Girls Softball – Game Report

All-Star Skills Competition

On Wednesday, May 17th, Girls Softball held its first All-Stars Skills Competition. More than 20 girls attended for an evening of pitching, throwing, and hitting. The Homerun Competition was won by Kirk Freeport’s Kenia Rostran-Martin. She started slowly but came on strong in her final few swings, smacking several balls over the fence. Kirk Freeport’s Daniella Heard edged teammate Madison Malice to win the Hitting Consistency Competition. Both girls got 9 hits in 10 tries in the first round, and Daniella squeaked past Madison in the tiebreaker. Eowyn Hawkins from Coldwell Banker won the Pitching Accuracy Competition over seven other girls. The Kirk Freeport girls teamed up to win the Around the Horn Throwing Contest. That win, coupled with the hitting success, earned Kirk Freeport the medals for the top overall team of the night. Each of the individual winners received trophies. Everyone agreed that it was a fun evening, and the girls are already looking forward to next year.

Coaches/Parents vs. DC Girls Select Team

On Thursday night, it was time for the annual Coaches/Parents vs. DC Girls Select game. The girls won last year, so the adults came out determined to change the result, building up a quick 2-0 lead. The girls scored two in the bottom of the 2nd to tie the score. That seemed to inspire the adults even more, and the hit the ball all over the field, scoring six runs in the 3rd and another six in the 4th. Undaunted, the girls fought back with 9 runs in the bottom of the 4th inning. The coaches/parents got the final out by tagging out the runner at home, to hold on for the 14-11 victory.

Scoring by inning:

All-Star Game

On Saturday evening, Coldwell Banker and Logic (CB-L) teamed up to edge Kirk Freeport and Digicel (KF-D) 15-14, in the All-Star Game, with each of the four teams fielding five All-Stars.

Maya Willis, Avah Connors, Eowyn Hawkins, Lili Aleria, Janey Veilleux, Hannah Jackson, Jialy Archbold-McLaughlin, Withney Jackson, Keilah Gordon and Keirsten McLaughlin took the field for CB-L, with Hristina Nachev serving as the alternate.

Coco Windsor, Madison Malice, Leila Dixon, Demae Lee, Rio Windsor, Renell Parchment, Eve McIntosh, Daniella Heard, Tracey Campbell and Kenia Rostran-Martin represented KF-D.

It was an evenly played game throughout, with the spectators being thoroughly entertained as the All-Stars gave it their all. The score was 5-5 after the 1st, 8-8 after the 2nd, and 11-10 after the 3rd inning. Each team scored four runs in the final inning, and CB-L got the final out on a grounder as KF-D had the potential tying and winning runs on 2nd and 3rd.

For CB-L, Hanna had 3 singles, 2 RBI, 2 runs scored and an excellent defensive play at 1B. Teammate Jialy had 2 doubles, a single, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Keilah had a 2 RBI double, and she scored two runs. Avah scored 3 times and Lili crossed the plate twice.

For KF-D, Rio scored 3 runs, Renell scored twice and had an RBI, and Daniella scored twice and made a superb sliding catch at 3B. Leila scored twice and Madison had 2 singles and 2 RBI.

Scoring by inning:

The Girls Softball teams begin their end-of-season playoffs this week as Coldwell Banker takes on Logic on Thursday and Digicel plays against Kirk Freeport on Saturday.

The public are reminded that Little League’s fundraising raffle is back, with a grand prize this year of a whopping CI$100,000! There are also ten $1000 prizes, and the drawing will take place on June 10th. Tickets may be purchased online at www.littleleague.ky or by visiting the Field of Dreams on Fairbanks Road.