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Friday, June 4, 2010

TYA U18 first, 14U second at VIGS Midseason Tournament

TYA's U18 and 14U softball squads earned first and second place finishes, respectively at the VIGS Mid-Season Tournament May 14-16 at Schweiker Park in Lansdale.

The U18 squad dropped its two seeding games May 15, but used strong pitching and outstanding defense May 16 to win three games and claim the championship. The scored twice in the bottom of the final inning to beat Deep Run 5-4 in the play-in game, then jumped out early on top seed North Penn and won 5-3. Facing RASA in the final, TYA took an 8-1 lead en route to a 9-6 victory.


Pictured front row (from left to right): Blaire Wilkie, Erin Hamill. Second row (L to R): Callie Waldron, Emily Goepfrich, Krista Goepfrich, Sarah Bunker. Third row (L to R): Lauren Sirianni, Sarah Walker, Olivia Bradford, Emily Milliron, Liz Martin, Alex Lupino. Back row (L to R): coach Paul Bunker, coach Rick Wilkie, coach Tony Lupino. Not Pictured: Meghan Posteraro.

The TYA 14U team won both pool games May 15, advancing to elimination round as the second seed. , Facing one of the toughest pitches in the region on May 16, TYA erased a three-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh to beat Deep Run in walk-off fashion. TYA downed North Penn 9-6 in the semifinals, creating a matchup with top-seed Montgomery in the final. There, TYA pulled to within 5-4 after scoring four times in the third, but Montgomery added a few more runs to take the victory.

Pictured front row (from left to right): Nicole Garritt, Katie Marino, Emily Adelsberger. Middle Row (L to R): Christine Siriani, Jessica Renner, Emily Rohlfing, Kaitlin Suzuki, Jessica VanAllen, Samantha Schwartz, coach Catanzaro. Back Row (L to R): coach Hines, Riana Catanzaro, Kimberly Faughey, coach Adelsberger, Celeste, Molyneux, coach Schwartz, Tyler Schofield, Jacquelyn Hines.

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