Beverly Bandits DeMarini 09
Coaches: Matt Bailey & Dale Carr
This years RECORD - 62-18-3
10U Record 49-9-1
12U Record Playing UP 13-9-2
This year has been interesting to say the least... 10U has been a whirlwind, there would be so many things I would of done differently. I have seen a ton at the 1oU level, but I have never seen the absolute mis-management of teams like I did this year. It was a two-horse race with everyone shooting for the Bandits and the Outlaws. At the beginning of the season, 12 of those 20 rostered girls on the two teams were 9U Bandits, so yes, I take pride in that. Yes, purple challenged me in a 9-6 championship game, but look at the box score and tell me where most of the runs came from. The leadoff was a purple girl, but she had help from another Former Bandit-Outlaw girl, and multiple plays from another Outlaw at 3B. I, along with many other teams, saw completely different rosters from week to week. From week to week it is was like PGF nationals stacking their rosters for Championship play!
What the heck happened to the 3 of the 5 top tier teams?? They stopped playing in early July or before, I have never seen that before. It was always a dogfight until the end... Teams are destroyed, along with many bridges along the way. Among the top teams, only a few remained fully true to their own original team which is really sad. If it is going to continue like this at the 10U level, I am really glad to be getting out now.
As for my team, it has been a long time since I have seen a team go undefeated within the state and we were never fully stocked up when playing the Ohio teams. 26-0-1. We came in 4th at this year's PGF Super Select without one of our big arms on the mound also. We were probably one of the fastest teams in the US and this coming year we are looking forward to bringing in a few more girls to help drive the gaps rather being one-dimensional speed team.
Can't wait to see what next year entails, with Homan Outlaws looking to be an easy front-runner for that #1 spot in the 2010 class. But there will be teams that come out of the woodwork that no one seen coming like this years Tara Piovarchy Monsters team, really enjoyed following that team this year. I wish everyone well and hopefully get what they are looking for this tryout season. Thank you to Jeff Steiner for doing the polls from week to week!!!
-Past Weekend-
FINISHED --- OFF --- NO PGF NATIONALS IN CALI, SO WE ARE DONE
26-0-1 vs Teams in Ohio
notable results
Ohio Outlaws Johnson = W5-1, W12-1**, W5-4
Ohio Ice Purple Trbovich = Win 9-6**
Thunder Elite Plant = Tie 1-1**
Ohio Stingrays Dennis = W 6-2**
Ohio Wolfpack Fogle = W 5-0**
Ohio Emeralds Williamson = W10-1, W14-1**, W 13-0**
USSSA Pride Red Barnett = W 14-0, W 17-0**
Ohio Outlaws Homan = W 8-0**
Ohio Lasers Blue Binkley = W10-1, W11-0
LC Lightening Chevalier = W 15-0
SGS Magic Hall = W 10-1**
KL Athletics Ledbetter = W 20-1
Cincy Doom Reynolds = W 12-0 **
** Tournament Wins