Dixie Chicks

The Chicks went on the road to Roanoke this past weekend to play in our first tournament with the newest version of the Chicks and we didn't dissappoint as we went 6-0 and claimed the Play the Valley Championship with a hard fought victory over the local rival Richmond Diamonds. We had big game performances from every player on the team at different times. Every player on the team contributed and that is what makes a team good and that is also what it takes to win Championships. I'm very proud of how this new team started the season and excited to see how good we can become. We still have a long way to go but winning the first time out is a great way to start. We will practice on Thursday this week at Midlothian High School to start getting ready for Virginia Beach in two weeks. Great job ladies !! Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks got the Fall season started this past weekend in a round robin friendly at L.C. Bird High School in Chesterfield, VA. The Chicks went 1-2 for the day but had the lead late in every game and could have won them all. We let 2 games slip away in the last inning and that is not typical Chicks play. I expect us to get better rather quickly as we did not play bad, just didn't catch any breaks. I expect us to get better every week and we will learn how put teams away when we have the opportunity and also how to finish games strong. We got to look at a lot of things this past weekend and know what we need to work on before we head to Salem in two weeks for our first tournament of the year. Practice is Wednesday 5:00 at Midlothian High School. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!

For information about the Dixie Chicks 18u program contact Allan Spencer 804-564-9467

For information about Dixie Chicks 14u program contact Steve Ruch 804-677-3401. The 14u Chicks are still looking for another quality pitcher. This team is going to play mostly 16u ball in the Fall, Steve has numerous years of coaching experience in Florida, California and Virginia and will help your daughter take her game to the next level. Contact Steve if you think your daughter is up to the challenge.

 

The Chicks went on the road to Salisbury, Maryland to play in the World Series and fell just short finishing runner up to the East Coast Xplosion from Delaware. The young ladies did put on quite a show with the bats scoring 109 runs and hitting 18 home runs in our 12 games. We finished with a 10-2 record for the tournament. We fell into losers bracket the last game on Friday and it put us in a tough spot having to win 5 straight on Saturday to claim the title. We did pull off 4 straight wins on Saturday and had 4-0 lead going to the 5th inning in the final Championship game but that slipped away and ended our season with a 11-7 loss to the Xplosion which we did beat twice in the tournament but they beat us when it counted the most, the last game. I was still very proud of our team as we played really good ball all week. Chicks All-State First Teamer Jordan Clark was named tournament MVP and fellow Manchester teammate Sydney Wells was named Defensive player of the tournament. It is always tough after a World Series because you have to say goodbye to the Seniors that are off to college and I always want to figure out a way to keep them 17 forever but as you know, time stops for no one. I'm going to miss my 2 seniors that are both off to play college ball and I wish nothing but great things for both Amy Wingfield and Taylor Balmaz. We get a week off and then we will get our new team started next Sunday at Midlothian. We will be headed to Salem twice this fall, Va. Beach and Myrtle Beach and one local in Powhatan. Final stats are posted. Again, great job this season as we ended up with 36 wins, 8 losses and 2 ties. See everyone next Sunday, as always GO CHICKS !!!

The Chicks traveled to hot and humid Raleigh, NC this past weekend for the ASA Cardinal Classic Showcase and we had 4 wins with 0 losses but we did tie 2 games. We played really well most of the weekend and had some good wins over tough teams but we did have our moments when we didn't play well. We still managed to not lose any games and got in front of some college coaches. The girls seemed to play their best when the coaches were watching and that is the most important thing in showcases. We have only lost 1 game out of our last 23 and have a 26-6-2 record for the Summer. 

We head out for the World Series next week and our last tournament of the Summer. We will have our last practice of the season on Thursday at Midlothian High School to get ready to claim the World Series Championship in Salisbury, Maryland. We need to play our best and bring home the Championship. I know everyone will be ready to play our best and that is all I can ask from you. Give it everything you got for one more week and then we will take a week off and get ready for the Fall with some new faces as we send off Amy and Taylor to college to continue their softball careers. Stats are posted, as always GO CHICKS !!!