San Jose Sting

16U-Tellez - 65th place ASA Nationals
14U-Perales - ASA National Champions!!!!!
12U-Ibarra - 17th place ASA Nationals

Congratulations all for representing Sting so well, we are proud of you!!

Click on the photo of Amanda Llerena to see more photos from the tourney, courtesy of Flo!

http://www.wqad.com/videobeta/1957f80e-5ef0-485b-aba8-240764f4d6d3/Sports/8-1-News-8-Sports-at-530

Please click on the link above to watch Sting Owner Bob Perales speak about opening ceremonies on the local news! Additionally, some of our 14U players have been featured in the local paper - click on the link below for more 14U Perales - Sting in the news!
www.qconline.com
 

For the official 14U Nationals website, please use the link below:

 http://molineasa.com/

8-8-10 Moline, Illinois

What can we say - San Jose Sting outlasted 156 teams, lost only 1 game through all of it and came out on top, National Champions!!!! Norcal Baby! Allie pitched the game of her life and ended up with the gamewinning rbi to seal the deal. Some ESPN web gems were made by Lauren and Kiersten - Lauren had some incredible defensive plays behind the plate to prevent some late inning attempts by the Corona Angels to try to score - she protected her house!  The game was televised at the field and Kiersten made an incredible catch and then crawled to the plate for an additional out, as witnessed by the crowd on the replay! All in all, great softball was played and witnessed by those in attendance and on the field! Congratulations San Jose Sting 14U Perales for an AMAZING display of athleticism and poise! ASA Champions - sounds pretty great to me!!!!!!!!!

8-8-10 Moline, Illinois

Facing the Corona Angels, who easily eliminated the Sorcerers to play for the Championship, Sting 14U Perales was ready for the rematch. Allie pitched a tight game, getting out of a few innings with runners in scoring position. Sting sturck first and held on to a slim 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the 5th, when the Angels sent one out to tie it up. heading into the top of the 7th, Sting 14U Perales couldnt add any insurance runs and cold only hope to send it to itb again! But, as fate would have it and because darn it, we like to mkae this as exciting and stressful as it can get-the Corona Angels scored the go ahead run to win 2-1, to force one more game.

8-8-10 Moline, Illinois
It what has become routine for the 14U Sting and nerve-wracking for those of us at home, Sting 14U Perales just pulled off another game for the ages! Facing the Corona Angels, one of the best known softball oganizations in the Nation, Sting 14U knew that today was their day in the sun! The Angels struck first with 1 run and the defense held them to limit the damage.
After a 1 1/2 hour rain delay, the sun broke thorugh and so did the Sting. Iyana hit a single to get on base and Jaz tripled to get the first run across the plate to tie the game. Lauren followed with a double to add another run. Folling that, with a runner on, Allie went yard to make the score 4-1 Sting. Just when you thought it was safe, the Corona Angles came right back and added 2 runs over the next innings to tie it up in the 6th. Heading into itb and with Allie on the mound for the whole game, it was Sting's turn to finish it! Allie came up with Jaz on 2nd and got her home, to make it 5-4 Sting. Sting made plays at home and the defense did the job to preserve the exciting win!
Sting 14U Perales will play in the Championship game at 4 pm (cst).
GO STING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8-7-10 Moline, Illinois
As if the last game wasn't exciting enough, Sting 14U Perales decided to do it again! This time facing the SoCal Jynx, Sting 14U Perales got on the board first with an rbi double by Andrea. Andrea pitched a great game through to the 7th, holding them until the 6th inning, when the Jynx got a 2-run homerun - don't scratch your head in confusion just yet because of the final score listed above - in what can only be said was a serious lapse of focus, the Jynx teammates came out of the dugout in celebration and TOUCHED the players BEFORE they touched homeplate; after the UIC reviewed the play, the correct call was made, which was to erase the extra run and the homerun hitter was out!
Tied 1-1, Allie came in to shut the door on the Jynx at the top of the 7th. Sting came up in the bottom of the 7th and Andrea gets on with a single. 2 out, 1 on and Dana rips a double for the game winner! Way to go Sting!
Sting 14U plays tomorrow at 12 noon (cst) vs. the Corona Angels> Time for NorCal to show Socal who's got game!

8-7-10 Moline, Illinois
In their toughest test yet, Sting 14U Perales got the win in dramatic fashion! Playing the KC Originals, who was rumored to have a lefty pitcher to be reckoned with, Sting 14U Perales gave up a run early on and then were shut down for 6 innings. Allie Walljasper pitched the game of her life, holding them KC Originals to just the 1 run. Heading into the bottom of the 7th, it was now or never, do or die! With 2 on and 2 out, Haley Nakamura delievered  a nice Hawaiian punch, with a single to tie the game. Next up was Andrea Reynoleds, who hit a sharp grounder past the pitcher to plate Kiersten for the game winner!!! Way to go Sting!!
Nest game is at 6 pm (cst) vs. the Jinx.

Go Sting!!

8-7-10 Moline, Illinois
The first game of the day for the Sting14U was against the Birmingham Thunderbolts. Sting struck first with with a double by Jazmyn to get into scoring position. Allie, Kiersten and Frankie all singled in quick succession to get runs on the board. Sting was up 4-1 in the 5th, when Birmingham attempted a comeback. Scoring 1 run to make it 4-2, Sting defense shut them down with no more scoring that inning. Coming into the top of the 7th, Jaz doubled again to get the rally started; she was followed by a single by Lauryn Saunders, bringing Allie to the plate. Allie promptly crushed a triple, clearing the bases and securing the Sting victory with a 6-2 win. Next game is at 4 pm (cst) against the KC Originals, rumored to have a dominant lefty pitcher.

8-6-10 Moline, Illinois

Tied 0-0 through 5 innings, Sting 14U Perales broke through with 2 runs to take the lead. Going into the 6th inning, the Indiana Dream managed to tie it up to make it exciting. Heading into the bottom of the 7th, Sting 14U Perales scored the needed run to win 3-2 and stay unbeaten! Tomorrow's game starts at 12 noon.

Go Sting!

8-5-10 Moline, Illinois
Going up against the Georgia Academy Power Red team, Sting 14U Perales was ready to rumble! It didn't take long for Sting to get on the board, bottom of the 1st inning and Lauryn Saunders blasts a 2 rbi homerun over the fence! Andrea Reynolds notched a double and we were off to the races and Georgia had to make a quick call to the bullpen for another pitcher! In all, the Georgia team went through 3 pitchers and could not stop the onslaught by the Sting 14U Perales team. Jazmyn Jackson went 2 for 2 with a triple, double and 2 rbis. Lauryn Saunders went 3 for 3 with a double, homerun, single and 4 rbis just to name a few of the hotters tonight. In the circle, was another masterful performance by Andrea Reynolds; again with a 1 hitter and no score for the opponent. Annie Appfels was behind the plate for Andrea and they obviously worked like a well-oiled machine, mowing down the competition. Final score - Sting 14U-Perales 10 - Georgia Academy Power Red -0! The next game for Sting 14U is tomorrow at 4 pm (cst). Stay tuned for more exciting highlights!
Go Sting!

8-4-10 Moline, Illinois
Taking a cue from their opponents name, Sting 14U-Perales "blasted" the Indy Blast. Holding them scoreless, Allie Walljasper pitched another beauty, leaving the Indy Blast with few hits and fewer baserunners. Dana Bouquet got the run rally started with a solo homerun; after that, the Sting floodgates opened up to the tune of an 8-0 victory. the 14U Sting team will face their next opponent, Georgia Academy Power Red Thursday at 8 pm (cst).
Go Sting!

8-3-10 Moline, Illinois

Under a slight rain delay, 14U Perales Sting got started a little later than planned, but that didn't "dampen" their excitement! Jazmyn Jackson jacked a 2 rbi homerun to get the Sting on the board in the bottom of the 1st inning. Playing the East Cobb Bullets, another tough squad, Andrea Reynolds pitched an amazing 1-hit game - she was in a jam late in the game, with bases loaded and no outs, but in true Sting fashion, she and her defense made the plays to end the game with a 5-0 victory.
 

8-2-10 - Moline, Illinois
14U-Perales got off to a great start today in Illinois, with an exciting 3-2 win in itb. Allie Walljasper pitched a complete game and was able to effectively get out of a bases loaded jam in the 10th with 1 out, by getting the next batter to fly out to 3B and the final batter grounding out up the middle! Lauryn Saunders got the first run on the board by crushing a double to score Lauren Cymrot. The game see-sawed and Sting was down by 1 in the top of the 7th, when Andrea Reynolds hit a sharp single up the gut to drive in the tying run with 2 outs, 2 strikes on her and bases loaded to force the itb! Head to the top of the 11th, when Dana Bouquet got on and then stole 3rd base. Jaz Jackson hit a deep fly ball to right field for the sac fly score of Dana, which turned out to be the game winner for the Sting!
Way to get this party started!

The San Jose Sting organization, celebrating over a decade of softball history, is pleased to name the following coaches who will be continuing the great success of the San Jose Sting organization:

18G - Woods
Head Coach - Haley Woods
Asst. Coach - Frank Fano
Asst. Coach - Joe Gron

18G - Aweau/Smith
Co-Head Coach - Debie Smith
Co-Head Coach - Wayne Aweau
Asst. Coach - Steve Kitigawa

16U - Perales
Head Coach - Bob Perales
Asst. Coach - Troy Walljasper
Asst. Coach - Diffric Jackson

16U - Tellez
Head Coach - Arnold Tellez
Asst. Coach - Matt Mlnarek
Asst. Coach - Celina Castillo

14U-Ibarra
Head Coach - Leo Ibarra
Asst. Coach - Jim Nordin
Asst. Coach - Katrina Ibarra

14U-Santos
Head Coach - Mandy Santos
Asst. Coach - Fred Santos

12U - Machado/Lozano
Co Head Coach - Terri Machado
Co Head Coach - Albert Lozano

With the 14U-Perales team firing on all cylinders, Bob's team came out as the Champions of the tournament! The team went deep 8 times during the tourney and had come into the tournament batting an astounding .474 as a team! Outscoring their opponents 43-1 in pool play, the SJ Sting juggernaut had arrived. The combination of clutch hitting, great D and solid pitching, San Jose Sting 14U-Perales took home the prize! The road to victory had them beating the Batbusters twice, the second time in the Championship game, with a come from behind win of 4-3. Even Southwest Airlines was impressed, giving the 14U-Perales team a shout out on the flight back home!

The following teams have earned a berth to their respective Nationals:

San Jose Sting 12U-Ibarra - Bloomington, Indiana
San Jose Sting 14U-Perales - Moline, Illinois
San Jose Sting 16U-Esquibel - College Station/Bryan, Texas
San Jose Sting 16U-Tellez - College Station/Bryan, Texas

Congratulations!!!

Playing at the Twin Creeks Sports Complex, in Sunnyvale, both 16U teams, along with our 14U-Perales, 14U-Barry and 12U-Ibarra teams are in action starting today, to gain those coveted berths to Nationals. 16U Esquibel and 16U Tellez will be vying for one of four berths to 16U Nationals to be held in College Station/Bryan, Texas this year. 14U-Perales and 14U-Barry are looking to qualify for 14U Nationals being held in Moline, Illinois. 12U-Ibarra is looking to qualify to play at 12U Nationals to be held in Bloomington, Indiana. Feel free to come out and cheer on our all our Sting teams as they play hard to earn those berths!
Good luck Sting!!!
 

The brackets and results for each age group are included below: 

 http://www.norcalasa.org/jorec/pdf/16u_A_Bracket.pdf

http://www.norcalasa.org/jorec/pdf/14u_A_Bracket.pdf

http://www.norcalasa.org/jorec/pdf/12u_A_Bracket.pdf
 

Playing up in the Surf City 16U Tournament in Hemet last weekend, Sting 14U-Perales showed why his team is a contender. In a come from behind victory, Sting 14U-Perales beat the OC Batbusters 16U-Myers team 5-4 to advance to the championship game! Allie Walljasper pitched a gem and it was a total team effort with the offense and defense, as the lead changed 6 times! Sting 14U-Perales went on to win the championship game by run ruling the So Cal Breakers!
Not resting on their laurels, Sting 14U-Perales participated in the June Classic Showcase at Arnaiz park this past weekend. Outscoring their opponents 51-6, the Sting 14U-Perales team shut down every team they faced, with only 1 close game in the bunch, a tight 4-3 victory over Nevada Lightning. Andrea Reynolds and Allie Walljasper hit bombs over the fence, while the bats continued to be red hot for Lauryn Saunders, Kiersten Nordin and Dana Bouquet. Also contributing, were Jazmyn Jackson, Franchesca Perales and Iyana Hughes, all with OBP of .600 or more! On the defensive side, there were some notable plays by Lauren Cymrot, Destiny Benavides, Fatima Larios and Haley Nakamura; a total team effort to be sure!
The Sting 14U-Perales team took the championship in true to form fashion, by run ruling their unlucky opponent, 12-2.  Congratulations 14U-Perales on 2 very competitive and hard played weekends!

It's that time of year when the regular season winds down, playoffs begin and everyone is gearing up for the travel ball season - here we come Stockton!
Congratulations to the San Benito Haybalers for winning the championship this past Saturday, 2-1. The San Jose Sting is well represented on their team with Jessica Steigelman (18G-Smith), Brittany Hoff (18G-Smith) and Brittani Newman (16U-Esquibel).
Below is the beginning of a long list of Sting players who made their mark for their high school teams for the 2010 season (this list is not complete, so please check back as more names will be added, as they are received.) 
MVP's (note - All MVP's are automatically First Team All League recipients for their respective leagues)
Felicia Baldwin (18G-Smith) - SCVAL Deanza Div. Defensive MVP
Haley Douglas (18G-Gron) - EBAL League MVP
Maureen "Mo-Dud" Duddy (18G-Gron) - PAL - Bay Div. - MVP
Claire Klausner (16U- Tellez) - SCVAL - El Camino Div. - Pitcher of the Year
Lauren Maslak (18G-Gron) - League MVP - SCVAL
Tiffany Meeks (18G-Gron) - Tri-County Athletic League MVP
Casey Morris (18G-Smith) - Sophomore of the Year - BVAL
Danielle Randall (18G-Smith) - BVAL - St. Teresa Div. MVP
Lauryn Saunders (14U-Perales) - MVP BVAL
Justine Young (16U-Esquibel) - Defensive MVP-SCVAL

All League Honorees
Jillian Andersen (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - WCAL
Amanda Anderson (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - PAL - Bay Div.
Annie Apffel (14U-Schnell) - 2nd team All League - WBAL
Chiara Biagini (16U-Esquibel) - 2nd team All League - WCAL
Marissa Bravo (16U-Tellez) - 2nd team All League - Tri-County Athletic League
Kendra Campbell-(18G-Smith) -1st team All League-MVAL
Jessica Chaulkin (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League BVAL
Alexis Coulter (16U-Esquibel) - 2nd team All League - WCAL
Kayla Daniels (16U-Tellez) - 2nd team All League - MBL
Mikaela Ebner (16U-Esquibel) - 1st team All League - SCVAL
Dani Fonseca (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - PAL - Bay Div.
Izzy Geronimo (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - WCAL
Megan Hansen (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - PAL - Bay Div.
Brittany Hoff (18G-Smith) - 2nd team All League -Tri-County Athletic League
Katie Hoffman (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - MVAL
Casey Lester (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - Tri-County Athletic League
Sara Lira (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - Tri-County Athletic League
Sylvia Llamas (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - WCAL
Amanda Llerena (16U-Esquibel) - 1st team All League - BVAL
Gracie Marshall (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - SCVAL - DeAnza div. 
Lexi Medina (18G-Gron) - 2nd team All League BVAL
Ashley Miller (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - PAL - Ocean Div.
Gia Morten (16U-Tellez) - 2nd team All League ACCAL
Lujane Mussadi (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - BVAL
Danielle Nieto (16U-Tellez) - 2nd team All League - Tri-County Athletic League
Kiersten Nordin (14U-Perales) - 2nd team All League - WCAL
Julia Peters (16U-Esquibel) - 1st team All League - El Camino League
Taylor Powell (16U-Esquibel) - 1st team All League - SCC League
Sara Rice (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - PAL - Bay Div.
Krystal Rock (18G-Gron) - 1st team All League - WCAL
Jessica Steigelman (18G-Smith) - 1st team All League - Tri-County Athletic League
Courtney Tyler (18G-Gron) - 2nd team All League - PAL - Bay Div.
Julia Tyree (16U-Esquibel) - 1st team All League - SCAC
 

After being crowned the batting champ of the Bay division of the Peninsula Athletic League, Maureen “Mo-Dud” Duddy (18G-Gron) was also honored as PAL-Bay Div Player of the Year for her outstanding sophomore season with Aragon High School. Maureen helped lead the Dons to CCS playoffs with a .560 batting avg, scoring 22 runs while stealing 20 bases.
 

Amador Valley High School (Pleasanton) Senior Haley Douglas, who is bound for University of Central Florida, was named EBAL's League MVP for the 2010 season.

The Sting Congratulates Haley!

Dani Randall (18G-Smith) had an amazing season for Mt. Pleasant High school this year. As team captain, Dani certainly led by example in helping her team win their league. In addition to her team going 14-0 overall, Dani notched the following impressive season stats to garner the MVP award: .512 batting avg., 6 homeruns, 36 RBI's and 20 stolen bases.

Lauryn Saunders, Leigh (San Jose, Calif.)
She may only be a freshman, but last week in a 6-2 victory over cross-town Branham, she smashed her third home run of the season, and had four RBIs on three hits in four at-bats

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4-23-10
On ESPN Rise, under the Heading Girls who Got Game - Kiersten Nordin (14U-Perales)  was among select company, as she was mentioned for her hot bat this past week. 
The promising Archbishop Mitty freshman went 4-for-5, including two homers, as the Monarchs won their final two games last weekend at the Watsonville tourney. Nordin also had seven RBIs on the day. Congratulations Kiersten!

                Class of 2011

• Kendra Campbell - UC Davis, verbal commitment
• Alyssa Chauklin- Colgate University, verbal commitment 
• Katie Hoffman - Academy of Arts University, verbal commitment
• Sara Lira - St. Mary's, verbal commitment
• Ashley Miller - Humboldt State, verbal commitment
  

• Jillian Andersen - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
   
• Amanda Anderson - NDNU
   
• Felicia Baldwin - UC Davis
   
• Haley Douglas - UCF
   
• Lauren Maslak - San Francisco State
  
• Tiffany Meeks - UMass 
   
• Sara Rice - Iowa State
   
• Megan Volpano - Boston University

        Class of 2009

•  Bina Abbott - Towson University
• Caitlin Breen – Stanford 
• Jamie Wallis - Santa Clara University
• Molly Medeiros - LMU 
• Maia Monchek - Purdue 
• Jessica Thweatt  - UC Davis
• Kelly Schulze - UC Davis   
• Kelly McDonald - UCSB
• Danai Martin - Creighton  
• Christine Miyake - Chico St. 

Click on the following link to take you to the latest March 2010 edition of ASA's magazine covering all facets of ASA softball.

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/bd628f6e#/bd628f6e/1

Brian Newman has t-shirts, long sleeve t-shirts and some sweatshirts available. Please e-mail Brian at hello_newman@rocketmail.com to find out what he has available, so you can be ready for that next tourney and show your Sting pride!

Click on picture of Sting 18G-Gron Alyssa Chauklin (below) to take you to 2009 B.A.S. photos.

Please forward any articles/box scores or player recaps (for all levels within the Sting Softball Organization) to the following e-mail address for website consideration:

4hoffmans@comcast.net

Thank you.

A current on-line poll is trying to send a message to the National Pro Fastpitch league to start a franchise here in the Bay Area of California.  Their league is small, and they are really trying to help it grow. Being the Bay Area has a huge softball community, they believe it's the perfect place to host a professional women's team!
In light of this, they have started an on-line petition to voice your opinion at:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bayareaprosoftball/index.html ).

Make your opinion be heard. Also, we'd like to hear your opinion as well in our current Sting "Power Poll."

The San Jose Sting is an independently operated 501(c)(3) Non-profit California Corporation and is committed to being a superior girl's fastpitch softball organization.