Lil Saints 18U Fast Pitch Softball: Welcome
Highly Competitive Fast Pitch Softball team located in the Phoenix Metro area.
The L'il Saints Softball Program has always stood for developing the softball skills necessary for young women to compete at the highest level of competition. Players who work hard developing their fundamental skills and are willing to put in the hours of hard work with dedication and discipline often feel exceptionally fulfilled at the end of the season. Both, individually and as a "team", The L'il Saints continue to strive for excellence.
In our program, we attempt to make each player conscious of how meaningful her specific role is to the total team effort. Fundamental performance is the key to a "winning season". Each player is taught how to deal with both success and failure and how to reach both short and long term goals with maximum success.
In the L'il Saints softball organization, we teach an accelerated level of softball so our young women will be prepared to play at the collegiate level. We are always looking for new information on coaching techniques and we add qualified coaches to our staff each year. With the escalating cost of a college education, our monies spent now will pay off in the future for our L'il Saints players. Tournament play is essential in our organization. We work hard at scheduling a series of highly competitive tournaments throughout the year.
Our primary goal is "devotion to our teams and players". Whether a player is with us one season or many, it is our hope that she will experience a good feeling and have a continuing love for the sport of softball.
Coach Contacts:
Gary Irwin, Head Coach, girwin62@hotmail.com
Jon Sanders, Manager/Asst. Coach, Champelec@aol.com
Jamie Mendez, Asst. Coach
Friday, May 15
L'il Saints 18U Summer Schedule 2009
May 23-25 Memorial Day Classic - Phoenix
May 30-31 ASA John McGonigle Memorial - Phoenix
June 12-14 ASA tournament JO GFP National Qualifier - Rochester, MN (McQuillan Park)
June 20-21 ASA Summer Breeze - Phoenix
June 27-28 ASA or TCS Local Tournament - Phoenix
June 30-July 6 TCS Sparkler Tournament & NFCA Camp & All Stars - Westminster, CO
July 10-12 ASA JO 18U State Championship - Phoenix
July 27-Aug 2 ASA 18U National Championship - Las Vegas, NV OR ASA Western Nationals - Westminster, CO
Saturday, November 22
The Lil Saints 18U team is pleased to announce the recent committment of two of our players to continue their playing career at the collegiate level.
Megan Kowal, a senior at Westwood HS, has committed to Mesa Community College. Megan is a 2B/SS.
Tanya Eckles, a senior at Peoria HS, committed this week to Mesa Community College. Tanya is a 1B/3B.
Megan Rossing, a senior at Hamilton HS, committed to Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Megan is a P/1B.
Congratulations Megan, Megan, and Tanya on achieving your goals!!
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| Recent Games | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Thu 7/2 |
TCS Sparkler Thu Game 1
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9:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Denver - Northern Lights Park #3 |
| Thu 7/2 |
TCS Sparkler Thu Game 2
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11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Denver - Northern Lights Park #3 |