Announcement
The 13th Annual June Blast proved to be different than any other. The amount of teams, the number of fields used, the amount of rain, the amount of sawdust used, and most of all - a second place finish in the 18 & Under ASA Invitational Division.
Parents and volunteers logged over 800 hours to prepare for the tournament and to allow the tournament to be played at all. Of 122 scheduled games for the weekend, three games were moved, and only 7 were lost on Saturday due to field conditions. By the end of the day, all 10 fields were in operation. Sunday went off without a hitch and 3 Champions were named.
Boyertown Storm 16 PONY Champs
Allentown Patriettes 18 PONY Champs
Chaos Gold 18 ASA Invitational Champs
Yes, the Sellersville Belles went 6-2 on the weekend. On Sunday, the Belles dispatched the Boyertown Storm 9-3. Then the Belles eliminated TNT Gold from the tournament with a 4-1 victory. Then the Belles faced the Philadelphia Spirit Gold for the second time in two days. The game went 11 innings before the Belles pushed a run across in the bottom of the 11th to win 5-4. In the final, the Belles gave up a couple of first inning runs which were too much to overcome. The Belles battled but Chaos gold held on for a 4-3 win and the Championship. It was a well played game on both sides of the diamond. Said head coach Paul Koehler, "Chaos is a strong team. They had their way with us in the fall. We gave up a couple of early runs and just could not get them back. Chaos got done what they had to do to hold on for the win. It was a great test for a young Belles team and we will only get better because of it."
