Phantom Stang
08-14-2005, 04:04 PM
Sports
Local girl keeps 'select' company
Softball hasn't exactly left Sweetwater's Jordan Lawrence feeling blue this summer.
Pitching for the Big Country Blue Sox, a Class A select team of high school players from the Abilene area, Lawrence had a perfect game on June 18 when she took the mound against an 18-and-under team from Lev-elland -- known as the Wa-hines -- at a United States Fastpitch Association (USFA) tournament.
Almost exactly a month later on July 15, Lawrence was part of a championship softball squad as the Blue Sox won the inaugural World Series in the Valley tournament which was held in Brownsville.
The Blue Sox were crowned champions after defeating the Rio Grande Valley Heat, 6-2, in the championship game. After qualifying for the tournament in Round Rock, the Blue Sox won five of their six games.
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also faced teams from Austin and Corpus Chris-ti at the tournament. Wylie's Marlene Wyatt was the winning pitcher in the final game and Kaitlin Wallace of Abilene Cooper was named MVP.
According to the Blue Sox's assistant coach Luann Chas-tain, the team came from behind in nearly every game it won at the tournament in Brownsville. "Every game was really close," Chastain said. "The teams were really good down there."
Other players on the Blue Sox included Amber Riddle of Merkel, Megan Chastain and Whitney Moutray of Abilene High, Sara Cadena and Blair Wallace of Cooper, Heather Cobb and Allyson Cobb of Hawley and guest players Jackie Noriega and Kirsten Shedd of Sinton.
Copyright © 2005 Sweetwater Reporter
Local girl keeps 'select' company
Softball hasn't exactly left Sweetwater's Jordan Lawrence feeling blue this summer.
Pitching for the Big Country Blue Sox, a Class A select team of high school players from the Abilene area, Lawrence had a perfect game on June 18 when she took the mound against an 18-and-under team from Lev-elland -- known as the Wa-hines -- at a United States Fastpitch Association (USFA) tournament.
Almost exactly a month later on July 15, Lawrence was part of a championship softball squad as the Blue Sox won the inaugural World Series in the Valley tournament which was held in Brownsville.
The Blue Sox were crowned champions after defeating the Rio Grande Valley Heat, 6-2, in the championship game. After qualifying for the tournament in Round Rock, the Blue Sox won five of their six games.
Big Countryb1
also faced teams from Austin and Corpus Chris-ti at the tournament. Wylie's Marlene Wyatt was the winning pitcher in the final game and Kaitlin Wallace of Abilene Cooper was named MVP.
According to the Blue Sox's assistant coach Luann Chas-tain, the team came from behind in nearly every game it won at the tournament in Brownsville. "Every game was really close," Chastain said. "The teams were really good down there."
Other players on the Blue Sox included Amber Riddle of Merkel, Megan Chastain and Whitney Moutray of Abilene High, Sara Cadena and Blair Wallace of Cooper, Heather Cobb and Allyson Cobb of Hawley and guest players Jackie Noriega and Kirsten Shedd of Sinton.
Copyright © 2005 Sweetwater Reporter