2012 - Almaden Lightning 8U Gold Team Page


    Lightning 8U Gold

Kaci Bardel Erin Farnese Lauren Fulton Ella Fuqua
Savannah Genise   Emory Hansen Taryn Kern Kristal Kim
Sydney Poole Avery Vogel Sophia Williams

 

The Almaden Lightning is comprised of the very best players from the Almaden Valley Girls Softball League.  The players and coaches are committed to excellence in softball and sportsmanship.

                                                       

Tournament Schedule

Date

Tournament

Location

May 26-27

Livermore Smoke

Livermore

June 2-3

Slamboree

Sakamoto Elementary

June 9-10

Bob Gray Classic

Graystone Elementary

June 16-17

Summer Slam

Ocala Middle School, San Jose

June 22-23 (no games Sun)

Zebra Classic

Alta Vista School, Los Gatos

June 30-July 1

Off Week

N/A

July 7-8

Butterfly

Campbell

July 14-15

Wess Jones

Sakamoto Elementary


Head Coach: Chris Kern
Assistant Coach: Rob Poole
Assistant Coach: Tom Vogel
Assistant Coach: Roland Genise 

Almaden Lightning 8U Gold 
Takes 1st Place at the Zebra Classic

Almaden Lightning 8U Gold team continued it's hot streak winning the 2012 Zebra Classic on the strength of outstanding defense and key contributions from the whole team. The Lightning’s route to the championship included a hard fought 1-0 walk-off win over Campbell Crush in the semi-finals and a 6-3 win in the championship game over an outstanding West Valley Slammers team. Special thanks to Branham Hills and the California Kryptonite for hosting a great tournament and congratulations to the Lightning girls.


Almaden Lightning 8U Gold are 1st Place Champions at 2012 Zebra Classic

Lightning Gold 8U Take 1st Place In Livermore!

The Lightning Gold 8U girls beat the Livermore Smoke 2-1 in an action packed championship game. Kaci Bardel and Sydney Poole lead the Lightning with outstanding pitching. Emory Hansen scored the tying run in the bottom of the third on an triple by Erin Farnese. In the final inning, Lauren Fulton made an amazing catch in right field to save a run. Sophia Williams then lead off the Lightning with a triple down the first base line and scored on Taryn Kern's game winning hit. Overall the 8U Gold team finished 5-0 in Livermore and played outstanding softball. Great job girls!


Lightning 8U Gold Takes 1st Place in Livermore!

Almaden Lightning 8U Gold Wins the Bob Gray Classic!

The Almaden Lightning 8U Gold team won the Bob Gray Classic at Graystone Elementary, defeating the West Valley Slammers 1-0 in the Championship game.  Overall, the team went 7-0 through the 3 day tournament scoring 43 runs and not allowing a single run.   Every girl on the team contributed to the outstanding play on defense and offense. This is the first time Almaden has won the tournament in it's 5 years of hosting the 8U's. The 19 team tournament, one of the largest in the West, also received attention from the Mercury News.  Great job Lightning Girls!


Lightning 8U Gold takes 1st Place at Bob Gray Classic!