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Ponderosa High School Mustangs: Welcome

Welcome to the Ponderosa High School Mustang Fastpitch Web Site. You will find important details and information pertaining to the Mustang Fastpitch season.

Wednesday, October 19

On a beautiful fall day, the Mustangs advanced to the State Tournament with 2 victories at Regionals in the Loveland Fairgrounds complex.  Seeded # 13 in 5A, the Mustangs faced a scrappy Cherokee Trail (#20 in 5A) in the opening game.  Ponderosa scored a solo run in the 2nd inning and two more runs in the 3rd inning to take a 3-0 lead.  Cherokee Trail fought back with a solo run in the 4th inning and another in the top of the 7th, but could not get closer than the 3-2 final score, sending the Mustangs to the Regional Championship round.  Facing #4 seed, Chatfield, the Mustangs jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the top of the 2nd inning.  A solo homer in the 3rd increased the Mustang lead to 3-0, which held up until the 6th inning.  Chatfield bunched together a hit, a Mustang error and 3-run homer to tie the game in the bottom of the 6th.  Neither team scored in the 7th inning and the game went into extra innings.  Ponderosa put the pressure on in the 8th inning scoring 2 runs on 2 hits and 2 Chatfield errors to take a 5-3 lead.  Chatfield went quietly in the bottom of the 8th, giving the Mustangs the win and the Regional Championship.  The 2 wins improved the Mustangs record to 16-5 overall, and a #9 seed in the State Tournament, where they'll face Rocky Mountain on Friday at 10:00am.

Saturday, October 15

With a playoff berth on the line, the Msutangs took care of business with a 3-1 win over Douglas County on Friday evening.  In the season's final home game at Sedillo Field, the Mustangs win earned Ponderosa a spot in the Regional Tournament next weekend in Loveland.  Excellent pitching kept DC off the scoreboard until the 5th inning when the Huskies scored their lone unearned run on two hits and a Ponderosa error.  The Mustangs scored 2 runs in the 3rd inning on 3 hits and a sac bunt and another run in the 4th inning on two hits and a sac bunt.  The win moves the Mustangs league record to 7-3, good for fourth place in the competitive Continental League, and 14-5 overall for the season.  Congratulations, Mustangs, good luck at Regionals !!

Friday, October 7

Neither team had a very good offensive performance, but the Mustangs made the most of their few hits enroute to a 5-0 shutout victory over cross town foe, Legend.  While Legend hardly threatened through the whole game, as they mustered jsut 4 singles, Ponderosa was tyrning their few hits into runs.  In the third inning, the Mustnags turned a double, two legend errors and a suicide squeeze into 3 runs to take a 3-0 lead.  In the fifth inning, a double, a walk, another suicide squeeze and a wild pitch added two more runs for the Mustangs, increasing the lead to 5-0.  The win moved the Mustangs record to 6-3 in league and 13-5 overall, setting up the final game of the regular season against DC to determine the playoff berths and seeding. 

Tuesday, October 4

Powered by 3 big home runs and limiting Heritage to just 2 hits, the Mustangs continued their last week charge for the playoffs with a solid 8-1 win over Heritage on Monday afternoon.  Jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first inning set the pace for the Mustangs.  In the second inning, Heritage scored their lone run on a hit, a walk, a stolen base and a sac fly, but the Mustangs countered with 4 more runs in the bottom of the inning on two 2-run homers to increase the lead to 6-1.  The Mustangs added two more runs on another 2-run homer in the 5th inning to close the scoring at 8-1.  Excellent pitching by the Mustangs resulted in 12 strikeouts and just 2 base hits over 7 innings, keeping Heritage from threatening during the game.  The win moved the Mustangs league record to 5-3, and maintained their 3-way tie for fourth place in the Continental League with Castle View and Douglas County. 

Monday, October 3

In a must win sitiuation, the Mustangs put together a solid victory over Highlands Ranch, 10-2 on Friday.  Needing a win to stay in the playoff race, Ponderosa banged out 12 hits resulting in 10 runs while good pitching and defense kept ranch off the scoreboard until the 7th inning.  Ponderosa scored solo runs in the 1st and 4th innings before opening up the lead in the 5th inning with 4 runs to take a 6-0 lead.  4 more runs in the 7th inning staked Ponderosa to a 10-0 lead, before the Falcons scored 2 in the bottom of the 7th to end the scoring at 10-2 in favor of the Mustangs.  The important win moved the Mustangs record to 4-3 in league play and 11-5 overall as they enter the last week of the regular season.

Monday, October 3

Ponderosa struggled on offense and defense Wednesday afternoon, resulting in a tough 8-4 loss to cross town rival Chaparral.  The Mustangs committed 3 critical errors and coupled with Chap's 9 hits, the Wolverines never trailed in the game.  Chaparral got on the board early with 3 runs in the first inning.  Ponderosa answered in the second with a solo run to close the gap to 3-1.  In the third inning, the Mustangs scored another run to get within a run at 3-2.  Chaparral responded with 2 runs in the bottom of the third to increase their lead to 5-2.  While the Mustnags went quietly in the 4th and 5th innings, Chap added another run for 6-2 lead.  The Mustangs battled back in the 6th inning with 2 more runs to close with 6-4.  But as had been the pattern in this game, Chap answered back with 2 runs to increase the gap to 8-4.  In the 7th inning, Ponderosa loaded the bases with no outs, but could not score, ending the game on a strikeout and double play to snuff the rally.  The loss moves the Mustang record to 3-3 in Continental League play and 10-5 overall.

Wednesday, September 28

In a battle for fourth place and the final playoff spot in the Continental League, the Thunder Ridge Grizzlies and Ponderosa Mustangs squared off Monday evening with much on the line.  However, the Mustangs cruised to an easy 10-1 win over the Grizzlies to improve their chances for making the playoffs in two weeks.  Ponderosa jumped to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on three hits.  Solo runs were added in the second and third innings to increase the score to 4-0.  The Grizzlies logged their lone run of the game on three hits in the bottom of the third to close the gap to 4-1.  Ponderosa jumped right back with 2 runs on 4 hits in the 4th inning to increase their lead to 6-1.  The Mustangs added 4 runs in the top of the seventh on 2 hits, and 2 Grizzly errors to complete the scoring at 10-1.  Solid defense and good pitching kept the Grizzlies from threatening throughout the game, as they were limited to just 5 hits.  The victory improved the Mustangs record to 3-2 in Continental League play and 10-4 overall.

Monday, September 26

The Mustangs suffered their second loss of the Continental League season on Friday evening to Rock Canyon in extra innings, 6-4.  In the two league losses, the Mustangs have had early 3-0 leads, but failed to hold on, ending in frustrating defeats.  In the battle against Rock Canyon, last year's league champ and state champ runner up, the Mustangs jumped to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on a solo homer.  Ponderosa added 2 more runs in the second on two walks and two hits to increase their lead to 3-0.  The Jaguars battled back with 2 runs in the top of the third, but Ponderosa responded with a solo run on three hits to make the score 4-2 after 3 innings.  RocK Canyon added an unearned run in the 4th inning and another run in the 5th inning to tie the score at 4-4.  Both teams failed to score in the 6th and 7th innings, sending the game to extra innings.  The Jaguars used one hit and two Mustang errors to score two runs and take a 6-4 lead.  The Mustangs went quietly in the bottom of the 8th, giving the Jaguars the win, suffering their first home loss of the season.  The defeat move the Mustangs record to 2-2 in league play and 9-4 overall as they move into the final 2 weeks of the regular season.

Thursday, September 22

In clearly their best game of the season so far, the Mustangs put all the pieces together in a dominating 12-0 victory over Castle View.  Maybe it was payback for their 6-5 loss to the Sabercats in the Don McCall tournament, but more likely it was the Mustangs starting to come together as a team that's getting better at the right time.  Excellent pitching, timely hitting, crafty baserunning and bunting by Ponderosa were all too much for Castle View to handle as they never threatened thoughout the game, limited to just 2 hits.  Meanwhile, the Mustangs "got their swing on" early and often, scoring 1 run in the first, 3 runs in the second, 6 runs in the third, and two runs in the fourth to complete the mercy rule win.  The victory moves the Mustangs record to 2-1 in League play and 9-3 for the season.

Tuesday, September 20

Finally, the offense we've all been waiting to see showed up and put their bats to work, as the Mustangs routed the Regis Raiders by a score of 20-4.  After a quiet first inning, and Regis ahead 1-0, the Mustangs struck back with a furious attack scoring 9 runs - all with two outs - pounding out 7 hits along with one walk, a hit batter, and two Regis errors to take a solid 9-1 lead.  Regis answered with two runs in the bottom of the second to close the gap to 9-3.  The Mustangs kept their foot on the gas in the third inning scoring 4 runs on a leadoff walk and hits to increase the score to 13-3.  In the fourth inning, Ponderosa pounded out 5 more hits, coupled with a walk and a Regis error to up the score to 18-3.  Regis added a solo run in the bottom of the fourth to avoid the 15-run rule, closing the gap to 14 runs at 18-4.  The Mustangs weren't done yet, adding two more runs on 4 hits to close the scoring at an even 20 runs.  A quick 1-2-3 bottom of the fifth for Regis ended the game enacting the mercy rule at 20-4.  This is the offense the Mustangs were expected to show off through the season, and we are glad they've arrived in time for the rest of the Continental League season.  The win moved the Mustangs league record to 1-1 and 8-3 overall. 

Saturday, September 17

Ponderosa looked good as they jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a 2-run homer in the first inning against the Golden Eagles of Mountain Vista.  They added a third run in the second inning on 3 more hits and seemed to be in control with a 3-0 lead.  But the third inning was the turning point in the game.  As the Mustangs went quietly with a 1-2-3 inning, Mountain Vista grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third with 4 runs on 5 hits, a walk, and a Mustang error.  The Mustangs would manage only one more hit over the last 4 innings of the game, never mounting a threat to retake the lead.  Mountain Vista added solo runs in the 5th and 6th innings, adding to their margin to the final score of 6-3.  Although the Mustangs came out of the gates hot, they learned that intensity needs to maintained throughout the whole game.  The loss drops the Mustangs to 0-1 in Continental League play, and 7-3 on the season. 

Tuesday, September 13

It was a busy afternoon - the heartwarming tribute to the Behn family and Morgan, our fallen Mustang, the TV crew and cameras atop the dugouts, and the Mustangs from Mountain Range bidding to knock off their Mustang counterparts from Ponderosa.  But through it all, the Ponderosa Mustangs found a way to win the game, squeaking out a 3-2 victory in the bottom of the seventh inning.  With emotions running high from the Behn tribute and maybe some nerves from the TV cameras, Ponderosa started out great, jumping to a 2-0 lead in the first inning on four hits.  However, Ponderosa cooled off from there, adding only 4 more hits over the next 5 innings.  Meanwhile, Mountain Range was building momentum, scoring an uneraned run in the fourth inning and another run in the fifth inning to tie the score at 2-2.  When Mountain Range turned a double play in the bottom of the fifth inning to snuff a Ponderosa rally, momentum was claerly wearing a white and blue jersey.  Ponderosa stole the momentum back in the sixth inning as Mountain Range placed runners on 2nd and 3rd base with just one out when Ponderosa executed their own double play with a fly ball and a gunned down runner at the plate turning back Mountain Range's scoring bid.  In the bottom of the seventh, a double off the fence and a groundout had Ponderosa's potential winning run at third base with 2 outs, when a wild pitch allowed Ponderosa to score the winning run.  Not the classic comeback victory dreams are made of, but a win nonetheless.  The victory moves Ponderosa's record to 7-2 on the season as they head into Continental league play laer this week.

 

Tonight's game will be shown a number of times, but the first one will be on Premier Broadcast Comcast CET Sports, Friday September 16 at 7PM.  You can also buy a DVD copy of the game at ISPN.TV

Friday, September 9

It didn't look at all like the Mustangs we've been watching the last two weeks - who were these players???  Legacy thrashed the Mustangs 12-0 in Broomfield, as Ponderosa faltered in nearly every aspect of the game.  The Mustangs never got a runner past second base with only 3 hits,  committed two errors leading to more Legacy runs, and walked a season high 10 batters and hit three others.  The only good news about the game was that it got over in 5 innings, thanks to the mercy rule.  Legacy scored 4 runs in the first inning on 3 hits and 4 walks.  They added 3 more runs in the third inning on two hits, two walks, and an error.  In the fourth inning, the Lightning added 5 more runs on 3 hits, 4 walks and a hit batter.  Meanwhile, the Mustnags never threatened on offense, providing an easy win for Legacy.  The loss drops the Mustangs record to 6-2 with just one game remaining before Continental League play starts next week.   The Mustangs need to re-group and get focused for a strong run over the next 4 weeks. 

Monday, September 5

Over a beautiful Labor Day Weekend, the Mustangs got in five games over the two days to really see what this 2011 team is all about.  The first day of the tourney featured strong pitching performances as Ponderosa blanked a tough Verdigris, Oklahoma team 3-0 in the opener.  Both pitchers held each team in check, until the Mustangs broke the scoreless tie with a solo homer in the fifth and a two-run blast in the sixth to score the only 3 runs in the game.  In game two on Friday, another solid pitching outing by Ponderosa resulted in a 5-0 win over Pueblo Centennial.  In that game, the Mustangs scored solo runs in each inning except the 4th, powered again by two more home runs.  In game three on Saturday morning, the Mustangs broke out the offense behind a 15-hit attack as every Mustang player reached base and scored in a 13-3 rout over Regis.  Game four was the clsoest game of the weekend, as the Mustangs suffered their first loss of the season against a fiesty Castle View team, 6-5.  Trailing early in the game, the Mustangs tied the score at 2-2 in the second inning. Castle View took a 5-3 lead after three innings, But Ponderosa scored another run in the 4th inning to close the gap to 5-4.  Each team scored a solo run in the sixth inning and time ran out with Castle View ahead, 6-5.  The final game of the weekend for the Mustangs was a lopsided victory over Lewis Palmer, 11-3, which featured 4 consecutive triples along with 2 homers for the Ponderosa offense.  The Mustangs finished in third place of the Gold bracket for the tourney, but more importantly, got in a good deal of game experience to prepare for the rest of the season.  Speaking of expereince, the Ponderosa JV participated in the Don McCall Varsity level tournament as well, and they really held their own against varsity level teams.  The Mustang JV team beat Harrison and Cheyenne Mountain in convincing fashion, and lost to Monarch, Palmer Ridge, and Chatfield.  Both the Palmer Ridge and Chatfield games were close, as the JV team competed well against the older teams.  Gaining some great confidence, the JV team finished in 10th place of the 18 varsity teams in the tourney. Well done JV Mustangs, many people were talking about how good the Ponderosa JV team was!!!

Wednesday, August 31

Good pitching, good defense, and timely hitting is usually the recipe for a win, and the Mustangs followed that recipe for a 5-3 victory over Arvada West at Sedillo Field in the home opener.   A-West jumped to a quick 1-0 lead on an unearned run in the top of the first inning, but the Mustangs grabbed the lead back in the second inning with three runs on 4 hits.  Ponderosa increased the lead to 5-1 in the fourth inning scoring two more runs on a walk and two hits including an exciting suicide squeeze bunt executed to perfection.  A-West bounced right back in the top of the fifth scoring two unearned runs to close the gap at 5-3.  The Cats threatened in the sixth and seventh innings , but that good pitching and good defense shut down the comeback for the win.  Great job Mustangs - we like this recipe alot - use it often....

Sunday, August 28

The 2011 Mustangs season opener didn't go the way they had hoped, but at least the Mustangs ended up on the right side of a 4-3 score and started the season with a win.  Travelling to Bear Creek, the Mustangs couldn't get much started early, while the Bears scored runs in the first and second innings to grab the lead at 2-0.  After a cold rain shower in the third inning, the Mustnags finally woke up and scored 4 runs in the top of the fifth inning on 4 hits and a sac fly to take the lead at 4-3.  The pesky Bears added another run in the sixth to close the gap to 4-3, where the score remained for balance of the game.  So, the 2011 season is upon us, and the Mustangs are 1-0, right where they wanted to be after game 1. 

Monday, August 22

The Mustangs headed south to Colorado Springs for one day of intense practice and another day of scrimmages against teams from the Colorado Springs area. The Mustangs planned out a busy 2-day trip where the team got some high quality focused practice and some scrimmages without the distractions of everyday life. The Mustangs spent Friday with two practice sessions at Memorial Park, toured the Olympic Training Center, followed by a great Italian dinner at Zio's. Later that evening, a laid back round of putt-putt golf was enjoyed by the Mustangs, captains were announced (all 7 seniors were selected as captains), uniforms numbers were selected, and some well deserved rest at the hotel was welcomed. Saturday featured three scrimmage sessions against Air Academy, Discovery Canyon, and Plamer, which allowed the Mustang coaches to get a look at their 2011 team, and try out some players at various positions. The Mustangs played well against the Colorado Springs teams, and left with great expectations for the 2011 season. Nice weekend, Mustangs - you worked hard, played hard, and had fun all along the way !!

Friday, August 12

The Mustangs kicked off the 2011 Fastpitch campaign with a successful pre-season camp on Wednesday and Thursday.  The camp was very well attended as 28 prospective Mustang players enjoyed the 2-day event.  Day 1 of camp focused on defensive skills, such as throwing, fielding grounders, and catching fly balls, as well as baserunning.  Day 2 of camp featured some hitting techniques, and an intersquad matchup where the players got to try out some of their new skills.  Tryouts start on Monday of next week, when the Mustang coaching staff will select their 2011 team.


The Ponderosa Mustang 2011 schedule has been released and can be found in the "Schedule" and "Calendar" section of this website. This year's schedule includes the Don McCall Varsity and JV tournaments in early September, four confirmed pre-season games (Bear Creek, Mountain Range, Arvada West, and Legacy), and the Continental League teams.

Sunday, March 27

Any Ponderosa High School students interested in playing Mustang Fastpitch for the 2011 season are encouraged to attend the Mustang Player Camp to be held at Sedillo Field (located on the east side of PHS) on the afternoons of August 10 and 11, 2011.  The camp will focus on fundamentals and aspects of the Mustang Fastpitch coaching philosophies that will help prospects in tryouts held during August 15th and August 16th.  This camp is a great way for returning and future players to get to know one another as well as have some fun and learn some new skills at the same time. 

All campers need to be cleared by the Athletic Office before attending camp.  In order to be cleared for camp you need to have completed your physical, and you also need to turn your registration packet into the Athletic Office at Ponderosa.  Physical forms are available in the Athletic office and need to be completed by your doctor and turned back in before camp.   In addition, all campers will need to have a permission slip (available in the athletic office - or downloaded from the "handouts" section of this website) for the camp signed by their parents. 

The camp will cost $20.00, which will cover the cost of your 2011 team t-shirt.    Please make sure to bring all of your equipment and plenty of water.   

 Hope to see you there!!!