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MIDWEST WORLD SERIES NATIONAL RUNNER-UPS!!!

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:44:44 GMT

CONGRATULATIONS, CARLISLE WILDCATS, FOR EARNING
NATIONAL MIDWEST CHAMPIONSHIP RUNNER-UPS!!!

YOU ARE AWESOME!

What can we say but WOW!! The Wildcats went to Kansas City to experience something they will never forget.
On Thursday there were opening ceremonies with 140 teams and over 7000 people. Teams came from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado.
They participated in skill challenges for throwing, hitting and of course a dizzy bat race. They were in the parade of teams holding our Carlisle flag with pride. After the opening ceremonies the girls got some needed team bonding in the pool.
Friday came and pool play was here we went 1-1. Saturday was a rain filled day with the wait and see when we play. We got our morning game in and won 11-3. Then we played our 11am game at 7:10 pm. Luckily we won (7-1) or we would have had to play at 11:30 Saturday night.
Sunday came and we started our first game at 9:40 Sunday morning and ended at around 11pm. The girls played 5 games. We found ourselves in the losers bracket after our 3rd game but came back strong to make it to the championship game, however we came up short. Many of us got home around 2-3 in the morning but all was worth the chance to play for the championships.

For the weekend we had many great things happen on the field. On the mound we had Mary Baldwin and Maddy Hermon. Mary came away with 22 strikeouts. She faced over 120 batters for the weekend. She had one of her best games of the year facing a very good Nebraska team. She was able to only allow 10 batters for the game throwing a variety of pitches with a smile. Maddy had a great performance on the mound in our second game against the Coyote Fastpitch on Sunday. Maddy shut them down putting the Wildcats into the championship game. Mary Grace Wachal was the work horse for the team catching all games but a few innings on Friday. She had some great stops saving us from runs. She makes it look so easy.
Our defense was superb. Mallory Adams had an outstanding glove making many pop fly catches in key points on Sunday. Taylor See-Palar was unstoppable at short stealing a line drive hit and many more grounders. Annie Johnson had a quick hot glove on 3rd saving the balls and the runners. Melissa Free was like a vacuum on first not letting anything get by her. Our outfielders had more action on Sunday. One of the key catches was made by Payton Keeney in an overtime game with runners on 1st and 2nd a hard line drive pop to her to end and save the game. Madison Miller, Courtney Carr ,Maddy and Channing Johnson all got some action making great stops and getting the ball in from the outfield.

Our bats are what always comes threw. Many teams think if they get through the top of the line up they are safe but not for the Wildcat team. Top to bottom we are strong. All the girls were hitting and even bunting, some of our girls that always hit away even saw the bunt sign. Wildcats used total team work to get the job done!
Our bunt leader was Mary Grace with (5) , Maddy (4), Taylor (3), Mary (2), Annie (1), Courtney (1). The big sticks were also making the teams think twice about pitching it to us. Mary had a big bat with 9 singles and 2 triples with clearing the bases both times. Taylor came away with 8 singles and 1 triple. Plus showed her speed on the bases turning a bunt into a score. Payton turned her bat on racking up 7 singles, they never knew if she was going to slap or hit it away. Melissa had 6 singles, Mary Grace 3 singles and a triple, Madison 3 singles and a key sacrifice fly to center, Mallory and Courtney all added 3 singles a piece. Maddy and Annie came away with 2 and Channing had a big single ending the game. Our opposition did not know if we were hitting or bunting but no matter who was up to bat we knew we could score. We had a great opportunity to bat all 11 girls and we were tough 1-11.

The girls had a great year! They had many accomplishments. One of the biggest is in EVERY TOURNAMENT the Wildcats found their way to the championship game. We may not have always gotten first but they never gave up. Getting there was half the fun!!! Everywhere the girls and parents went whether it was Des Moines, Grimes, Kansas City or even the restaurants we got compliments on our team behavior and play.
Wildcats black showed everyone the true meaning of playing with pride and respect for the game. We can't say enough about how proud we are of the girls! WILDCAT BLACK ENDED THE SEASON WITH 2 FIRST PLACE TITLES AND 4 SECOND PLACE FINISHES WITH A RECORD OF 30-13. WILDCAT ATTITUDE!!!!

Raccoon River Valley Tourney

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:49:58 GMT

    Our streak ended as the Wildcats had not lost a pool play game in 5 tournaments. It was okay though because the end result was 1st place for the Wildcats. The girls did not have a great Saturday but when bracket play came on Sunday the girls showed how they could play!
    Our offense had many hits but one big one came from Melissa Free with a HOMERUN! Taylor had 9(IB),1 (2B) and 1(3B), Mallory went for 4(1B), Mary had 6(1B),Annie 5(1B),Melissa5(1B) ,Mary grace 4(1B),1 (2B), 1 (3B),Payton 8(1B),Maddy 3(1B), Kelsey Hocket 2(1B),1 (2B) and 1 (3B), Channing 2(1B) and Abby 1(1B).
    On defense Mary and Maddy were on pitching duty. Mary had 21 strikeouts and Maddy had 4. Saturday was not pretty for Mary. Maddy came in on Saturday and did a great job. On Sunday Mary faced the mound again pitching 2 of the games back to back for 12 innings of ball . Way to battle. Mary grace did a great job saving many of the balls working behind the plate.
     On defense on Sunday we came back to playing Wildcat defense not making mistakes. Bug , Mallorina and Annie had a lot of action throwing to Melissa at first. Mary also saw a lot of action accumulating many outs from the mound. One infield highlight was when Annie on her knees at 3rd throwing a girl out at first. The wildcats added an out by total team work from Bug, Annie and Mallory in a run down getting the out. Annie had a hot glove with a line drive catch and a quick tag to double up the runner. In the outfield this weekend, Kelsey,Payton and Maddy all had great catches. Channing and Abby all did a great job!

Way to finish girls we could have given up after Saturday but you showed what Wildcat Attitude is all about. Now on to Kansas City we need to bring the ATTITUDE WITH US. GET R ACCOMPLISHED!!!

Second in Hawaii!

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:48:02 GMT

    In Kansas City at the Hawaiian Fest the girls played very good teams from Missouri and Kansas. The girls played 6 games that weekend. Winning all but the championship game. But for the girls it was much more than just ball. They had a great time swimming, making shirts and hanging out at the hotel. We decorated our dugout with flowers and palm trees had matching hand made shirts and socks. The BIG KUHANA(Scott) got in on the fun. While playing on Saturday there was a D-J in the background and lots of fun for all. The little brothers and sister got to enjoy the weather with the dunk tank and slide at the ball park.
     Our offense was as warm as the weather and it was hot! Taylor See-Palar 7 Singles, Mallory Adams 3 Singles, Mary Baldwin 2 singles,1 2B and (2) 3B, Annie Johnson 6 singles, Melissa Free 6 singles,(1) 2B, Mary Grace Wachal 5 singles,Maddy Hermon 2 singles, Madison Miller 4 singles, Courtney Carr 2 singles and Channing Johnson 2 singles.
    For the defense we had Mary and Maddy sharing time on the mound. For the weekend Mary had 22 strikeouts and Maddy struck out 15. Mary Grace spent the majority time behind the plate with some relief from Annie. Most outs came from Bug and shortstop and Mallorina at 2nd. Annie and Melissa had some great put outs from 3rd. The outfield didn't see much action this weekend. Channing, Courtney and Madison all did great jobs always backing up the plays and getting the balls in. A couple highlights was a throw out from Madison at center to Annie on 3rd and another time we doubled up for outs Bug to Melissa at first back to home to M-G. The girls had a great weekend.
    Can't wait till next time in Kansas City!!!

Carlisle Wildcats take home 1st place Trophy in Ankeny USSSA State

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:13:12 GMT

The Wildcats had a shorten tourney due to rain. They came out slow on Saturday but came away with 2 wins and the #1 seed. The girls battled the heat and wind. First game was against Ankeny Storm. The girls came into the last inning losing 1-3. Wildcats did not give up scoring 3 runs to came away with the win. The inning was started with Mary hitting to get on and Annie, Melissa, Mary Grace,Payton and Maddy all hitting to score the runs to win the game. Bug, Mallory, Abby and Madison all put the ball in play. Mary was on the mound striking out 6 and M-G was behind the plate. Annie had 2 plays for outs at 3rd and Bug had 2 from short stop. Maddy made a running catch for a great out in the outfield.

The second game of the day was right after the Ankeny game. Our girls did a great job to regroup and come away with the win. They played Mac and won 8-1. Our bats continued where we left off. With 10 base hits. On the mound was Maddy striking out 5 with Annie behind the plate. Annie got a girl out trying to get 3rd throwing to Melissa. Mary had 2 unassisted out from 1st. Bug got one at short and Mallory from 2nd. Channing was hustling each play for great back ups on first. Madison and Abby had a quite weekend in the outfield but all showed lots of hustle.

Sunday the girls claimed the Trophy and the team trophy! Great Job girls.

LHP Sportsmanship Award Winners and 2nd Place at Carlisle Tournament

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:13:27 GMT

The 12U Carlisle Wildcats Black received the Lucas Hunter Palar Sportsmanship Award and were Runners-Up in the Carlisle Joe Bittner Memorial Tournament.
Sensational job, girls!

Coaches Summary...
The Wildcats had a weekend to remember at the Joe Bittner tourney. The girls came away with 2nd place. Going 5-1 for the weekend. Showing lots of Attitude and Pride capturing the Lucas Palar Sportmanship award which meant so much to all of us. We had many highlights!

The girls never gave up and played their way beating a good Coyote team to get to the championship game. Wildcats came up short in the final game against the Wildcats Gold who had their bats going and played a solid game of defense to get the win. Congrats go to Wildcat Gold. The Wildcats couldn't find the holes to get runners on but our entire roster all put the ball in play.

For the weekened,on the pitching mound we had Mary and Maddy. Mary had 23 strikeouts for the weekend. Maddy came away with 7. Maddy came in the game before the championship to clinch the game with runners in scoring position Maddy shut them down striking out the final out! M-G spent a lot of time behind the plate catching 2 pop ups and a throw out at 3rd. The wildcats came away with 2 rundowns both for outs. Annie,Taylor and M-G all made smart decision to get the outs. From the outfield our outfielders made some great catches for outs Channing got one and Abby and Maddy. Madison had balls that she stopped and got in to second. The infield had lots of action Bug, Mallory,Annie,Payton and Melissa all making great plays for outs.

On offense we sometimes had to battle but we never gave up. Melissa, Abby and Mary Grace(2) all collected doubles. We had many singles to keep our rally going Bug(4),Mal(3),Mary(6),Annie(6),Melissa(4)Mary Grace(2),Abby(3),Madison(3) and Channing and Maddy put the ball in play to move runners to score. Bug and M-G both had great sacrifice bunts also this weekend.

Scott, Tracy, Alyson and the fans were proud of the Wildcats and in our eyes you are always number one playing with pride and attitude!

Second Place Finish!

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:43:46 GMT

Photographs taken for the weekend can be seen at this site as well: www.jentsch-photography.com

The Wildcats came out strong this saturday at Grimes. The weather warmed up and it was a great day at the ball fields. Saturday the Wildcats came away with 3 wins and 0 losses. Putting them in the Gold bracket on sunday. On sunday the girls won the first game to put them in position for the championship game. The championship game we fell short but was an excellent game claiming the second place in the Gold bracket. Our bats were unable to get the ball past the hot glove of the shortstop. The rest of the tourney our bats were on high. We had many singles ,doubles and even some triples. It was Mary turn to have a break away tourney with the bat hitting 2 triples one with bases loaded and 2 singles. Taylor(Bug) had 4 singles and executed a great bunt. Annie came away with 5 singles. Mallory added with 2 singles. Mary Grace added a double in a key moment on sunday and also executed a good bunt. Payton had 3 singles with a great slap hit in the championship game and did some great running when called upon. Abby had 3 singles. Melissa came away with 2 singles. Madison hit a double. Maddy put the ball in play and Channing battled at the plate.

Our defense is starting to become stronger and stronger. Many times through out this tourney the opposition had girls in scoring position and our defense made great choices leaving them on the base paths without scoring. We had many highlights our outfielders are really making a difference.
Madison, Abby and Melissa all had catches for outs. Which really saved many runs. In the infield most of the action came Taylors way for a total of 15 outs. Mallory had some action at second and some great teamwork with Bug and Mallory for a force out at 2nd. Annie had a great play at 3rd with a hard hit ball for an out. Also Annie had a great effort on the bunt with a quick throw to first with Mary throwing quickly to home. We didn't get the out but the girls did an awesome job of knowing what to do. Payton had a solid performance at first reaching tall for some great catches. In the last game of the day we had a great highlight of a double play. Taylor had a line drive catch and doubled up the runner at first to Mary. Way to be thinking. Channing had great vocal leadership getting us going.
Maddy and Mary had many balls come back at them for many outs through out the tourney. Maddy had pitched a great game against Johnston striking out 2, She also came in the DCG game the last inning shutting them out and getting a strike out. Maddy came in the Championship game in the 5th inning with another strikeout. Mary took the mound this weekend pitching 2 on Saturday and 2 on Sunday with some relief from Maddy.
Mary had a solid weekend on the mound. Mary came away this weekend with 18 strikeouts.
Can't forget the other half of the duos Annie was behind the plate this weekend and Mary Grace. Mary Grace had a throw out at second and a pop up catch.

Great job Girls! Keep it up first place is in sight! We are starting to get more ATTITUDE AND CATTITUDE!!!

Grimes Tournament

Sun, 18 May 2008 21:19:03 GMT

Wildcats go 4-1 and place 2nd in Grimes!

Runner-Ups with their medals.
Way to go cats!

Summary coming soon...

Mary had two triples during the Johnston game.

Madison Miller had a nice catch in center field.

All the Wildcats out-cheered their competition and earned their medals...
See more videos and pictures in the blog.

Beaverdale Tournament

Tue, 06 May 2008 11:49:14 GMT

Carlisle Wildcats had a great weekend finishing 2nd at Beaverdale. The girls came out saturday playing with ATTITUDE! We had many highlights this weekend. Our bats came alive! Saturday pool play we came away 2-1 with the number 2 seed going into sunday.
On the mound this weekend Mary and Maddy did a great job. They faced an Ottumwa team that could really hit the ball. Mary Grace and Annie had the duty behind the plate. Behind the plate they kept the runners honest with a lot of hustle. Catching one runner off guard for a put out at 2nd. Mary had 15 strike outs for the weekend and Maddy came away with 9 strikeouts. We had some really good defensive plays. Taylor(bug) had a great weekend at short getting 7 outs.
Mallorina had some balls coming her way with 4 outs. Channing also had 2 outs from the field at 2nd. Annie had a line catch on 3rd. Our first double play of the year! Mary got a diving line drive on the mound from her knees tossed it to Payton who made an outstanding grab. Our outfield did some great things. Payton had a great back up from 3rd and threw out the girl trying to steal home. Madison had action in center chasing down the balls. Maddy and Abby also was always making sure the runners were not going to advance. Melissa had an out on 3rd and came in to handle first base. Our defense is really improving.
Our bats, what can I say! As I said before when it gets Hot! our bats are going to be Hot!! Wow, can't wait to see when it starts to get really warm. The girls racked up 20 hits single and doubles. Every player got a hit this weekend. For the weekend the girls accumulated 61 times putting the ball in play. The weekend started off with the first pitch. Bug drove it up the middle. Some of the girls really came alive. Madison had some big hits racking up 3 singles. Abby was hot and got a double and 2 single. Bug came away with 6 singles. Mary had 2 singles. Annie got the bat on the ball for 4 singles and a double. Maddy had 2 singles. Melissa and Channing and Mary Grace added singles. Payton put the ball in play but the fielders barely got her.
The girls had ATTITTUDE! The last game of the day the girls started the game with a cheer off! Wildcats out cheered the Dawgs! Keep the ATTITUDE UP and all will know who we are and we are here to play some ball!!!!!!

Wildcats take 2nd!!!

Sun, 04 May 2008 23:17:50 GMT

The Carlisle Wildcats had an incredibly successful weekend at Beaverdale this weekend!

Congratulations on your Runner-Up 12U Softball Title!
We will post a summary article from the weekend soon.
For the time being here are some highlights from Sunday...

Mallorina's KOOL!

An out4bug!

M&M's hot!
See more in the video blog!

Beaverdale Tournament

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:42 GMT

Great day, girls! Good luck as you continue your quest for the Beaverdale Tournament title

Bug laid down a nice bunt!

Madison had some great hits today!

Mary Grace, Anni, and Abby helped score lots of runs too!

Mary and Maddy did a super job pitching.

THE WHOLE TEAM SHOWED GREAT TEAMWORK...
It must have been because of your ATTITUDE!
Come back Sunday with those winning smiles!

More videos in the blog.