tournament pictures

Taylor vs. Fire n Ice

Hillbot to Saja for the out

Pre-game walk

father day tournament pictures

Fathers Day tournament wrap up

First tournament of the 2010 Wildcats season is in the books. Great start to the summer. 3-2 on the tournament. Friday night the Wildcats struggled a bit to find their confidence as travel ball rookies got their first taste of tournament play. A hard fought close loss to the Rebels would lead the Wildcat to Saturday morning. Confidence in themselves on Saturday would be the key to a successful day. 2 dominant wins vs. the Fire & Ice and the Panthers. Stellar pitching, crisp defense, and superb hitting. The Wildcats would earn themselves a # 2 seed and a later Sunday morning start. Taylor would again dominate in the circle against the Dragons en route to the second shutout in a row. A date once again with the Victory. One of the greatest games ever played took place in front of a huge crowd. Back and forth, back and forth, in the end Wildcat defensive miscues would be too much to overcome. No quit in the Wildcats saw them battle back from 3 down with 1 out in the bottom of the sixth to tie it, and one of many controversial calls by the field umpire at first base cost the Wildcats the winning run. Extra innings and the international tie breaker rule would come next. Fighting to the end with runners on base, but a good play by the Victory second baseman would close out tournament 1 for the Wildcats. 3-2 on the weekend posting the only 2 shutouts of the tournament. Haley ended 10-14 at the plate, Saja 10-16, Lacy 9-14, and Shale 7-14 would all step up and do damage. Some work to do for a couple weeks before a return to the field in Benicia.

Petaluma tournament information

Friday, Saturday, & Sunday in Petaluma for the Fathers day tournament. The Wildcats will head to Petaluma for their first game tonight at 6:45 down 3 players as Katrina and Maddi are enjoying their early summer break and Allison is nursing an injury suffered in practice. A 10 person Wildcats squad will look to get off to a good start this evening. Weekend game schedule:

Friday 6:45 Prince Park # 2
Saturday 11:15 & 5:15 at Prince Part # 2
Sunday based on Friday/Saturday results.

9 Wildcats take 2nd in All Star tournament

9 of the 12 Wildcats finished 2nd in this past weekends All Star tournament. Two wins on Saturday gave the team a bye in the morning on Sunday. A shutout win vs. Sonoma 8-0 and a convincing win vs. Middletown with first time starter Saja in the circle. Sunday first game brought a familiar opponent in Mark West. A convincing win vs. a talented Mark West squad put the Wildcats in the Championship game Sunday afternoon. The girls fought hard for the full 7 innings against a fired up talented Santa Rosa squad. Unforced errors on basic plays put the girls down early. A middle inning rally saw the girls take the lead in the middle innings. They could not hold on as bats fell silent and a few key mistakes crippled their effort. 2nd place trophies for all after only 3 weeks of practice together. A few of the girls shined brightly in the tournament, Hillary was 6-10 at the plate and played SS for all 4 games. Taylor was 7-10 at the plate and pitched 3 complete games going 2-1 over the weekend. Haley went 6-11 at the plate, caught almost 4 complete games. Shale was 5-10 at the plate and played 3rd base all four games and made all of the plays in limited chances. Mackenzie warmed up after a slow start on Saturday to finish 5-12 at the plate and controlled both CF and 2nd base. Back to the practice field Tuesday with the full Wildcat squad to prepare for this weekend in Petaluma.