novato tournament information and schedule

The official schedule for the wildcats Novato tournament is available, here it is:

We are team # 7. Our first game is Friday evening at 6:00 pm at Gary Gates field. The girls will wear their black uniforms with zebra socks. They need to be at the field in uniform by 4:45 pm. Saturday we play 2 games the first at 11:30 am and the second at 3:00 pm. The girls will wear gold uniforms with gold/black socks on Saturday. Saturday's games are at the same field. They need to be there Saturday by 10:15 in uniform. The tournament is pool play on friday and saturday for seeding and sunday championship play single elimination. Game times are very strict just like Benicia as are our listed arrival times. Game length is no new inning after 75 minutes.

Novato tournament week

The 2nd tournament for the Wildcats is this weekend in Novato. As of this morning there wasn't a schedule of games posted. Jolene was informed when she signed us up that we will have a game on Friday night. We should know in the next day or so our schedule. The Novato Heat actually has a pretty nice website if you check it out at www.novatoheat.com It has the teams in the tournament. Looks like an 8 team tournament. 4 game guarantee so pool play on friday/saturday with championship play on sunday. Field locations are on that site as well. This is tournament week so practice time is critical for positons and lineup. Be focused and ready to work on Tuesday for defense.

thursday hit day practice

The wildcats thursday's are spent hitting during practice. Yesterday with only 6 Wildcats on the field bats were swinging. Tee stations, soft toss, and in the batting cage. Focusing on quick hands through the hitting zone for some others pivoting, throwing the hips, and squishing the bug. New drills like throwing 2 different colored whiffle balls in the air and calling out one color to hit forced the girls focus. Tom tossed balls from behind the girls getting them to pick up the ball as it came into view then quick hands to contact. Batting practice off of coach pitching focusing on line drive hitting, driving the ball through the infield. After at least 300 swings each, the girls got the pleasure of hitting live pitching as Taylor took the circle with Haley behind the plate. At 7:00, more than 300 swings in, the 6 Wildcats that worked for 2 hours on hitting were ready to go home. Back to work Tuesday, defense day. Next week is tournament week, practices will take a slight change in tempo and once again allow the coaches to see who will play where and who will bat where in Novato friday, saturday, and sunday.

different camera shots from Benicia

wildcats in training

Tuesday defense practice was focused and crisp. The catchers continue to develop and excel with all of the extra position work with Bobbi. Outfielders were covering a lot more ground and making plays during station work. They also got to dive and catch balls using the slide pad. The long awaited return of Isis gives the Wildcats infield a charge and a voice leading into the upcoming Novato tournament. Taylor threw hard in the circle hitting spots with Hailey framing pitches to give the ump (Kevin) a better look. Saja came in to face 6 batters and did well, putting the ball in the strike zone giving the infield a chance to make plays. Down three Wildcats players on Tuesday gave the 9 that were there more reps on defense and I am sure some tired legs today. Hitting practice on thursday.

Also if anyone wants Wildcats tee shirts or sweatshirts, Jolene is putting together another order. She needs to know by this Friday. Contact her to let her know what you need and what size and she will let you know how much.

a couple new ones a found 7/20/09

photos from Benicia

more Benicia pics

tourney pics

Benicia pics

benica pics

Benicia tournament pics

Here are some great pics of the girls working hard, getting in done and having fun.

After only 3 weeks of tues. thurs. practices the wildcats would embark on their first tournament as a team. It would be a road trip to Benica, Ca. A massive 14 team 12-Under played at a beautiful 4 field complex. The weather couldn't have been better and with a 12:30 first game the Wildcats would have a little time to work out the jitters. Going into the tournament short handed would force infield starters to move around to slightly unfamiliar postions and get it done throughout the 3 game Saturday. Much was found out by the Wildcats coaches as the games unfolded. Bats were alive from start to finish. Pitching was crisp and hard. The much improved catchers came to play. The Wildcats would get a taste of victory in Game 2 against the Mark West Wild squeezing out 8 runs and closing it down in the bottom of the fifth. Everyone starred at some point over the weekend. Every Wildcats hitter got in on the act with at least one base hit. Rene had 5 hits, Taylor, Big Mac, and Haley each had 4. Both Rene and Haley battled off hand injuries behind the plate giving Taylor the confidence that they would keep the ball in front of them and keep that third strike in the mit. Taylor would go all 4 games over the weekend in the circle. Fine defensive plays by Hailey at shortstop and Gillian in right field kept the Wildcats in each and every game. With only 6 real practices under theirs belts, the Wildcats were not intimidated one bit by anything in Benicia. They were never outplayed, never out of a game, and never quit. We learned a lot over the weekend as players and as coaches. The most important thing that we were as good or BETTER than any of the teams that we saw. Three more weeks of practice until Novato, July 31- Aug 2. Check out the pictures, courtesy of Tom.

Wildcats team information

West County Wildcats:

12-Under
Sebastopol, Ca.

Colors: Gold/White Saturdays, Black/White Sundays.

Coaches: Ronn, Jolene, Kevin (3rd base), Tom (1st base), Jason.

Roster: 99-Taylor - Pitcher
00-Makenzie - First Base
8- Mackenzie - Second Base/ Outfield
2-Gillian - Outfield/ Second Base
4- Isis - Shortstop
88- Rene - Catcher/ Third Base/ Pitcher
21- Haley - Third Base/ Catcher
27- Linzey - Outfield
13- Saja - Outfield/ Pitcher
12- Katrina - Outfield
1- Taylor - Outfield/ Catcher/ Infield
3- Hailey - Second Base/ Shortstop

wildcats 2009 season is under way

The 2009 West County Wildcats 12-Under summer travel fastpitch season in under way. Practices every Tuesday and Thursday evening 5-7 pm at Analy JV field. Roster, coaching staff, photos, game news coming soon.