Pool Game 2 - vs Gulf Coast Xplosion 14U.  Aces won 5-1.
Kayla pitched against the Xplosion.  In the 1st, one batter reached on an error with one out, and scored on a double.  However, with the throw from Amy in center back to Kayla, Kayla threw to Megan at 3rd to get the batter-runner going for an extra base.  A strikeout finished the inning.  Kendall led off with a slap that brought in the 1st and 2nd baseman, leaving the base open, and Amy reached on an error.  A groundout advanced the runners. Megan brought home two on a single up the middle, but was left stranded.  The Xplosion led off with a hit in the 2nd, but the runner was left stranded on third on three groundouts.  Amber walked in the 2nd and advanced on a groundout and a wild pitch.  Kesha was safe on a bunt as they held Amber at 3rd.  Kelsea grounded out to score Amber, and Kesha scored on a wild pitch.  In the 3rd, after a strikeout, Kayla hit a batter and walked one to give Xplosion two base runners.  However, after a line drive back to her, Kayla was able to get the double play on the runner at first to end the inning.  In the bottom of the 3rd, Kendall led off with another safe hit, and advanced on a sac bunt.  Brytish singled as Amber held at 2nd. Megan hit into a fielder's choice, but the 3rd baseman lost the ball and Kendall scored on the error instead.  Lindsey hit a single, but Brytish was tagged out trying to score from 2nd.  Another groundout left two stranded, but the Aces were on top 5-2.

Pool Game 3 - vs TCB 14U.  Aces won 4-0.
Amber and Brytish started out with back-to-back singles, but both were left stranded.  After a strikeout, TCB had one reach on error, and another runner on a single.  However, on a groundout back to Rhiannon at pitcher, Kendall (or Kayla?) at 1st threw home to Megan for a double play as they got the runner trying to score.  Kesha and Kendall both had singles in the 2nd and were left stranded.  TCB went 3-up-3-down in the bottom of the 2nd.  Ashleigh led off with a single in the 3rd, and advanced on a groundout.  Brytish followed with a single to advance Ashleigh, and stole 2nd.  Lindsey hit a safe bunt to load the bases.  After a strikeout, Kayla ripped one down the 3rd base line for a triple, bringing home 3 runs. Kesha followed with a single to score Kayla.  TCB had 3-up-3-down again in the 3rd.  Kendall had a single in the 4th but was left stranded.  Kayla finished the game for the Aces, and TCB had a single in the 4th, for their 2nd hit of the game, but the runner was also left stranded.

Pool Game 4 - vs Lethal Weapon 14U.  Aces lost 0-4.
In the final pool game, Kayla started for the Aces.  The first batter reached on an error, and advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch.  After a strikeout, on a hit back to Kayla, she threw to Kelsea for the runner going home for the 2nd out.  The next batter hit a single to advance the runner, and another single brought home a run.  However, an Aces error allowed another run to score before catching the batter in a rundown between 2nd & 3rd.  Brytish had a single in the 1st, but was tagged out going for 3rd on a single from Lindsey. Megan walked, but two were left stranded.  In the 2nd, Ashleigh struck one out and walked one, but a fielder's choice took the lead runner and a groundout left one stranded.  Kesha led off with a single in the 2nd, and advanced as Rhiannon reached on an error.  A fielder's choice got the lead runner, and two were left stranded. Ashleigh walked the lead batter, who scored on a wild pitch.  After a single, another walked, and a groundout scored one more.

Bracket 1 - vs Beaumont Blast 14U.  Aces lost 3-4.
The first bracket game was the Aces 5th game of the day, with the Aces as visitors.  Brytish hit a single in the 1st, but was left stranded.  The Aces really struggled defensively the first inning.  After Kayla struck one out, the next batter reached on an Aces defensive error.  A fielder's choice failed to get the lead runner with another error, as yet another error scored a run and gave the Blast another base runner.  A walk loaded the bases.  Kayla then came back with a strikeout on a full count, and a groundout left 3 stranded. Kendall hit a single on two outs in the 2nd, but was left stranded.  The defense tightened up, and the Aces got the Blast 3-up-3-down in the bottom of the 2nd.  After a strikeout, Amber walked and advanced to 2nd on a Blast error.  Lindsey reached on an error, which allowed Amber to score, tying the game at 1-1.  The Blast had one base runner in the 3rd who reached on an error, but was left stranded.  In the 4th, the Aces had 3-up-3-down, and the Blast had one hit that was left stranded, putting the game into an International Tie Breaker. 

In the ITB, Kendall started out at 2nd, and advanced on a sac bunt by Kelsea.  Rhiannon reached on an error as Kendall scored.  Amy, re-entered for Rhiannon, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch, and moved to 3rd on a sac bunt by Amber. Brytish hit back to the pitcher, who went for the out at the plate rather than 1st.  However, Amy slid in safely to put the Aces up by two runs.  Lindsey followed with a single, but two were left stranded.  The Blast runner on 2nd advanced to 3rd on a wild pitch as Kayla struck out the first batter.  Blast followed with a triple to come within one of the Aces, with the tying run on 3rd.  A groundout to short tied the game at 3-3.  However, the next Blast batter hit a homerun, ending the game. :-(

Bracket 2 - vs Texas Fever 14U.  Aces won 4-3.
The Aces came back on Sunday ready to play ball.  They started out facing the Texas Fever with Rhiannon pitching.  After a pop-up to Kayla at 1st, the Fever got one hit.  However, the runner was left stranded at 1st after two fly-outs to Kendall in right field.  After a groundout, Brytish hit a single for the Aces, but was forced out at 2nd.  Megan reached on an error, but two were left stranded.  The Fever led off the top of the 2nd with a hit, but when the runner advanced to 2nd on a sac bunt fielded by Kayla to Lindsey covering 1st, the runner was caught rounding 2nd by Brytish for a double play.  The Fever followed with another single, but a strikeout left the runner stranded. 

Kayla reached on error for the Aces, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch, and moved to 3rd on a groundout.  Rhiannon brought home Kayla with a single.  Kelsea hit a single to advance Rhiannon, and both runners advanced on a wild pitch.  Amy hit a single to score Rhiannon, as Kelsea scored on a wild pitch that brought Amy to 3rd.  Ashleigh grounded out to score another run.  Amber followed with a single, but was left stranded, but the Aces were up 4-0.  In the 3rd, the Fever had 3-up-3-down with a strikeout and two pop-ups to short.  Megan led off with a single in the bottom of the 3rd, but was forced out at 2nd, as the Aces also had to fly-outs to right field.  In the 4th, the Fever had a fly-out to Amy in center, and a groundout.  On two outs, a runner reached on an error and scored on a single.  However, Brytish got the last out on a fielder's choice to short.  The Aces had 3-up-3-down in the bottom of the inning.  After Rhiannon struck out the first two batters in the 5th, the Fever hit a single, followed by a double to score another run, bringing the score to 4-2.  Another single brought home another run, putting the Fever within one run.  Ashleigh came in for the save, and the Aces got the 3rd out on a fielder's choice to Lindsey at 2nd when the runner from 1st went out of the base path to avoid the tag. :o

Bracket 3 - vs Gulf Coast Xplosion 14U.  Aces won 2-1.
TCB sent the Blast to the loser's bracket, and the Gulf Coast Xplosion sent the Blast home, leaving the Aces to face the Gulf Coast Xplosion. Brytish had a single in the 1st but was left stranded.  Kayla pitched for the Aces.  On one out, the Xplosion had one base runner reach on error and advance to 2nd on a wild pitch.  After a strikeout, the runner was caught stealing 3rd by Kelsea and Brytish. Kesha hit a two-out single in the 2nd but was left stranded.  The Xplosion started out with a single in the 2nd, but on a line drive back to Kayla, the runner was caught not tagging up on 1st for a double play.  Ashleigh had a two-out single in the 3rd but was left stranded.  The first Xplosion runner walked, but was out as Brytish at short made a great double play, getting the force at 2nd and throwing out the batter out at 1st.  The Aces needed to string some hits together to put some runs on the board.  In the 4th, Lindsey reached on error on one out.  Megan followed with a single, and both runners advanced on a wild pitch.  Kendall hit a safe bunt while the Xplosion held Lindsey at 3rd.  Lindsey was forced out at home.  However, Kesha ripped a two-out single down the 3rd base line to score 2 runs, and two were left stranded on a groundout.  The Xplosion battled back in the bottom of the 4th, and had the home team advantage.  Kayla struck out the first batter, but the next batter hit a single.  On a 2-0 count to the next batter, Ashleigh came in for the save.  However, Ashleigh ran into trouble as she walked the batter, and the runner advanced to 3rd on wild pitches.  Ashleigh walked the next batter to load the bases, and hit the next batter to bring in a run.  Kayla came back in to finish the game with bases loaded and only one out.  On a fielder's choice to Brytish at short, the Aces got the force at home to keep the Xplosion from scoring, then a line drive to Lindsey at 2nd ended the game with the Aces leading 2-1!  Great work, Aces!

Bracket 4 - vs TCB 14U.  Aces won 8-1.
The Aces were visitors once again as they faced TCB with Sunny pitching. Kendall led off with a single.  After a strikeout, Lindsey also hit a single.  Both runners advanced on a wild pitch, while Megan battled and fouled off several until she drew a walk to load the bases.  On two outs, Amy hit a single to bring home Kendall, and Lindsey was tagged out as she was trying to score also.  With Rhiannon pitching for the Aces, the first batter reached on an error, advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch, and moved to 3rd on a sac bunt.  However, Rhiannon made a great catch on a failed bunt that popped up, and a groundout left the runner stranded on 3rd.  In the 2nd, Amber hit a single on one out, and advanced to 2nd on a wild pitch. Rhiannon followed with a homerun to right field for two RBIs. Kelsea kept it going with a single up the middle, followed by a single from Ashleigh. Kendall brought home Kelsea with a single, and TCB went to another pitcher to get out of the inning with two runners stranded.  TCB hit a single in the bottom of the 2nd, and after a fly-out to left, two more singles loaded the bases.  Another single brought home one runner, but the next one hit back to Rhiannon, who got the force at home, and a groundout left three stranded. 

Megan got hit by a pitch to start the 3rd, and advanced to 3rd on a passed ball and a wild pitch.  Kayla reached on error, and Amy walked to load the bases with no outs.  Kesha hit into a fielder's choice, but TCB missed the out at home as Megan scored.  Amber hit a single to bring in Kayla.  Another fielder's choice got Amy out at the plate, leaving bases loaded with one out.  Kesha scored and the runners advances on a wild pitch, as Kelsea walked to load the bases again. Ashleigh hit a sacrifice fly to score another run, and Kendall reached on error to load the bases yet again, before a fly ball to center field was caught for the final out.  Scoring 4 in the inning, the Aces were up 8-1.  Time was nearly out, so they Aces hoped to run it out during the bottom of inning.  However, a quick ground out to 2nd got the first out.  Then TCB hit a single up the middle to give them a base runner.  The runner advanced to 2nd on a passed ball, and to 3rd on another single.  With runners on the corners, a grounder was hit to Kelsea at 3rd.  She checked the runner, and threw to Kendall at 1st for the out.  The runner tried to come home, and Kendall threw to Megan who got the runner for another double play.  With two minutes left on the clock, the game went into another inning!  Kayla reached on error in the 4th but was left stranded, and TCB went 3-up-3-down in the bottom of the inning.

Bracket 5 - Championship Game - vs Lethal Weapon.  Aces lost 1-6.
In the Championship game, the Aces faced the undefeated Lethal Weapon 2nd-year 14U team.  Brytish hit a triple in the 1st, but was left stranded.  Ashleigh pitched for the Aces.  With two on with walks, the Aces caught a pop up to 2nd, followed by a pop-up to short that almost got a double play.  However, the two base runners later scored on wild pitches as two more walked and were left stranded on a strikeout.  Kayla led off the 2nd with a single, and scored on a double by Amy.  Amy was caught trying to make it to 3rd.  In the bottom of the 2nd, Ashleigh walked one but the runner was left stranded.  Ashleigh got a two-out single in the 3rd but was left stranded.  The Aces defense struggled in the bottom of the 3rd, as a batter walked on one out, and another reached on error.  One runner scored on a wild pitch, and a groundout scored another.  With two outs, another runner reached on an error, followed by two singles that brought home another run.  Ashleigh walked one to load the bases, and walked another to bring in another run as time expired on the next batter.