Team 308 KaBOOM/10U Silver Stars

Just like our own Rancho Tourney, Team Silver gets a tough draw out of the gate. El Rio was big and strong and had solid pitching. Similar to Ramona and PYL the Silver team kept it close but late pressure cracked the tough D. Steph pitches a solid game and a great catch and throw home by our team Captain Amanda were fun to watch. Failure to lay bunts down hurt some threats. The offense never really generated any pressure on the El Rio D. Camarillo becomes a completely different story. The Silver does a great job on waiting on slower pitching. Driving the ball hard thru the gaps and solid/aggressive base running get the Silver their biggest offensive game of the season. Morning games usually present problems for the Silver team but against Sylmar the hot hitting continued. Great plays by Sylmar infield kept a hard quick start at bay. Sam takes control of the game with great pitching. The changeup was on and the big hitters of Sylmar were off balance. Solid catching by Anaya threw a few runners out and with Steph back at short the infield held Sylmar to only 1 run. A tough Santa Paula pitcher cools the offense down. Silver makes contact but does not drive the ball thru the infield gaps and the few solid hits we had were backed by a solid SP defense. Sam continued to be the hot hand and Steph anchors the D. Toni and Smalls make some solid plays on the right side to keep it close but too many sticks late in the game get to a tiring Sam. Red D worked well and Silver almost pulls off a deke play at third. Sam/Anaya and Steph nail a runner on a great pitchout play. Overall great tourney. Team is growing, girls are playing very smart and there were some excellent plays all weekend to entertain the Coaches and Parents. Silver has been a class act all season and many teams have recognized both the parents and these kids!!! Kudos to Acosta family for driving up Sunday ready to play in the final. Well at least we had a nice lunch on the way back. Pool party was a blast...someone get Coach Chris some deck shoes...NO RUNNING IN THE POOL AREA ;-) PS Steve still in line waiting for the Police Concert to start