10U VA CRUSHERS: Tournament Write Ups

 

                  2009-2010

      10u Crushers Achievements

November 7th-8th                   Powhatan Fall Classic                             1st  Place

October 24th-25th                   Halloween Tournament                          1st  Place

October 10th-11th                   USSSA BRYC Fall Classic                     1st  Place

October 3rd-4th                       NSA Play for the Cure                           1st  Place

Sept 26th-27th                        USSSA Potomac River Clash                 1st  Place

                  2008-2009

      10u Crushers Achievements

October 4th-5th                        PW Fall Challenge                                  3rd Place

October 26th                            Halloween Tournament                          2nd Place
November 8th-9th                     Powhaten Fall Classic                            5th Place
March 28th                               Fauquier Freeze Spring Thaw               1st Place
April 4th-5th                             Chesterfield Classic                               3rd Place
April 18th-19th                         Cherry Blossom                                      4th Place
April 25th-26th                         Kaboom Tournament                              5th Place
May 2nd-3rd                             Atlantic Coast Challenge                       1st Place
May 16th                                  BRYC Classic                                           5th Place
May 23rd-25th                          Memorial Day Madness                         3rd Place
May 30th-31st                          Vienna Invitational                                   8th Place
June 20th-21st                           NSA States                                               4th Place
June 27th-28th                          Firecracker Classic                                   1st Place

 

 Powhatan  Championship- November 7-8 2009 2009 Powhaten Team Picture

          The Virginia Crushers ’99 girls fastpitch softball team wrapped up their 2009 fall season by taking the 2009 Powhaten Fall Classic 10U Championship.  The Crushers went 6-0 in the tournament finishing their fall schedule with a 28-0-1 record and five tournament championships.  Julia Sinnett led the offense, batting .700 with 8 RBIs as the Crushers outscored their opponents 47 to 9.  In the final game for the championship the Crushers faced the Hanover Lady Hornets.  The Crushers jumped to a 1-0 lead with a Bailey Mastin hit, driving in Sinnett.  The Hornets then exploded for 4 runs in the 3rd on 5 successive hits with 2 outs.  The Crushers struck back in the fourth with Emily Weatherholtz delivering a key run producing hit.  Going into the 7th and final inning the Crushers trailed 5-4.  With bases loaded Weatherholtz lined out to the pitcher, but the throw to pick off Leah Shipp at third went wild, and the Crushers sent home two runners to take a 6-5 lead.  Shipp then finished off the top of the order with a pair of strikeouts and the final out, a ground ball to 1B Morgan Blot. The trail to the championship begin on Saturday as the Crushers went 3-0 in pool play.  Against the Virginia Devil Dogs the Crushers scored 6 runs in the 2nd with RBI hits by Alexa Meidt, Diane Anders and Leah Shipp.  Emily Weatherholtz shut down the Devil Dogs with a no hit performance, striking out 9.  Against the Richmond Rush, Amanda Beane and Bailey Mastin had RBI singles and Madison Hool scored twice to highlight a 10 run first inning and an eventual 12-0 victory.  Shipp and Sydney Fisher combined for 3 perfect innings in the circle, striking out 7 while allowing no Rush hitters to reach base.  In the final pool game the Crushers faced a tough Williamsburg Starz team.  Erin Jones scored twice for the Crushers and Morgan Blot blasted a key 3 run double deep into centerfield to lead the 7-0 win.  Shipp shut down the Starz hitters surrendering only one hit with 9 strikeouts. The Crushers faced the Smithfield Galaxy on Sunday.  A tough pitchers duel, Serenity Stewart drove in Diane Anders in the 2nd to give the Crushers a 1-0 lead.  The Galaxy fought back, getting baserunners but the Crushers defense prevented any runners from crossing the plate despite numerous threats including bases loaded with no outs in the fourth.  The effort was highlighted by Sydney Fishers catch of a powerful shot to centerfield in the sixth.  To reach the championship game the Crushers faced the RBI Inferno.  Despite a good effort by Emily Weatherholtz in the circle, the Inferno struck for 3 runs on miscues from the Crusher defense.  The Crushers came back in the bottom half with 3 runs of their own.  The Crushers then struck for 5 more runs in the 2nd for the 8-3 win to advance to the championship game. 

 For the fall season, the Crushers finished with 28 wins and 1 tie and won 5 tournament championships.  Julia Sinnett and Diane Anders led the hitters batting 404.  Sinnett and Leah Shipp each had 25 RBIs and Shipp and Erin Jones scored 32 runs apiece to lead the scoring.  Jones led with 13 stolen bases.  Sydney Fisher, Leah Shipp, and Emily Weatherholtz combined for a .89 ERA and stuck out 258 of the 470 batters they faced allowing only 32 runs in 29 games with 9 shutouts.  The Crusher offense put up 229 runs.  The Crushers now have a couple of months off before beginning winter workouts and preparing for the 2010 spring season as they continue their march to the 2010 NSA World Series.  

 

Baseliners Halloween Classic  Championship- October 24-25 2009 Halloween Tournament

       Ghosts and Goblins not enough to stop Crushers.  The Virginia Crushers ’99 Fastpitch Softball team travelled to Ashburn, Va for the 2009 Halloween Classic.  The Crushers went 5-0 for the weekend, claiming the 10U Championship, outscoring their opponents 29-2.

             In game 1 the Crushers took on the much anticipated Diamond State Swoop, the defending Delaware State Champions.  Erin Jones reached first on a walk and Leah Shipp drove her in with an RBI double for a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom half of the second, the Swoop threatened with a lead-off triple, but Leah was able to strike out the side in order to get out of the jam.  Sydney Fisher reached first in the third and Morgan Blot drove her home to give the Crushers a 2-0 lead.  The Swoop pulled back within one in the forth on a triple and rare Crusher error which led to a score.  The Crusher defense shored up and held the Swoop hitters the rest of the way to claim the 2-1 win. As the rain came, the Crushers waited in vain to complete their scheduled games, but the day was finally called and the girls went home, ready to return on Sunday.  Early Sunday morning the Crushers completed their pool play against the Maryland Chill.  The Crushers exploded for 7 runs in the first inning.  Emily Weatherholtz and Sydney Fisher combined for a no-hitter as the Crushers won 9-0 to claim top seed.  Amanda Beane reached base 2 out of 3 times, with a run and an RBI and Diane Anders blasted another RBI producing triple.  Madison Hool also had 2 RBIs for the Crushers.  The Crushers then faced the Gainesville Cannons in their first elimination game.  Despite some early miscues in the first the defense returned to form for the remainder of the game and Leah and Emily combined for a no-hitter from the circle.  Offensively the Crushers scored 4 runs in the second with a 2 RBI single by Morgan Blot and hits by Emily and Diane Anders to pace the 6-0 win.  The Crushers then faced off against the SYA Xplosion in the semi-final game.  The Crushers again exploded in the first, scoring 7 runs with RBIS by Morgan Blot, Diane Anders, and Julia Sinnett.  Bailey Mastin recorded 2 singles for the Crushers during the 8-0 win.  For the championship the Crushers once again faced the Diamond State Swoop.  Erin Jones led off the 1st with a single and Morgan Blot reached on a walk before Leah Shipp drove them both home with a 2 RBI double.  Solid defense kept the Swoop off the bases through 3 innings.  In the home half of the third Julia Sinnett reached first on a fielder’s choice and Diane Anders reached on a single.  Bailey Mastin provided the key hit driving in runs 3 and 4.  The Swoop threatened in the fourth, after a Crusher error a double broke up the no-hitter.  Good work by the Crushers prevented the run from scoring but left runners on 2nd and 3rd.  A bloop hit over first base looked to be 2 runs, but Diane Anders made the diving catch, holding on to the ball after crashing into second baseman Erin Jones.  The Crushers went on to a 4-0 win. For the weekend the Crushers amassed 25 hits, giving up only 3.  Serenity Stewart scored 2 runs and led the team in steals for the weekend.  After four tournaments the Crushers have compiled a 22-0-1 record heading into their final tournament of the fall season in Powhatten, Va the weekend of November 6th and 7th. 

 

 USSSA BRYC Fall Classic Championship- October 10-11 2009 BRYC 2009

The Virginia Crushers ’99 Girls Fastpitch Softball team won their 3rd consecutive tournament this weekend, taking first place in the USSSA BRYC Fall Classic in Annandale, Va.  The win qualifies the Crushers for the USSSA World Series in Orlando, Fl.  The Crushers outscored their opponents 41 – 4, going 5-0 for the weekend.  The Crushers pitching staff of Leah Shipp, Emily Weatherholtz and Sydney Fisher recorded a .29 ERA while throwing over 13 strikeouts per game.  Leah Shipp pitched a perfect game in the championship game against the Ashburn Shooting Stars.  The Crusher offense was led by Emily Weatherholtz, batting .750 with 3 RBIs.  Julia Sinnet and Serenity Stewart also hit over .400 and Erin Jones drove in 4 RBIs.  

 The Crushers opened up against the SYA Xplosion.  A lead off single by Erin Jones followed by a key hit from Leah Shipp led to a 4 run first inning.  Leah drove in 2 more runs in the 2nd to stake the Crushers to a 6-0 win.  In game 2 the Crushers pushed across 13 runs to go 2-0 in pool play, claiming the number 1 seed going into double elimination.   In the first elimination game the Crushers again faced the SYA Xplosion.  Amanda Beane and Bailey Mastin scored on a key hit by Erin Jones to score 2 runs and lead the Crushers to a 4-0 win.  Serenity Stewart also had an RBI.  The Crushers returned to Annandale on Sunday to take on the Fairfax Firebirds in the semifinals.  Morgan Blot, Diane Anders, and Emily Weatherholtz all had base hits with Erin Jones driving in 2 runs as the Crushers exploded for 7 in the first inning.  Emily Weatherholtz threw a no-hitter from the circle to claim the 10-0 victory.   In the Championship game Morgan Blot drove in 2 runs with a double in the first and Julia Sinnett drove in Morgan as the Crushers jumped to a 3-0 lead.  The Crushers followed with 3 more in the second on hits by Serenity Stewart, Leah Shipp and Julia Sinnett.  In the circle Leah Shipp threw a perfect game, striking out 12 of the 15 batters she faced.  A blast by the Shooting Star’s number 4 hitter to centerfield was dropping in for a hit but was chased down by Serenity Stewart with a spectacular catch to end the game and sew up the championship for the Crushers.   For the weekend, Madison Hool reached base 5 out 8 times, and made a spectacular play from right field against the Xplosion to preserve a no hitter.  Emily Weatherholtz led the team with a 750 average and an 857 on base percentage.  Julia Sinnett and Morgan Blot each recorded doubles.  Erin Jones and Sydney Fisher led the team with 6 runs each and Leah Shipp had 8 RBIs for the weekend..

 

 

 NSA Play for the Cure Championship- October 3-4 2009 Play for the Cure

The Virginia Crushers ’99 Girls Fastpitch Softball team swept to a 5-0 record to claim first place in the 2009 Play for a Cure NSA tournament, held in Sterling, Va.  The Crushers went through Saturday’s pool play 3-0.  In the final game of the day, against the SYA Xplosion the Crushers were facing defeat, down 7-6 in the final innings.  Erin Jones reached first on a walk and scored on Serenity Stewart’s double after stealing 2nd to tie the game.  Madison Hool then laid down a textbook bunt to bring home Stewart for the go ahead run.  Emily Weatherholtz, in relief of starting pitcher Sydney Fisher, struck out the side to seal the win.On Sunday the Crushers faced the Loudon Storm in the semifinals game.  Exploding for five runs behind a 2 RBI double by Julia Sinnet and 2 more RBIs from Bailey Mastin, the Crushers took the win 7-0.  Leah Shipp threw a no hitter from the circle.  In the championship the Crushers faced the Vienna Stars.  With 2 triples by Leah Shipp and another from Diane Anders, the Crushers took a 10-2 win to claim their second tournament championship of the fall season.For the weekend, Leah Shipp, Bailey Mastin, and Erin Jones all hit over 400, with Madison Hool reaching base 4 out of 6 times.  The Crushers play next weekend in the USSSA BRYC Fall Classic in Annadale, Va.

 

USSSA Potomac River Clash Championship - Sept. 26-27 2009 River Clash

The Virginia Crushers ’99 Girls Fastpitch Softball team brought home the championship in their first tournament of the year, winning the USSSA Potomac River Clash and qualifying for the USSSA World Series in Orlando, Fl.  The Crushers swept to a 3-0-1 record, outscoring their opponents 21-6.  The Crusher’s were led in the circle by Emily Weatherholtz, throwing 3 complete games while allowing only 1 hit and 1 run. The Crushers opened up with a 7-0 win over the Chantilly Lace.  Leah Shipp reached base 3 times scoring on all three occasions and Diane Anders and Julia Sinnett each had extra base hits to lead the Crusher offense.  Weatherholtz shut down the Lace offence with 10 strikeouts over 5 innings with no walks.  In game 2, the Crushers faced off against a tough Loudoun Storm team.  The Storm fought hard, carrying a one run lead into the final innings.  In the top half of the fifth, Sydney Fisher reached on a walk.  After stealing second, Leah Shipp drove in the teeing run with a two out double.  Sinnett and Anders also had extra base hits for the Crusher offense.  In the first elimination game, the Crushers took on the SYA Xplosion.  Weatherholtz was again in the circle, throwing a perfect 4 innings with 7 strikeouts.  The effort gave Emily 9 perfect innings over the course of the day, not allowing a single runner to reach base.  A two RBI double by Serenity Stewart led the Crusher offense, scoring 4 runs in the 3rd inning after back to back hits by Morgan Blot and Leah Shipp.  For the championship, the Crushers were once again matched against the Chantilly Lace.  Despite singles by Blot and Shipp, the Crushers could not get a run through until the 3rd inning.  In the 3rd, the Crushers got back to back hits from Erin Jones and Sydney Fisher, putting 3 runs on the board.  Diane Anders later drove in Morgan Blot for an insurance run in the 5th.  In the circle, Emily Weatherholtz continued her exceptional pitching performance for the weekend, allowing only 1 run in a no hit performance.  Emily struck out 13 Lace hitters across 6 innings.  For the weekend, Emily pitched 3 complete games, going 3-0 including 2 perfect games and a no hitter.   She struck out 30 batters in 15 innings pitched while issuing only 2 walks and giving up a single run.  The Crushers next tournament is the NSA Play for a Cure (Breast Cancer Awareness) tournament held in Sterling, Va. 

 

 Crushers Firecracker Classic Championship - June 27, 2009 Firecracker Classic

 The Virginia Crushers swept through a 5-0 record to take the 2009 Firecracker Classic Championship this past weekend in Sterling, Va.  With another strong pitching performance by Leah Shipp and Stephanie Fosness the Crushers defeated the Manassas Blaze, Baseliners, and Vienna Stars on Saturday to claim the number 1 seed for Sunday’s elimination bracket.  The Crushers faced the Baseliners on Sunday morning.  Taking a 3-0 lead in the first inning on the hits of 2nd baseman Erin Jones, center fielder Cassidy Alexander, and 3rd baseman Morgan Blot, the Crushers survived a 6th inning rally by the Baseliners to take the 6-4 win.  It was then a wait to see who they would be facing in the title game.For the championship the Crushers faced off against the Vienna Stars.  For the first 3 innings Leah Shipp pitched a perfect game backed by a strong defense which snuffed out the Stars’ hitters.  The Crushers led 3-0 with a timely 2 RBU double by right fielder Alyssa Trotter and some heads up base running by Cassidy Alexander.  In the fourth, the Crushers exploded for 4 runs on shortstop Julia Sinnet’s 3 RBI double and a run producing double from catcher Emily Weatherholtz.  The Crusher defense held the Stars to 2 runs to take a 7-2 victory and 1st place in the 2009 Firecracker Classic.  Adding to the Crushers success was right fielder Bailey Mastin with some strong plays in the outfield and 2 key RBIs and left fielder Sydney Fisher providing key support to the Crusher defense.  For the weekend Leah Shipp led the team in hitting with a .545 average.  Cassidy Alexander and Morgan Blot each had a .615 on base percentage and Cassidy led the team in scoring with 8 runs.  Emily Weatherholtz had 7 RBIs and Erin Jones led the team with 5 stolen bases. 

 Crushers Sweep to Championship - May 3, 2009 ACC Champions

The Virginia Crushers took the Atlantic Coast Challenge 10U Championship Saturday, sweeping to a 4-0 record. The Crushers faced the Baseliners in the Championship game. The two teams battled back and forth for 3 innings before Stephanie Fossness drove in Kaleigh Berry for a 1-0 Crusher lead. In the 5th inning Emily Weatherholtz drove in Sydney Fisher with what proved to be the winning run. Going into the sixth inning the Baseliners had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. A long fly ball to centerfielder Kaleigh Berry and and quick throw to Erin Jones at second to double up the runner got the Crushers out of jam. The Crushers had a great day at the plate, hitting 430 and scoring 32 runs in their 4 games. Stephanie Fossness hit 857, reaching base 90% of the time. Leah Shipp hit 750 with 6 singles and 3 doubles and crossed the plate 8 times to lead the Crushers. Julia Sinnett drove in 7 runs and Erin Jones swiped 4 bases. For the tournament Crusher Pitchers Leah Shipp and Stephanie Fossness gave up a meager 2 walks against 29 strikeouts, only giving up 5 runs through the four games. Morgan Blot added a crucial 2 RBI sacrifice bunt, Alyssa Trotter hit 400 for the weekend and Bailey Mastin and Cassidy Alexander provided crucial defensive support. The Crushers are off this weekend so they can spend time with their moms and will return to the field May 16th and 17th for the BRYC Classic in Annandale, Va. This championship assured the Crushers of a berth in the 2009 NSA World Series.

Crushers Sweep to Spring Thaw Win - March 29, 2009  Spring Thaw Tournament

The 10U Virginia Crushers Girls Fastpitch Softball team swept to a Championship in the Fauquier Spring Thaw tournament held in Warrenton, Va this past weekend. Game featured a 1 hitter by Stephanie Fosness, as she struck out 12 McLean Magic batters in 5 innings. Emily Weatherholtz and Alyssa Trotter each picked up RBIs for the Crushers. The shutout performance was enough to lock up a 2-0 win against last year’s Little League Virginia State Champions. The second game was a tough pitcher’s duel with Leah Shipp standing in the circle for the Crushers against the Fauquier Freeze. The Crushers scored early with Kaleigh Berry and Erin Jones each crossing home plate in the first inning. Pitching and defense took over as the Freeze battled back to tie the game up and send the game into International Tie Break. Fauquier scored first to take the lead 3-2, but in the bottom half Stephanie Fosness drove in Kaleigh Berry to force a second ITB inning. With the Freeze up, Fauquier hit a ground ball back to Leah in the circle, who got the out at first and Stephanie Fosness fired a quick throw home to get the runner for a double play. As the Crushers came to bat, Bailey Mastin laid down a sacrifice bunt, scoring Leah Shipp and propelling the Crushers into the Championship. In the Championship the Crushers jumped to a 4-0 lead with a combination of timely hits and heads up baserunning over the Freeze who had earned their way in with a victory over the Baseliners. The pitching chores were given to Leah Shipp, who threw a 1 hit, no walk shutout to nail down the Crushers 6-0 win. For the tournament the Crusher pitchers combined for 25 stikeouts of the 48 batters faced, giving up only a single walk.

Halloween ClassicTournament - Oct 26, 20082008 Halloween Team Pic

Saturday Oct 25th, the tournament was rained out so we played all games on Sunday.  Due to the rain out on Saturday, all teams had to win or go home.  The Crushers started the morning against the Arlington Sage, next came a tough game against the Frederick MD Heartbreakers in which the Crushers had to come from behind to win.  The semi final game was against a tough Lakeshore Lightning MD team.  After winning against the Lightning, the young inexperienced 10u Crushers faced a seasoned Loudoun Storm team.  The Crushers held their own in the first 3 innings, but inexperienced prevailed and our struggling defense and lack of hitting did us in. 

Emily Weatherholtz hit .429 with a pair of game winning hits and Kaleigh Berry scored 5 runs as the VA Crushers 10u Softball Team finished 2nd at the Halloween Classic in Sterling Va.  The Crushers, playing in just their second tournament, took on four teams in a 12- hour span--Going 3-1 behind outstanding pitching from Leah Shipp and Stephanie Fosness.  A team comprised of four 10 year olds, seven 9 year olds and one 8 year old, opened tournament play with a 14-2 victory over the Arlington Sage as Fosness tossed a two hitter and Berry scored 3 runs.  The Frederick Heartbreakers provided more of a challenge as the Crushers rallied from a 2-run first-inning deficit to earn a 4-2 victory.  Weatherholtz drove in Morgan Blot with a game-winning single, while Erin Jones went 2 for 2, stole two bases and scored twice.  The Crushers also rallied against the Lake Shore Lightning en route to a 7-2 win with Weatherholtz delivering another big hit--this time a go-ahead two-run single.  Having reached the finals, the Crushers traveled to Claude Moore Park, where we fell to the Loudoun Storm.

 

 

10U Virginia Crushers Place 3rd in First Tournament - October 2008

The 2009 10U Virginia Crushers battled to a 4-1 record, finishing third in their first tournament
appearance.  The Crushers, having previously only played two games together, combined
hard work with a lot of hustle to overcome inexperience in a great weekend at the 2008
Prince William Fall Challenge.
The Crushers pitching staff of Leah Shipp, Stephanie Fosness, and Emily Weatherholtz
dominated Saturday play, going 3-0 while allowing only 3 walks against 26 strike outs.  Leah
allowed only 1 hit in her 2 wins.  Stephanie picked up the win against the Fauquier Freeze
allowing no walks and recording 6 “K’s”.  Leah Shipp led the hitting, going 4-5 with 5 RBIs for
the day.  Speedster Erin Jones chalked up 3 stolen bases scoring 5 runs while Baily Mastin
crossed the plate 4 times for the Crushers.
The day was marked by the final game.  Down 6-4 with 2 minutes remaining on the clock, Leah
Shipp struck out the final 2 Gainseville Lady Cannons hitters, allowing the Crushers 1 more at
bat.  The team exploded for 6 runs to pull out a great 10-7 come from behind victory and
claim the top berth in their bracket.
On Sunday morning the Crushers faced their cross county rivals, the Manassas Blaze.  The
Crusher bats awoke with 7 hits producing 8 runs in the 8-2 victory.  Morgan Blot and Emily
Weatherhotlz each drove in 2 runs.  The back to back at bats staked the Crushers to a 7-2
lead.  Leah Shipp kept the Blaze baserunners off the bases with a 9 strike-out performance
against only 2 walks.
In the semi final game against the ’97 NVGSA Firebirds the Crushers played a well balanced
game but came up short against a very experienced team in an 8-0 loss.