Champions: Plover 12U Claims Summer Tourney Title
For the City Times
The Plover Fastpitch 12s won the 2015 Plover Fastpitch Summer Tournament June 26-28 at the Woyak Sports Complex by going an impressive 5-1 to claim the tournament’s 12U championship.
In the double elimination bracket play format, the Plover Fastpitch 12s beat the Rapids Fire 12-0, Tri-County (MI) Thunder 12-0, Point Fastpitch 9-0.
In the semi-final game, Plover Fastpitch 12s beat the Rapids Rage Black 6-0. Then in the Championship Games, the Plover 12s lost the first game 10-2 to the Rapids Rage Black, but then with the double elimination format, won the 2015 Plover Fastpitch Summer Tournament 12U championship with a dramatic, come-from-behind 7-4 win over the Rapids Rage Black in the second game.
Key Plover Fastpitch Tournament Highlights for the Plover Fastpitch 12’s:
- Team Batting Ave .384, On Base % .466, Slugging % .500
- Team Pitching: 0.97 ERA, 39 strikeouts, opponent batting avg .171
- Olivia Schustek hit her first home run over the Schlutter Field center field fence in the semi-final game vs. the Rapids Rage Black
Plover Fastpitch 12’s Roster:
#5 Ashlyn Chandler
#17 Jenna Eilers
#13 Olivia Schustek
#34 Madi Hintz
#27 Haley Raflik
#22 Erica Pronschinske
#12 Hannah Melum
#10 Jenna Hoerter
#14 Kennedy VanderLoop
#11 Jaden Jones
#00 Maddie Kvatek