Dixie Chicks

The Chicks travelled to Virginia Beach this past weekend and posted a 2-2 record. It surely wasn't one of our better performances but we did have our moments. We didn't catch any breaks and we hit some really hard shots right at people that turned into outs. Both the games we lost we did get more hits than our opponents but couldn't scratch across enough runs to win. We need to work hard to get better real quickly as the schedule is going to get tougher the next few weeks. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks went on the road for the first time of the Fall season and finished second in the Play the Valley Showcase in Salem. Saturday pool play was rained out and we had to play 5 games on Sunday to claim the Championship. We won the first 4 games but fell a run short in the Title game. We had our moments but we need to get more tme on the field together and improve every week. I was still pleased with our performance and I think this team is going to get a lot better real fast. Practice is Thursday 5:30 at Midlothian High School. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks started our Fall season this weekend and it surely didn't feel like Fall weather. It was hotter Sunday that any game we played all Summer. We did pick up 3 wins in our annual Labor Day weekend round robin and played some good ball at times and saw some things we need to work on. It was good to get back on the field and get started strong before we get into the rest of our Fall season. We did pretty well for being together only a few weeks. I expect big things from this team and I think we can win a lot of ball games. I'm looking forward to Salem in 2 weeks. Our next practice is Thursday 5:30 at Midlothian High School. Stats from Sunday are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks season ended on Friday with a 5th place finish in the World Series in Salisbury, MD. This years team really had a great season winning 4 tournaments, finishing second in another and finishing the season with a 56-7-1 record. This was one of the most relentless teams I have had as nothing ever bothered them and they never quit. We fell into the losers bracket early last week and as rain threatened the end of the tournament the Director of the tournament decided to try to finish it all on Friday which meant we would have to win 10 games in a row in one day which is virtually impossible for anyone. It would have meant about 20 hours on the field in a row as we started at 8:00 a.m and the Championship was scheduled for 1:30 a.m on Saturday morning. We did get 6 games in on Friday and still didn't get off the field until 9:00 pm. As it turned out the rain finally canceled the remainder of the Friday games and they finished on Saturday afternoon anyway as the rained was no factor on Saturday. Nevertheless it was a good run and I'm proud of my girls. It's always hard when this tournament ends as I have to say good bye to my Seniors. They are all off to play ball in college and I wish them all the best in everything they do in life. I'm sure you all will be great in whatever you choose to do in life. Remember to always be a leader and not a follower and you will go far. Don't forget rule #3 either as that will become more important down the road. We have practice next Sunday, August 10th at Midlothian High School at 11:00. We will start with some new faces and get ready for another sucessful Fall campaign in September. Final Summer stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The young Chicks team went to Spartanburg, SC last week and claimed the NSA Class "A" World Series Championship. They did things a little easier than we did as the stayed in the Winners bracket the whole way and went undefeated in the tournament. I'm really happy for the team and Coach Steve Ruch. He puts in a lot of time and effort and does a great job with the team. Some of those players are moving up this year and I'm looking forward to having them. Keep up the good work. Congratulations again, as always GO CHICKS !!!