Sunday turned out to be a nice day to play softball! Yes it got chilly when the sun went down but not as bad as last year. Yes there were some wet areas that were deemed out of play but overall the conditions were much better than last year. At least field 3 was good between the lines we didn't play on field 1 so I cant say for sure. Credit goes to Coach B for learning from Friday and getting there Sunday Morning early too evaluate fields and getting them ready to go. After Saturday I am amazed they got them ready! The Umpires on Field 3 deserve a note not only did they do a nice job same 2 guys did all 5 games I saw on Sunday while they missed the UK game and being there all day for however much they make wasn't enough but shows a dedication to the game of fastpitch softball so these young ladies would get some games in.

Bottom line: Personally it was great to see that tournament atmosphere with High School Teams! For HHS they got 5 games against some good competition in 2 days. Friday Played 2: HHS 11 CCHS -1 & Knock PA-6 HHS-5 Sunday Played 3: Boone-6 HHS-3 & HHS-13 Holy Cross 1 & HHS-3 St Henry-2 ended up 3-2. Boone was best team in the field and Knock Pa was a close second and HHS got lucky enough to play and learn from them both. If they have a Most Outstanding Player award it would of have to of been the Short Stop from Knock Pa or the Pitcher from Boone Co. Obviously several from HHS would be on that list but I didn't want appear to be a Homer (LOL).

My commercial for the Pete Knoll would be something like: gate fee-$6, hand warmers- $2, buckets of beer-$11, getting to watch my DD play a game she loves Priceless!!! Thanks to those who organized and took part in running it. It may not of been perfect but The Turner family enjoyed it

 

Always nice to see the fans show some appreciation for the umpires. Very classy. :thumb: One umpire actually gave up going to Indy so he could help get these games played; much to the displeasure of his wife. :taz:

Just want to send a shout out to all the teams that entered the tournament again this year and to the coaches at NCC and Lloyd to getting a few games played at their place and also to Jeff @ Simon that checked his field Sunday morning for plan B if needed. But a BIG one to the teams and the umpires that gave up their Sunday and the UK game to finish the tournament. Four king crazy was right about the dedication to the game these 4 umpires showed Sunday but I did appreciate it. We got to play 4 games which was great and had the opportunity to play Boone in the finals which was nice since we don't play each other every year. As far as the game we didn't make a few plays that I thought we should of and Boone did a real nice job especially in the later innings at the plate to get the win. I thought Knotts pitched a hell of a game keeping us guessing at the plate most of the time. I also thought our pitcher ( Karlie Shackelford ) had a good game as well but it came down to Boone hit the ball better than we did . Also as Karlie pitched all 4 games she also with the score tied 1-1 vs Mason County in the top of the 6th hit a 2 run homer to center and come back in the top of the 7th with the score tied again 3-3 hits a grand slam to left that landed about 240 feet from home plate.

Always nice to see the fans show some appreciation for the umpires. Very classy. :thumb: One umpire actually gave up going to Indy so he could help get these games played; much to the displeasure of his wife. :taz:

 

All the umps I saw did well.

;)Not sure if your aware, but Bishop Brossart came in 2nd Place, which makes them the 2nd best team on the field.

 

Very interesting! I have no dog in this fight, my daughter graduated a couple years ago. But I still like seeing the games. What I can tell you is a second place finish doesn't mean that someone's opinion of who the best teams were aren't correct. End of tournament standings can have a lot to do with the draw. I saw several games this weekend. If I were to rank the teams by who I saw and how they played, I would say on this weekend, it was Boone, knock, highlands, brossart, St Henry in that order. Yes brossart officially finished 2nd, but I think they only played one of the teams I have ranked ahead of them. Seemed like the top 3 all played each other.

Sunday turned out to be a nice day to play softball! Yes it got chilly when the sun went down but not as bad as last year. Yes there were some wet areas that were deemed out of play but overall the conditions were much better than last year. At least field 3 was good between the lines we didn't play on field 1 so I cant say for sure. Credit goes to Coach B for learning from Friday and getting there Sunday Morning early too evaluate fields and getting them ready to go. After Saturday I am amazed they got them ready! The Umpires on Field 3 deserve a note not only did they do a nice job same 2 guys did all 5 games I saw on Sunday while they missed the UK game and being there all day for however much they make wasn't enough but shows a dedication to the game of fastpitch softball so these young ladies would get some games in.

Bottom line: Personally it was great to see that tournament atmosphere with High School Teams! For HHS they got 5 games against some good competition in 2 days. Friday Played 2: HHS 11 CCHS -1 & Knock PA-6 HHS-5 Sunday Played 3: Boone-6 HHS-3 & HHS-13 Holy Cross 1 & HHS-3 St Henry-2 ended up 3-2. Boone was best team in the field and Knock Pa was a close second and HHS got lucky enough to play and learn from them both. If they have a Most Outstanding Player award it would of have to of been the Short Stop from Knock Pa or the Pitcher from Boone Co. Obviously several from HHS would be on that list but I didn't want appear to be a Homer (LOL).

My commercial for the Pete Knoll would be something like: gate fee-$6, hand warmers- $2, buckets of beer-$11, getting to watch my DD play a game she loves Priceless!!! Thanks to those who organized and took part in running it. It may not of been perfect but The Turner family enjoyed it

 

This player could absolutely pick it and had a gun from deep in the dirt. She was very encouraging to her team and a showed great sportsmanship.

 

A good tournament on Sunday after some miserable rain. Lots of good softball played. HHS (among others) played very well. Their #4 can absolutely crush a ball (ask the Boone County #2 pitcher who took a dead on line shot to the thigh but was ok). 9th Region softball looks good. St Henry can play the game.

 

My pick for Overall MVP was Haley Coffey…this kid brings it every play defense or offense…going to be a great one.

Sunday turned out to be a nice day to play softball! Yes it got chilly when the sun went down but not as bad as last year. Yes there were some wet areas that were deemed out of play but overall the conditions were much better than last year. At least field 3 was good between the lines we didn't play on field 1 so I cant say for sure. Credit goes to Coach B for learning from Friday and getting there Sunday Morning early too evaluate fields and getting them ready to go. After Saturday I am amazed they got them ready! The Umpires on Field 3 deserve a note not only did they do a nice job same 2 guys did all 5 games I saw on Sunday while they missed the UK game and being there all day for however much they make wasn't enough but shows a dedication to the game of fastpitch softball so these young ladies would get some games in.

Bottom line: Personally it was great to see that tournament atmosphere with High School Teams! For HHS they got 5 games against some good competition in 2 days. Friday Played 2: HHS 11 CCHS -1 & Knock PA-6 HHS-5 Sunday Played 3: Boone-6 HHS-3 & HHS-13 Holy Cross 1 & HHS-3 St Henry-2 ended up 3-2. Boone was best team in the field and Knock Pa was a close second and HHS got lucky enough to play and learn from them both. If they have a Most Outstanding Player award it would of have to of been the Short Stop from Knock Pa or the Pitcher from Boone Co. Obviously several from HHS would be on that list but I didn't want appear to be a Homer (LOL). My commercial for the Pete Knoll would be something like: gate fee-$6, hand warmers- $2, buckets of beer-$11, getting to talk with Lawnboy........Priceless!!! Thanks to those who organized and took part in running it. It may not of been perfect but The Turner family enjoyed it

 

Fixed it for you. :lol: