| June 25-26 -- Fireworks Practice Games |
| Day |
Time
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Field
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Texas Aces Gold vs.
| Results
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Monday, June 25
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10:00 am
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ASP - C1
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WA Spokane Sliders Gold
| L 5-2
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Monday, June 25
|
11:30 am
|
ASP - C2
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WA Triple Threat Gold
| W 4-0*
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Tuesday, June 26
|
10:00 am
|
ASP - C3
|
CA San Diego Legacy
| W 4-3
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Tuesday, June 26
|
11:30 am
|
ASP - C3
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CA Salinas Wildcats | W 5-0
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MONDAY
Game 1: Texas Aces Gold 2 - WA Spokane Sliders Gold 5. The Texas Aces scored early as Kesha led off with a double
and scored on a single by Preston. In the bottom of the 2nd, the
Sliders scored after loading the bases on singles and scoring on a
couple of Aces fielding errors. The Aces tied the game in the 4th
after Lindsey reached on a single, advanced to 3rd on a single by
Preston, and scored on a wild pitch. The Sliders came back with 3
runs on 3 hits in the bottom of the inning to win the game.
Game 2: Texas Aces Gold 4 - WA Triple Threat Gold 0 (4). The Aces loaded the bases in the 2nd after Megan and Kesha hit singles, and Lindsey
was hit by a pitch. Preston cleared the bases with a
double. Jenna doubled in the 3rd and scored on a double by Holly
to put the Aces up 4-0. *Triple Threat scored in the top of the
6th to tie the game, but time expired before the Aces could get their
final at bat, so score reverted to last complete inning.
TUESDAY
Game 3: Texas Aces Gold 4 - CA San Diego Legacy 3. Legacy scored in the 2nd after a walk was
followed by a couple of hits, but the Aces tied it up in the bottom of
the inning with a home run
by Kalyn. Legacy scored again in the 4th on a 2-run home run, but the
Aces came back with a walk to Lindsey, singles by Preston and Rhiannon,
and a triple by Kelsea to go ahead in the game.
Game 4: Texas Aces Gold 5 - CA Salinas Wildcats 0. Megan led off with a walk and stole 2nd and
3rd. Miller singled for an RBI. Katie and Kesha both walked
in the 4th, and both scored on a double by Lindsey. Rhiannon
singled in the 5th and scored on a triple by Holly. Holly scored
on a single by Jenna.
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Pool Name: A
|
#
|
Team
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
Place
|
++
|
--
|
1
|
CA JETS GOLD
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
20
|
15
|
2
|
TX ACES GOLD
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
21
|
6
|
3
|
AR DELTA DYNAMITE GOLD
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
9
|
23
|
4
|
CA AMERICAN ATHLETICS
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
19
|
18
|
5
|
CAN BC VICTORIA DEVILS
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
5
|
18
|
25
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| June 27-28 -- Fireworks Pool Games |
| Day |
Time
|
Field
|
Texas Aces Gold vs.
| Results
|
Wednesday, June 27
|
7:30 am
|
ASP-B1
|
CA Jets Gold
| W 4-3
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Wednesday, June 27
|
11:00 am
|
ASP-B2
|
CA American Athletics
| W 4-2
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Thursday, June 28
|
6:00 pm
|
HL5
|
AR Delta Dynamite Gold
| W 7-0
|
Thursday, June 28
|
7:45 pm
|
HL5
|
CAN BC Victoria Devils
| W 6-1
|
WEDNESDAY
Game 1: Texas Aces Gold 4 - CA Jets Gold 3. The Jets led off with a single, but didn't
score in the 1st. After the Jets hit three back to back singles
in the 2nd, a force at home got the 1st out. A fly ball to center
held the runners, but the throw in to the plate was missed and the Jets
scored one run. Jenna walked in the 3rd, and scored on a two-out
double by Lindsey. Preston walked, and Rhiannon was hit by a
pitch to load the bases. Holly dropped in a single to score
Lindsey, and give the Aces the lead. In the top of the 5th, an
Aces error followed by a two-run home run put the Aces behind by
one. Kesha was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the inning, and
Lindsey walked. The runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt, and
Rhiannon drove home both runners with a single to win the game.
Rhiannon allowed 5 hits and struck out 4. The Aces had 3 hits.
Game 2: Texas Aces Gold 4 - CA American Athletics 2. Kesha led off with a triple but was left
stranded. Holly led off with a double in the 2nd and scored on a
double by Jamie. Kesha singled in the 3rd, and scored on a home
run by Rhiannon. The Athletics scored two in the bottom of the
3rd on 3 hits. Kesha singled in the 5th and scored on a double by
Preston. Beth pitched an awesome game, allowing only 3 hits, all
in the 3rd, while striking out 4. The only other baserunner for
the Athletics came on a walk in the 2nd. The team played great
defense: noteable were Katie behind the plate catching four foul
pop-ups, and Kesha making three great catches in left field, including
a diving catch on a line drive.
THURSDAY
Game 3: Texas Aces Gold 7 - AR Delta Dynamite Gold 0.
The Aces scored in the 2nd after Jamie singled with one out, and the
shortstop made an error on a fielder's choice that allowed Jamie to go
to 3rd. Megan singled to score Jamie, and Lindsey singled to score
Miller. The Dynamite threatened in the 3rd with a leadoff double,
but Beth coaxed a ground out, and struck out the next batter, and got
another ground out to leave the runner stranded. In the 4th, the
Dynamite threatened again with a leadoff single, but Beth struck out
the #3 batter and got to ground outs to end the threat. Jenna got
a rally going in the bottom of the 4th with a leadoff single.
Megan and Kelsea followed with bunt singles to load the bases.
Lindsey singled to right to drive in two runs, and Rhiannon singled up
the middle to score two more. Miller singled to right to score
another. Ten Aces batters came to the plate that inning.
The Dynamite went down in order in the bottom of the inning, with Beth
striking out the final two batters. Beth pitched the complete
game shut-out, with 6K while allowing only 2 hits. Lindsey went
3-3 in the game with 3 RBI, and Megan went 2-2 with one RBI.
Game 4: Texas Aces Gold 6 - CAN BC Victoria Devils 1.
The Aces scored 3 runs in the top of the 1st inning as Kesha led off
with a hit and Megan was hit by a pitch. Kesha was forced out at
3rd, but Rhiannon singled to left to score two runs. Kelsea ran
for Rhi and stole 3rd and scored on a wild pitch. The Devils
scored a run in the bottom of the 2nd with back-to-back singles.
Jenna singled in the 3rd, and Kelsea came in to run and advanced on a
wild pitch. Miller singled and Kelsea moved to 3rd. Miller
drew the Devils into a run down when advancing to 2nd, and Kelsea
scored, with Miller reaching 2nd safely. Megan and Preston walked
in the 4th, and scored on consecutive singles by Holly and
Kelsea. The Devils had two hits in the bottom of the 4th, but
Rhiannon struck out two to end the threat. Kesha tripled in the
5th and Megan singled, but both were left stranded. The Devils
went down in order in the bottom of the inning. The defense was
flawless: noteable was Holly at 2nd with 3 put-outs and 2 assists, Jamie at 3rd with a put-out and an assist, and Megan in left field with two put-outs.
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| June 29-July 1 -- Fireworks Bracket Games |
| Day |
Time
|
Field
|
Texas Aces Gold vs.
|
|
Friday
|
7:30a
|
ASP-A2
|
CA Firecrackers (Dan)
| W 3-2
|
Friday
|
11:15a
|
HL1
|
TX Hitaway Gold
| L 5-6
|
Friday
|
8:30p
|
ASP-C3
|
CA Capitol City Comets
| W 2-1
|
Saturday
|
11:15a
|
ASP-A3
|
CA Corona Xpress
| W 7-0
|
Saturday
|
1:00p
|
ASP-A3
|
CA San Diego County Breakers Gold
|
W 4-2
|
Saturday
|
3:00p
|
ASP-C1
|
OR Northwest Bullets
|
W 1-0
|
Saturday
|
5:00p
|
ASP-C1
|
GA Xtreme
|
W 5-4
|
Saturday
|
6:45p
|
ASP-B2
|
OR Panthers Gold
|
W 5-1
|
Sunday
|
7:30a
|
ASP-B2
|
MO Firestix
|
L 1-2
|
FRIDAY
Game 1: Texas Aces Gold 3 - CA Firecrackers (Dan) 2. Rhiannon
pitched for the Aces and allowed 2 earned runs on three hits while
striking out 10. The Aces had base runners in scoring position in
the first 4 innings, but couldn't score. In the top of the 5th,
the Firecrackers scored on a two run home run. The Aces tied it
up in the bottom of the inning after Lindsey singled and Preston
reached on an error. Rhiannon flied out to left, and the left
fielder tried double off Preston at first but overthrew, and both
runners scored. In the bottom of the 7th, Preston walked,
Rhiannon singled, and Holly hit into a fielder's choice. On two
outs, Jenna was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Jamie hit into
a fielder's choice, but the Firecrackers failed to get Holly at 3rd as
Megan scored the winning run. Lindsey & Rhiannon each had two
hits; Jenna, Miller, & Kesha singled; and Kalyn had a double.
Game 2: Texas Aces Gold 5 - TX Hitaway Gold 6.
Beth started for the Aces. Hit Away scored in the top of the 3rd
on two hits and an error in the outfield. The Aces loaded the
bases in the bottom of the inning on singles by Kesha and Kalyn and a
walk to Rhiannon. Holly then cleared the bases with a triple to
put the Aces up 3-1. Megan beat out an infield single in the 4th
and scored on a double by Lindsey, for a 4-1 lead. Rhiannon
pitched the 4th & 5th innings, and Beth came back in after one out
in the 6th. In the top of the 7th, Beth allowed a single, and the next
runner reached on a error at short. After one out, another single
loaded the bases. Rhiannon came in to relieve, but a single
allowed one run, then an error plated two more to tie the game. A
double scored two to put Hitaway ahead. Lindsey and Preston drew
back to back walks in the bottom of the 7th, and Rhiannon doubled to
score one run, but on a shallow pop-up to left, Preston was gunned down
at the plate to end the game.
Game 3: Texas Aces Gold 2 - CA Capitol City Comets 1.
After having the afternoon off, the Aces played late on Friday facing
elimination. Rhiannon pitched, allowing 5 hits with 6 K's.
The Aces scored in the 1st inning on back-to-back doubles by Preston
and Rhiannon. The Aces scored again in the 3rd after Miller
reached on an error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Rhiannon.
The Comets scored in the 4th on a two-out single followed by a triple,
but Rhiannon struck out the last batter to keep the lead. The
Comets had lone base runners in the 5th & 6th, but the Aces held
them for the win.
SATURDAY
Game 4: Texas Aces Gold 7 - CA Corona Xpress 0.
Beth pitched a complete game shut out as the Aces run-ruled the Xpress
in 5 innings. Beth allowed only two hits while striking out
3. Beth worked her way out of a jam in the 1st after a walk, a
single, and a hit batter loaded the bases with no outs. On a line
drive to Holly at 2nd, Holly doubled off the lead runner at 3rd, and a
fly out ended the threat. The Aces got their first base runner in
the 3rd on a single by Jenna. Katie followed with a walk, and
Miller reached on an error. Kesha drove in the first run with a
single. After two fly outs, Rhiannon doubled to send home two
more, and Kalyn singled to drive in another, putting the Aces up
4-0. Preston and Kalyn singled in the 5th, and Holly drove in one
with a double. Jenna doubled to score two more to put the Aces up
7-0. The Xpress loaded the bases again in the 5th, but Beth
struck out the final batter to preserve the shut out.
Game 5: Texas Aces Gold 4 - CA San Diego Breakers Gold 2.
Kesha led off with a single in the first and scored on a single by
Rhiannon. The Aces left runners stranded in the 2nd, 3rd, and
4th. The Breakers tied the score in the bottom of the 4th after a
batter reached on an error and scored on a single. The Breakers
went ahead in the 5th after Rhiannon hit a batter that later scored on
an error. Kalyn led off with a double in the 6th, and advanced on
a single by Holly. Kelsea drove in one with another single, and
another scored on an error in right. putting the Aces up 3-2.
Preston doubled to lead off the 7th, and scored on a single by
Jenna. Rhiannon allowed 3 hits while striking out 4, and the Aces
combined for 13 hits: Holly & Jenna were both 3-4, Kesha was
2-3, Preston & Kalyn had doubles, and three others had singles.
Game 6: Texas Aces Gold 1 - OR Northwest Bullets 0.
Beth and Rhiannon split the 3rd game on Saturday. The Bullets had
lone runners in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th, and two runners in the 3rd, but
were held scoreless by Beth. The Aces also had lone base runners
from a walk in the 2nd and singles in the 3rd, 4th & 6th, and a hit
by pitch in the 5th. Finally in the 7th, Holly led off with a
double, and moved to 3rd on a sacrifice bunt by Jenna. Katie
executed a perfect suicide squeeze, and Holly scored. Rhiannon
allowed one hit with two outs in the bottom of the inning, but the
runner was left stranded.
Game 7: Texas Aces Gold 5 - GA Xtreme 4.
The Xtreme threatened in the 1st with a single and a walk, but the Aces
turned a double play on a grounder back to Rhiannon that got the runner
going to 3rd and the batter. Kesha led off with a triple, and
Kelsea singled. Kelsea drew the throw to 2nd, and Kesha stole
home. Preston singled to score Kelsea. After two outs,
Holly singled to drive in Preston, and put the Aces up 3-0.
Preston led off with a double in the 3rd, and advanced and scored on
wild pitches. In the top of the 5th, with fatigue showing,
Rhiannon allowed a single, followed by a home run. In the top of
the 7th, the Xtreme tied the score with a double and another two-run
home run. In the bottom of the 7th, Preston doubled on one out,
and advanced to 3rd on a ground out. Preston then scored on a
wild pitch to win the game! Rhiannon allowed 9 hits with
5K. The Aces also had 9 hits: Preston went 3-4 with two doubles,
Holly was 2-3, Miller was 2-2 with a walk, plus the triple by Kesha,
and a single by Kelsea.
Game 8: Texas Aces Gold 5 - OR Panthers Gold 1.
In the 5th back-to-back game of the day, the sun at least had gone down
and it cooled off. However, the wind was blowing about 15-20 mph
for most of the game. Both teams had several base runners in the
first 3 innings, but none scored. Preston led off with a single
in the 4th, but was forced out at 2nd. Kalyn then hit a two-run
home run into the wind, that would probably have cleared the hill
behind the field without the wind. The Aces scored two more in
the 5th, after a single by Kesha followed by a sac bunt with an error
that allowed Kesha to score, and a single by Holly drove in
another. The Panthers scored one in the 6th with a single
followed by a double, but Beth got two ground outs and fly out to leave
one stranded. The Aces got the run back in the 7th after Preston
singled and scored on a double by Rhiannon. Beth pitched the
complete game, allowing 5 hits with 6 K's. The Aces
had 8 hits off Oregon State bound Karmen Holladay: Rhiannon 2-3
(2B), Preston 2-4, Kalyn (HR), and Holly, Miller, & Kesha singles.
SUNDAY
After arriving back at the hotel past
10:30 on Saturday night after playing all day, the Aces had to leave
for the ballpark at 5:45 am on Sunday, one of only 12 teams still
playing.
Game 9: Texas Aces Gold 1 - MO Firestix 2.
Rhiannon singled to lead off the 2nd, and Kelsea singled in the
3rd. In the first 3 innings, Rhiannon struck out 6 and allowed
only one base runner on a walk. However, in the 4th, the
Firestix hit back to back doubles to put runners on 2nd & 3rd, then
followed with another double to score 2 runs. The Aces answered
back in the top of the 6th as Kelsea led off with a single. With
runners on the corners and two outs, Rhiannon hit a double to the right
field fence that should have scored two and tied the game, but the ball
bounced over for a ground rule double, and the runner from first had to
return to 3rd. The Aces were unable to score the final run.
Holly led off the top of the 7th with a single, but was left stranded,
sending the Aces home tied for 9th. Rhiannon allowed 5 hits with
7 K, while the Aces had 6 hits: Rhiannon was 2-3 with a double and an
RBI, Kelsea was 2-3, and Kalyn & Holly each had singles.
SUMMARY
Over the week, Lindsey led the team batting with
a 0.455 average, with 3 doubles and 7 RBI. Rhiannon batted 0.432
and led the team with 18 RBI, with 5 doubles and one home run.
Holly followed batting 0.370 with 10 RBI, and Megan batted 0.364 with 1
RBI and 6 runs scored. Preston batted 0.317 and scored 12
runs. For pool & bracket games, Rhiannon was 7-2 in the
circle with a 1.26 ERA, and Beth was 4-0 with a 1.13 ERA.
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