Tournament Champion – Lady Explorers from Midland

Tournament Runner-Up – AA Gold U23 from Ann Arbor

Pool Play Official Order of Finish

1. Lady Explorers (3-1 record, 13 runs allowed, 25 runs scored, won head to head with AA Gold)
2. AA Gold (3-1 record, 14 runs allowed, 25 runs scored)
3. Ice Cubes (2-2 record, 23 runs allowed, 14 runs scored)
4. Bat Busters (1-3 record, 20 runs allowed, 17 runs scored, won head to head with Line Drive)
5. Line Drive (1-3 record, 28 runs allowed, 15 runs scored)
    

Individual Awards: LtoR: Heather, Shelby, Raissa, Autumn

Outstanding Pitcher – Heather Sanderson for Lady Explorers – (3 Wins, 21 IP, 4 R’s, 16 H’s, 15 K’s, 7 BB’s)

Outstanding Hitter – Autumn Cervantez, shortstop for Lady Explorers – (6-8 .750 avg in 5 games, 11-14 on base .786 OBA)

Outstanding Infielder – Shelby Weeks, shortstop for AA Gold (18-20 fielding with some outstanding plays and just 2 errors in 5 games)

Outstanding Outfielder – Raissa Reynolds, centerfielder for Lady Explorers (8-17 .471 batting average with outstanding defensive plays in several games)

Game Results:

Game 1: Lady Explorers – 5 (8 hits) over AA Gold – 0 (4 hits)

WP – Heather Sanderson (8 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Jessi Werner (4 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Lady Explorers – Amanda Maxon had 2 hits with an inside the park homerun, Raissa Reynolds had 2 hits, singles by Myranda Barnes, Deanna Gatson, Kristen Goodall and Ariel Cammin.

AA Gold – Kari Knight had 2 hits, Chelsey Adcock and Amanda Kimes each singled.

Game 2: Bat Busters – 6 (9 hits) over Line Drive – 2 (5 hits)

WP – Carrie Wilks (8 K’s, 0 BB’s), LP – Sarah Appold (3 2/3 IP, 5 R’s, 6 H’s, 6 K’s, 2 BB’s) in relief of Sam Willman (3 1/3 IP, 1 R, 3 H’s, 4 K’s, 3 BB’s)

Bat Busters - Alexa Georgeous and Bryanna Opalewski each had 2 hits with a triple, Jessie Fox had 2 hits, Jenna Stancavage doubled, Taylor Moceri and Katrina Ellis each singled

Line Drive – Lauren Mead had 2 hits with a double, singles by Lyndsay Hill, Beth Stroup, and Laura Walton

Game 3: Ice Cubes – 8 (11 hits) over Lady Explorers – 4 (8 hits)

WP – Shannon Roney (6 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Tricia Graham (3 K’s, 0 BB’s)

Ice Cubes – Jacquelyn Tatge had 3 hits, Kim Biskup had 2 doubles, Rachel Mueller had 2 hits with a double, Lainee Clay doubled, singles by Becky Manson, Shannon Roney, and Brittany Decker

Lady Explorers – Raissa Reynolds had 2 hits with a double, Autumn Cervantez and Courtney Wroubel each had 2 hits, singles by Kristen Goodall and Jess Palumbo

Game 4: AA Gold – 10 (15 hits) over Bat Busters – 6 (6 hits)

WP – Maddy Sebald (8 K’s, 6 BB’s), LP – Alexa Geogiou (2 IP, 8 R’s, 9 H’s, 4 K’s, 0 BB’s) with relief from Carrie Wilks (4 IP, 2 R’s, 6 H’s, 4 K’s, 1 BB)

AA Gold – Kari Knight had 3 hits with a double, Mackenzie Rousse and Shelby Weeks each had 2 hits with a double, Dani Reveley and Chelsea Adcock each had 2 hits, Mackenzi Ritsema, Lauren Look, Amanda Kimes, and Jessi Werner each singled

Bat Busters – Katrina Ellis and Alexa Geogiou each had 2 hits, singles by Taylor Moceri and Rachel Podgorski

Game 5: Line Drive – 10 (9 hits) over Ice Cubes – 3 (7 hits)

WP – Sarah Appold (5 1/3 IP, 3 R’s, 7 H’s, 3 K’s, 5 BB’s) with relief from Sam Willman (1 2/3 IP, 0 R’s, 0 H’s, 0 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Kayla Kazmierski (4 K’s, 4 BB’s, 8 HP’s)

Line Drive – Beth Stroup had 2 hits, singles by Taylor Smith, Laura Walton, Blake Garner, Carrie Chamberlain, Lynsay Ruckle, Sarah Appold, and Hannah Stockford

Ice Cubes – Becky Manson had 2 hits, Rachel Mueller tripled, singles by Suzie Giroux, Kim Biskup, Kerri Jonas, and Lainee Clay

Game 6: Lady Explorers – 6 (14 hits) over Bat Busters – 4 (10 hits)

WP – Heather Sanderson (4 K’s, 4 BB’s), LP – Alexa Georgiou (4 IP, 5 R’s, 11 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Carrie Wilks (3 IP, 1 R, 3 H’s, 1 K, 1 BB)

Lady Explorers – Raissa Reynolds had 3 hits, Amanda Maxon and Ariel Cammin each had 2 hits, Jess Palumbo doubled, singles by Myranda Barnes, Kristen Goodall, Deanna Gatson, and Courtney Wroubel

Bat Busters – Taylor Moceri had 3 hits, Bryana Opalewski and Kelli Eddie each had 2 hits, singles by Jessie Fox, Katrina Ellis, and Brittany Misiak

Game 7: AA Gold – 7 (8 hits) over Line Drive – 2 (6 hits)

WP – Jessi Werner (7 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Sam Willman (4 IP, 5 R’s, 5 H’s, 4 K’s, 5 BB’s) with relief from Carrie Chamberlain (3 IP, 2 R’s, 3 H’s, 0 K, 1 BB)

AA Gold – Mackenzie Ritsema had 3 hits with a triple, Mackenzie Rousse had 2 hits with a double, singles by Shelby Weeks, Dani Reveley, and Amanda Kimes

Line Drive – Blake Garner had 2 hits, Lyndsay Ruckle doubled, singles by Taylor Smith, Lauren Mead, and Sarah Appold

Game 8: Ice Cubes – 2 (12 hits) over Bat Busters – 1 (7 hits)

WP – Shannon Roney (4 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Carrie Wilks (3 IP, 1 R, 7 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB) in relief of Bryana Opalewski (3 IP, 1 R, 5 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s)

Ice Cubes – Rachel Mueller had 3 hits, Becky Manson had 2 hits with a double, Jacquelyn Tatge had 2 hits, Kim Biskup doubled, singles by Suzie Giroux, Kerri Jonas, Lainee Clay and Brittany Decker.

Bat Busters – Katrina Ellis and Dani Kracht each had 2 hits, Bryana Opalewski doubled, singles by Taylor Moceri and Amy Lucas.

Notes – Rachel Mueller led off the 4th inning of a 1-1 score with a single, advanced to 2nd on a single by Brittany Decker and scored on the RBI single by Jacquelyn Tatge. In the top of the 7th inning, Dani Kracht led off the inning with a single, advanced to second base on a passed ball, moved to third base on a sacrifice bunt. The next batter walked to put runners on 1st and 3rd. Shannon Roney struck out the next batter for the second out and induced a ground out, third to first for the final out of the game.

Game 9: AA Gold – 8 (12 hits) over Ice Cubes – 1 (5 hits) in 6 innings

WP – Maddy Sebald (1 K, 0 BB’s), LP – Kayla Kazmierski (2 2/3 IP, 5 R’s, 8 H’s, 0 K’s, 2 BB’s) with relief from Shannon Roney (3 1/3 IP, 3 R’s, 4 H’s, 1 K, 0 BB’s)

AA Gold – Shelby Weeks, Lauren Look, Amanda Kimes, and Jessi Werner each had 2 hits; Mackenzie Rousse, Kari Knight, Mackenzie Ritsema, and Chelsey Adcock all singled.

Ice Cubes – Suzie Giroux, Kim Bishup, Becky Manson, Kerri Jonas, and Brittany Decker each singled.

Game 10: Lady Explorers – 12 (12 hits) over Line Drive – 1 (7 hits) in 6 innings

WP – Tricia Graham (8 K’s, 1 BB), LP – Sarah Appold (3 2/3 IP, 6 R’s, 7 H’s, 1 K, 2 BB’s) with relief from Sam Willman (1 1/3 IP, 4 R’s, 3 H’s, 1 K, 4 BB’s) and Carrie Chamberlain (1 IP, 2 R’s, 2 H’s, 1 BB)

Explorers – Chantel Olshanshke and Amanda Maxon each had 2 hits with a double, Myranda Barnes and Ashley Monticello each had 2 hits, Jess Palumbo, Kristen Goodall and Deanna Gatson each doubled, Raissa Reynolds singled.

Line Drive – Beth Stroup and Lyndsay Ruckle each had 2 hits, singles by Taylor Smith, Carrie Chamberlain and Sarah Appold.

Game 11 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Lady Explorers – 4 (8 hits) over AA Gold – 0 (2 hits)

WP – Heather Sanderson (3 K’s, 2 BB’s), LP – Jessi Werner (3 IP, 3 R’s, 5 H’s, 2 K’s, 1 BB) with relief from Maddy Sebald (4 IP, 1 R, 3 H’s, 2 K’s, 4 BB’s)

Explorers – Amanda Maxon had 2 RBI doubles, Autumn Cervantez had 2 hits with a double, Jess Palumbo had 2 hits with 2 RBI’s, singles by Deanna Gatson and Ariel Cammin.

AA Gold – Lauren Look doubled and Dani Reveley singled.