18U WORTH Firecracker Red Hots: History
Sunday, August 23
18U WORTH Firecracker Red Hots 2009 Tournament Schedule
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March 1, 2009 Mass Inferno Scrimmage - Tufts University, Medford, MA June 19 - 21, 2009 Father's Day Bash Tournament - Leominster, MA REVISED DUE TO POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS Pool Play Saturday vs New England Hornets - W 11-2 Saturday vs Mass Havoc - L 0-4 Single Elimination Sunday vs Mass Intensity - W 11-3 Sunday vs New England Hornets - W 4-2 Rest of Tournament Cancelled Due to Poor Weather Conditions 3rd Place Finish June 25, 2009 Polar Crush Individual Camp - Devens, MA June 26 - 28, 2009 Polar Crush College Showcase Tournament - Devens, MA* *Directions to each field is available under the '2009 Player Bios' on the left sidebar Friday vs Berkshire Blaze - W 11-3 Friday vs NH Elite - L 7-0 Saturday vs Southern Maine Flame-Red - W 6-0 Sunday vs Empire State Huskies - W 6-5 Sunday vs Firecracker Bad Apples - W 7-2 July 2 - 5, 2009 TNT College Showcase Tournament - Quakertown, PA Thursday vs WV TriState Thunder - T 1-1 Thursday vs South Jersey Rage - W 11-1 Friday vs PA LV Outlaws - W 5-0 Friday vs NJ Clifton Cobras - W 2-1 Saturday vs DE Magic - L 11-3 (Some Days You Eat The Bear and Other Days the Bear Eats You) Saturday vs LI Express Red - W 12-6 July 9, 2009 CT Tradition Individual Camp - Wallingford, CT July 10 - 12, 2009 CT Tradition College Showcase Tournament - Wallingford, CT Friday vs Westchester Warriors - W 4-0 Saturday vs CT Eliminators Black - T 3-3 Saturday vs ME Flame Black - L 9-3 Sunday vs Mass Inferno - W 7-1 Sunday vs Hunt's Hurricanes - L 6-1 July 17 - 19, 2009 Weekend Off July 24 - 26, 2009 Summer Slam College Showcase Tournament - Leominster or Dracut, MA Saturday vs Mass Inferno - W 4-0 Saturday vs Mass Pressure - L 4-3 Saturday vs Mass Intensity - W 2-1 Sunday vs Mass Inferno - L 6-5 August 1, 2009 Travel day to FAST-SPORTS Nationals - Ocoee, FL August 2 - 8, 2009 FAST-SPORTS Nationals - Ocoee, FL Pool Play Monday vs Miami Stingrays - W 2-0 Monday vs Richmond Storm - L 3-1 Tuesday vs Amsterdam Pirates (Netherlands) - W 11-1 Wednesday vs Twilight Twisters - L 5-0 Wednesday vs South Florida Cruisers - L 7-0 Double Elimination Rounds Thursday vs Miami Stingrays (again) - W 2-0 Thursday vs Richmond Storm (again) - L 4-3 (down 1-0, up 2-1, tied 2-2, down 3-2, tied 3-3(bottom of 7th) and lose in 9 innings 4-3)... Great game to watch.Team effort by both sides. Friday vs Queens Nassau Comets - W 10-2 Friday vs Dixie Chicks - L 3-0 August 14, 2009 NSA Worth Individual Camp - Leominster, MA August 14 - 16, 2009 NSA Worth College Showcase Tournament - Leominster, MA Saturday vs Mass Rampage - W 5-0 Saturday vs Rhode Island Lightning - L 2-1 Saturday vs Mass Destruction - L 7-6 Sunday vs Middlesex Crossfire - W 7-0 Sunday vs Mass Drifters - W 5-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The 2008 Summer Hi-Lites for the 1st year 18U Firecracker Red Hots (moved up from 16U 1 year early) were as follows;
* - Record: 28 wins - 18 losses = 46 games
* - Participated in 5 college showcases
* - 4-1 in CT Tradition College Showcase Tournament
* - 3rd place in NSA Summer Slam Tournament - 4-0
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The 2007 Summer Hi-Lites for the 1st year 16U Firecracker Red Hots were as follows;
* - Record: 51 wins - 19 losses = 70 games
* - Tournament Championships: 2
* - 5th Place in the FAST-SPORTS Nationals in Orlando, FL
NOTE on FAST-SPORTS Nationals: 2nd best win/loss record behind National Champions / Beat the #1, #3 & #4 ranked teams during elimination rounds. Teams from CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, MA, MD, MO, NJ, NY, PA & TN.
* - 2nd Place in the 2007 NSA Massachusetts State Championships (no ASA)
* - Runs Scored: 379 for an average of 5.4 per game
* - Runs Against: 153 for an average of 2.2 per game
* - Games shut out by opponent: 7
* - Games shut out opponent: 23
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The 2006 Summer Hi-Lites for the 2nd year 14U Firecracker Red Hots were as follows;
* - Record: 68 wins - 12 losses - 1 tie = 81 games
* - Tournament Championships: 8
* - 2rd Place in the 2006 NSA Massachusetts State Championships (no ASA)
* - 33rd Place in the NSA Nationals in Columbus, OH (out of 106 teams)
Note on NSA Nationals: Best win/loss record in New England for 14U Division and
2nd best record when including New York and New Jersey
* - Runs Scored: 624 for an average of 7.7 per game
* - Runs Against: 161 for an average of 1.9 per game
* - Games shut out by opponent: 1
* - Games shut out opponent: 25
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The 2005 Summer Hi-Lites for the 1st year 14U Firecracker Red Hots were as follows;
* - Record: 74 wins - 14 losses - 2 ties = 90 games
* - Tournament Championships: 6
* - 3rd Place in the 2005 ASA & NSA Massachusetts State Championships
* - 25th Place in the NSA Nationals in Charlotte, NC (out of 108 teams)
* - Runs Scored: 685 for an average of 7.6 per game
* - Runs Against: 201 for an average of 2.2 per game
* - Games shut out by opponent: 2
* - Games shut out opponent: 30
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The 2004 Summer Hi-Lites for the 2nd year 12U Firecracker Red Hots were as follows;
* - Record 46 Wins and 11 Losses = 57 Games
* - Tournament Championships - 5 including 14U "Warm-Up" Tournament before NSA World Series
* - NSA & ASA Massachusetts State Champs
* - 17th Place at NSA World Series in Columbus, OH out of 64 Teams
* - 35 Wins and 4 Losses from June 1st to August 1st including World Series
* - Scored 277 runs and gave up less than 2 runs per game during that same time span
* - Defense responsible for 5 no hitters