Dixie Chicks

The Chicks went on the road to Roanoke this past weekend to play in the Heartland Showcase and got knocked out on Sunday by the team that eventually won the tournament. It wasn't our best weekend as we went 1-1-2. We had some bright spots for the weekend but unfortunately we had some not so bright spots also. We need to work on getting better real fast because it's not going to get any easier next weekend in the Cardinal Clash in Raleigh. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS!!!

The Chicks got the Fall season started with 3 wins this past weekend in our annual Labor Day Sunday round robin friendly. We saw some good teams and got good pitching and defense. We need to get better with the bats quickly as in 2 weeks we play in the ASA Heartland Showcase in Salem and there will be plenty of good teams there. Stats from Sunday are posted. See you at practice on Wednesday. As always, GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks went on the road for the Triple Crown Nationals in Myrtle Beach last week and finished our season with a 5th place finish. We played some really good ball at times but the bats went quiet late in the tourney and we had trouble putting runs on the board. We did finish our Summer with 3 Championships including the Virginia State Championship. We also had a 35-8-1 record. The last tournament of the season is always the toughest for me as I have to say goodbye to my Seniors that are off to play ball in College. This year I had to say goodbye to Taylor Wells and Jordan Clark whom have played with us since their Freshman year at Manchester. They will be missed a lot but maybe we can talk them in to playing with us some next Summer. We start practice for the Fall next Wednesday, August 12th at Midlothian High School 5:30. We are not having tryouts but anyone interested in playing with the Chicks this year can contact me and they are welcome to come workout with us. We may have room for a couple players. Thanks for another great season, already looking forward to the Fall. Final stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks headed back to the Beach for another long 3 day tourney this past weekend and got a little bit of everything. We got our 3 games in on Friday and played really great ball. We also got our 4th pool game in Saturday afternoon with another Chick like performance. Then as we were warming up for elimination play we got thunder, lightning and then some hard rain to cancel the rest of the day. Then Sunday morning we got a forfeit win and then we played our last game as the final 3 rounds of the tournament were canceled for extreme heat as temperatures reached 98 degrees and 108 heat index. We are down to our last practice of the season as Nationals approach next week in Myrtle Beach. We need some players to step up and finish this season strong with a National Championship. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks went back on the road again for another long 4 day event in Virginia Beach and went 6-2. This was our first tournament of the Summer that we didn't win the Championship. It wasn't our weekend as we didn't play our best ball. We did play well at times but we hit a bunch of balls right at people and didn't catch any breaks. The ball bounces funny sometimes and it did for the Chicks last weekend. We will move on and try to finish our Summer strong in Virginia Beach again next weekend and Myrtle Beach Triple Crown Nationals at the end of the month. Every Summer seems to just get started and before you know it is over. Only 2 tourneys left and we will be saying good-bye to our college bound kids and starting our Fall season with some new faces. Practice is Wednesday this week at Midlothian High School. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!