8u West Zone Pony World Series 3rd Place Finish!!

Game #1:
PS Lil SLuggers vs Valley Wide
After going down 2-1 after 2 innings, we finally showed life on offense...KandyKorn, Tazz, Turtle get bbs, Joyrus gets a 1b, Tornado gets hit by pitch, and a huge 2 run 1b by Paloma and we push across 4 runs to take control of the game, 1 more big inning which we had a Squinky bb, Turtle 1b, Joyrus 2b, Tornado and Ceedee get hit again, and another clutch 1b by Paloma, we now cruise in for the 1st win of the World Series, job well done...
Valley Wide All Stars--4
PS Lil Sluggers--------10

Game #2:
PS Lil SLuggers vs Beaumont
Pitching was what we had seen all Season since last Oct., throw strikes, allow defense to play, and DO NOT WALK ANYONE, 4innings, 2 bbs, 8ks, 0 runs, Turtle & Joyrus do their thing again, it doesn't matter how hard you throw, you must be able to control the zone...on offense our 1st 2 innings we only got out 1 time, scored 10 runs, and cruised to the win......Ipod, Blaze, Pepsi, Squinky all reached base 8 times combined, scored 6 runs, had 5 hits, 3bbs and 5 rbis, job well done....
Beaumont All Stars-0
PS Lil Sluggers----12

Game#3:
PS Lil Sluggers vs Indio
After trying to set up games with our local Team, we could not ever get Indio to say yes, it was never a good time....now they had to play us...starting as visitors, they pushed across 2 runs with a huge HR that caught our outfield asleep, a routine 1b turned into an exciting HR for them.....not to be out done, Paloma reached base on an error, and that opened the flood gates as happens so often with this Team, Turtle 1b, Joyrus 2b, Tornado, Tazz, Ceedee all bb, and another clutch 2b this time by MityMouse, we push right back with 5 runs of our own to take 5-2 lead...Turtle settled in to throw 2 scoreless inn to Indio, and we took advantage with our bats.....Pepsi, KandyKorn, Paloma all reach with bbs, huge 2b by Joyrus followed by a monster 3b by Tazz, aggressive baserunning got her thrown out at home, but damage was done, 9-2 good gals.....Turtle struggled slightly in the 4th, Indio was happy to take walks, and we gave 4 in inning, Joyrus came in to strike out the side and limit damage to 1 run, kept control of game and finish swinging the bat.......Blaze led off with a bb, MityMouse 1bs, Pepsi 1bs, KandyKorn & Paloma bb, Turtle cashes in 2 more with 1b of her own, smoke clears, and we mercy rule the Indio squad, job well done....
PS Lil SLuggers------13
Indio All Stars-------3

PLAYOFFS:
#3 SEED PS LIL SLUGGERS VS #6 SEED BEAUMONT
we did not come out strong out of the gate at all, a let down from not getting the #1 seed, but Beaumont was ready, they pushed across 3 un earned runs before we could blink.....not to be outdone, Paloma continued to play well, She leads off with a 1b, Turtle bb, Joyrus 2b, (again, 8 in tourny), Tornado 1b, Tazz 1b, and we fought back with 2 runs......we settled in on defense and only allowed 2 more runs in the next 2 innings to take control, offensively we caught fire again, we finished 16-19, 2bs by Turtle, MityMouse, Joyrus, 3b by Tornado, Squinky, Gemini, HR by Tornado and Turtle, we had 10 bbs, and only struck out 3 times in the game, wow!!!awesome TEAM EFFORT!!
PS Lil Sluggers---------------17
Beaumont All Stars-------------7

#2 seed Charter Oak vs #3 seed PS Lil Sluggers
after playing good all weekend, we had 1 hiccup in the Series, this is it.....We allowed 8 runs, 6 un-earned, pitching was not bad, but defense was stunned by the aggressive running by Charter Oak......Our lone offense highlight was a picture perfect bunt by Pepsi, and monster 2b by Turtle, a couple of bbs and we were able to score 2 runs, but in the end, the better Team won, we learn from this, and we move on.......
Charter Oak All Stars----------8 (World Series Champs)
PS Lil SLuggers----------------2

3rd Place Game:
Indio All Stars vs PS Lil SLuggers
After a small let down from the semi final loss, our girls looked good in warm-ups, Indio Coach was already trying to get in our heads letting us know we had not faced his Ace pitcher, on our end, we were not really interested in his ploy, as we were just happy to have a chance to prove we are the best Valley Team.......4 bbs and 3 hits in the 1st inning had us scrambling, 5 runs and we were playing catch-up, and trying to bring our best fan we have ever met to join us again, "Lady Mo"....it didn't take long, Paloma 2b to start our rally, and it never ended till we put up another 5 to tie the game up, Turtle 1b, Joyrus 2b, Blaze enters game to run for her as speed is not an issue for her, Tornado cashes in Blaze with a 1b, Ceedee, Tazz, MityMouse, and Gemini all 1b in the inning to regain control and escort "Lady Mo" back to her spot in our dug out....Joyrus helps Turtle out by shutting down the Indio bats, only giving up 1 run in the next 3 innings, and allow our horses to keep racing around the bases....we had 22 hits, 3 bbs, 12 2bs, 1 3b, 1 hr in the game, we pushed across 15 runs, and with time already out, we gave up 5 meaningless runs to Indio, and most important let "LADY MO" ride back to the Desert with us and to finish as a Strong 3rd Place Team.......
Indio All Stars-----------11
PS Lil SLuggers-----------15 3rd Place West Zone Pony World Series!!

I hope we as Parents can appreciate what we witnessed in this Series.....(5 Wins and only 1 Loss, outscored opponents by combined score of 75-27)..the hard work put in by these girls, some going back as far as 2 Seasons, and trusting the line I was feeding you guys in what it takes to compete at a high level......lots of Teams have tried, lots will follow and attempt to do the same, but you will ALWAYS be the 1st group to do this, the Team Comraderie, the Parent support, the time Commitment, the Positive Attitude, I have had more successful Teams in World Series competition, but never as fun a group as this one........"I AM PROUD OF YOU", I wish much more success to all of you, as at the ripe age of 8, you have plenty of good years in front of you, God Bless, cya on the diamond.......
*****PS Lil SLuggers All Stars, 3rd Place West Zone World Series*****