It's College Commitment time, and two more TNL athletes are telling the world about their softball future.

Congratulations to Celinna Cosio (Class of 2012) who just signed to Long Island University Brooklyn.  Celinna is going to be an LIU Brooklyn Blackbird!

Congratulations to Brianna Girardin (Class of 2012) who just signed to Southeastern University.  Hello Florida!

TNL is so proud of you.  Great job ladies!

Congratulations to the TNL 14 White team for a strong runner-up finish at the 26 team Triple Crown Mother's Day Classic in San Clemente. After going 3-0 in pool play, out-scoring their opponents 21-3, the 14 White team won three exciting come-from-behind bracket games. In the quarterfinals Sabrina Carrel drove in all three runs in a thrilling 3-2 win over the Power Surge, including a walk off single to win it in the 6th inning. In the semi-final game it was Sarah Fisher coming through with her 3rd home run of the weekend against the So Cal Hurricanes, a three run shot, to win it 5-2. We faced a red hot AZ Storm pitcher and team in the championship game and fell one game short, but finished 6-1 for the weekend.

Overall it was excellent pitching, timely hitting and consistent defense that were the keys to victory. Izzy Ortiz, Brooke Snyder, Kayla Burruel and Alissa Hiener limited opponents to just 9 runs over the first six games. Morgan Lutticken and Sarah Fisher led the team in hitting, while Megan Ruiz was on base seemingly every at bat! The girls brought an excellent energy and focus to the field all weekend, making all of us extremely proud of their effort. Great job ladies!

Game scores:
TNL 14 White - 7, AZ Storm - 1
TNL 14 White - 9, Cal Thunder OC - 2
TNL 14 White - 5, Las Vegas Express - 0
TNL 14 White - 5, Batbusters - 2
TNL 14 White - 3, Power Surge - 2
TNL 14 White - 5, So Cal Hurricanes - 2
AZ Storm - 8, TNL 14 White - 0

Congratulations to the TNL 14 White team captured the consolation championship of the Pair-A-Dice Tournament in Las Vegas with a thrilling 5-3 comeback victory over the Las Vegas Rebels in the semi-final game, courtesy of a Sammy Needham grand slam homer, and a tense 2-1 comeback victory in the championship game over a tough Las Vegas Blast team, thanks to an awesome pitching performance by Kayla Burruel and a clutch 6th inning, two out game winning hit by Jackie Patterson.

The girls finished the weekend with a 5-1-1 record while playing excellent defense, getting timely hitting and dominant pitching. They outscored the opposition 31-14 over seven games while braving cold, wet and windy weather on Saturday. It was definitely a total team effort for TNL in the 19 team tournament. Kudos to Wizard of Oz winner Kendra Hall who played great defense at SS all weekend along with getting several timely hits, including a home run; Kayla Burruel for winning three games in the circle while belting two home runs and a triple; Sammy Needham with stellar "D" at 1B along with a hot bat and Jackie Patterson who was everywhere on the bases all weekend while hitting over .600!"

Scores:

TNL -2, AZ Hotshots - 2
TNL -12, Las Vegas Bandits - 0
TNL - 5, San Diego Breakers - 2
Las Vegas Rage (Aly) - 5, TNL - 1
TNL - 4, Las Vegas Express - 1
TNL - 5, Las Vegas Rebels - 3
TNL - 2, Las Vegas Blast - 1

TNL 14 Gold Balzer
Co-Champions of Triple Crown Tournament
Jan 28-29, 2012

The last game was not played due to game delays.  Gold team went undefeated for the weekend Pool Games