Girls impress at the 2016 Plover Fastpitch Summer Tournament

For the City Times

The Plover Fastpitch 13’s Nationals won the 2016 Plover Fastpitch Summer Tournament, held June 24-26 at the Woyak Complex, by going an impressive 6-1 to claim the tournament’s 14U championship.

In bracket play, the Plover 13’s beat the Merrill 13’s 6-4, Point Fastpitch Gold 16-3 and Marshfield 9-0.

In the semi-final game, the Plover 13’s lost to the Plover 14’s, 5-1, but then beat the Rapids Rage 7-2 in a losers bracket game, securing their place in the 14U championship.

In the first championship game, the Plover 13’s beat the Plover 14’s 6-2. Later, with the double elimination format, the Plover 13’s defeated the Plover 14’s in the second championship game 10-4, cinching the 14U Championship.

Tournament Highlights for the Plover Fastpitch 13’s include team batting average of .341, on-base percentage .393, slugging percentage .409. Team pitching: 2.23 ERA, 30 strikeouts, opponent batting average .208.

The Plover Fastpitch 13’s roster includes #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 and #00 Maddie Kvatek.

Plover Fastpitch 13’s coaches are Todd VanderLoop, John Jones, Nate Schustek, Shawn Eilers and Scott Chandler.