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Welcome to the Huntsville Sharks '93 Fastpitch Softball Team Website.
SHARKS '93 TO ATTEND THE COLORADO SPARKLER EXPOSURE TOURNAMENT DENVER, CO June 28 - July 6, 2008 ################################################
* 2007 Sharks Finish 13th out of 70 teams at the USFA 14U World Series in Panama City Beach 2008 Sharks '93 Roster 1 - Chelsea C. - Woodville High - 2011 2 - Natalie M. - Huntsville High - 2011 3 - Katie G. - Hartselle High - 2011 5 - Ashley B. - Hartselle High - 2011 9 - Callie C. - Arab High - 2011 11 - Alyssa S. - Buckhorn High - 2011 14 - Rachel S. - North Jackson High - 2011 22 - Ali Hill - Hartselle High - 2011 24 - Carrianne H. - Pisgah High - 2011 25 - Myriah B. - Pisgah High - 2011 28 - Emily A. - Huntsville High - 2011 32 - Mary Calvert S. - Huntsville High - 2011 33 - Natalie W. - Grissom High - 2011
WE ARE GRACIOUSLY SPONSORED BY DEFENDER SPORT SHIELDS - Rodney Haley We use this product in every game we play and it has proven to be a far superior product than any competitor. You can get more information at: http://www.defendersportshields.com/
2008 SUMMER SCHEDULE
The Sharks '93 are excited to be attending the Colorado Sparkler Exposure tournament in Denver this summer. We will be competing against some of the best competion in the nation. Click here for a list of teams attending. http://www.triplecrownsports.com/ads/2752_Whos%20Coming.pdf This is the largest exposure tournament in the country and will host 600 teams in 3 age divisions (14U / 16U / 18U). The team will also be participating in the Colorado Classic in Ft. Collins, CO the weekend before the sparkler.
The Sharks girls started there winter hitting program with Francisco Matos in our 14,000 Square Foot facility in Madison, AL on December 1st.
Monday, September 17 Sharks Finish 3rd in Bandit's Fun Fest in Cullman For the second week in a row, the sharks came up short in the semi-final to the team that eventually won the tournament. The Sharks finished 3rd in the tournament, losing to the eventual champion Tomboy's 4-2. The team started off slow, losing to the Red Storm Elite (3-1), Blue Mystics (5-0) and the Tomboy's (5-0) in pool play. The team played very well, still short handed due to Natalie M. and Lindsey S. being out with health issues. Uncharacteristically, the bats were cold Saturday, cause the team to only plate one run in the three games. Several opportunities were missed with runners in scoring position to score, however it wasn't our day. The pool bracket was expecially strong with those teams being some of the better teams in the state. Being 0-3 in pool played, earned the team the 4-seed for elimination forcing an early Sunday game with the 1-seed from the opposite bracket (Twisters). The bats came back alive and the Sharks beat the twisters 6-1. Several great defensive plays were made with hitting contributions coming from almost everyone on the team. Winning that game forced a rematch with the Tomboy's the team jumped out to early 2-0 lead, only to fall 4-2. Monday, September 10 Sharks Finish 3rd in 1st Tournament of the Fall The Sharks finished third in their first tournament of the fall losing to the eventual champions (Birmingham Vipers) in the semi-finals 3-0. The team played short handed the entire weekend due to a number of conflicts and Natalie M. being too sick to play. The team played outstanding all weekend finishing with a 4-1 record beating the Sparks '94 (5-0), Crusher's Orange (8-3), LC Pride (4-0) in pool play earning the number one seed in their bracket. Highlights from these games, included a no hitter thrown by Emily against the Sparks, two additional outstanding pitching jobs by Alyssa and Carrianne and some awesome defense plays by Myriah and Lindsey and several great hits by Alyssa, Lindsey, Mary Calvert, Julie including a home run by Emily against the LC Pride. The team started slow in the first elimination game Sunday morning digging a 6-0 hole to the Crushers Black. Facing elimination the bats came alive and pounded out a 9-6 victory in a thrilling come from behind game. All the hits were used up in the come back and the bats went cold in the semi-finals where the team lost to the Birmingham Vipers who went on to win the tournament beating the Red Storm '93 4-2 in the finals. Mary Calvert did another herculean job, catching 3 different pitchers over 5 games of the tournament. Great job girls .... A very good showing for the first tournament of the fall playing without some very key players.
SHARKS FINISH IN THE TOP 13 OUT OF 70 TEAMS AT THE USFA WORLD SERIES The Sharks '93 traveled to Panama City Beach, FL to compete in the the United States Fastpitch Association (USFA) World Series the week of July 8-15, 2007. The team had an awesome week, coming in 13th out of 70 teams. Teams in the 14U age bracket represented 11 states. The team played 3 pool games on Monday and Tuesday against quality teams from Texas, Louisiana and Georgia. The pool games allowed the girls to prepare for elimination games that started Wednesday morning. The team won there first two elimination games against the Magic (Atlanta, GA - 9-1) and Centex Slugger (Austin, TX / USFA Texas State Champions - 4-0). By winning these games, the girls earned a day off and didn't have to play at all on Thursday. Friday morning, the Sharks got the Fury '92 from Monroe, LA. The Sharks took a 4-1 lead into the 4th inning only to lose a heartbreaker 5-4. That loss sent the team to the losers bracket, requiring they win the next three games to advance to the gold bracket (final 8 teams). The team won the next two games beating x and then the defending 14U USFA world series champions (Panama City Lady Lightning - 6-3). The team fell to the South Georgia Botz 4-2 to be eliminated. A number of incredible plays, both offensively and defensively, occured during the week. The team recorded four double plays (Natalie Matos, Chelsea Fagan, Jacquie Shadden, Lindsey Sylvester). Mary Calvert Sammons caught all 8 games and led the team in hitting for the week. Emily Adlich recorded back to back home runs against the the Panama City Lady Lightning. Alyssa Statham, played solid 3rd base and came in to pitch the final game trailing 3-0 to shut down the boltz, allowing only 1 run, the final three innings. Natalie Williams and Julie Davis contributed several key hits for the week.
SHARKS '93 PRACTICE FACILITY OPENED The Sharks '93 have opened there winter practice facility.
SHARKS CHRISTMAS PARTY The Sharks '93 held their annual Christmas Party December 11, 2006 at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Unfortunately, Two of our players were unable to attend due to Basketball commitments. The rest of group was glad to be back together again after ending the fall season last month. The group polished off a nice pot luck dinner to gain strength for a hotly contested round of dirty Santa. The gift exchanged turned nasty after Coach Steve stole the "Christmas with the Cranks" DVD from little Carly.
SHARKS WIN AGAIN! The Sharks traveled to Franklin TN to win the USSSA Fall Fastpitch Throwdown. The team went 3-2-1 and to win the championship against a very strong field made up of the Cruisers, Nashville, TN; The Crush, Indianapolis, IN and Team Tennessee made up of kids from across middle and west Tennessee. The teams tied their first pool game with the crush 2-2 and then lost their second pool game to the much older and bigger Team Tennessee 9-3. In the Elimination rounds the Sharks got the Crush again and won that one 4-3 setting up a Sunday morning rematch with Team Tennessee in the Finals of the Winners Bracket. The team played awesome defense with incredible hitting to win the game 5-1. Team Tennessee won the loser's bracket forcing yet another game with them for the Championship. The Sharks lost that game 7-4 setting up the "if" game for the Tournament Championship. The defense tightened up and the bats came alive and the Sharks took the Championship by a score of 4-1. By winning this tournament the team has automatically qualified for the Tennessee USSSA State Tournament and the 2007 USSSA world series in Orlando, FL.
SHARKS GO 5-0 TO WIN THE SPARKS SEPTEMBER CLASSIC The Sharks '93 went 5-0 in their first tournament of the year to win the Sparks sponsored September Classic tournament at the Sportplex in Huntsville. The team continued there success from the summer by playing great defense, incredible hitting performances and awesome pitching. The Sharks won the championship game 5-3 on a home run over the left field fence in the last inning of ball game by Alyssa Statham. (See video of the home run) Sunday, October 15 SHARKS GO 4-0 TO WIN THE MARTIN MEMORIAL IN CHATTANOOGA, TN The Sharks '93 traveled to Chattanooga, TN and kept there unbeaten record for the fall intact by going 4-0 to win the Martin Memorial tournament. The continued their hot hitting throughout the tournament. Sunday, October 22 SHARKS GO 4-1 TO TAKE RUNNER UP IN THE FALL IN LOVE WITH FASTPITCH USSSA TOURNAMENT The Sharks '93 went 3-1 to take runner up in the Fall in Love with Fastpitch USSSA tournament at Wilson Morgan park in Decatur, AL. The team had to come from behind in an international tie break game against the Hartselle Heat, in the semi-finals to earn a chance to play in the championship game. The team scored 3 runs in their half of the tie break to win the game 5-4. The teams bats went cold in the championship game losing their first game of the fall 5-1.
SHARKS WIN 12U NSA WORLD SERIES Sharks Win NSA 12U World Series Championship The 12U Sharks won the National Softball Association (NSA) World Series championship in Birmingham, AL. The Sharks played ten games in four days in 100 plus degree heat to win the tournament, four on the the final day. The team lost their first two pool games to the Nashville Crusaders and the West Pines Diamond Diamond Dusters (Miami, FL) only to storm back during the elimination rounds. The team won their next four games beating quality teams including, Hixon Cyclones (Chattanooga, TN) 12-2 / Blount Co. Blaze (Blount County, AL) 6-0 / Cullman Crushers (Cullman, AL) 10-0 / Birmingham White Lighting, who placed 2nd in the NSA State, 4-3. The sharks then lost in the finals of the winners bracket to the Trussville Red Storm (Champions of the NSA Alabama State tournament) 11-4 forcing the team to beat the Louisiana Patriots, Denham Springs, LA 4-0 in the finals of the losers bracket for an opportunity to play the Red Storm again for the Championship. With their backs against the wall, having to beat the Red Storm twice, the team came together and would not be denied the championship. The Sharks put on a dominating performance beating the Red Storm in the first game 9-0 and then followed that up with an 11-3 win. Those wins were punctuated with several key defensive plays, incredible hitting performances and outstanding pitching. It was a total team effort with significant contributions in the championship run coming from every member of the team. ###################################################################### Sharks in the Huntsville Times Sharks win NSA "B" World Series Sunday, July 23, 2006 Huntsville Times Softball Huntsville 12-under Sharks win NSA "B" World Series The Huntsville Sharks' 12-and-under team won the NSA "B" Fastpitch World Series the hard way Thursday at Liberty Park in Hoover. Forced into the losers bracket of the 28-team tournament after an early morning loss to Trussville's Red Storm, the Sharks reached the championship round with a 4-0 win over the Louisiana Patriots. The Sharks then delivered a bit of payback to the Red Storm, beating the tournament hosts 9-0 and 11-3 in back-to-back games to earn the title. The Red Storm had given up a total of only 12 runs in the four-day tournament until the final two games. By winning the World Series, the Sharks have automatically qualified for the NSA Super World Series next month in Peoria, Ill. Sharks team members include: Elizabeth and Emily Adlich, Katie Bryant, Cara Lee Mason, Natalie Matos, Valerie Money, Mary Calvert Sammons, Stephanie Snow, Lindsey Sylvester, Catherine White and Natalie Williams. The coaches are Steve Adlich, Jeff Williams and Mark Snow. From staff reports
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