May 8-10           Mid May Bandit Bash                Chelmsford, Ma             PONY      3 and 2

May 15-17         May Mayhem                            Burlington, Ma               PONY  2 and 2

May 22-24         Lowell Softball                           Lowell, Ma                     ASA  1 and 3

May 29-31         Battle at the Beach                    Groton, CT                    PONY 1 and 3

June 19-21        NH States                                 Manchester                   ASA 2 and 2

June 26-28        Boston Championships               North Reading, Ma         ASA  4 and 1

July 10-12         Eric Whitten                              Portland, ME                 ASA  3 and 2 3rd

July 17-19         Borelli Memorial                         Salem, NH                    ASA  4 - 1- 1 3rd

July 24-26         MVP                                         Manchester                   ASA 4 and 1  3rd

April 4^th-6^th                 April Fools Fest                                Plainville MA              Pony 3 and 2, tied 3rd

May 9^th-11^th                 Bandit Bash                                     Chelmsford MA          Pony 4, 1 and 1,Champs

May 16^th -18^th             May Mayhem                                   Lowell MA                  Pony 3 and 2, tied 3rd

May 30th- June 1^st      Patriot Tournament                          Concord MA                 Pony 3 and 2

June 13^th -15^th             Fathers Day Bash                            Lowell MA                    NSA 1 and 2

June 20^th-22^nd             NH ASA States                                Manchester NH             ASA 2 and 2, 3rd

June 27^th-29^th              Independence Day Tournament       Manchester NH            ASA 5 and 1, Champs

July 11^th-13^th               NSA States                                     Dracut , MA                NSA 3 and 2, 4th

July 18^th-20^th               PONY Nationals                             Vienna,Ohio                PONY 2 and 4

Coaches Note:



It's all about the kids and we want to provide them an opportunity to play at the very highest level, but we feel there is a way to get there that involves Character building. This team will emphasize character, teamwork, sportsmanship, and fun, while providing the highest level of softball training. We want to be extremely competitive and win, and we do, but it will also be about the journey and lessons learned for the kids.  Hornet players recieve top level training, work hard, excel, and enjoy the ride. We teach college level ASA softball with a fun twist !



                                   

NE Hornets are Champs at Independence Day tournament

The New England Hornets won their second tournament of the season this weekend in Manchester, NH

with shut down pitching, solid defense and clutch hitting, going 5 and 1 to sting the

competition.  Teams travelled from Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire to compete.

On Saturday, the Hornets completed pool play with an exciting win over the Taunton, Ma Dynamites

2-0.  Kenzie McCabe(Amherst, NH) scored a run and drove in the other.  The win rounded out a 2 win, 1 loss day and positioned the Hornets as the 3^rd seed out of 10 teams going into championship play on Sunday.

The quarterfinal elimination game was a rematch  with the Taunton Dynamites.  The pitching duel had Taunton up 1-0 going into the final inning.  Kate Dawson(Newfields, NH) started the buzz with a single up the middle, and scored on Lauryn Kmon’s(Litchfield, NH) two out RBI single to tie the game.   Allie Bowe(Bedford, NH) followed with a line drive walk off single to plate Kmon for the win.  MacKenzie Marr (Litchfield, NH) struck out nine in six innings, and Michelle Vecchione (Londonderry, NH) closed with a 1-2-3 final inning.

In the semifinals, Casey Mellen(Litchfield, NH) drove in two runs and Haley Mahan(Bedford, NH) and Lauren Gilbert(Bedford, NH) each drove in another to quiet the Central Mass Thunder 6-2. 

The championship game pitted the Hornets with the NH Diamond Gems.  The game featured solid pitching and defense by both teams and was 1-0 until the bottom of the sixth when the hornets scored two runs on RBI singles by Vecchione and Jesse Cote (Nashua, NH) to round out the scoring in the 3-0 win. Kmon, Marr, and Vecchione combine efforts in the 4 hit shutout and struck out eight Gems.

The New England Hornets went 2-2 in the double elimination NH ASA fastpitch softball state tournament in Manchester this weekend.  The Hornets were eliminated by losses to the two finalist teams, Northeast Hurricanes and NH Lightning.Their two wins came against the Rochester Slammers 10-4 and the NH Diamond Gems 9-3.  Both games were very closely contested until the late innings when the Hornets took charge. 

The Hornets play next in the MVP Independence Day Tournament in Manchester

In their second tournament or the season, the 12u New England Hornets girls fastpitch softball team stung their opponents with shut down pitching and defense and clutch hitting to finish first in the mother’s day weekend Mid May Bandit Bash in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. In their three single elimination tournament games on Sunday, MacKenzie Marr (Litchfield), Lauryn Kmon (Litchfield) and Michelle Vecchione (Londonderry)  combined to give up zero runs on only 2 hits, and tally 27 strikouts.

In pool play on Saturday, the Hornets scored against the New England Firebirds (Mass) 10-3, they tied the Brewster , NY Rockets 4-4 , and lost to the Brookfield, CT Blur 4-2.   This placed the Hornets as the 6^th seed out of the 10 teams entered in the tournament.

On Sunday, the Hornets first buzzed by the Concord, MA Raiders 3-0.  Marr and Vecchione combined to throw the one hit shutout.  Kenzie McCabe (Amherst) blasted a 2 run home run to break a scoreless tie in the fourth inning.  Kmon added an RBI single to ice the victory. 

In the Semifinal matchup, a 10-0 win over the NH Diamond Gems, Kmon spun a gem of her own as she threw a one hitter with eight strikeouts.  Catcher Katie Dawson (Newfields) helped preserve the shutout by cutting down several would be base stealers. The offense was led by Casey Mellen’s (Litchfield)   two RBI’s with Jesse Cote (Nashua)  and Lauryn Gilbert (Bedford) each adding RBI singles. 

The championship game pitted the Hornets against the Brewster Rockets, the team they tied in pool play.  The Rockets ran out of gas against the pitching combination of Marr and Vecchione who threw another no hit shut out.  Christina Bonfiglio (Bedford), Haley Mahan (Bedford) and Vecchione each had two RBI’s and Allie Bowe (Bedford) scored the go ahead run in the 9-0 victory.  The first place finish earned the 12u New England Hornets their second straight bid to the PONY National Tournament to be held in Ohio later this summer.

The 12u New England Hornets girls fastpitch softball team travelled to Wrentham Massachusetts last weekend to compete with teams from all over New England and New York in the April Fools Fest,  a PONY National Qualifying tournament.

The Hornets went one and one in rain shortened pool play on Saturday. Their 11-2 win came against the Central  Mass Thunder  behind the no-hit pitching of Michelle Vecchione (Londonderry).  Kenzie McCabe (Amherst) led the offensive attack with a double and a Home Run.  Allie Bowe(Bedford) added two hits  and Haley Mahan (Bedford) scored two runs to round out the attack.

In Sundays single elimination championship play, the hornets created a buzz with a last inning three run rally to comeback and beat the Connecticut Mirage 6-5.  Katie Dawson’s (Newfields) walk-off single drove in McCabe with the winning run. Casey Mellen(Litchfield) drove in a run and scored a run in the final frame.  MacKenzie Marr(Litchfield) belted a home run and pitched three strong innings in the victory.

The Nashua Nitemares were the next to be stung by the Hornets by a 8-3 margin.  Vecchione and Marr held down the Nitemare bats, aided by a defensive gem by outfielder Lauren Gilbert (Bedford) who cut down a runner  at home.  Dawson dealt a crushing blow with a home run,  and Lauren Kmon (Litchfield) and Christina (Boomer) Bonfiglio (Bedford) each had RBI doubles.

The Hornets were finally beaten in the semifinal game by eventual champions Firecracker Fury (Massachusetts). The New England Hornets  will next travel to Chelmsford Massachusetts for the Mid May Bandit Bash tournament.