Filly's Gold (So Cal): My Site News
2011/2012 Team has been selected!
Filly's Gold welcomes all of our new players! Looking forward to a great year!
We are an Adidas fully-sponsored team competing in top college showcase tournaments throughout the season. This years plans include participating in the following:
October 2011 - Ronald McDonald Showcase and NFCA Camp - Houston TX
June 2012 - Boulder Independence Day Tournament, Boulder CO
July 2012 - Adidas Futures Tournament, St. George UT
Of course, we'll also be playing in Surf City, America's Finest, etc. and competing for ASA/Premier Nationals!
If interested in joining our team, please contact Pat Kelly @ (951) 206-4229 or email fillysgold@charter.net for more information.
Prior to tryout, please complete a profile sheet. CLICK HERE to download/print.
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Former SoCal Filly (2006) Amanda Littlejohn loses fight to cancer!
LAKE ELSINORE, CA – Former Campbell standout softball player Amanda Littlejohn, who played on the team during the 2007 and the 2008 seasons and also was an active member of the program in each of the last three seasons, lost her battle with cancer Thursday, Sept. 1, one day prior to her 23rd birthday.
Littlejohn, number 42, had been battling various forms of cancers over the last four years. She was the starting catcher for the Camels during the 2007 and 2008 season. In the summer of 2007 she was diagnosed with melanoma. She fought the disease while continuing to play the game of softball during the spring 2008 season, a year in which she had a historic campaign with a .367 batting average, 84 hits, 15 home runs, a school-record 72 RBIs and helped lead Campbell to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 13 years. Her 3-run homer helped catapult the Camels to a 7-6 victory of UNC- Chapel Hill in the Regional. She ended her career with a batting average of .296,131 hits, 27 doubles, 18 home runs (ninth at Campbell), 96 RBIs (10th all-time at CU), a slugging percentage of .483 (eighth all-time at Campbell) and 214 bases.
The cancer was thought to be in remission until November 2008 when Littlejohn got the tragic news that the cancer had returned and a malignant tumor was found in her brain. Littlejohn, a California native, flew back home to fight the disease once again with the support of her family. After surgery to remove the tumors, Littlejohn was cleared by her doctors to play and given a clean bill of health in July 2009. The joy was short-lived though as two more tumors were discovered in September of 2009. Littlejohn underwent radiation treatment back in California that October. In the spring of 2010 she came back to attend school on the Buies Creek campus for the second semester. Littlejohn was thought to be in remission once again and was preparing to play her final two years of softball only to be back fighting the disease again in early December 2010. She again flew back to home to California to fight the disease once again and be with her family. She was able to make a brief weekend appearance on the Campbell campus in the spring of 2011 for CU's Strikeout Cancer Day which also served as Littlejohn's own Senior Day. Her conditioning worsened over these last few months and she was admitted to hospice care in July of 2011 and passed away on Sept. 1, 2011.
"Our softball family is greatly saddened with the loss of our dear friend," head softball coach Drew Peterson explained. "We will deeply miss her, but we will cling to the daily example she set for us to battle, never give up and never make excuses. She was a true warrior and wonderful friend. It is very meaningful and fitting that on the night of her death, her beloved New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2, and the game was saved by her favorite player, #42 Mariano Rivera, of whose number she wore. Also, CU soccer defeated UNC Wilmington 4-2. It was a blessing from the Lord as if to say, Amanda is with me and she is just fine. Having put her faith in Jesus, we know she is in Paradise today."
Littlejohn is survived by her parents Jim and Kim, and brother Alex. A memorial service will be held in her honor on a date following her memorial service in California. Details for this service will come when available.
2011 SoCal Fillys finished their season with a 4th place finish at the Adidas Futures National Championship in St. George, Utah! Playing at 4am in the morning sure brings out the best in a team! What an event! Kudos to Adidas for putting on a great tournament.
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Upcoming Showcases: Come out and watch our team play!
SoCal Filly's Gold are currently scheduled to play in the following events in 2011. Come out and see what our team can do!
June 4 - 5, 2011: Surf City Summer Kick-Off Showcase (Yorba Linda, CA)
June 10 -12, 2011: SoCal's Finest June Invitational Showcase (Hemet, CA)
June 17 - 20, 2011: ASA Gold Regional Championships (Lancaster, CA)
June 24 - 26, 2011: ASA Gold Territorial Championships (Roseville, CA)
June 29 - July 3, 2011: Louisville Slugger Independence Day Tournament (Boulder, CO)
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Sunday, August 14
History and Mission Statement
Filly's Gold was formed in September of 1999, when our previous travel team, Crossfire, merged into the Filly's organization. The move strengthened both clubs solidifying the future of the team for many years. The following year Bill Malcolm joined the Filly's organization after many very successful seasons at the helm of Aftershock.
The Filly's established themselves as an upper echelon team in 2000 qualifying for the Gold Nationals held in St. Louis, Mo. We have subsequently qualified and participated in the Gold Nationals in 2002, 2004 and 2009.
All of us in the Filly's organization take pride in the fact that we have placed many of our players in top Universities and Colleges throughout the country.
We are happy to boast that we have had Filly Alumni playing in the following programs:
- Adelphi University
- Arizona Western
- Boston University
- California Baptist University
- California State University – Bakersfield
- California State University - East Bay
- California State University – Fullerton
- California State University – Riverside
- Campbell University
- Central Arizona College
- Chapman University
- Colorado State University – Pueblo
- DePaul University
- Dixie State College
- East Carolina University
- Florida State University
- Francis Marion University
- Fullerton Community College
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Hope University
- Long Beach State University
- Longwood University
- Michigan State University
- Midland College
- New Mexico State University
- North Dakota State University
- Nova Southeastern University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Portland State University
- Riverside Community College
- San Francisco Stte University
- Seattle University
- Southwest Missouri State University
- St John’s University
- St. Francis College of PA
- St. John’s University
- St. Peters College
- Stanford University
- State University of New York – Binghamton
- University of Arizona
- University of California -- San Diego
- University of California – Davis
- University of California – Riverside
- University of Charleston
- University of Florida
- University of Hawaii – Hilo
- University of Mississippi (Ole Miss)
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Redlands
- University of South Carolina - Beaufort
- University of Tennessee – Knoxville
- University of Washington
- Utah State
- Wagner College
- Wayne State University
- Western Kentucky University
- Whittier College
Pat Kelly
pckelly@charter.net
(951)206-4229
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Article from Spy Softball
After the Filly's participated in the Firecracker this November (2002) the article below was released from SpySoftball.com written by Rayburn Hesse.
Smoke, Firecrackers, Cruisers, and a second echelon of Batbusters Davis, So Cal Breakers, Lil Saints, and AZ Hotshots (with Filly's Gold, Cal Lite, So Cal Athletics and Stealth showing strong potential) demonstrating to the wannabes at the Firecracker what it takes to be winners and champions; (next weekend, at least two other top contenders will join in this mix at the Batbuster: Hanings Gold national champions Batbusters and the Salinas Storm).
Fillys 5, Select 2. Tied 1-1, Select added a run on a double by #26 and an rbi single by #15. The Fillys got a very strong performance from Jessica Adolph (who would impress us later with her lightning throws from 3rd and her bat). The first of two 2-run surges began with a single by Kim Waleszonia; with two out, she scored on a single to center by Amanda Kamekona, who scored on an infield hit by Brooke LeSage. A triple in the next inning by Geanie Jenkins went for naught; she came home on a fielders choice but missed the plate and the Select catcher #44 smartly applied the tag. An inning later the Fillys got their final two runs on still another Waleszonia single and a HR by Melanie Hamlin which rolled past the outfielder (300 ft fences). Hamlin and Kamekona would also hit back to back in the final inning, but did not score. This was the first competition for Nikki Palmer who broke her neck in an auto accident and has now recovered. (We apologize to Select; we lost the media guide that Randy gave us.)
Smoke 1, Fillys 0. For seven innings, the Fillys put it all on the line against the Smoke, who finally prevailed in ITB when Caitlin Lowe scored. Daniela Orincho went the distance for Smoke, while Candice Thomas hurled for the Fillys. The visitors had a chance in ITB, with Amanda Kamekona starting at second. Jessica Adolph, who starred at 3rd, was hit by a pitch, and all hands were safe when Danielle Estradas grounder was misplayed at 3rd. Erin Troup singled to right, but Kamekona was out at home on a rifle throw by Liz Caputo. A grounder to short, where Jodie Legaspi was very strong all weekend, ended the threat. Smoke had two runners on in three innings but couldnt score until the tie breaker.
Article from Rayburn Hesse of SpySoftball
I have been taking note of Fillys Gold. Played well at Oktoberfest, even better at the Firecracker, and this past weekend swept all their games at the Batbuster. They have played very well against such traditional powerhouses as Smoke and the Firecrackers. I am impressed by the pitching of the Thomas sisters and Jessica Adolph not only pitches a good game, and hits hard, but she plays 3rd as well as anyone in the country. She will attract college coaches.
