by Malinda Smith, Brittany Merner, and Jessi Werner

Game 2: Ice Cubes – 8 (10 hits) over I’d Hit That – 6 (12 hits)

WP – Dana Bowler (8 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Rhea Flores (3 1/3 IP, 7 R’s, 6 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) in relief of Holly Bruntjens (3 2/3 IP, 1 R, 4 H’s, 5 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Ice Cubes – Becky Manson had 3 hits including a double and triple, Suzie Giroux had 2 hits, singles by Kim Biskup, Lauren Clark, Kerri Jones, Brittany Decker, and Rachel Mueller.

I’d Hit That – Rachel Wade had 3 hits including 2 doubles, Colleen Roney and Rhea Flores had 2 hits each with one double, Steph Dusendang had 2 hits, singles by Ashley Neiman, Amanda Jager, and Krystle Bailey

Game 3: AA Gold – 7 (5 hits) over I’d Hit That – 2 (7 hits)

WP – Jessi Werner (3 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Amanda Jager (4 IP, 5 R’s, 4 H’s, 1 K, 3 BB’s) with relief from Holly Bruntjens (2 IP, 2 R’s, 1 H, 0 K’s, 1 BB)

AA Gold – Kari Knight had 2 hits, singles by Mackenzie Ritsema, Madison Sebald, and Chelsie Adcock.

I’d Hit That – Steph Dusendang had 2 hits, singles by Rachel Wade, Lindsey Weaver, Amanda Jager, Crystal Bailey, and Colleen Roney.

Game 4: Ice Cubes – 5 (13 hits) over Lady Explorers – 3 (7 hits)

WP – Dana Bowler (4 1/3 IP, 0 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s) in relief of Kayla Kazmierski (2 2/3 IP, 3 R’s, 5 H’s, 3 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Amy Dunleavy (5 IP, 5 R’s, 10 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB) with relief from Alyssa Boucher (2 IP, 0 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

Ice Cubes – Lauren Clark had 3 hits including a double, Lainee Clay, Kerri Jonas, and Kim Biskup each had 2 hits, singles by Jacque Tatge, Suzie Giroux, Becky Manson, and Brittany Decker

Lady Explorers – Stacy Klonowski doubled and tripled, Lyndsey Look had 2 hits including a double, Lauren Look and Amy Dunleavy each doubled, Alex Whitman singled.

Game 5: Lady Explorers – 12 (13 hits) over I’d Hit That – 1 (9 hits) in 5 innings

WP – Allisa Boucher (2 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Rhea Flores (1 K, 1 BB)

Lady Explorers – Stacey Klonowski had 3 hits including a triple, Kelsey Beck had 2 hits including a triple, Amy Dunleavy, Allison Carlton, and Lauren Look each had 2 hits, singles by Lindsey Look and Alex Whitman

I’d Hit That – Stephanie Dusendang and Crystal Bailey each had 2 hits, singles by Rachel Wade, Liz Hamming, Holly Bruntjens, Rhea Flores, and Colleen Roney

Game 6: Ice Cubes – 13 (21 hits) over AA Gold – 6 (13 hits)

WP – Kayla Kazmieski (6 K’s, 4 BB’s), LP – Maddison Sebald (2 K’s, 5 BB’s)

Ice Cubes – Kim Biskup had 5 hits, Kayla Kazmieski and Lainee Clay each had 3 hits including a double, Kerri Jonas, Rachel Mueller, Dana Bowler, and Becky Manson each had 2 hits, singles by Suzie Girox and Jacque Tatge

AA Gold – Mackenzie Rousse, Dani Reveley, Jessi Werner, and Brittany Merner each had 2 hits, Mackenzie Ritsema doubled, singles by Malinda Smith, Maddison Sebald, Kari Knight, and Chelsie Adcock

SINGLE ELIMINATION:

Game 7: AA Gold – 3 (6 hits) over Lady Explorers – 2 (3 hits)

WP – Jessi Werner (3 K’s, 4 BB’s), LP – Amy Dunleavy (3 K’s, 2 BB’s)

AA Gold – Singles by Mackenzie Rousse, Chelsea Adcock, Maddison Sebald, Dani Reveley, Mackenzie Ritsema, and Mallory Sebald

Lady Explorers – Amy Dunleavy tripled, singles by Kelsey Beck and Amanda Maxon

Notes: Both pitchers had no hitters going into the 5th inning. AA Gold scored two runs in the top of the 5th inning with three singles to score the first run and a fielder’s choice to score the 2nd run. In the bottom of the 5th, Lady Explorers scored when Amy Dunleavy tripled following a walk and a single to tie the game at two. AA Gold scored one run in the top of the 6th inning on a single, wild pitch moving the runner to second and an infield error that scored the runner from second base.

Game 8: Ice Cubes – 6 (8 hits) over I’d Hit That – 5 (11 hits)

WP – Dana Bowler (6 K’s, 3 BB’s), LP – Holly Bruntjens (2 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Ice Cubes – Kerri Jonas and Rachel Mueller each had 2 hits, singles by Kayla Kazmierski, Jacque Tatge, Lainee Clay, and Lauren Clark

I’d Hit That – Rachel Wade, Liz Hamming, and Stephanie Dusendang each had 2 hits, singles by Amanda Nieman, Lynsay Weaver, Krystal Bailey, Holly Bruntjens, and Ashley Nieman

Notes: Ice Cubes scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th inning to advance to the championship game.

Game 9 – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: AA Gold – 4 (11 hits) over Ice Cubes – 2 (5 hits)

WP – Jessi Werner (6 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Kayla Kazmierski (2 K’s, 3 BB’s)

AA Gold – Kari Knight had 3 hits, Mackenzie Rousse and Dani Reveley each had 2 hits, singles by Chelsie Adcock, Mackenzie Ritsema, Mallory Sebald, and Brittany Merner

Ice Cubes – Jacque Tatge and Lainee Clay both doubled, singles by Becky Manson, Kerri Jonas, and Rachel Mueller