The Fusion started playing good softball on the first of three big road trips this summer. Our first one took us to Overland Park, KS to the NSC Recruiting Tourney.
The
Blue Valley Recreation Complex has to be one of the best facilities in the country. There is ample space to warm-up including infield skins between diamonds. All the stands around the 8 fields are covered. There are warnings tracks, 200 foot fences and even old fashioned street lights.
Mary Nutter of the
NSC runs a very organized tournament. She has good relationships with coaches she brings in due to her Winter Clinics. This tourney is well attended by College Coaches at all times of the day.
Pool play games do not count as the single elimination tourney on Sunday is pre-drawn. Pool games feature situational play so they are valuable early season work for teams coming off of high school seasons and more so for the College Coaches.
The Fusion played the Topeka Quest, KC Explosion II and Sliderz in Pool Play. Scores were kept just for grins and time limits were drop dead. Top Performers included:
Game #1 vs. Topeka Quest (Runners started 1B/2B each inning) -- Lost 8-7
Hitting -- 1B Cassie Saufley: 2B, 2RBI
Pitching -- Danielle Warner: 3 IP, 2 hits, 2 k's, 0 Walks -- Chloe Hundman: 2 IP, 2 hits, 1K
Game #2 vs. KC Xplosion II (Runners started on 3B each inning) -- Won 12-3
Hitting -- C/OF Christina Pagan: 2 Hits, RBI -- 1B Cassie Saufley: 2B, 2 RBIs -- 3B Shannon Stuart: 2 hits, 2 RBIs
Pitching -- Danielle Warner: 3 IP, 1H, 4K, 0 Walks -- Chloe Hundman: 1.1 IP, 0H, 2K's, 0 Walks
Game #3 vs. Sliderz (Runners started at 2B/3B each inning) -- Won 12-2
Hitting -- 1B Cassie Saufley: 2 hits, 2 RBI -- C/OF Christina Pagan: 2 hits, 2 RBI -- 3B Shannon Stuart 1 Hit, 3 RBI
Pitching -- Chloe Hundman: 3IP, 1H, 2K, 1W -- Danielle Warner 1IP, 0H, 0K
Single Elimination - Game #1 vs. KC Xplosion -- Lost 2-1 ITB
In our first single elimination game the Fusion rode a terrific pitching performance by Danielle Warner through six innings before two errors sent the game into ITB. As visitors, the Fusion did not score and was unable to stop the Xplosion from winning the game. This was a very tough loss.
Hitting -- SS/P Chloe Hundman 2B, RBI -- Shannon Stuart 2B, SB
Pitching -- Danielle Warner 7 IP, 6 H, 1ER, 10 K's, 1 Walk
Overall a great team bonding experience. The Hilton Garden Inn in Overland Park served us well once again as it is the third year in a row we stayed there. We made our annual trip to On the Border and celebrated Canella's 16th birthday.
We had only one short delay because of this:
Rain Delay fun at the Hotel. Who pushed Mychelle?
Skunks or just fun team bonding......
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