The Ohio SWARM is a fastpitch organization with teams made
up of  talented softball players from all over Ohio. Ohio SWARM
teams play an All Qualifier schedule and attend a National
Tournament or Worlds Series event nearly every year.

Our organizational goals remain:
1- prepare our players for their HS & college careers
2- promote our players to college scouts and recruiters.
3- win..... while HAVING FUN !!

We  would like to thank everyone that came to try-out for the 14u SWARM.  We were overwhelmed by the turnout (26) and the talent that showed up. It made for many, very difficult decisions for the coaches.  There were players who did not make the squad who were every bit as good as the girls we chose.  But 12 was all we could commit to.

For the girls that we didn't pick, please keep playing softball and hopefully you will end up on other good teams and make your high school teams better. Those looking to attend more tryouts can find listings at:

    JJ Huddle:    http://www.jjhuddle.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=311

   OFC Fastpitch:   http://www.game-ex.com/vb3/forumdisplay.php?f=87 

 If you have any questions please feel free to contact any of the team coaches:

Pete Reed- (937) 707-8236  osubux@embarqmail.cm

Darrin Martindale- (937) 243-3905  1572@embarqmail.com

Chuck Wyant- (937) 869-4197 wyant@ctcn.net

 Thanks, again.

 Now for the 2010 14U Ohio SWARM

Heather Adams      Kenton Ridge

Sydney Allmon       Marysville

Carolyn Carmean     North Union

Alex Caryl                  Mechanicsburg

Taylor Hicks             Marysville

Jordan Hux              Mechanisburg

Jenna Justus         Jonathon Alder

Andi Lee                   Indian Lake

Rachel Loffing      West Liberty Salem

Cori Long                 Marysville

Maria Reed              Marysville

Allison Rogers        Mechanicsburg

When SWARM pitcher Chelsea Burns showed her dairy feeder at the Union Co Fair - what happened? 

Five SWARM teamates showed up to support her !

Teamwork - ON and OFF the field!

The SWARM played six straight games on Sunday to

   finish in 3rd place at the Final Fling Tourney.

     GREAT JOB LADIES !

SWARM Softball Wins Again!  

For the second consecutive week the Ohio SWARM 18U softball team took first place in a weekend travel tournament.  Most recently the Ohio SWARM was awarded the First Place trophy at the “Bellefontaine Bash” held at Southview Park in Bellefontaine, OH, finishing with a 4-1 record. 

The SWARM blasted four home runs during the tournament, two from MHS infielder Shelby Allmon one each from North Union senior Samantha Rouse and Westland grad Hailee Johnson. Allmon, Johnson,  and MHS grad Casey Clarridge led the SWARM offense with seven hits each. MHS pitcher Lindsey Hershberger threw ten weekend innings while allowing only one run. 

The SWARM will take a 22-11-1 record into the final week of their regular season schedule and will open play in the Heart of Ohio “Final Fling” tournament at 8:30 am Saturday vs the Orange Crush. The tournament’s 18U division will be held the Home Rd athletic complex in Marysville. 

  June 12-14         Whitehall Fastpitch Classic      2nd Place       (5-2-1)                       

  June 19-21         Westerville Invitational            3rd place      (3-3)                            

June 26-28           Heart Of Ohio Celebration                       (1-3) 

  July 3-5               GAPSS                                                               (4-3)

July  10-12      Buckeye Showdown         1st Place   (5-0)    

July  17 -19  Bellefontaine Bash         1st Place   (4-1)

July 24-26     Final Fling                                 3rd place      (5-2) 

The Ohio SWARM 18U softball travel team dominated play last weekend at the Buckeye Showdown tournament held at Berliner Park in Columbus, Ohio. The squad earned a perfect 5-0 record to capture the top spot in the 18U bracket. The victory also earned the team a bid to the ASA Eastern National tournament scheduled for July 30 to Aug 2 in York, PA. The win gives the SWARM a first, a second, and a third place finish in their first five weeks of play. They will take an 18-11-1 record to the Bash In Bellefontaine tournament next weekend with play beginning Saturday July 18^th.

SWARM  5   Central OH Lady Rebels   0  

The SWARM jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning as Marysville’s Paige Thompson scored Westland HS outfielder Hailee Johnson on a sacrifice grounder. The SWARM added two more runs in the second inning as MHS catcher Paige Westfall singled and later scored as MHS grad Casey Clarridge drove an RBI single to right field. Clarridge then scored on a hit by Westland SS Carly Beasy. MHS grad Logan Martindale singled and scored in the fourth inning and Clarridge added a final run in the fifth.  

North Union HS pitcher Maggie McMahan recorded the win allowing only two hits in four innings of work. Marysville HS hurler Chelsea Burns held the Rebels scoreless for the final three innings.

The SWARM next played the Chosen Few, a team based in Baltimore, OH. Chelsea Burns was outstanding in the circle allowing only one run on 3 hits in the first four innings. She was relieved by MHS pitcher Lindsey Hershberger who allowed a single run in the final three frames.  Marysville infielder Shelby Allmon blasted a triple and scored two runs for the SWARM while Lake Erie College first baseman Lindsey Pennell went 3 for 4 at the plate to lead the SWARM offense.

SWARM 4       Ohio Danger   2                                                                                                                         

The SWARM claimed a rain shortened game 3 from a Dayton, OH based Ohio Danger squad on Saturday morning. Lindsey Pennell blasted a 250 ft homer run while Jonathan Alder OF Jacquelene Justus pounded a triple into the right-centerfield gap, then scored on a hit by Maggie McMahan.  Allmon and Martindale also plated runs for the SWARM while Lindsey Hershberger held the Danger in check on the mound.

Sunday saw a third seasonal matchup between the two local SWARM teams in the tournament semifinal round. Chelsea Burns started on the mound and held the SWARM–Orange scoreless for the first four innings, allowing only one hit. The SWARM grabbed a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning as Clarridge singled, was bunted to second base, and scored on a hit by Lindsey Pennell.  The SWARM – Orange charged back in the fifth inning to take a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the 5^th inning Paige Westfall singled, then moved to second as Paige Thompson was hit by a pitch. Both scored on successive hits by Logan Martindale and Shelby Allmon to give the SWARM a 3-2 lead.

The SWARM –Orange tied the game  3-3 in the bottom of the fifth inning and the score remained tied until the final frame. Shelby Allmon lead off the bottom of the seventh  inning with a hit to right field. She moved to second base on a perfectly placed, two strike sac bunt by Casey Clarridge. Carly Beasy then delivered the game winning run with a walk-off single to centerfield securing the SWARM victory. Maggie McMahan recorded the win in the circle for the SWARM.

SWARM   9        Central Ohio ICE    2                                                                                                                

The Championship game saw the Central Ohio ICE jump out to a quick 2-0 lead, scoring a run in the first inning and another run in the second frame. SWARM bats erupted for five hits in the third inning as Logan Martindale lead off the frame with a single and hits by Clarridge and Beasy loaded the bases. Hailee Johnson then tripled to left field clearing the bases to plate three runs. Johnson later scored on a single by Paige Westfall and an ICE error gave the SWARM a 5-2 lead.  

The SWARM never looked back scoring two more runs in the fourth inning and two more in the sixth. North Union’s Samantha Rouse had 2 hits joining Clarridge and Pennell with two each while Beasy paced the offense going 3 for 4 at the plate. The SWARM totaled 14 hits in the contest. Chelsea Burns pitched the final 5 innings for the SWARM, shutting out the ICE and allowing only two hits.

Conrads to Marysville HS Junior Paige Thompson who was selected to play first base for the Central District in the Ohio Underclass All Star softball team in their tournament beginning June 22nd.

The Ohio SWARM 18U Fastpitch softball team opened up the 2009 season at the Whitehall Invitational last weekend.  Knocked into the losers bracket early on Sunday by the eventual tournament winner, the SWARM made a dramatic comeback, playing six games in a row and eventually defeating the winner’s bracket champion by a score of 1-0. This forced the tournament into a 2nd championship game which was tied at 6-6 going into the bottom of the final inning of the contest. The SWARM gave up a run in the final frame to drop a 7-6 decision to the Rebels (Orahood) and claim 2nd Place in the tourney with a 5-2-1 record.

Ohio SWARM – 0    Rebels (Thomas) – 0                                                                                            The tournament opened Friday evening with a the SWARM registering a 0-0 tie vs the Rebels (Thomas) team. SWARM bats were cold -only Lindsey Pennell (2 for 2) had success at the plate. Still, Marysville hurler Chelsea Burns shut down the Rebels for 3 innings, allowing only one hit and striking out three. She was relieved by North Union pitcher Maggie McMahan who allowed no hits and struck out six in the final three frames.

Game two saw the SWARM jump out to an early lead as Marysville graduate Casey Clarridge singled to begin the game and later scored on a fielders choice. The SWARM made it 2-0 in the fifth as North Union’s Samantha Rouse singled and later scored on a hit by Chelsea Burns.  Marysville’s Paige Thompson drove in another run in the 6^th inning while Marysville hurler Lindsey Hershberger went four innings on the mound, holding the Turbos hitless. McMahan finished up the final two innings, striking out three.

Sunday at 8 am the SWARM took on the Rebels in an old-fashioned pitchers duel. Maggie McMahan held the high powered Rebels offense scoreless for four innings.  Paige Thompson blasted a triple to begin the fifth inning and scored on a single by Marysville catcher Paige Westfall, giving the SWARM a 1-0 lead.  The Rebels tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, then added two runs in the sixth to claim the win. Paige Thompson and Westland’s Hailee Johnson lead the SWARM offense with two hits each. The loss threw the SWARM in the tournament Loser’s Bracket.

SWARM bats began to heat up as they handed the Cardinal Crush a 9-3 loss. Marysville’s Shelby Allmon recorded two hits and Clarridge added two more.Rouse, Beasy, Thompson, Westfall, and Burns also hit safely while Jonathan Alder’s Jacquelene Justus laid down a perfect, two strike suicide squeeze bunt to plate a run.Chelsea Burns earned the win on the mound, pitching a complete game while giving up only two earned runs.

Ohio SWARM – 8      Rebels (Thomas) - 3 

The offense continued to roll as the SWARM took on the Rebels in a rematch of game one. The SWARM banged out twelve hits including three by Hailee Johnson and two each by Paige Thompson and Casey Clarridge.  SWARM pitchers Lindsey Hershberger and Maggie McMahan held the Rebels to five hits and only two earned runs in the win.

Ohio SWARM – 7      SWARM  (Orange) - 0  

Game six was the Championship Game for the loser’s bracket and featured a first time match-up between the two local SWARM teams. Maggie McMahan was masterful in the circle allowing only two hits and striking out six to earn the victory. The SWARM jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning as Casey Clarridge and Samantha Rouse both singled then scored on a double to center by Paige Thompson. The SWARM added four more runs in the second inning as Allmon, Clarridge, Rouse, and Johnson each scored. Clarridge and Thompson recorded two hits each in the victory while Brittany Pontious and Dani Feldman hit safely for the SWARM Orange team.. 

Ohio SWARM – 1      Rebels (Orahood)  - 0    Championship Game 

Now into late afternoon Sunday, the SWARM refused to quit as they took on the Winner’s Bracket champion. Chelsea Burns was outstanding in the circle throwing a complete game, seven inning shutout. She allowed only three hits while striking out three. The only run of the game came in the fifth as Paige Westfall doubled, then scored on another double by Westland’s Carly Beasy. Both Westfall and Paige Thompson recorded two hits in the win.

The SWARM began the 2^nd Championship game Sunday evening at 7 pm, 12 hours and six games into the day.  The Rebels scored three runs in the second inning, but the SWARM refused to quit as Samantha Rouse singled to lead off the fourth inning and Hailee Johnson doubled. Both scored as Paige Thompson blasted a double to left field.

Casey Clarridge singled to lead off the fifth inning, stole second and scored on another hit by Rouse to tie the score at 3-3. The Rebels charged back in the bottom of the fifth, scoring two runs to retake a 5-3 lead. SWARM made it 5-4 in the sixth inning as Beasy doubled and later scored on a towering double to left field by Maggie McMahan. The Rebels added a run to take a 6-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth, only to see the SWARM charge back once more in the top of the seventh as Clarridge and Thompson both singled, then scored on a hit by Beasy to tie the game at 6-6.  Sadly, the Rebels first batter tripled to lead off in the bottom of the seventh, and scored on a suicide squeeze to earn a 7-6 win.

SWARM players ended the 14 hour day exhausted, but the coaches were thrilled with the team’s effort, attitude, and performance. Larry Orahood, longtime coach of the Rebels said the final game was the “finest softball game I have ever been involved in” and had nothing but praise for all of the SWARM players. 

The SWARM will take their 5-2-1 record to the ASA Westerville Warcat Invitational next weekend beginning play at 8 am Saturday.

Ohio SWARM players received the following awards for  the 2009 high school season:

                 Maryville High School players:

Shelby Allmon  - 2nd team OCC Conference

Lindsey Hershberger - Honorable Mention OCC Conference

Paige Thompson - 2nd Team OCC Conference

                             North Union HS:

Maggie McMahon - 1st Team MOAC Conference 

                           Westland HS players:

Carly Beasy  -  2nd team OCC Conference

Hailee Johnson - Honorable Mention OCC Conference

The Ohio SWARM organization has had a number of
All Ohio and college level players since 2003. 
They are:

   Player                  HS Grad            Pos                Awards                                          College 
Alison Davis                 2003      P/ IF       All Ohio 1st Team (D3)          Wright State
Kristen Farley            2003        C        All Ohio 1st Team (D1)       Wright State
Hannah Hoffman    2003      1B       All MOAC Conf                 Marietta
Amber Church       2004       P        All Ohio 1st Team (D1)     Wright State
Amanda Kern        2004       SS      All Ohio 1st Team (D1)     Wright State
Rayann Klingler      2004       3B      All Ohio 1st Team (D4)      Capital Univ 
Coree Price           2004        SS      All Ohio 1st Team (D3)     Heidelberg
Annisa Larimer      2005        IF       All Conference              Baldwin Wallace
Lauren Richardson 2004       OF      All Central District (D2)  Ohio Dominican
Danielle Larson      2005        OF     All Ohio 1st Team (D3)  Ohio Dominican
Brittany Creviston   2006        IF      All Ohio 1st Team (D3)    Rio Grande
Krista Smith           2006        IF       All Ohio 2nd Team (D2) 
Rian Kenney          2006        C            All Conf                           Capital University
Stephanie Peterson 2007       SS      All Central District         Toledo University
Ashlee Hein           2007       C        All Ohio 1st Team (D1)      Kent State Univ
Kacie Dunn           2007     P OF    All Central District (D1)       Rio Grande
Ashley Price           2008        P      All Ohio 1st Team (D3)        Muskingham

Casey Clarridge    2008      OF      All OOC Conference (D1)          Otterbein          

Samantha Wolfe   2008   C 3B      All Central District (D1)        Ohio Dominican  

Natalie Zwicker     2008        P        All OCC Conference (D1)     Muskingham