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San Jose Sting 10 & Under ASA Nationals
08/06/08
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Sting Finishes Pool Bracket at 1 - 1
Wednesday, July 30 – Game 1
The opening game of pool play had the San Jose Sting paired against Texas Redhots, the Texas state tournament champions.
Haley Wymbs started on the mound for Sting. The Redhots opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with one run and then added two more runs in the second to grab a quick 3 – 0 lead.
The Sting lineup had a minor rally started in the third inning as Jackie Brown and Sierra Mello hit singles but were left stranded on the bases. Deanne Garza took over the pitching duties in the third and allowed one run to make the score 4 -0 in favor of the Redhots.
Sting went down in order in the top of fourth. The Redhots platted 3 more runs in their half of the fourth to make the score 7 – 0, in Sting’s half of the fifth, Kendall Story had a single. The Texas Redhots added an additional run in the fifth inning to make the final score 8 – 0.
This was a tough opening game for the Sting as they suffered a rare shutout loss.
Wednesday, July 30 – Game 2
In game 2 of pool play, the Sting was seeded against the Indy Edge/Team Combat.
Sting rebounded from the opening game shutout by jumping on the Indy Edge team for four runs in the first inning. Sierra Mello started the inning with a walk and proceeded to steal second. Sierra was moved over to third on a ground out by Maddie Kim. Callee Heen scored Sierra with a double, Deanne Garza followed with a single scoring Callee.
Deanne moved over to second on a wild pitch and then stole third; Deanne was brought home on a single by Sarah Muzik. Sarah moved around the bases by stealing second and third. Sarah platted the final run of the inning on a wild pitch.
Haley Wymbs took the mound for Sting and pitched three shutout innings as the score remained 4 – 0 until the fourth. Jackie Brown relieved Haley in the top of the fourth.
Sting added two more runs in the bottom of the fourth as Jackie Brown started the inning with a walk and was advanced to second on a ground out by Julia Orona. Jackie took third on a wild pitch and scored on an error off the bat of Sierra Mello. Sierra stole second and scored on a ground out to the 2nd basemen by Tiffany Moore.
Jackie Brown pitched a shutout inning in the fifth. In the bottom of the fifth, the Sting lineup added to their lead started by a triple off the bat of Haley Wymbs, Haley later scored on a wild pitch. Sarah Reyes entered the game for Sarah Muzik and advanced to first on a passed ball third strike. Sarah Muzik re-entered the game and made it around the bases by stealing 2nd and 3rd. The final run of the game was scored as Sarah Muzik scored on a passed ball.
The game ended with the score in favor of the Sting 8 – 0. Sting pitchers Haley Wymbs and Jackie Brown combined to pitch a no-hitter.
Sting Starts Off Bracket Play with an Offensive Explosion
Thursday, July 31 – Game 1
The double elimination bracket draw had Sting squaring off against Thunder AFC from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Sting opened bracket play with a quiet 1-2-3 first inning but then erupted for six runs in the top of the second as the team sent 11 batters to the plate. The scoring continued as Sting added four runs in the 3rd, two in the 4th and closed out it with three in the 5th, to complete a decisive 15 – 1 win against Thunder AFC.
For the game, Sting banged out 14 base hits and added 4 more base runners on walks. It was a great start to Nationals.
Sting was lead at the plate by:
Tiffany Moore 2 – 4, 3 RBI’s, 1 run scored
Sarah Muzik 2 – 3 (single, double), 2 RBI’s, 2 runs scored, 1 SB
Callee Heen 2 – 3 (single, double), reached base on four at bats, 2 runs scored, 1 SB
Megan Nordin 2 – 3 (single, double), 1 RBI, 2 runs scored
Haley Wymbs 1 – 3 (triple), 2 RBI’s, 2 runs scored
Jackie Brown 1 – 2, 2 runs scored, 1 SB
Deanne Garza 1 – 2, 1 RBI, 2 runs scored, 1 SB
Destiny Jimenez 1 – 2, 1 run scored
Sierra Mello 1 – 4 (double), 2 RBI, 1 run scored
Kendall Story 1 – 1
On the mound, Deanne Garza pitched 4 innings, giving up one unearned run on four hits, 4 K’s, 1 BB. Alyssa Newman came in the fifth and pitched a perfect inning.
Sting Bats Go Silent in 5 – 0 Loss
Thursday, July 31 – Game 2
As quickly as the bats exploded in the opener, they went silent in the next game against the Birmingham Vipers from Birmingham, Alabama. Sting was held to only four hits against the hard throwing Vipers pitcher as they absorbed a tough 5 – 0 loss to send them into the elimination bracket.
Two of the 4 hits generated by Sting were by Sarah Muzik, with the other hits supplied by Destiny Jimenez and a scorching shot by Deanne Garza down the left field line for a double. The rest of the line-up was stymied throughout the game as Sting was not able to mount any serious scoring threat.
The Birmingham Vipers started the scoring in their half of the 1st inning with 3 runs to grab a quick lead against Sting starter Deanne Garza. Deanne was replaced in the third inning by Haley Wymbs; Vipers added two more runs against Haley to take a 5 run lead.
Haley shut down the Vipers the remainder of the way but unfortunately, the Sting bats were not able to respond to chip away at the Vipers lead. A potential two-out rally in the top of the Sting seventh inning was put down by the Vipers as Deanne Garza was throw out at third as she gamely tried to stretch a hard hit double into a triple to end the game.
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