www.eteamz.com/danger elite: DANGER YELLOW 18U

COACH JOE GNIADEK, AT AGE 60, AND BACK FOR ANOTHER YEAR SEES A VERY EXCITING 18U YOUNG ENERGETIC TEAM WITH A GREAT DEFENSE AND A POTENTIAL OFFENSIVE THREAT FOR THIS YEAR. WITH COACH RAY RIVERS RUNNING THE OFFENSE THE TEAM HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL OFFENSIVE THREAT. COACH DOUG DOWEN WILL RUN THE OUTFIELD AND LOOK TO COVER THAT MODE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THAT PART OF THE GAME. 

HERE IS A LOOK AT THE 18U

TAURIE GNIADEK - PROBABLY THE STRONGEST ARM CATCHER I'VE WITNESSED IN A VERY LONG TIME. HAD A VERY STRONG, PRODUCTIVE AND HEALTHY SEASON LAST YEAR. TAURIE CAUGHT 99% OF ALL GAMES LAST YEAR AND HELP IS ON ITS WAY THIS YEAR. A VERY GOOD BUNTER AND LINE DRIVE HITTER A LOT IS GOING TO BE ASKED OF THIS GIRL ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL. A MASTER AT THE PICKOFF PLAY AND CLEARLY WITH GREAT EXPERIENCE IN THE CATCHING MODE.

KERRI MCBRIDE - ONE OF THE BEST DEFENSIVE 2ND BASEMANS THERE IS AND THE QUICKEST TURN AT 2ND BASE ON POTENTIAL DOUBLE PLAYS. KERRI WAS ALSO THE # 3 PITCHER LAST YEAR AND WON SOME KEY BIG GAMES FOR THE TEAM. KERRI ALSO PLAYS A VARIETY OF INFIELD POSITIONS AND WILL BE CALLED UPON THIS YEAR TO UTILIZE HER EXPERIENCE. KERRI LOOKS STRONGER THIS YEAR AS WELL AND A LOT IS GOING TO BE ASKED OF HER IN VARIOUS SITUATIONS.

CHANTEL BONOLLO - ONE OF IF NOT THE BEST BUNTER FROM THE RIGHT SIDE YOU WILL EVER WANT TO SEE. A TERRIFIC ON BASE PERCENTAGE PLAYER WHO CAN DO IT ALL FROM ANY INFIELD POSITION AS WELL. SHE LOOKS TERRIFIC AT 3RD BASE IN PRACTICES AND HER VERSATILITY GIVES THE COACHING STAFF A LOT OF OPTIONS. A BEAUTIFUL SIDE ARM SMOOTH STRONG THROW GIVES CHANTEL THAT QUICK RELEASE SHE NEEDS ALONG WITH A "SURE GLOVE". SHE IS KEY TO AN EARLY JUMP IN GAMES FOR RUNS SCORED.

SAM RIVERS - THIS BIG BOOMING BAT OF A 1ST BASEMAN WILL BE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE 18U WITH ALL OUT POWER. SAM ALSO IS ONE OF THE TOP IST BASEMAN PLAYERS THERE IS. QUICK AS A CAT AND A GREAT LEFT HANDED ARM, SAM CAN DO IT ALL. A LOT RIDES ON HER SHOULDERS FOR RBI'S BUT HELP IS ALSO THERE FOR HER. SAM LED THE DANGER YELLOW 14U LAST YEAR IN EXTRA BASE HITS AND RBI'S. AND THIS YEAR SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT FOR THE TALENTED LEFT HANDED TOP SHELF PLAYER.

HAILEY LEFEBRVE - HAIL'S IS BACK. AS A YOUNGSTER A FEW YEARS BACK HAILEY PLAYED THE 18U DANGER CIRCUIT AND VIRTUALLY LED THE DANGER IN THE PENNSYLVANIA 18U CLASSIC WITH HER CATCHING AND HITTING ABILITIES AGAINST A STRONG NATIONAL POWERHOUSE IN WEST VIRGINA IN THE FINALS OF A HEARTBREAKING 3-2 LOSS. THAT WEST VIRGINIA TEAM THAT YEAR WON THE ASA NATIONALS FOR 18U. HAILEY WILL BE ASKED TO ACCOMODATE SAM IN THAT RBI DEPARTMENT WHICH WIL BE CRUCIAL TO THE TEAM. WE KNOW HAIL'S IS UP TO THE TASK.

MAGGIE DOWEN - MAGGS WILL BE CALLED UPON TO HELP IN THE SHORTSTOP POSITION ALONG WITH SOME VARIOUS OUTFIELD POSITIONS TO UTILIZE HER BLAZING SPEED. MAGGS WILL LEARN TO UTILIZE HER GREAT SPEED ON THE BASEPATHS THIS YEAR GIVING THE 18U TEAM THE OPTIONS FOR A LOT OF HIT AND RUN SITUATIONS. MAGG'S SHOWED SAOME BRILLIANCE LAST YEAR ON DEFENSE WITH SOME EXTRA EXTRODINARY GAMES IN HER 1ST YEAR IN TOURNAMENT BALL. MAGGS WILL ALSO SEE SOME 2ND BASE.

LAUREN LISAK - A TERRIFIC TWO STRAIGHT YEARS OF PITCHING FROM THE LEFT SIDE GAVE THE DANGER PLENTY OF OPTIONS. LAUREN THIS COMING YEAR WILL BE ASKED TO HELP ACCOMODATE SAM, HAILEY, AND TAURIE, WITH THE RBI PRODUCING DEPARTMENT ESPECIALLY FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PLATE. LAUREN IS LEARNING TO UTILIZE HER GREAT HAND SPEED AT THE PLATE AND WE ARE HOPING TO SEE HER SPUR INTO A CLASSIC HITTER THIS YEAR. LAUREN WILL ALSO SEE CENTER AND LEFT FIELD POSITIONS.

ELLI SMITH - A GREAT RIGHT FIELDER WHO HAD HER BEST YEAR EVER AS A PLAYER. ELLI HAD SO MANY ASSISTS FROM THE RIGHT FIELD POSITIONS YOU NEED TWO HANDS TO COUNT THEM ON. ALSO A CLASSIC 2ND BASEMAN, ELLI BRINGS A TON OF EXPERIENCE BACK AGAIN TO THE TEAM. ANOTHER EXCELLENT BUNTER WHO IS GREAT AT MOVING RUNNERS IN SCORING POSITION, ELLI WILL BE ASKED TO DO A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT THINGS. ELLI HAD SOME BIG HITS AS WELL LAST YEAR IN GAME SAVING SITUATIONS.

JENNY LISAK - JEN IS THE "NEWEST GLUE" TO HELP IN THE PITCHING DEPARTMENT. WITH A SNEAKY FASTBALL AND THE SOME OF THE "BEST JUNK" YOU EVER WANT TO SEE JEN WILL BE CALLED UPON TO PLAY THE "STOPPER" THIS COMING SEASON FOR THE PITCHING DEPARTMENT. JEN IS LIKE A CAT ON THE MOUND AS WELL AND WE HOPE TO UTILIZE HER DEFENSIVE SKILLS ON THE MOUND. JEN WILL ALSO BE USED IN OTHER VARIOUS SLOTS FROM TIME TO TIME.

BRIANNA HELLER - BRIE IS ANOTHER TALL GIRL WHO LOOKS TO SHOW A GREAT BIG BAT. A TERRIFIC LINE DRIVE AND CONTACT HITTER BRIE WILL ALSO SHARE THE SHORTSTOP AND OTHER INFIELD DUTIES. AND MAY SPOT UP HERE AND THERE IN THE OUTFIELD. BRIE ALSO HAS VERY GOOD SPEED AND A TERRIFIC KNACK TO GET TO NEARLY EVERY BALL ON DEFENSE. ALWAYS MOVING, BRIE WILL BE A KEY ASSET TO THE TEAM AND IS THE TEAMS SLEEPER. WITH ANOTHER BAT LIKE BRIES TO HELP OUT WITH THE RBI SITUATION ITS GOING TO BE EXCITING.