For the 3rd straight weekend the 18U Heartbreakers Red came away with a first place finish as they won the 2009 Maryland ASA State championship at Fairland Park in Laurel on Sunday.  They beat the Churchville Lightning 7-0 in the final.  Below is a summary of each game.

HB Red 5 – Catonsville Chaos 4

Patti Maloney got the win as she scattered 3 hits and struck out 3 batters.  Erin McNally came on to record the final out for the save.  Amy Metcalfe had 2 hits and scored twice to pace the offense.  Karson Tuck added a double and 2 RBI.  Jade Bowins, Breanne Lohman, Taryn Ashway, Kim Anders, and Erin McNally had the other hits for HB.

HB Red 4 – MD Chill 1

Erin McNally tossed a 4-hitter and struck out 1 batter to get the victory over the Chill.  Erin and Taylor Wyatt each had 2 hits including a double by Erin.  Bowins, Lohman, and Ashway had the other hits.  The 2 wins in pool play made the HB Red the #1 Seed from our bracket feeding into double elimination play.

HB Red 2 – Washington Senators 1

Ashway fired a 1-hitter and allowed only 1 unearned run as she struck out 8 Senators in the win.  Bowins, Ashway, and Wyatt each had 2 hits.  One of Ashway’s hits was a booming triple to center field.  It was a costly win as Wyatt suffered a fractured right leg and Katy McNally injured her shoulder in separate baserunning plays. 

HB Red 9 – Churchville Lightning 1

Anders pitched a 4-hitter and struck out 2 to get the win over the Lightning.  Metcalfe, Ashway, Rochelle Christman, and Erin McNally each had 2 hits.  Erin McNally and Christman each had doubles.  Bowins, Tuck, Lohman, and Katy Bobbitt had the others hits. 

HB Red 11 – Bayside Blues 3

In the finals of the winner’s bracket, HB Red defeated the Bayside Blues 11-3.  Ashway limited the Blues to 5 hits and struck out 2 for the win.  Down 1-0 going into the top of the 2^nd, HB Red exploded for 8 runs on 8 hits.   A 2 run triple by Tuck and a 3 run homer by Christman were two of the highlights from that inning.  Lohman had 3 hits, Bowins, Metcalfe, Tuck, and Christman had 2 hits apiece.  Ashway, Kali Ball, Bobbitt, and Erin McNally had the other hits. 

HB Red 7 – Churchville Lightning 0

In the finals, Anders dominated the Lightning again as she tossed a 2 hit shutout to gain the State championship for HB Red.  Bowins had 3 hits and Anders had 2 to pace the offense.  Erin McNally drove in 3 runs with a single and a groundout.   Ball, Tuck, Ashway, Christman, Lohman, and Bobbitt had the other hits for HB.  

The Heartbreakers Red won the 2009 ASA Central Atlantic Regionals in California, MD, on Sunday.  The win qualifies the team for the ASA National Tournament in Las Vegas, NV, on July 26-August 2.  Below is a summary of each game. 

HB Red 12 – VA Lady Aces 7

In our first pool play game, the team rallied from a 6-4 deficit in the last inning with an 8 run rally to beat the Aces.  Karson Tuck led the way offensively with 3 hits including a double.  Katy McNally and Rochelle Christman added doubles to the attack.  Erin McNally and Taryn Ashway combined for the win.

HB Red 3 – VA Waves 6

In the 2^nd pool play game, HB Red dropped a 6-3 decision to the Waves.  Patti Maloney and Ashway pitched a 4 hitter.  Katy Bobbitt, Tuck, and Erin McNally had the only hits for HB.

Double Elimination Play –

HB Red 9 – VA Fire & Ice

Kim Anders tossed a 1-hitter and struck out 4 batters to get the win.  Amy Metcalfe and Ashway each had 2 hits.  Ashwaycollected 2 triples and Tuck and Katy McNally added triples to the offense.  After taking a 1-0 lead in the 2^nd inning, Katy McNally came through with a 2 run triple which led to 2 more runs scoring to break the game open.  Bobbitt, Anders, Tuck, and Jade Bowins had the other HB hits. 

HB Red 2 – VA Stars 0

Ashway pitched a 3-hit shotout and struck out 9 batters for the victory.  All of the scoring came in the 2^nd inning when Ashway singled and came home on Christman’s booming triple and later scored on a wild pitch.  Tuck and Erin McNally had the other hits.

HB Red 3 – Bayside Blues 0

Anders allowed only 4 hits and struck out 6 in tossing a shutout over the Blues.   Bowins and Metcalfe led off the game with singles and Ashway plated the first two runs with a long double to center.  In the 3^rd inning, Bowins singled, stole 2^nd, and scored on Tuck’s RBI single.  Katy McNally had the other hit for HB.

HB Red 5 – Richmond Ruckus 0

HB Red scored single runs in the 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th innings and added 2 more in the 5^th to beat the Ruckus 5-0.  Ashway tossed a 3 hitter and struck out 3 batters.  Taylor Wyatt hit a long triple to left center to score Katy McNally who was running for Ashway to open the scoring.  In the 3^rd, Bowins singled, stole 2^nd, advanced to third on a sacrifice by Metcalfe, and scored on Tuck’s RBI single.  In the 4^th, Christman singled, advanced to 2^nd on Bobbitt’s sacrifice, and scored on Wyatt’s single.  In the 5^th, Metcalfe was hit by a pitch and Tuck singled to put runners at 1^st and 2^nd.  Anders advanced the runners and they scored on successive sacrifice flies by Ashway and Christman.

HB Red 5 – Bayside Blue 2

In the championship game, Anders took control and held the Blues to 2 runs on 3 hits and struck out 3.  The Heartbreakers scored 4 times in the 2^nd inning.  Bowins had 2 hits and Christman tripled to lead the offense.  Other HB hits came from Bobbitt, Wyatt, Anders, and Katy McNally.

The Heartbreakers Red defeated their sister team in the finals of the Tri-State Thunder ASA Invitational in Williamsport on Sunday.   Both Heartbreakers teams qualified for the ASA Eastern National in York, PA, on July 29-August 2. 

On Saturday, the HB Red team swept three games.  They beat the Shenandoah Mavericks 8-2 behind a strong pitching effort by Patti Maloney.  She struck out 4 and allowed only 2 hits in the win.  Katy McNally, Kali Ball, Breanne Lohman, and Kim Anders each had 2 hits.  Taryn Ashway added a homerun while Anders had a double and a triple.  Karson Tuck tripled and Ball had a double too.

They beat the Lake Shore Lightning 10-0 as Anders pitched a 1-hitter and struck out 4.  Ashway had 3 hits and Taylor Wyatt, Katy Bobbitt, and Tuck each had 2 hits.  Anders added a double to the offensive attack.

They beat the Maryland Stars 6-0 behind a 4-hit shutout by Ashway who struck out 6.  Erin McNally had 3 hits and Katy McNally and Tuck added 2 to the offense.  Anders added a double for only extra base hit.  The win gave the HB Red the #1 seed going into elimination play on Sunday.

They beat the MD Stars again on Sunday by a 5-0 score.  Anders allowed only 2 hits and struck out4.  Jade Bowins had 3 hits Ashway added two to pace the offense.  Wyatt added a triple also.  The only Stars threat came in the 3^rd inning with 1^st and 2^nd and 1 out but a one hopper back to Anders went to Rochelle Christman at 3^rd and a strong throw to first halted that rally. 

In the semi-finals Ashway dominated the Lightning 9-0 on a 1-hittter with 7 strikeouts.  Tuck had 3 hits and 5 RBI while Amy Metcalfe, Ashway and Ball had 2 hits each. 

In the championship game, Anders allowed 3 hits and struck out 4 in the shutout victory.  Ashway had 3 hits and Bobbitt had 2 hits to lead the offense. 

Heartbreakers Pitcher and Utility Player Erin McNally has committed to Hood College for the 2009 fall semester.  Erin will graduate from Walkersville High School in June.  Hood College is coached by Kate Barrick, a Heartbreakers Hall of Famer 1999-2002).  Congratulations, Erin!

3B/SS/C/OF Amy Metcalfe signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her softball and academic career at DI Iona College in New Rochelle, NY.  Amy becomes the 8th Heartbreakers player to join the Gaels softball program since 2000.   Iona is coached by 2nd year coach Jaime Wohlbach.  Amy will graduate from Westminster High School in June.  Congratulations, Amy!!

C/3B Rochelle Christman signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her softball and academic career at DI Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA.  Rochelle will graduate from Greencastle Antrim High School in June.  She received a full scholarship to play for Coach Terri Adams.  Saint Joseph's is a member of the Atlantic 10 conference and placed 4th in the league last year.  Rochelle is playing in her second season with the Heartbreakers.  She will join Heartbreakers teammate Taryn Ashway as freshmen next year.  Congratulations, Chris!