At the end of the season if your players aren't crying and you don't have a tear in your eye as a coach, something may be wrong. Senior night for @WFHS_Softball last night brought out the tears. The last of the OGs from the original @VendettaReeder 12/14U squad. #wewereblessed
Postscript: All four of our graduates got offers to play college ball, from D-I to Juco, though one chose to hang up her cleats and passed on hers. We are proud of them.
Sadly, with our first grads leaving, one by one all the undergrads did, too, until we were no longer viable as an 18U. Happily, not one left with acrimony, showing there was something to be said for that mission. We wish them all success. 4/4
Open practice next Tuesday and Thursday. We are in East Mesa at Franklin Jr High. Come out and see the difference. DM for more info. All inquiries will be kept confidential.
Happy birthday to home run queen Taylor Sykes, who is headed off to D-I Southern University in the next week or so. Also happy birthday to our head guy, @kreeder18
Congratulations to our summer partner team @arizonasuncats, who really battled up in Prescott. We have enjoyed our association and getting to know their players — an awesome group of girls who we know will be missed.
Our 18s at the Alliance Regionals. They did well, finishing just shy of the semis playing in 8 games. Bittersweet as we say goodbye to our 24s. Thank you for being great teammates & for letting us be a part of your softball journey. You will be missed. Much love to you all!
One of the highlights: Nine dingers in seven games. We definitely put up runs — 62 in seven games. But defense on a mashup team, and a young one at that, could be an issue as we weren’t always on the same page. Here’s our 💣 Squad. The one with three is just 14 out of 8th grade!
We finished our run at @COSparkFire. A little disappointing in the results as we had to scramble to have a team after school ball — just five returners, three of whom were nursing injuries; two new to us; three from partner @arizonasuncats, a former player and a pickup from Colo.
Still we meshed pretty well as teammates, had a great time, definitely had highlight moments and enjoyed this spectacular tournament once again. Thanks to @COSparkFire organizers and @TCSFastpitch for all you do.