Ellie has also been playing a LOT of ball with her team, the Lightning. Ellie anchors our middle infield at shortstop and bats second. I am one of the coaches and it has been a blast to watch these girls, many of whom have been playing together for 3+ years now, develop into a pretty decent team.
Up to bat at Bill Barber Stadium in Irvine.
Playing short
A great sequence from the Huntington Beach Surf City Classic Tournament: Ellie hit a grand slam complete with a dramatic slide at home vs Capo. We ended up placing first in this tournament (beating Capo 10 to 0 ; Tustin 4 to 3 ; and Laguna Niguel 3 to 0 - all in a LONG day)! Made even better because Mom and Dad where in town to watch the games.
Celebrating with some hardware after a hard days work!
The girls getting pumped-up before game time in Irvine tournament!
Post game chat about what we did well and not so well.
Meeting on the mound after Emily had a tough outing in Irvine
We had our District tournament June 26/27 - Somehow we placed well enough (tied for 5th out of 13 teams) to qualify for States which are in lovely Lancaster July 8/9th. Here is our official team photo after a LONG day at Districts.
As I mentioned earlier Mom and Dad came out to CA and spent about 1.5 weeks with us and Jeff and Jody mid-June. We had a free evening (not at a ballpark) and went down to Laguna Beach for a nice dinner and walk along the beach.
Laguna Niguel Seaside Tournament (where we finished 3rd out of 14 teams) that was over Fathers Day weekend.
