Riding the team’s continued dominating pitching, as well as some timely and at times explosive hitting, the Nor Cal Heat went 4-0 to take the 2008 ASA Women’s “A” National Championship on August 8-10 in Salem, Oregon.  The Heat started the twelve-team double elimination event with a solid 7-2 win over NW Glacier from the state of Washington on Saturday morning.  The Heat’s second game on Saturday was an exciting 1-0 victory over our Nor Cal Travel League nemesis CA Goldrush. 

On Sunday, the ladies downed the So Cal Scorpions 8-1 in the winner’s bracket final, and then defeated the Scorpions 3-1 in an exciting Championship game.  The Heat placed eight players on the first team All America team, including tournament MVP Cindy Ball and the tournament’s top hitter and home run champion Jamie Schloredt.  Others on the first team included Torrey Schroeder, Katie Pleski, Kris Zacher, Courtney Lewis, Amy Hillel and Amanda Fleischman. 

Things are moving forward on the team's plans to participate in the ASA Women's "A" National Championships, August 8-10 in Salem, Oregon.  We have picked up three new sponsors, Jake's Restaurant, Mizuno and BDO.  We have added these companies to our "Sponsors" that can be accessed by the link on the left hand side.  Thanks to Courtney for all of her hard work in finding sponsors.  More updated information will be added here when available.

In another weekend of dominance, the Nor Cal Heat swept all five of their games on the final weekend of the Northern California Women’s Fast Pitch Travel League, and with the help of a scheduling quirk, were able to knock off the first place team and move atop the league standings on July 19-20 in Burlingame.  For the season, the Heat finished with an 18-2 record, edging the CA Goldrush for the top spot in the standings. 

For the weekend, the Heat allowed one earned run while amassing 40 of their own and piling up a total of 68 hits.  The only negative for the weekend was spotty defense, which allowed for the opponents to score 6 unearned runs in the five games.  The weekend started with 8-0 and 10-0 wins over the Shakers and the Cal Aces on Saturday. Due to the fact that a team was not able to field enough players to play against the CA Goldrush on Sunday morning, the Heat were happy to take the game instead of their regularly scheduled 6:15 PM game, which was cancelled when the scheduled opponent was not able to stick around that late.  The Heat used the opportunity to avenge the loss they suffered earlier in the season to the front running Goldrush, and took advantage of the opportunity with a thrilling come-from-behind 5-3 victory.  The Heat followed up that win with a 22-2 blasting of Tucker Construction, and then a hard fought 5-2 win over the West Bay Nuggets. 

To view individual stories on each game, click on the “Schedules” link on the left hand side, and then click on the game score for each game.  The team’s final stats have also been updated.  You can view them by clicking on the “Handouts” link on the left hand side, and then click on 2008 Stats.  Thanks to everyone that participated as a Heat player this year.  The team will be heading to Salem, Oregon to participate in the ASA Nationals on August 8-10.  This site will be updated after nationals.

The Heat were in dominating form for week three of the ASA Northern California Women’s Fast Pitch Travel League, winning all five games, allowing just one run, while scoring 39 runs of their own.  The weekend was marked with pitching perhaps never before seen in the five year old league.  While allowing just one run was a feat in itself, the fact that the Heat pitching crop only permitted 9 hits in the five games was just amazing. The Heat started off Saturday with a 4-0 victory over the Shakers, followed by a 7-0 win over the West Bay Nuggets, before ending the day with a 6-0 whitewash of the Cyclone. 

On Sunday, the stellar pitching continued and the Heat broke out the bats in taking a 10-0 win over Tucker Construction and a 12-1 win over the Runnin’ Rebels.  To view individual stories on each game, please click on the “Schedules” link on the left and then click on the score of each individual game.  The team’s stats have also been updated.  To view the current team stats, click on the “Handouts” link on the left and then click on the “2008 Stats” link.  One weekend left for the second place Heat, July 19-20 in Burlingame.

The second weekend of the Nor Cal ASA Women’s Fast Pitch Travel league was a very successful one for the Nor Cal Heat.  The team went 5-0 on the weekend to move into second place in the official league standings.  The Heat started Saturday with a 12-1 win over the Cyclone.  Later that day they won a nail biter, 1-0 over the West Bay Nuggets.

On Sunday, the Heat picked up three more wins, 7-2 over the Shakers, 4-1 over previously undefeated Inferno and finishing up with a final inning 4-2 victory over Tucker Construction.  Complete game stories can be found on our “Schedules” link on the left.  Click on each game score to read the highlights.  Updated pitching and batting statistics are now available on the “Handouts” link on the left.  Next up, Turlock on June 28-29.

The Heat had some ups and downs during the opening weekend of the Nor Cal ASA Women’s Fast Pitch Travel League.  For the most part, the team received strong pitching, and in a couple of games, hit the ball very well.  The weekend started with a 4-1 win over the Nor Cal Assault, followed by a disappointing 5-3 loss to Inferno.  Saturday’s action ended with a 7-1 win over the Aces. 

On Sunday, the Heat split their two games, winning the first 8-5 over Tucker Construction but losing their second game 8-6 to CA Goldrush.  Please click on the “Schedule” link on the left and the click on each game’s score there to read complete stories about each game.  Additionally, click on the "Handouts" link on the left to review the current team batting and pitching stats.  Action continues this weekend in Tracy.