2011-2012 TRYOUTS

The Virginia "Class Action" Scrappers would like to thank all of the players and parents who attended this year's tryouts. This was the biggest turnout of players at every age group in the 16 year existence of the Scrappers Organization. With the amount of quality players that attended, it makes the coaching staff's decisions extremely difficult. The 10U age group had 22 players attend, 12U had 36 players, 14U had 19 players, 16U had 26 players, and 18U had 44 players.

Again thank you for attending the Scrappers tryouts.

Scrappers 16U go undefeated and win 18U ASA Summer Sizzler Tournament

The Scrappers 16U participated in the 18U ASA Summer Sizzler Tournament in Greensboro, NC on July 23-24. They went 4-0 and were crowned the Champions after they were the only undefeated team left. The Scrappers 16U team was headed to the championship game in the winners bracket at 4:00 pm until thunderstorms ended the tournament early. The winner of the loser’s bracket would have had to beat the Scrappers 16U team twice.  For the second straight tournament the team batted exceptionally well and their pitching was magnificent. The Scrappers scored 25 runs in 4 games while only giving up 6. All three pitchers had a combined ERA .820.

The Scrappers 16U is preparing to compete in the ASA Eastern National Championship August 3-7.

18U Scrappers White finish season strong at Carolina Cardinals College Showcase Classic with a 5-0 record
 
Scrappers 18U White finished their Summer schedule with a strong showing at the Carolina Cardinal Classic.  The Scrappers White went 5 – 0 in Raleigh outscoring their opponents 31 – 5,  holding 3 teams scoreless with 2 of the games ending by run rules.  Friday the Scrappers White defeated the NC Hotshots 8 –0 in 5 innings.  Kelsey Crotty and Morgan Lowe pitched a combined performance for the shutout.  Scrappers White defeated Randolph Rage 4 – 1 in their second game.  The game was close until Samantha Barton hit a timely double to extend the lead and Morgan Lowe finished the game with a strong pitching performance.  Samantha Barton volunteered to play with the 18U Scrappers Blue Team the rest of the Tournament because of extremely short pitching staff due to illness.  Saturdays first game for Scrappers White  was a come from behind win over the NC Hurricanes resulting in a 5 – 4 win.  The highlight of the tournament was a 5 – 0 second game win over Team NC.   Showing outstanding defense along with strong batting from the entire Team combined with accurate pitching from Morgan Lowe, Scrappers White shutout a quality ball team.  Sunday finished the Tournament playing in  NC State Dail Stadium with a convincing 9 –0 shutout win over the Va. Lady Eagles Gold.  Kelsey Crotty and Morgan Lowe combined for another outstanding pitching performance supported with solid defense and timely hitting from the Team.  All Graduating Scrapper Seniors started the game to honor their commitment to the Organization.  The Team would like to acknowledge Senior players Lindsey Brown, Amber Brooks, Grace Putney, Lauren Boitnott and Kat Mills for their leadership and commitment to the Scrapper Program through numerous seasons, they will be missed. 

10U Scrappers 2011 Season Roundup

8 tournaments

3 - Championships

3 - 2nd place

1 - 3rd place finish

Scrappers 16U go 5-1-1 at The Hot Times Classic College Showcase in Florence, SC

Virginia Scrappers 18U Blue competed in the East Coast Fireworks Showcase Tournament in Rock Hill, SC

July 8-10^th

The girls compiled a 3-2 record during the tournament, defeating Fire and Ice (7-2) and the NC Flames (4-0) in the first day of the competition. Brittany Flora and Emily Taylor were credited with the pitching wins while Morgan McCoy, Danielle Powell, Ashley Searing, Paige Wright, Taylor, and Flora delivered RBI hits during the first day.

Saturday began with an 11-1 loss to the Carolina Attitude, but followed up with an excited 3-2 win over the Carolina Gators Gold (runner–up in the 80-team Dynamite Classic Showcase in June). Taylor was the winning pitcher with key hits provided by Jenna Sprinkle, Michaela Gordon, McCoy and Taylor.

The 18U Blue Scrappers were defeated during the 3^rd game of the day 5-4 by the Catawba Valley Storm despite a dramatic 2-run homerun by Flora which tied the game at 4-4. The team will next compete in the Hot Times Showcase Tournament in Florence, SC on July 13-16.

14U Scrappers capture 2nd Place at NSA Fast & Furious tournament held in Salem, VA (July 2-3) 

Scrappers 14u finished 2nd in the NSA Fast & Furious 14U Division "B" on Sunday. After playing four games on Saturday they were a four seed going into Sunday. They were able to put that behind them and really focus. The team had won 3 games back to back, to include beating the Maroon Crush 12-5 in the semi finals, to get to the championship round and play the Thunder Cats  The Cats were able to score first and get ahead 6 to 0. The team got their second wind and the bats came alive again and scored 5 runs and loaded the bases in the last inning with 2 outs only to fall short losing by one run 6-5.  The team put 48 runs on the board on Sunday. 

12U Scrappers finish 3rd at NSA Fast & Furious tournament held at the Botetourt Sports Complex 

Scrappers 12U had a tough loss in Semi-Finals in the NSA Fast-n-Furious tournament held at the Botetourt Sports Complex on July 2 & 3. On Saturday, they lost the opening warm-up cross-over game, but  then flipped the switch for the following three pool play games and dominated the C bracket by scoring 28 runs and giving up only 3. On Sunday they won their first game 12-0. The Semi-Final game was a nail biter with the Scrappers scoring the first run in the bottom of the 4th inning. The opponents tied it up in the top of the 6th inning and then took the lead in the top of the 7th, we were unable to come back.  It was a long hot weekend with temps in the 90's, high humidity, and very little wind.  There were too many heroic plays to mention with close to 49 hits and 23 RBIs and flawless defense, we are very proud of our team. 

14U Scrappers finish 4th in the gold bracket at the IFA Summer Challenge

Laine Shiflet went 5-7 for the weekend hitting 4 doubles. Jordan Clifton, Sophia Robinette and Sarah LaFrancois all hit doubles. Kaileigh Yancey hit a 2 run home run.

Scrappers 16U finishes 5th out of 80 teams at The Dynamite Classic 18U Colleg

e Showcase

The Virginia “Class Action” Scrappers 16U finished 5^th out of 80 teams in The Dynamite Classic 18U College Showcase in Columbia, SC on June 16-19.  The tournament consisted of 80 top teams from 12 different states and 102 college coaches in attendance. During exhibition play the Scrappers 16U had a 2-2 record and during tournament play they went 4-1.  The team scored 45 runs in nine 9 games with a team batting average of .330, a slugging average of .456, and an on base percentage of .504. Olivia Cleary had 3 homeruns and Rachel Guilliams had 1 homerun. Ruthie Williams pitched 32 innings with a 5-0 record and a 4.11 ERA. The Scrappers 16U will be competing in the ASA Nationals Open Qualifier July 2-3, before heading to Florence SC to compete in the 4 day Hot Times 18U College Showcase.

12U Scrappers get Dad some Hardware on Father's Day

Highlights: Jesse Burleson hit a 2-Run Over the Fence Home Run in the first game on Sunday.  Then in the semi-final game against the Breeze, she hit a game winning Grand Slam! Way to go Jesse! 

Sunday-Game 3, Top of 5th inning, 3-D had 2 on base with no out, Hannah Everett came in as relief pitcher saving the inning and the game! Way to go Hannah!

Recognitions: Saturday Game 1: MVP - Olivia Ward,

Championship Game:  MVP - Jesse Burleson, Team Player - Courtney Herron

Weekend Details:

Saturday the 12u Scrappers went 1 for 1 winning their warm up game against 3-D Fastpitch 10-3 and losing to a tough Chatham Crocs team 12-0. 

Sunday was a long hot day that had the team playing back-to-back-to-back games starting at 8:45am.  The Scrappers defeated the Brick City Bombers 11-0, 3-D Fastpitch 2-1 and Carolina Crushers 2-1. They had to fight their way back in the 4th game of the day vs. the Carolina Breeze but the young ladies dug deep and prevailed 6-3 to put them in the championship game to once again face the Chatham Crocs.

The 12u Scrappers were pumped up heading into the Championship game against the Crocs. In the first inning the Scrappers took a 2-0 lead with the Crocs tying it in the bottom of the inning. The Scrappers did not give up and would score another run in the 2nd giving them a 3-2 lead that they held into the bottom of the 3rd. The Crocs had to bring in their best pitcher to get the momentum back in their favor resulting in an 8-3 loss for the Scrappers and a 2nd place finish in the tournament. 

Overall it was a great weekend for the 12u Scrappers. The pitchers and the bats really came alive and really showed what this 12u team has to offer.

18U Blue are Champions of the Pilot Mountain, NC Fastpitch Jamboree

The Virginia Scrappers 18U Blue softball team were champions of the 2011 Pilot Mountain, NC NSA Girls Fastpitch Jamboree, on June 11-12th, 2011.
 
The Scrapper 18U girls captured the championship by defeating the NRV-Diamonds in the semi-final (3-1) and then topping the Orange Crush (12-0) in the rain-shortened title game.
 
Contributing to the 3-1 win over the NRV-Diamonds were: Emily Taylor, who pitched a two-hitter, striking out five and walking none in a complete game effort; Maggie Childress, driving in Amanda Radford with the go-ahead run in the fourth inning with an RBI double; and Brittany Flora, with an RBI triple which plated Morgan McCoy with an insurance run in the fifth inning.
 
Danielle Powell's 3 hits (2 doubles and a triple) and five RBI's highlighted the 12-0 championship win over the Orange Crush. Brittany Flora secured the pitching win by yielding no hits over three innings.
 
The Scrappers 18U Blue team will compete next week in The Dynamite Classic ASA Showcase Tournament in Columbia, South Carolina.

10U Scrappers are NSA Memorial Day Blast CHAMPIONS! 

The 10U Scrappers won the NSA Memorial Day Blast tournament (May 28-29)!  Saturday was a long day with back-to-back games, a one-game break, and then finishing the day with another set of back-to-back games.  It was a tough schedule, but they were able to handle the back-to-back games and the heat!  Saturday the team’s record was 3-1.  They had big wins in the first the games of the day (Aftershock 4-0, West Va. Wild 10-1, Lady Titans 14-2) and just ran out of steam in Game 4 and just lost to Virginia Edge 4-1.
 
Sunday was another long, hot day.  The girls won their first two games of the day and met Virginia Edge in the Championship game (what turned out to be a 2 hour and 40 minute game).  At the end of the regulation time limit it was all tied up, 8-8.  The first ITB resulted in neither team scoring.  In the second ITB the Scrappers’ bats came alive and they scored 4 runs.  The Virginia Edge just couldn’t come back, but did manage to score 1 run.  The Scrappers won 12-9!
 
The Scrappers outscored their opponents this weekend 63-19 and played some great defense!  All three of our pitchers had great outings this weekend, also!  A 6-1 record for the weekend is a successful weekend and after five 2nd place finishes this season it’s great to finally bring home the Championship title!

Former Virginia "Class Action" Scrappers standout Chelsea Kelley wins the 2011 Lowes Senior Class Award.

OVERLAND PARK, KS – Pitcher Chelsea Kelley of Radford University has been selected as the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner in softball. The announcement and trophy presentation were made today in Oklahoma City by Lowe’s, an official corporate partner of the NCAA®, during the Women’s College World Series®.

The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of Division I head coaches, national media and fans, is given annually to the most outstanding senior student-athlete in NCAA Division I softball. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

“I feel very honored to be the recipient of the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award.  The entire Lowe’s journey this year has been so great for me. This experience has allowed me to get out in the community and try to make a positive impact on those I meet,” Kelley said. “Although Radford is in a smaller community, every person I have met during my collegiate career has positively influenced the person that I am today. I feel truly blessed to have been a part of the Radford community for the last four years and just want to thank everyone who has led me to where I am today.”

An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

Recently named the Big South Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Kelley maintained a 3.94 grade point average through her career. She graduated summa cum laude with a degree in sports medicine and has been accepted into the university’s physical therapy doctoral program. A member of Radford’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Kelley has represented the school at the Big South’s leadership conference. She is involved in numerous charitable activities, including Special Olympics and the Ronald McDonald House.

“I am so honored and humbled to have had the opportunity to coach Chelsea over the past four years. To see a kid go through so many challenges throughout her career, and to see her handle each obstacle with such dignity is a true testament to her character,” head coach Mickey Dean said. “One of the more astonishing things is for this young lady to win the fan vote against such great odds. I believe that shows the incredible impact she has on the people she has come in contact with.”

Kelley’s exploits on the softball field have led to Radford winning three straight Big South regular season championships and advancing to its first two NCAA tournaments. Kelley finished in the top five in eight career pitching categories at Radford, including second in saves and third in wins.

“Chelsea has certainly fought through injuries during her outstanding career, but she’s proven that giving up on her dream was never a consideration,” said David Geren, Lowe’s vice president of marketing. “She’s used her experiences to make herself a better player on the field and to build a better community off the field.”

Scrappers 14U head coach, Tony Parrish, and assistant coach, Andy Trail attended the three day 2011 Softball at the Beach. The coach's clinic was held January 7, 8, 9 at the Crown Reef Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, SC

Some of the nation's top softball coaches taught this three day clinic:

Mike Candrea-- Head Coach University of Arizona, Head Coach 2008 USA Olympic Silver Medal Softball Team, Head Coach 2004 USA Olympic Gold Medal Softball Team

Scott Whitlock-- USA National Team Coach

Larry Ray -- University of Arizona

Ken Eriksen -- University of South Florida, USA National Team

Beverly Smith -- University of South Carolina

Classes were held in: Throwing Correctly, Pitching, Catching, Base Running, Infield Play, Outfield Play, Hitting Drills, Travel Ball Benefitting High School Ball, High School Ball Benefitting High School, Short Game, Scouting Hitters

Scrappers 18U-Austin Win Silver in Commonwealth Games

The 18-U Scrappers-Austin squad finished as runners-up to Diamond Fever in the National Bracket of the NSA Commonwealth Games this past weekend. The National Bracket was made up of all pool winners and runners-up from Saturday's action.