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Dixie Chicks 18u are a competitive fast-pitch tournament travel team. We have just finished another successful season and we are getting ready to play our 2013 Summer Season. Dixie Chicks are a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and development of girls fast pitch softball in the greater Richmond area. Our players have a love for softball and a special enthusiasm and dedication to the game. The outcome of which has been a higher level of play, at a very competitive level. We have seen the fast-paced growth of our ballplayers individual and team related softball skills. This leads to a mental attitude that is focused on the need for conditioning, commitment, and hard work. More importantly, we have seen the evolution of such life skills as self-confidence, leadership, and sportsmanship. They have created new friendships and have learned that sports are about having fun. We are seeking sponsors for our upcoming season. If you know of anyone interested in becoming a primary or secondary sponsor please contact Allan Spencer at 804-564-9467 for more information.

Saturday, April 13

Another Chick has signed, Jennibeth Burge will continue her softball career next fall at Charleston Southern University in Charleston, SC. Charleston Southern is a Division 1 school in the Big South Conference. JB is currently a senior at Southern Lee High School in Sanford, NC . All the Chicks wish her well and I'm sure she will make us all proud. As always, GO CHICKS !!!

Sunday, February 10

CLERMONT, Fla. - Behind a no-hitter from freshman Kelly Heinz, the Virginia Tech softball team beat Southern Illinois 9-0 in six innings Sunday to wrap up the Dot Richardson National Collegiate Softball Invitational at the National Training Center.

Heinz, from Mechanicsville, Va., became the first Tech player in program history to throw a no-hitter in her first collegiate start. She stuck out a career-high 11 batters and walked three in the victory. She needed only 97 pitches in the game, tossing 64 for strikes. The game was shortened to six innings because of the Mercy Rule (eight runs or more ahead after five innings).

After threatening early on, Tech finally got on the board in the second inning when Lauren Gaskill beat out an infield single by sliding head first into first base to allow pinch runner Nina Compton to score. In the third inning, Logan Spaw put down a squeeze bunt to score Courtney Liddle, and later in the inning, Kat Banks drove in Betty Rose and Spaw with a single up the middle.

In the sixth inning, Banks scored on a fielding error and then Bkaye Smith scored on another error to make it 6-0. Liddle drove in Gaskill with a single to left field and then Rose plated Jessica McNamara with a ground out. Tech’s final run came when Spaw doubled to the gap to drive in Liddle.

The sixth inning had some drama as Heinz walked a batter and then a ball was hit in the 5-6 hole, but McNamara, playing shortstop, went and got it and got the close out at second base. The game ended with Kat Banks making a nice sliding catch on a tailing line drive to right field to preserve the no-hitter.

Tech pounded out 11 hits in the shortened game, led by two from Gaskill, Spaw, Dani Anderson and Banks. Liddle, Rose and Smith also had one.

Heinz threw 12.2 innings this weekend, picking up a win and a save. She didn’t allow a run, walked four and struck out 21. She pitched the final 4.2 innings against Fordham Saturday night, not allowing a hit, and got the last two outs of the Chattanooga win, so she’s thrown 11.1 straight innings without allowing a hit.

Tech (4-1) will be back in action next weekend, travelling to Troy, Ala., for the Troy Subway Invitational featuring Evansville, North Florida, Troy and Tech. The Hokies will open on Friday at 11 a.m. against North Florida.

Sunday, December 2

Amy Wingfield will continue her softball career next fall at Wingate University, just outside of Charlotte, NC. We are all very proud of Amy has she has worked hard at becoming a better player and has stepped up as a leader on the Chicks. She still has another Spring of softball at Lee-Davis and another Summer with the Chicks so we are still looking for more big league performances in the next few months. The whole Chicks family wishes you good luck at Wingate, make everyone proud. As always, GO CHICKS !!!

Monday, November 12

The Chicks finished their 2012 fall season in Myrtle Beach again this year and played really good ball going 5-0-1. It was a nice warm weekend and our bats were pretty hot too as we scored 36 runs for the weekend and only allowed 2. I kind of wish we were playing some more as we have been playing our best ball of the season the last 2 tourneys and now we will have to wait until next summer to play again. We finished our fall season with a 21 wins 2 losses and 4 ties, not too bad. I know quite a few of you have some winter camps you will be attending and the school ball season will be here before you know it. You have to work hard at this game to be good so we need to work harder than everyone else this off-season. We will be having our Christmas party next month and winter workouts will start in January. Final fall stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

Monday, October 29

The Chicks went 3-0 on Saturday in the College Exposure Showcase in Powhatan, VA but got canceled on Sunday by Hurricane Sandy. I wish we could have played Sunday because we played really well on Saturday and were poised to maybe run off another Championship. We had some great pitching and defense and our bats were hot as well most of the day. We only have one tournament left in Myrtle Beach in a couple weeks, we need to finish the Fall strong with 6 more wins. We have our last practice of the year at Midlothian High School 2:00 on Sunday, Nov. 4th. I can't believe the Fall is almost over, it seems like we just got started. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS!!!

Sunday, September 30

The Chicks went on the road to Virginia Beach this past weekend and went 2-1-1 against some really good competition. With this past weekend results we ran our record to 11 wins 1 loss and 2 ties for the fall. We had to play in some miserable conditions on Saturday as one of our games was canceled by the rain and we played through the rain and cold in a couple of the other games. We aren't going to make excuses about the one game we gave up the lead late in or the game we tied. We had our chances to win all four games as we had leads in them all, conditions were bad for both teams and we have to be better and finish teams when we have them down. I expect improvement every week and I'm sure we will get better with more games. We are heading back to Salem again in 2 weeks for the ASA Scrappers Showcase to defend our last years 7-0 Championship run. Practice is Thursday 5:00 at Midlothian High School. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

Sunday, September 16

The Chicks went on the road for first time this Fall season and did not disappoint claiming the Salem Showcase Championship by running off 4 wins on Sunday and going 6-0-1 for the weekend. The Chicks played really good for a new team and we had a lot of hero performances from everyone at one time or another. We got great pitching all weekend and some very timely hitting also. It always takes a total team effort to claim Championships and we definitely got that this weekend. I am very proud of these young ladies as I'm sure your parents are also. Let's keep working hard to get better every week. We have practice on Thursday this week to get ready for Virginia Beach Showcase in 2 weeks. We have a tough schedule so we need to be at our best every time we play. Great job ladies, see you at practice on Thursday 5:00 at Midlothian High School. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS!!!

Sunday, September 2

The Chicks started the fall season on Sunday and went 3-0 in a round robin friendly at L.C. Bird. We played pretty good for our first time out this year but we still have a lot to work on before we head to Salem in 2 weeks. It was nice to get a few games under our belt and see what we need to work on. I did think we played well at times also. Practice is set for Thursday, Sept 6th 5:30 at Midlothian High School. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS!!!

Sunday, August 5

The Chicks went to Nationals in Orlando, FL this past week and fought hard from start to finish but came up one win short of a National Championship. We had some great come from behind wins to get to the final four on Saturday. We dropped our first game of the double elimination tournament early Saturday morning but then won the final of the losers bracket 6-4 to make it to Championship but we would have to beat the unbeaten Florida Hurricanes Gold twice to claim the rings. We did force the if game by winning the first game 2-0 only to lose 3-1 in 8 innings and finish runner up. It was still a great run to get there and we fought to the bitter end. We ended our Summer with a 49-8-2 record and combined with our fall record of a perfect 36-0 puts us at 85-8-2 for the 2011-2012 season. The Chicks won 3 tournaments this Summer, finished 2nd in States and 2nd in Nationals. I don't know many teams that can match those accomplishments. I'm really proud of these young ladies as we went into every tournament this year shorthanded because of injuries and they made no excuses and stepped up and played like a team. We had a good mix of veterans and youngsters and everybody had their moments. I'm really going to miss our Seniors that are off to college to get an education and play some softball on the side. Remember to work hard on both, they won't let you play ball if you can't keep the grades. I'm sure all of you will work hard and make me and the Chicks proud. Some of you Seniors have been here longer than others but I will miss you all. If you ever need anything or just want to talk, please call me. I will even holler at you if you want me too. I plan on coming to see some games next year. I wish all of you success in school and in life, I hope you get everything you deserve. You also need to remember Rule #3 will be become more important over the next few years, follow it. Thanks for a great season !! Tryouts for our 2012-2013 team will be next Sunday, August 12th 11:00 at Midlothian High School. Final stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

Friday, July 29

The Chicks made a run at the Nationals but fell a little short in the Championship round losing 3-2 to Quebec Rebelles Performance. We were leading 2-0 going to the 5th but gave up 2 in the 5th inning and 1 more in the 6th to get eliminated in 5th place. We made a great run from the losers bracket to get to the Championship round winning 5 in a row and 4 straight in that 100 degree heat on Thursday and won them all in shutout fashion. I think the 15 hour day on the field on Thursday left us a little drained for Friday. I was still extremely proud of the young ladies as we saw every teams best pitcher. No team there saved their pitching against us. We saw every teams best and still went 8-2 and for the 8 days that we were in Raleigh and Cary we went 13-2. That ran our record for the year to 51-4. We still have 1 final tournament next weekend in Williamsburg, let's go there and win the Championship and finish our season strong. We will have practice this Wednesday, August 3rd 6:00 at Midlothian High School. We also will be having tryouts on August 13th at 11:00 at Midlothian High School to pick our Fall 2011 and Summer 2012 team. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

Sunday, August 8

The Chicks went to sunny, hot Florida this past week and finished 3rd in FAST Nationals. Unlike the previous 2 weekends we did not have to battle the rain but we did battle some hot humid conditions and some really good teams. We played great ball all week but fell into losers bracket on Thursday losing 1-0 to the eventual National Champions from Miami. I was proud of our Friday effort as we had to win four straight games to make it to Saturday and we did it with some hard fought battles. I think the four games on Friday took some gas out of our tank for Saturday but we still played hard. We came up just a little short, we had a 1-0 lead going to 6th inning and with 2 outs and nobody on the South Florida Cruisers came up with 3 runs to beat us 3-1 and give us our 3rd place finish. It was still a great Summer season going 38-9-1 and a combined Fall and Summer record of 63-10-2. I'm going to miss all our seniors going off to college. I hope all these young ladies will accomplish all they want in life. You are all getting ready to start a new chapter in your life but remember to have a little fun sometimes because after college the real world starts and you will be going to work full time and there isn't that much time to have a lot of fun after that. All of you girls know my phone number and if you need anything all you have to do is call, I will do anything to help any of you at any time. Thanks for a great season and putting up with me for one more year. Final Summer stats are posted . As always, GO CHICKS !!!

Monday, August 10

The Chicks went South to play our final tournament of the Summer in sunny Ocoee, Florida and didn't disappoint. We lost early in elimination play and had to battle thru the losers bracket to a 4th place finish. We played 13 games in the Florida heat and played some really good teams. I was proud of the girls performance, they played great. Especially on Friday with our backs up against the wall we won 4 straight games and all of them in shutout fashion. 28 straight shutout innings on Friday. Then we had to be back on Saturday morning at 7:00 am for a battle with local rival Richmond Storm and pulled out a 4-1 victory only to get beat in the next game to a very good Team Hammer from Florida. They gave us both our losses in the double elimination tournament, 1-0 and 2-1. I had a great time this past week and I hope all the girls and parents did also. I'm going to miss our Seniors that are leaving for college, some of you have been playing for the Chicks for a long time. I've seen you grow from little girls with pigtails to pretty young women. I wish all of you the best in college and hope you achieve everything in life you want. You girls deserve the best so don't settle for anything less. Work hard in school and play hard on the field. I will make it to some games to see you play and I want all of you to know that anytime you need anything or you just want to talk or just say hello please call me. You girls have been a big part of my life for a long time. Final Summer stats are posted. As always, GO CHICKS !!!

Friday, August 1

Our Chicks went north to Youngstown, Ohio this past week for PONY Nationals and finished 2nd out of 80 teams going 9-1 for the week. We played some really great teams and had some really exciting games winning 6 games by 1 run. We eventually lost the National Championship to a great Connecticut Eliminators team in 10 innings 3-2 in another exciting game. That one gave me a few more gray hairs but was still a great game and I was proud of everyone. The girls had a great showing and I'm sure they made all their parents proud. We did show the rest of the country we can play ball in Virginia and everyone there knew when they play the Chicks they were in for a game. The girls got along great and everyone had fun all week. We play next week in our last tournament of the Summer in Softball Nation Nationals, let's go finish strong and Win this thing. As always, GO CHICKS !!!

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Saturday, July 28

The Chicks played great ball all week and claimed the NSA World Series Championship by beating a very good Wildfire team in the Finals. We had quite a few World Series performances and everyone contributed in winning the Championship. You have to have a total team effort to win Championships and we had it. It's off to Youngstown, Ohio to win the PONY Nationals next. I am really proud of everyone, see you in Ohio. As always, GO CHICKS !!

Monday, August 6

The Chicks went north to play the PONY Nationals in Youngstown, Ohio and came back with a 2nd place finish out of 88 teams and showing that we can play ball in Va. We played some great ball and things looked bleak a couple of times but we never quit and thats what makes a great ball team. We played 2 different 10 inning marathons and came out on top in both. We won our pool and also won our bracket coming back from the losers bracket and beating a very good Rampage team from New Jersey twice to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. We cruised thru the first round and the Elite Eight round with 9-1 and 7-0 wins to put us in the Final Four. We then played a very good Valley Extreme Blue team winning 4-3 in 10 innings to advance to the Championship game, Click here: Tribune-Chronicle. We then lost in the Championship game 4-1 to Valley Extreme Red to end our season with a record of 68-12-2 winning the State Championship and NSA World Championship and a Runner-Up in the PONY Nationals, not to shabby. The ball just bounced funny for us in the last game but we had our opportunities leaving 12 runners on base. I am really proud of all the girls, it was a great year. I am going to miss the girls that are leaving us next season, I wish you all the best and hope you prosper at all your future endeavors. For the girls returning take a couple weeks off and I'll see you at tryouts on Monday, August 20th at L.C. Bird at 6:00 pm as we will start getting prepared for another great fall and 2008 summer season. As always, GO CHICKS !!

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