Huntsville Sharks '93: Sharks News
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SHARKS FINISH IN THE TOP 13 OUT OF 70 TEAMS AT THE USFA WORLD SERIES
The Sharks '93 traveled to Panama City Beach, FL to compete in the the United States Fastpitch Association (USFA) World Series the week of July 8-15, 2007. The team had an awesome week, coming in 13th out of 70 teams. Teams in the 14U age bracket represented 11 states.
The team played 3 pool games on Monday and Tuesday against quality teams from Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. The pool games allowed the girls to prepare for elimination games that started Wednesday morning. The team won there first two elimination games against the Magic (Atlanta, GA - 9-1) and Centex Slugger (Austin, TX / USFA Texas State Champions - 4-0). By winning these games, the girls earned a day off and didn't have to play at all on Thursday. Friday morning, the Sharks got the Fury '92 from Monroe, LA. The Sharks took a 4-1 lead into the 4th inning only to lose a heartbreaker 5-4. That loss sent the team to the losers bracket, requiring they win the next three games to advance to the gold bracket (final 8 teams). The team won the next two games beating x and then the defending 14U USFA world series champions (Panama City Lady Lightning - 6-3). The team fell to the South Georgia Botz 4-2 to be eliminated.
A number of incredible plays, both offensively and defensively, occured during the week. The team recorded four double plays (Natalie Matos, Chelsea Fagan, Jacquie Shadden, Lindsey Sylvester). Mary Calvert Sammons caught all 8 games and led the team in hitting for the week. Emily Adlich recorded back to back home runs against the the Panama City Lady Lightning. Alyssa Statham, played solid 3rd base and came in to pitch the final game trailing 3-0 to shut down the boltz, allowing only 1 run, the final three innings. Natalie Williams and Julie Davis contributed several key hits for the week.
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SHARKS WIN AGAIN!
The Sharks traveled to Franklin TN to win the USSSA Fall Fastpitch Throwdown. The team went 3-2-1 and to win the championship against a very strong field made up of the Cruisers, Nashville, TN; The Crush, Indianapolis, IN and Team Tennessee made up of kids from across middle and west Tennessee.
The teams tied their first pool game with the crush 2-2 and then lost their second pool game to the much older and bigger Team Tennessee 9-3. In the Elimination rounds the Sharks got the Crush again and won that one 4-3 setting up a Sunday morning rematch with Team Tennessee in the Finals of the Winners Bracket. The team played awesome defense with incredible hitting to win the game 5-1. Team Tennessee won the loser's bracket forcing yet another game with them for the Championship. The Sharks lost that game 7-4 setting up the "if" game for the Tournament Championship. The defense tightened up and the bats came alive and the Sharks took the Championship by a score of 4-1. By winning this tournament the team has automatically qualified for the Tennessee USSSA State Tournament and the 2007 USSSA world series in Orlando, FL.
Sunday, October 22
SHARKS GO 4-1 TO TAKE RUNNER UP IN THE FALL IN LOVE WITH FASTPITCH USSSA TOURNAMENT
The Sharks '93 went 3-1 to take runner up in the Fall in Love with Fastpitch USSSA tournament at Wilson Morgan park in Decatur, AL. The team had to come from behind in an international tie break game against the Hartselle Heat, in the semi-finals to earn a chance to play in the championship game. The team scored 3 runs in their half of the tie break to win the game 5-4. The teams bats went cold in the championship game losing their first game of the fall 5-1.
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SHARKS WIN 12U NSA WORLD SERIES
Sharks Win NSA 12U World Series Championship The 12U Sharks won the National Softball Association (NSA) World Series championship in Birmingham, AL. The Sharks played ten games in four days in 100 plus degree heat to win the tournament, four on the the final day. The team lost their first two pool games to the Nashville Crusaders and the West Pines Diamond Diamond Dusters (Miami, FL) only to storm back during the elimination rounds. The team won their next four games beating quality teams including, Hixon Cyclones (Chattanooga, TN) 12-2 / Blount Co. Blaze (Blount County, AL) 6-0 / Cullman Crushers (Cullman, AL) 10-0 / Birmingham White Lighting, who placed 2nd in the NSA State, 4-3. The sharks then lost in the finals of the winners bracket to the Trussville Red Storm (Champions of the NSA Alabama State tournament) 11-4 forcing the team to beat the Louisiana Patriots, Denham Springs, LA 4-0 in the finals of the losers bracket for an opportunity to play the Red Storm again for the Championship. With their backs against the wall, having to beat the Red Storm twice, the team came together and would not be denied the championship. The Sharks put on a dominating performance beating the Red Storm in the first game 9-0 and then followed that up with an 11-3 win. Those wins were punctuated with several key defensive plays, incredible hitting performances and outstanding pitching. It was a total team effort with significant contributions in the championship run coming from every member of the team.
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Sharks in the Huntsville Times
Sharks win NSA "B" World Series Sunday, July 23, 2006 Huntsville Times
Softball
Huntsville 12-under Sharks win NSA "B" World Series The Huntsville Sharks' 12-and-under team won the NSA "B" Fastpitch World Series the hard way Thursday at Liberty Park in Hoover. Forced into the losers bracket of the 28-team tournament after an early morning loss to Trussville's Red Storm, the Sharks reached the championship round with a 4-0 win over the Louisiana Patriots. The Sharks then delivered a bit of payback to the Red Storm, beating the tournament hosts 9-0 and 11-3 in back-to-back games to earn the title. The Red Storm had given up a total of only 12 runs in the four-day tournament until the final two games. By winning the World Series, the Sharks have automatically qualified for the NSA Super World Series next month in Peoria, Ill. Sharks team members include: Elizabeth and Emily Adlich, Katie Bryant, Cara Lee Mason, Natalie Matos, Valerie Money, Mary Calvert Sammons, Stephanie Snow, Lindsey Sylvester, Catherine White and Natalie Williams. The coaches are Steve Adlich, Jeff Williams and Mark Snow. From staff reports
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The 2006 Sharks '93 World Series Pin
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Sharks '93 Players Swing Compared to Jenny Finch Through Video Analysis