Spring 12U Softball - April 2021
Erin faces her Fall team the next two games, 6 on Reign and 5 on Thunder
Erin faces Reign w/Cassidy pitching, up 1-0, w/1 out & Sayda @ 2nd
Erin hits a bouncer left of Cassidy with Sayda advancing
Erin's ball gets by Cassidy and she beats the throw made by the shortstop
Sayda is sent home and the 1st baseman throws to catcher Sarah
Sarah makes the catch as Sayda slides into Erin's bat
Sarah lays down the tag with Blue perfectly positioned
Blue calls Sayda out for the 2nd out, Erin later puts the Stealers up 2-0
Two Reign Run-Rules and a 3-up-3-down Stealer 2nd later, Erin up in the 3rd
She hits the ball off the end of the bat, a weak bouncer to Cassidy
Who makes the play and throws Erin out, Miina then strikes out, Game Over
Cassidy allows 5 hits, 3BBs w/3Ks & the 3-up-3-down second inning seals it
Walking Reign's bottom 3 ended the Stealer's chance for victory
Stealers only getting two outs in two innings dooms the team to a 10-3 loss
Erin faces her Spring 2020 team and half the players from Fall 2020
Melody pitched yesterday so Kimora pitches for Thunder today
Shayne scores the second run on a passed ball but the prior 3 all singled
Visiting Thunder run-ruled Stealers in the 1st with 2 hits, 5 walks & 2Ks
Danielle scores as Erin clears the bases by standing in the batter's box
Kimora gets one over the plate and Erin pops it over 3rd's glove
Erin is last to score after a double play ends a promising inning
The Stealers get 3 outs and hold Thunder to 3 runs in the 2nd
The 3 Up, 3 Down in the 2nd hand the Stealers another loss
Thunder's run-rule in the 3rd put the game out of reach, so no Home at-bat
Stealers put 6 on base in 2 innings while Thunder put 18 on base in 3
The team with better pitching wins the majority of the time in 12U
Discover Morton Salt is a major sponsor of the softball league
Erin and Stealers face Renegade with past Thunder teammate Hayden
Erin up 4th after three straight walks to start the 1st inning
A passed ball scores leadoff batter Skylah
The Renegade pitcher gets one across the plate and Erin misses swinging
Next pitch goes behind her and to the backstop
Scoring Shayne; Erin thought she had a walk but had only 3 balls & 1 strike
Next pitch is high and wide right so Erin gets the walk
Erin clears the bases without touching the ball as Danielle scores
Erin scores during Miina's at-bat who will be the 5th of the run-rule
Erin bats in the 2nd with Stealers up 8-5 w/traded run-rule innings
She pops out but Shayne running by distracts the shortstop who drops it
Shayne goes in to score the 4th run of the inning
Danielle scores during Miina's at-bat for a second straight run-rule
Erin takes over catching for Shayne in the 3rd for her to pitch
Extra inning started with a runner on 3rd & 2nd, both scored, both teams
Stealers started the 2nd with 2 outs but still gave up 5 runs, alas
The game goes down as a tie 15-15 but Stealers won 4 outs to 1
Back in Galveston on April 12th, Aunt Kathy's favorite field . . . Schlitterbahn
Stealers face the Galveston Herricane with Erin on deck
Danielle up w/Shayne on base after Skylah and Sydah struck out
Danielle walks and gets to 2nd after Erin's first pitch, a ball
Next pitch, a ball as well, gets by and lets Danielle get to 3rd
Third pitch is down the middle and faster than Erin's bat, count 2-1
Danielle's lead gets a throw to 3rd and a bad throw back home for a score
Next pitch is on target and faster than expected, count now 2-2
The next pitch isn't acted on & Blue rings Erin up, 3rd out, Stealers up 2-0
Stealers hold Herricanes to zero runs with a confusing double play in the 1st
Stealer's 2nd has Maggy walking after Cina & Miina strike out, DeElle will be the 6th K to end the inning, Herricanes follow with a run-rule, & lead 5-2 after 2
Stealer's 3rd has Skylah hitting an in-the-park HR and three more Ks
Herricanes run out the time with 2 more runs and win 7-3
Herricane pitcher as good as Stealers faced all season w/all 9 outs as Ks
Pitching decides the game again as Stealers get one out the last two frames
Final local game April 13th versus the Llamas and Erin's first coach
A cold front comes through and we have a brief rain halt but restart
Florence is fast but has less control in the rain as Danielle scores
Poor videography misses Erin getting drilled in the back
She slides off 3rd stealing, tagged out w/too much joy from Llama coaches
Promising 1st ends abruptly & a Llama run-rule puts the game out of reach
Stealers surprise the Llamas in the first but collapse in the second
Stealers have their final practice on April 18th
Started with fielding practice and finished up with a bat around
The team enjoys an hour of actual practive and then go to kick ball
The girls take on the parents and bat/kick first
Erin and the girls try hard kicks in the first but get out quickly
Coach Kelly and the parents can get the ball further out and get on base
Coach Danielle can still run out the play and get to first
Erin, Deseray and Maggy defend the left side
The parents are able to score a couple runs an inning
The girls resort to bunts to get on base and do so half the time
Deseray gets on base with a successful bunt
Miina fouls a couple bunts and then kicks and easy fly ball
Sayda helps the girls tie the game up in the 4th inning
Maggy pitches to DeElle & Deseray's mom
The parents score a multiple run inning and eek out the win versus the girls as the field time comes to an end
Erin makes the play as the final practice comes to an end
Stealers back in Texas City for the final game of the season
Facing No Fear again, team we lost by 1 to in the 2nd game of the season
Erin hopes to keep the inning going after two leadoff outs
She hits a fly to shortstop who makes a good catch and gets the 3rd out
Visiting Stealers score 1 in the first and must rely on defense
Wings of Heritage Park in the background with 1913 Biplane and F-100F
No Fear bats bottom of 1st with Shayne catching, Erin at 3rd, Deseray in left, Skylah at shortstop, Danielle pitching allowing one run to tie the game, 1-1
Right side D: Maggy in center, Sayda @ 2nd, Miina @ 1st & DeElle in right
Stronger D plus throwing & base running errors have Stealers come up short
The final Stealers team gathering and post game debriefing
We didn't win alot but still had fun and made new friends
One, two, three, Stealers! See you in the offseason!
Funny team photo . . . don't cross daughter & mom, Shayne & Kelly!
Spring 2021 Stealers Left-to-Right Top: Coach Danielle, Miina, Danielle,
Skylah, Cina, Maggy, Erin, Coach Kelly
Left-to-Right Botton: Amiyah, Shayne, Deseray, DeElle, Caymbria, Sayda,
Team Mom Evelyn