San Jose Sting

Katie "Kurse" Hoffman (18G-Smith) came up big with an RBI single in the 1st inning with 2 runners on which turned out to be the only run of the game as Washington High School (Fremont) upset favored Granada High (Livermore) in the opening round of the Queen of the Mountain Tournament in Concord,CA Thursday, March 11.

Jessica Chaulkin, photo above, (18G-Gron) helped blank Santa Clara High Sat., March 6th by hitting 2 for 3 picking up an RBI and a stolen base. Devyn Quevedo (16u-Tellez) also came up big hitting 1-2 with a double and an RBI, scoring 2 runs.  

In action on March 9th, Joe Gron's Chargers went 2-0 on the season defeating St. Francis High 7-1. Jessica Chaulkin  went 1-3 with a triple while sister Alyssa picked up an RBI.

Leland is coached by 18G Sting Coach Joe Gron. 

Several Sting players contributed in the Mitty High's 4-0 victory over Freedom High school (Brentwood) Saturday March 6th. Cal Poly bound Jillian Andersen (18G-Smith) came up big hitting 1 for3 with a double and 2 RBI's. Sylvia Llamas(18G Smith) batted 1 for 3, scoring 1 run. Starting Freshman-Ashley Chestnut (16U-Esquibel)  hit 1 for 3 in the win.

 Jillian Andersen (left) 1-3 w/ 2 RBI's

Ashley Miller (18G-Smith) pitched 7 shutout innings to defeat Sacred Heart Cathedral 8-0 in non-league action March 4th. Miller stymied SH by limiting them to 3 hits and striking out 12, while issuing only 2 walks. Miller also batted 1 for 2 in helping her winning cause.

 Sara Rice (Left)

Sara Rice (18G-Gron) played spoiler in losing effort to San Benito Hay Balers no hit bid.

Click on link to full story featuring Sting 18G players Sara Rice, Brittany Hoff, Jessica Steigelman and Brittani Newman (16u-Esquibel) who went 2 for 2, with an RBI.

http://www.freelancenews.com/sports/263702-softball-acosta-tosses-1-hitter-balers-march-past-burlingame

Kendra Campbell (Sting 18G-Smith) pitched a complete game 4-0 shut out against San Leandro in Non-League action. Kendra allowed only 5 hits, struck out 4 and yielded no walks. To cap her pitching efforts, Kendra batted a perfect 3-3 with a run scored. 

Casey Morris (18G-Sting Smith) was named Top Player in Westmont Highs win over Prospect High 9-0. Morris collected 2 hits and 2-RBI's. Westmont Pitcher Lujane Mussadi (18G -Sting Smith) picked up the win, pitching 4 innings  striking out 7.  Amanda Llerena (16U-Sting Esquibel) took the loss.

Westmont 9, Prospect 0

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Prospect          000 000 0—0   0   2

Westmont       230 400 x—9  11   0

WP — Mussadi (1-0, 4 IP, 7 K's; Higgins 3 IP, 9 K's). LP — Llerena (0-1). HR — Barrett (W). Top player — Morris (W) 2 hits, 2 RBIs. Records — Westmont 1-0; Prospect 0-2.

WP — Lujane Mussadi 

4 IP, 7 K's

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.

Click on the following link to take you to the latest December 2009 edition of ASA's magazine covering all facets of ASA softball.

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/11102122#/11102122/1

After much thought, Megan Volpano was excited to accept the offer from the Boston University Terriers to play for their softball program. BU had exactly what Megan was looking for, balancing softball and academics very nicely. For Megan, school mattered just as much as softball. In addition to the academics, Megan really loved the coaching staff. She really felt a connection during her unofficial visit. And, to top it off, the city is amazing  - Boston is a great city with lots to offer, and being right in the city makes it that much more exciting. Other schools who were considering Megan include Harvard, St. Mary's College of CA, and University of Pennsylvania.
Congratulations Megan on finding the right balance of academics and athletics for you!

The Sting would like to congratulate Sara Rice on her commitment to attend Iowa State. Sara also had interest from both Boston University and Purdue to join their squads; but as soon as she stepped foot on the Cyclone's campus, she knew it was where she wanted to go. Sara said that she loved the coaching staff and team, knew that playing in the Big 12 would give her great competition and liked the college town feel of Ames. She plans on studying Broadcast Journalism. The Sting is proud of Sara and her parents Jeff and Vicki and we wish Sara the best!

       Class of 2011

• Sara Lira - St. Mary's, verbal commitment

• Jillian Andersen - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
• Amanda Anderson - NDNU, verbal commitment
• Felicia Baldwin - UC Davis
• Sara Rice - Iowa State
• Megan Volpano - Boston University 

•  Bina Abbott - Towson University
• Caitlin Breen – Stanford
• Lauren Maslak - San Francisco State
• 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. 

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.