Thornydale defeats Red Mountain 7 - 3.  Red Mountain eliminated from tourney.  July 23, 2009

Red Mountain kept Thornydale within striking distance with a very strong defense.  Bottom of the first inning - Deep line drive to right field; Bailey, Makensie, Krista to Taylor combine to throw the number three hitter out at the plate.  Later in the first, Demi catches pop up to end the inning.  Brittany maintained her solid support by completing two unassisted outs at first base in the second and third innings.  Fifth inning; Taylor and Krista catch a runner attempting to steal second to get the first out.  Thornydale provided hitting power in the first inning by gathering 3 hits and 4 runs.  Bailey pitched strong the remainder of the game and faced 17 batters and struck out 9 in 4 innings.  Awesome performance.

Red Mountain looses the tie breaker to San Tan by 0.040 points.  A difference of less then one run or one-half inning for the four games in pool play.  A very tough break for the Red Mountain team.  33/21 (SanTan) versus 29/18 (Red Mountain)

Congratulations to the Red Mountain Minor All-Star team for your great performance.

Red Mountain beats Camp Verde in game 3.  July 22, 2009.

Red Mountain pitching, defense, and aggressive base running leads to an 18 - 8, five inning victory.  Red Mountain struggled in the first inning by allowing 6 runs.  That all ended in the second inning.  Krista, Bailey, and Demi combined to strike out 9 batters.  Middle relief pitcher, Bailey was absolutely awesome by striking out 5 of 7 batters faced.  Behind the Red Mountain pitchers was an outstanding defense.  Brittany completed an unassisted out in the top of the first.  Zoe, Krista, Brittany combined for two ground outs in the second.  Demi completed a ground out in the third.  In the fifith, Mya completed two exceptional fielding outs to end the inning.  Camp Verde held Red Mountain's hits to a minimum.  However, Red Mountain base running dominated to complete the victory.

Red Mountain plays Thornydale tonight at 7:30.  Each team has 3 wins and 0 losses.  This game will determine what teams advance to the semi-finals.

Red Mountain cruises to win game 2 against Blue Ridge.  July 21, 2009.

Red Mountain pitching dominated the game from start to finish.  The pitching tandem of Krista and Bailey allowed only 19 batters to reach the plate in the 3.5 inning game and allowed only 5 runs.  The defense helped; Savannah collected the final out in the first to deep center field, as well as, Brittney and Krista turning an awesome double play to end the game.  The bats were hot in the first inning.  The one-two batters, Krista and Brittney, each singled and scored to begin the 4 run first inning.  From there the Blue Ridge pitching struggled by allowed 34 batters to face the plate and 20 runs to score.  The final score resulted in a Red Mountain 20 - 5 victory.  Tonight's 5:30 game will be against Camp Verde Little League.  Camp Verde is 1 - 1 and Red Mountain is now 2 - 0.  Note the early start; don't be late.

Red Mountain defeats Chandler National in Game 1.   July 20, 2009

Red Mountain managed to survive high winds, slight rain, and distant lightning to dominate Chandler National in a 23 - 9, 4 inning victory.  Krista provided solid pitching, and with a firm defense, only allowed 1 earned and struck out 4 in the first 2 innings.  Red Mountain managed some timely hits by Mya, Krista, and Sierra, with the rest of the line up tearing up the base paths and racking up 11 runs to finish the 2nd inning.  Offense continued to get on base, advance, and score in the 3rd and 4th innings.  Demi completed the game in the 4th inning by only allowing 1 hit and striking out 3.  Next game will be played tonight at 8:00 pm, against Blue Ridge Little League on field number 2.  Players, please arrive early.