Girls softball season underway
Lanky Johnson
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Tournament – Thunder Spring Fastpitch
Thunder Spring Fastpitch Tournament will get underway this weekend at the AG Diamonds in Strathmore. Both local pee wee teams Blazers and Thunder will begin action on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. against St. Albert Angels and Calgary West Valley with Medicine Hat Shock also participating in the pee wee division.
Bantam Thunder begin play Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. against Ardrossan Extreme and Red Deer. Camrose Crossfire, Medicine Hat Bantam Shock, Edmonton Warriors round out the teams in Bantam play and all will probably be in Bantam “B” provincials, which are also hosted in Strathmore on July 8-10.
Play this weekend begins Friday night, continues Saturday with finals set for Sunday afternoon.
Squirt
Strathmore Renegades, who play in Division 1 in Calgary, are off to an impressive 6-0 start to the season. Led by five returning players from last year’s bronze medal team in provincials, the team appears to be ready. This coming weekend, May 14-15, they are in Calgary Nosecreek Tournament.
The Division 3 Renegades began their season with a 11-11 tie with Calgary Nosecreek and a 7-4 loss to Airdrie. They now have a 0-2-2 record and look to improve on that this week.
Pee Wee
In Pee Wee Division 1, the Strathmore Blazers dropped first two games of league but rebounded with two wins. Victories over Calgary SBR and a close 8-7 win over West Valley pulled them back to .500. Shayla Pollock and Karly Larson have pitched very well and appear to be getting stronger. With one league game this coming week, the team will then get ready for a strong performance in the upcoming tournament in Strathmore on May 13-15. The Balzers will play their first game on Friday night against Calgary starting at 6:30 p.m.
The Division 2 Strathmore Thunder began their play with a two win, two loss week. Breanne Moss, Alex Fawcett, Libby Wheeler and Morgan Moss lead a very potential pitching staff. They will have two games this week, then prepare for local tournament play Friday night in Strathmore against St Albert Angels.
Bantam
The Division 1 Bantam Thunder sport a 4-1 record after opening week play. Leah Dahm led the way on offence through the week going six for 12 at the plate to go along with Megan Lecavalier who had an on base percentage of .818. Jessica Murphy and Brooke Kennett both hit homeruns during the week. On the mound, Kirstyn Johnson had a strong week tossing 18 innings and recording 34 strikeouts for the Bantam Thunder.