Between the years of 2007 - 2009 with 7 major tournament wins and eight - 2nd place finishes, two National Qualifier wins in Bristol, the Pennsylvania Classic in Pennsylvania playing 8 different state representatives, the 36 team New England ASA Classic where the Danger went undefeated, the huge win against the #2 team in the country at the time against the New York Salt City Stealers, a New England Phoenix Championship, add to that the unbelievable 17th place finish in the Pony National Championships among 135 teams and tied for 2nd representing Massachusetts the 2009 Danger Organization is a girls fastpitch competitive softball affiliate of Pony, NSA, and ASA softball. Dedicated to training our girls to become better players with practice, motivation, and the will to succeed, we not only look at what transpires on the field but off the playing field as well. We expect our ladies to carry themselves with the highest esteem, class, and dignity. Although our thought process is to build championship teams, we believe much of that notion comes from "within" the player herself. We want our girls to enjoy all the attributes we offer and to have a "fun filled" time in playing and learning the art of the game. Our coaches are dedicated to help along this process and will do "everything" conceivable to pave the way.
Our motto says it all:
"THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS IN ITS PACK"
DANGER WHITE 12U COP 2ND NATIONAL QUALIFIER TITLE GOING UNDEFEATED IN KEYSTONE NATIONAL QUALIFIER IN PENNSYLVANIA....MORE TO COME
2009 DANGER TEAMS HEADING TO PENNSYLVANIA JUNE 19TH - 21ST TO DEFEND TITLE OF 2008
THE DANGER YELLOW 14U, DANGER WHITE 14U, AND DANGER WHITE 12U HEAD EAST TO PLAY AT THE KEYSTONE NATIONAL QUALIFIER HELD IN CHAMBESBURG PENNSYLVANIA AGAINST TEAMS FROM WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA, NEW JERSEY, DELEWARE, MARYLAND, PENNSYLVANIA, AND NEW YORK. THE DANGER TEAMS ARE THE LONE REPRESENTITIVES OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE DANGER NAVY 14U WILL ALSO ATTEND THE ALL STAR TOURNAMENT IN JULY AGAINST SEVERAL OF THE SAME TEAMS FROM THE DIFFERENT STATES. THE 2008 DANGER WHITE 14U CAPTURED THE TITLE WHILE THE DANGER WHITE 18U FINISHED 2ND IN THEIR PERSPECTIVE AGE DIVISION
DANGER YELLOW 14U - DANGER WHITE 12U WIN NATIONAL QUALIFIER NEW ENGLAND PHOENIX TOURNAMENT & BRISTOL NATIONAL QUALIFIER RESPECTIVELY - DANGER 14U WHITE 2ND IN PHOENIX
THE DANGER YELLOW 14U CAPTURED THE NATIONAL QUALIFIER NEW ENGLAND PHOENIX CLASSIC WITH 5 STRAIGHT WINS BEATING THEIR SISTERS DANGER WHITE 14U IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS WHILE THE DANGER WHITE 12U BESTED EVERYONE IN BRISTOL TO CAPTURE THE BRISTOL NATIONAL QUALIFIER.
AT THE PHOENIX NATALIE BURCHAT PITCHED 5 GAMES AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WHILE CAROLINE FAIRBANKS LAUNCHED A TREMENDOUS HOME RUN OVER TWO FENCES ONTO THE INFIELD OF ANOTHER GAME WHILE DOWN AT BRISTOL THE DANGER 12U WHITE WITH STANDOUT PITCHERS JOSIE BORYSEVICZ AND ELISE LACASSE CARRIED THE TEAM TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP. IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL ACE PITCHER JOSIE BORYSEVICZ PITCHED A "PERFECT GAME" FOR THE TITLE.
DANGER YELLOW 14U FINISHES 3RD IN SWANSEA
DANGER WHITE 14U TAKES 4TH PLACE IN CONCORD
DANGER WHITE 12U JUST MISSES AT LIGHTNING FLASH WITH 4TH PLACE FINISH
DANGER WHITE 12U ENDS UP 2ND IN MERIDIAN CONNECTICUT
DANGER HOLIDAY SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
DATE: JULY 3rd - 5th, 2009 LOCATION OF FIELDS: UXBRIDGE
6 FIELDS ALL WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF ONE ANOTHER
AGE GROUPS: 14U - 16U
COST: $425
TEAM & INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES FOR 1ST AND 2ND PLACE
MVP AWARD
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LAST YEAR WE HAD 34 TEAMS SO DON'T WAIT
TEAMS SO FAR:
DANGER YELLOW 14U - MASSACHUESTTS
DANGER NAVY 14U - MASSACHUSETTS
CT. RENEGADES 14U - CONNECTICUT
MASS RENEGADES 14U - MASSACHUSETTS
DANGER WHITE 14U - MASSACHUSETTS
CENTRAL MASS INVADERS BLUE 14U - MASSACHUSETTS
CHARLTON WILDFIRE 14U RED - MASSACHUSETTS
TAUNTON TORNADOES 14U - MASSACHUSETTS
MIDDLESEX CROSSFIRE 14U - MASSACHUSETTS
DANGER WHITE 12U - MASSACHUSETTS
DANGER WHITE 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
RIPTIDE 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
DUDLEY VIPERS 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
CT. RENEGADES 16U - CONNECTICUT
NWS ELITE 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
MASS RENEGADES 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
BETWEEN THE LINES 16U- CONNECTICUT
CENTRAL MASS INVADERS 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
LANSINGBURGH LADY ROYALS BLUE 16U - NEW YORK
WORCESTER STRIKE ZONE - MASSACHUSETTS
XTREME IMPACT 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
MANSFIELD GREEN MACHINE 16U - MASSACHUSETTS
LADY BOMBERS 16U - NEW YORK
HALLOWEEN CLASSIC
DANGER YELLOW 14U FINISH 3RD
THE DANGER YELLOW ONCE AGAIN PUT TOGETHER THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT EXCELLENT TOURNAMENT AND FINAL OUTDOOR TOURNAMENT AS HEAD COACH JOE GNIADEK GETS READY TO TAKE THE TROOPS TO ALBANY, NEW YORK FOR THE WINTER SESSION IN A 14U INDOOR TOURNAMENT CLASSIC AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY. THE HALLOWEEN CLASSIC SAW THE DANGER YELLOW WIN 5-0, THEN 17-1 OVER CENTRAL MASS THUNDER, BEFORE LOSING A 3-2 DEFENSIVE DUAL TO CONCORD. THE DANGER YELLOW THEN WENT INTO THE QUARTER FINALS AND BEAT THE LADY RAMBLERS OF FALL RIVER 8-1 BEFORE DROPPING THE SEMI FINALS TO FIRECRACKER FURY 8-0. FRONTLINE ACE NATALIE BURCHAT PITCHED TREMENDOUS ONCE AGAIN AND HAS NOW RUN HER RECORD TO 7-1 FOR THE YEAR WITH OVER 80 STRIKEOUTS RECORDED. LAUREN ROGERS AND CAROLINE FAIRBANKS WERE IMMENSE IN THE WINS WITH CONTINOUS RBI'S PRODUCED THROUGHOUT THE CLASSIC. AJ JOHNSON PUT ON A TERRIFIC SLAP SHOW AND ALSO WAS INSTRUMENTAL ON DEFENSE AT SHORTSTOP. SAM BONVINO CAUGHT ALL 6 GAMES AND WAS STRONG DEFENSIVELY.
PLAINVILLE 14U CHAMPIONSHIP
DANGER YELLOW TAKE HOME 2ND PLACE WITH DANGER WHITE 3RD PLACE
WITH VERY LITTLE LEFT IN THE TANK AFTER EXPENDING EVERY OUNCE OF ENERGY IN THE SEMI-FINAL CLASH WITH SISTERS THE DANGER WHITE 14U, THE DANGER YELLOW 14U COULD NOT CAPITALIZE LATE IN THE GOING WITH A BASES LOADED NO OUT SITUATION AND ONLY CAME AWAY WITH ONE RUN AS THEY WERE DEFEATED BY THE MASS DRIFTERS 6-1 IN CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. WITH HEADS HELD HIGH THE DANGER YELLOW HAD NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF AS THEY PROVED IN THE TOURNAMENT THEY COULD WIN IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS.
PERFORMANCES BY NATALIE BURCHAT 3 WINS AND OVER 30 STRIKEOUTS AND A LINE DRIVE RBI DOUBLE, MAGGIE KRYNZEL 1 WIN AND 18 STRIKOUTS WITH SEVERAL BIG HITS, AJ JOHNSON WITH A 5 GAME OUTSTANDING CATCHING PERFORMANCE AND NUMEROUS STOPS AND SCOOPS ALLOWING NO PASSED BALLS AND GETTING BIG TIMELY HITS, KAYLA DIBIASIE WITH A 3 RUN HOME RUN BOMB AND 2 TRIPLES TO HER RESUME TO LEAD THE DANGER YELLOW TO VICTORY, CAROLINE FAIRBANKS AND LAUREN ROGERS WITH EXCELLENT 3RD BASE PERFORMANCES AND BOTH BASES LOADED CLUTCH HITTING IN THE SEMI FINAL CLASSIC, TO SAM BONVINO AND HER AWESOME ARRAY OF SHORTSTOP AND BACKUP CATCHING BESIDES HER GAME WINNING HIT IN THE QUARTER FINAL SHOWDOWN, WITH JAZ SINCLAIR AND HER CLUTCH BASES CLEARING DOUBLE IN THE SEMI FINAL CLASSIC BESIDES HER SEVERAL STOLEN BASES, WITH KASSIDY BEYERLIN AND SOME HUGE HITS IN GAME ONE BESIDES HER INNING ENDING BASKET CATCH IN STOPPING A BASES LOADED RALLY IN THE SEMI FINALS, TO KERRI MCBRIDE WITH SOME CLUTCH BUNTS IN THE QUARTER FINAL GAME AND STELLAR PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT AT 2ND BASE, WITH FINALLY THE ALL OUT HUSTLE AND PLAY OF KRISTY PULASKI WHO ENDED ANOTHER MAJOR THREAT IN THE SEMI FINALS WITH AN INNING ENDING RUNNING CATCH IN RIGHT FIELD AND GREAT PLAY THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT, THE DANGER YELLOW TAKE HOME 2ND PLACE AFTER A PREVIOUS 3RD PLACE FINISH IN THE RAIN SHORTENED EVENT IN THE MIZUNO CLASSIC WHERE THE YELLOW WENT UNDEFEATED AND ONLY GAVE UP ONE RUN.
PLAINVILLE'S SEMI FINAL 14U SHOWDOWN PITS DANGER YELLOW AND DANGER WHITE IN UNBELIEVABLE THRILLING FINISH
NO ONE COULD HAVE EVER PREDICTED THE OUTCOME, NOR ANYONE BELIEVE THE SCORE AS THE TWO DANGER TEAMS NOTED FOR THEIR STELLAR DEFENSE AND SMALL BALL, HIT AND RUN, AND BIG RALLY PERFORMANCE ATTITUDES LOCKED HORNS IN A BATTLE TO MOVE ON TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. THE DANGER YELLOW 14U TRAILING LATE 8-1 AFTER 5 INNINGS CAME ON STRONG AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ANY BREAKS GIVEN TO THEM WITH SOME TIMELY HITS AS WELL IN POSTING A 7 RUN TWO INNING RALLY AND STUNNED THE DANGER WHITE 14U 10-9 IN AN ABSOLUTE BARNBURNER THRILLER IN PLAINVILLE. THE GAME WAS FILLED WITH EVERYTHING FROM A MAGNIFICENT LINE DRIVE CATCH BY RIGHT FIELDER MIKAELA BERNARD OF THE DANGER WHITE TO STOP A HUGE DANGER YELLOW 14U RALLY, TO A BEAUTIFUL RELIEF PERFORMANCE BY NORMAL STARTER NATALIE BURCHAT DANGER YELLOW PITCHER IN STOPPING THE DANGER WHITE 14U LOCOMOTIVE PUSH WITH JENNY PILKINGTON AT THE HELM AND A FOUR RBI EXTRAVEGANZA IN THE EARLY GOING, TO A BASES CLEARING TWO HOP SHOT OFF THE FENCE BY LEFT FIELDER JAZ SINCLAIR OF THE DANGER YELLOW, AND WHEN IT WAS ALL SAID AND DONE THE DANGER YELLOW 14U CAME AWAY WITH THE COME FROM BEHIND VICTORY. OTHER HEROES WERE NICOLE MELLOR WHO PITCHED MASTERFUL FOR THE WHITE, JENNA KELLY OF THE WHITE WITH A 2-RUN BIG SMASH TO THE FENCE, WHILE CAROLINE FAIRBANKS BASES LOADED 2 RBI SINGLE AND LAUREN ROGERS AND SAM BONVINO RBI HITS HELPED THEIR CAUSE. THE GAME WAS THE FIRST EVER MEETING BY THE TWO NEW TEAMS IN THE 14U DANGER ORGANIZATION AND ONE NOT SOON FORGOTTEN. IN POOL PLAY AND QUARTER FINAL ACTION PRIOR TO THIS SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN THE DANGER YELLOW 14U WAS 4-0 AND HAD NOT YIELDED A RUN IN THE TOURNAMENT, WHILE THE DANGER WHITE 14U WENT 3-1 AND SENT HOST TOURNAMENT TEAM KP PRIDE TO DEFEAT IN THE QUARTER FINAL CLASH WITH A COME-FROM-BEHIND- 8-7 VICTORY.
Danger Navy Shackers 14U "shock" all with tournament championship fall win
The Danger Navy Shackers, the 3rd 14U team of the 14U Danger organization and the youngest group, pulled a huge surprise by beating the better area teams around the local circuit but totally shocked a high powered Mendon - Upton Warrior team which was seeded #1 after pool play. The Mendon group, led by Coach Pat Guertin, went 3-0 in pool play while the Danger Shackers made it to the championship game by defeating a pesky Milford team behind the big bomb hits of Rachel Kuhlman and the 7 K strikeout performance of 12U Elise LaCasse who threw a gem. Before that game they defeated an overmatched Blackstone team who kept it close for a while but Shacker ace Danni Dubois shut the door with the near same performance as her other 2 pitching members. In the championships, where the much bigger Mendon Warriors looked poised to beat the Danger Shackers, well it just didn't happen. The smaller but speedy and pesky Shackers trailed early 2-0 after two innings as ace hurler JoJo Elliott was cruising along striking out 3. But the Danger Shackers, who all day made play after play on defense and also had some great timely hits on offense, did what any group would do to the bigger team. They played small ball and bunted the Warriors into confusion. They also had some big timely hits from Jessie Melanson, Kayla Tripp, and some heads up base running by Emily DiCecco, while championship hurler Nickie Mellor, who got out of several jams early with some inning ending strikeouts got more powerful as the game progressed. When it was over the Danger Shackers walked away with an 8-4 championship victory and their 1st ever tournament win. Standouts all day included Beth Wright who played up with the 14U Shackers and had a banner day at shortstop when there, Kat Fichtner who played hurt all day and did all, Taryn Dellicker one of the fastest players on the team scored several runs and played big at 2nd base in the championships, Alaina Morais who played terrific in the catching mode, and Ashley Woodbury who had a huge triple and RBI in the frenzy. A great win for Head Coach Jack DiCecco with assistants Jacques Dubois and Tom Fichtner. CONGRATS SHACK
DANGER 14U YELLOW GO UNDEFEATED (3-0) GIVE UP ONLY ONE RUN AT FALL MIZUNO CLASSIC IN RAIN SHORTENED EVENT
THE DANGER 14U YELLOW REMAINED UNBEATEN BY BEATING THE CONNECTICUT MIRAGE, NEW ENGLAND HORNETS (NEW HAMPSHIRE), AND MASS FUSION GOLD BY A COMBINED SCORE OF 22-1. ACE PITCHERS NATALIE BURCHAT AND MAGGIE (PIE) KRYNZEL COMBINED TO SHUTDOWN ANY TYPE RALLY ANY OF THE TOURNAMENT TEAMS HAD IN MIND. THE BIG GUNS ON OFFENSE LEADING THE WAY WERE CAROLINE FAIRBANKS, JAZ SINCLAIR, AND AJ JOHNSON, ALL WITH SEVERAL EXTRA BASE HITS AND KEY RBI'S.
ON DEFENSE THE TEAM WAS TOTALLY SOLID SHUTTING DOWN ANY CONSECUTIVE HITTING ANY TEAM HAD IN MIND WITH KEY INFIELD PLAYS MADE AND A VERY BIG (FROM THE KNEES) ATTEMPT OF A STEAL OF THIRD BASE SHUTDOWN BY STANDOUT CATCHER AJ JOHNSON FROM BEHIND THE PLATE. THE YELLOW GO NEXT TO PLAINVILLE ON COLUMBUS DAY WEEKEND OCTOBER 10TH - 12TH AND FINISH THEIR FALL TOURNAMENTS WITH A NOVEMBER 1ST & 2ND TRIP BACK TO PLAINVILLE FOR THE HALLOWEEN CLASH.
2009 POSITIONS STILL AVAILABLE
DANGER WHITE 12U - NEED FRONTLINE CATCHER
DANGER NAVY 14U - TWO PITCHERS DUE TO INJURIES
OUR PITCHING CLINIC IS UNDERWAY FOR ALL PITCHERS INCLUDING NON DANGER PLAYERS AS WELL AS DANGER PITCHERS AT THE DOUGLAS MUNICIPAL CENTER IN DOUGLAS, MASS, ON MONDAYS FROM 8:30PM TO 9:30PM. THE COST IS A "FANTASTIC" $25.00 PER CLASS WHICH MAKES IT VERY AFFORDABLE TO ALL.
2008 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING
DANGER 12U WHITE WIN 3 STRAIGHT BUT DROP A HARD-FOUGHT 2-1 FINAL DECISION AND FINISH A GREAT 17TH IN PONY NATIONALS HELD IN NORTH CAROLINA
Pennsylvania Classic
Danger 14U WHITE 5-0 CAPTURE PENNSYLVANIA ALL-STAR CLASSIC BEATING VIRGINIA, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK
DANGER 18U WHITE FINISH 2ND IN PENNSYLVANIA CLASSIC LOSING TO WEST VIRGINIA IN BOTTOM OF 7TH 3-2
DANGER 12U WHITE CAPTURE NATIONAL QUALIFIER TITLE IN BRISTOL