July 1st and 2nd
The Avalance 12U team showed up in Newberg last weekend to take on the Scappoose Fireballs and the Kaos FP teams, losing both games on Saturday. While the losses were tough to take, it did allow for #5 Lindsey M to score an in the park home run against the Fireballs in the top of the 6th inning.
With the Saturday losses, the Avalanche were seeded low in in the Silver bracket and facing the Lincoln City Tigers, seeking a turn around to their weekend That turn around would start on the third pitch of the day when #22 Sophia W knocked a huge hit to right for a lead off triple. She would score when the next batter, #15 Krysta H, would hit a hard grounder to the shortstop and still manage to get on base. The game would continue to be sound from the Avalanche on both sides of play resulting in a 10-3 victory over the Tigers.
In the second game of the day, the Avalanche took on the OC Nightmare in what turned out to be the best game of the tournament. The Avalanche would gain an early lead in the first three innings with the score at 8-2 at the top of the 4th. The Nightmare weren’t done and would fight back, scoring three runs until their play ended with a fly out to #17 Mackenzie G and a strike out by #55 Ava E. The game would go one more inning, with the Avalanche picking up three more runs and limiting the Nightmare to just one more. Final Score would be 11-6 and send the COFP girls to the Championship final.
The Girls would make quick work of the final game, ending play after three innings in a run-rule 11-0 victory of the Sweet Home Huskies.
Great job girls, so proud of your resilience! Go Avalanche!
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