OH MY GOODNESS!!! No one has ANY idea how BIG this is for our family!!! Between our 2 girls, we probably have about 20 seasons of Chandler Girls Softball under our belts (NOT exaggerating) and we have NEVER come in as Champions. The closest up to this point has been 3rd place! So we've definitely paid our dues!!!
This team was Tatum's first season in the 12U division so there are new rules and regulations that come into play. Tatum and Chloe V. are the dream team at Pitcher and 1st Base--these 2 were probably responsible for 90% of the outs made this season. Chloe is an INCREDIBLE pitcher and she definitely lead this team right up through the final game. Tatum continued to lead in her hitting averages and foul ball catches.
This Championship round was the best of 3 games. You can look at our team and they are all these little tiny girls!!! They were most definitely out-sized and out-powered by the other team. But our girls...the best word to describe them I think, "scrappy!" And they pulled the final win off in a big way with great base stealing and base runners--I seriously have NO finger nails left!
These girls SOOO DESERVED this win. They ended the season with a 12-1 record and then then finished in 1st. CRAZY proud of these girls!!!
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| From left to right: Rylie, Chloe V., Marcy, Coach Jon, Aspen, Tatum, Megan, Mary, Coach Allison, Julia, Marlee, Chloe M., Coach Ron |
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| The DREAM TEAM!!! |
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| Mary, Tatum, & Marcy |
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| The Fab 4: Rylie, Chloe, Tatum, & Marlee |
COOL STORY: We had a party to celebrate these girls the following Saturday. One of the coaches came to talk to Chris and I. He said, of the 12 girls on this team, he only saw 4 of them going anywhere in this sport and Tatum was definitely one of them. She keeps her cool like no one else and just really knows and understands this game which helps her make smart decisions quickly. LOVE this little girl of mine! Whatever she does with this sport is fine by me. CRAZY proud of my little athlete!!!
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