Cherry Capital Showdown - June 19th thru 21st, 2020
2020 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team
Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team
If the 2020 Cherry Capital Showdown was a pizza, it would be a large, with everything on it!
What a GREAT weekend of softball we had in Traverse City! It was Fusion, Fusion, Waves and Explorers hoisting championship plaques, but along the way LOTS of teams played hard and very well for the first large tournament weekend in the TC Summer Softball Series.
In the 10U group, Will Fleming's 231 Fusion team wore down the Pinckney Pirates, 12-0, to capture the tournament title. The finals score aside, action in the 10U division was evenly matched. Great job by all teams....
In the 12U group, Steve Steimel's 231 Fusion team ran the table and took home the title, 7-3 over the Grand Rapids Diamonds. The Fusion, unbeaten on the weekend, outscored opponents 48-10 in SEVEN tournament games.
The Traverse City Waves - Shepherd 14U squad, pictured above, was the third local team to earn a Cherry Capital Showdown title. Doug Shepherd's Waves team posted two shutouts in bracket play and finished off the tournament by upending the Kalamazoo Growlers 11-2. GREAT action in the 14U division all weekend.
The most exciting title-game finish occurred it the 16U group. Tressa Augustine's Midland Lady Explorers rallied from the abyss to defeat Paul Pladies' Top Prospects squad, 6-5, in 7 innings. Down 5-1 in the bottom of the fifth, the Explorers chipped away with two runs and then scored two more with two out in the sixth to send the game to extra innings. In the bottom of the seventh, an infield single scored the winning run and sent the Explorer's sidelines into a frenzy. It was a sensational final in a hotly contested 16U division--great job!
The consolation brackets provided great competition too. In the 16U final, the Petoskey Blaze defeated next door neighbor Lady Lakers, 3-1. In the 14U division, Jamie Hawkins' TC Thunder squad stifled the Lakeshore Storm, 5-1. And in the best game of the 12U bracket, Toledo's Doin' Work slipped past the Fanatics, 4-3. Congratulations, All....
We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend in Traverse City. Thank you to players and fans for complying with the special rules that were required and in place to make the tournament a fun and safe experience for the girls.
Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team
Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team
Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team
Here are the All-Tournament Team selections for the 2020 Cherry Capital Showdown. (Coaches: If you'd like to nominate two of your players for the All-Tournament Team, please email your choices to JSBrunner777@yahoo.com)
16U Division
Kelli Jones - Northwest Wild
Autumn Wallington - Northwest Wild
Madison Wilcox - Lady Lakers
Bella Cosier - Lady Lakers
Summer Luick - MLE Augustine
Tristan Luick - MLE Augustine
Emerson Hoon - MLE Augustine
Hailey Dahn - MLE Augustine
Ally Sutton - MLE Holzinger
Ashlyn Kelly - MLE Holzinger
Hope Hopkins - Petoskey Blaze
Paige Postma - Petoskey Blaze
Kiersten Ihrke - ICE
Gianna Rodriguez - ICE
Graci Maulthaupt - ICE
Mara LaHaine - Linden Warriors
Taylor Fleury - Linden Warriors
Micah Tison - Edge 16U
Olivia Hagar - Edge 16U
Shelby Bundy - TC Thunder 15U
McKenzie Reed - TC Thunder 15U
Alexa Sweat - (No Team Listed)
Emma Boonstra - (No Team Listed)
Alexis Combs - Pirates Fastpitch 16U
Alyssa Kowolski - Pirates Fastpitch 16U
Mikaylyn Kenney - Top Prospects Pladies
Becci Castillo - Top Prospects Pladies
Paige Moss - Top Prospects Pladies
Presley Davis - Top Prospects Pladies
14U Division
Aubrey Williams - TC Waves Liles
Zoey Jetter - TC Waves Liles
Izzy Covert - TC Waves Shepherd
Kate Gaylord - TC Waves Shepherd
Paige Adams - TC Waves Shepherd
Brooke Smith - TC Waves Shepherd
Kelsey Quiggin - TC Thunder Hawkins
Caitlin Butzin - TC Thunder Hawkins
Maraya Buell - TC Thunder Hawkins
Hunter St. Peter - TC Thunder Hawkins
Jenna Overla - MBS Jets
Payton Schafsnitz - MBS Jets
Bailey Bartrum - Pirates 14U Arnold
Mackenzie Burns - Pirates 14U Arnold
Marissa Morgan - Pirates 14U Holloway
Gianna Gentile - Pirates 14U Holloway
Kyleigh Bilek - Top Prospects Pladies
Sydnee Kirk - Top Prospects Pladies
Delaney Monroe - Next Level Performance '06
Grace Blanchard - Next Level Performance '06
You Can Be Cool, Too...
Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team
You Can Be Cool, Too...
Today I heard a story about a teenage girl commenting on the Traverse City Summer Softball Series shirts. "Hey Dad, these are really kinda cool!" she said when she saw the design of our really unique 2020 apparel. "Can I get a sweatshirt?"
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There is no higher validation of the hipness of a shirt than to have your teenage daughter say "That's cool..." Here's your chance to BE COOL! Visit the Threads store and order a souvenir shirt--you'll be cool, and if you order by the deadline of your tournament (deadlines vary....gotta visit the locally-based Threads store to find out what they are, since I don't even know) we will have your cool shirt ready for pickup at your first tournament game. So don't just sit there! Take the leap! Be cool!
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ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (CONTINUED)
12U Division
Autum McSawby - 231 Fusion
Grace Cary - 231 Fusion
Kayla Milarch - 231 Fusion
Nora Bethuy - 231 Fusion
Josie Potts - Pirates 12U Chelenyak
Makenzie Chelenyak - Pirates 12U Chelenyak
Ashlyn Cummings - TC Waves
Anika Peterson - TC Waves
Norah Stuk - Pirates 12U Fesl
Lara Anderson - Pirates 12U Fesl
Claire Hurley - TC Thunder
Grace Merchant - TC Thunder
Annabelle Roach - Fanatics
Jenna Sircely - Fanatics
Annabel Kevwitch - Top Prospects Kevwitch
Brooklyn Russell - Top Prospects Kevwitch
Meghan Leatrea - Top Prospects Kevwitch
10U Division
Addie Schmuckal - TC Waves
Grace Shedlock - TC Waves
Sydney Arnold - Pirates Fastpitch 10U
Maddi Carter - Pirates Fastpitch 10U
Charlotte Ernst - Grandville Dawgs
Chloe Gray - Grandville Dawgs
2020 Cherry Capital Showdown Champions
16U Division
16U Division
16U Division
Champion - Midland Ladey Explorers Augustine
Runner Up - Top Prospects
Consolation Champion - Petoskey Blaze
Consolation Runner Up - Lady Lakers
14U Division
16U Division
16U Division
Champion - Traverse City Waves Shepherd
Runner Up - Kalamazoo Growlers
Consolation Champion - TC Thunder Hawkins
Consolation Runner Up - Lakeshore Storm
12U Division
12U Division
12U Division
Champion - 231 Fusion Steimel
Runner Up - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Consolation Champion - Doin' Work
Consolation Runner Up - Fanatics
10U Division
12U Division
12U Division
Champion - 231 Fusion Fastpitch
Runner Up - Pirates Fastpitch
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
Whew! The softball talent in Traverse City for the 2019 Cherry Capital Showdown was something to behold. And three of the four championship finals came down to the last inning before a title winner was determined. Here's the lowdown....
In the 10U group, the Grand Rapids Diamonds raced through the rest of the competition like a hot knife through butter. Joe Sarnicola's squad was unbeaten in the tournament, their title run capped by an 18-6 victory over runner-up Inter Lakes Pride 10U. Great job, ladies!
In the 12U division, the outcome was not quite as clear until the final out had been recorded. Inter Lakes Pride, coached by Tom Finnegan, edged Shawn Lezotte's talented Madness Unity team, 2-0, in the championship final. Pride catcher Ava Domzalski starred for the championship team, making solid if not spectacular play after play from behind the plate. Well done, girls.
In the 12U consolation final, it was Hangtuf over the Ogemaw Outlaws, 10-2.
Two local teams put togther spectacular Sunday win streaks to reach the championship game. Collin Reed's TC Thunder 14U team proved to be too much for the TC Waves 13U squad, winning 7-4 to take home the championship hardware. Karly Roelofs, an all-tournament team selection, starred for the Thunder team. The Waves rode the right arm of Allee Shepherd to three straight victories to reach the top two of the 16-team field.....tremendous performances by those two players, and by many, many players in the 14U division!
In the 14U Consolation final, Chris Johnson's Turnin' 2 squad edged the Linden Warriors, 6-5, to take home top honors in that group.
The 16U divison featured LOTS of close, competitive games, topped off by the Lady Lakers Behling team's 8-7 walkoff win over the Petoskey Blaze Blue team. Angela Behling's squad, featuring many players from Boyne City and the surrounding area, battled back and forth with Pat Van Daele's team before pulling out a victory in the bottom of the sixth....lots of talent on the field in the championship game!
In the 16U consolation final, Jason Witt's Edge Fastpitch team got hot at the right time. The Edge squad won all three of its games on Sunday--a reversal of results from their three Saturday games--including a 7-1 consolation final win over Kyle Bryant's Inter Lakes Pride squad that made an impressive Sunday run of its own.
The weather all weekend was PERFECT, and we hope all of the Cherry Capital Showdown participating teams enjoyed the tournament and their stay in Traverse City!
(Above, Tournament Champion TC Thunder 14U poses with their hardware)
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CHERRY CAPITAL SHOWDOWN CHAMPIONS
2019
10U - Grand Rapid Diamonds
12U - Inter Lakes Pride Finnegan
12U Consolation - HangTuf
14U - TC Thunder 14U
14U Consolation - Turnin' 2 Johnson
16U - Lady Lakers Behling
16U Consolation - Edge Fastpitch
2018
10U - Elite 10U
12U - 231 Fusion Fastpitch
14U - 231 Fusion Fastpitch
16U - Lady Lakers and 231 Fusion Fastpitch (co-champs)
2017
10U - Michigan Expos
12U - Garden City Gators
14U - Michigan Nationals Stars
16U - Grand Rapids Blaze Red
2016
10U - Turnin' 2
12U - Diamonds
14U - 231 Fusion
16U - Morgan's Fastpitch
2015
10U - Eagles Fastpitch
12U - Eagles Fastpitch
12U - Eagles Fastpitch
16U - Great Lakes UNITED
2014
12U - TC Cherry Bombs
14U - Traverse City Thunder Red
16U - Traverse City Waves
2013
12U - Moran Iron Works Vulcans
14U - Sabercats Royal
16U - Oakland Edge
All Tournament Team
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
Here it is!....the 2019 Cherry Capital Showdown All-Tournament Team. Congratulations to those players who had exceptional performances over the weekend. Coaches: If you would like to add your players to the team, please email us with your two selections (JSBrunner777@yahoo.com)
10U Division
Aubrey Weiland - Alpena Thundercats
Paige Samp - Alpena Thundercats
Raegan Cardosa - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Jaslene McWilliams - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Sylvia Brower - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Jadyn Clore - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Emerson Poss - Livingston Prospects
Easton Lavery - Livingston Prospects
Taylor Illig - Ogemaw Outlaws
Autumn White - Ogemaw Outlaws
Kayden Skacal - Ogemaw Outlaws
Julia Mattson - Ogemaw Outlaws
Lily McCaffrey - Inter Lakes Pride 10U
Madison Farrand - Inter Lakes Pride 10U
Lizzy Ostrofsky - Inter Lakes Pride 10U
Abby Brooks - Inter Lakes Pride 10U
Ashlyn Cummings - TC Waves
Sarah Gaylord - TC Waves
Brighton Leder - Inter Lakes Pride 9U
Shaela Byrnes - Inter Lakes Pride 9U
12U Division
Natalia Garrido - Fanatics
Ava Wells - Fanatics
Grace Lewis - TC Thunder
Ella Schram - TC Thunder
Lilley Freeman - Livingston Prospects
Addyson Caten - Livingston Prospects
Ryen Clair - Madness 12U O'Connor
Abby Tupa - Madness 12U O'Connor
Kianna Vonk - Lakeshore Storm
Cora Mielke - Lakeshore Storm
Tori Briggs - Hangtuf
Morgan Near - Hangtuf
Kaylee Costello - Hangtuf
Kaitlyn Dickey - Hangtuf
Annika Arendt - 231 Fusion
Hunter St. Peter - 231 Fusion
Anna Wood - 231 Fusion
Emma Arnold - Pirates Fastpitch Red
Lilly Yax - Pirates Fastpitch Red
Maddy Rehn - Inter Lakes Pride Finnegan
Charlie Lambert - Inter Lakes Pride Finnegan
Ava Domzalski - Inter Lakes Pride Finnegan
Marisa Merz - Inter Lakes Pride Finnegan
Aaliyah Dantzer - Ogemaw Outlaws
Hannah White - Ogemaw Outlaws
Kirsten Neubecker - Ogemaw Outlaws
Caleigh Brindley - Ogemaw Outlaws
14U Division
Karly Roelofs - TC Thunder 14U
Katie Lyon - TC Thunder 14U
Kailey Portenga - TC Thunder 14U
Shelby Bundy - TC Thunder 14U
Grace Laubenthal - Hangtuf
Aliya McFadden - Hangtuf
Nadya Vogel - Wizards Knockouts Gold
Alexia Moussaed - Wizards Knockouts Gold
Haley Mellec - Inter Lakes Pride Henderson
Jaden Henderson - Inter Lakes Pride Henderson
Sierra Billian - TC Thunder 13U
Mallory Smith - TC Thunder 13U
Abigail Nicholson - Ogemaw Outlaws
Tatum Neubecker - Ogemaw Outlaws
Jorja Fox - Ogemaw Outlaws
Ellen Roggenbeck - TC Waves
Abby Lindstrom - TC Waves
Izzy Covert - TC Waves
Allee Shepherd - TC Waves
Grace Cooper - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Sophie Holverstott - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Mallory Buikema - Grand Rapids Diamonds
Megan Widner - Linden Warriors
Brooke Durkac - Linden Warriors
Leigha Sinn - Linden Warriors
Lydia Jacques - Linden Warriors
16U Division
Emma Newlove - Lightning 15U
Madison Mitchell - Lightning 15U
Lexie Coxon - Kingsley Lady Stags
Alexa Sweat - Kingsley Lady Stags
Alexis Combs - Pirates Fastpitch
Sarah O'Hotzke - Pirates Fastpitch
Kate Wolshon - Lightning 16U
Lauren Kroll - Lightning 16U
Allison Urlaub - Alpena Thundercats
Allison DeRocher - Alpena Thundercats
Kiersten Ihrke - Edge Fastpitch
Abby Witt - Edge Fastpitch
Maya Lafnear - Edge Fastpitch
Gianna Rodriguez - Edge Fastpitch
Audrey Soares - Ogemaw Outlaws
Kennadu Zeier - Ogemaw Outlaws
Kyla Bryant - Inter Lakes Pride
Kennedy Ziga - Inter Lakes Pride
Grace Lentz - Petoskey Blaze Blue
Paige Postma - Petoskey Blaze Blue
Morgan Bickel - Petoskey Blaze Blue
Avery Zipp - Petoskey Blaze Blue
Josee Behling - Lady Lakers Behling
Katelyn Gabos - Lady Lakers Behling
Molly Kitson - Lady Lakers Behling
Brooklyn Fitzpatrick - Lady Lakers Behling
Congratulation, Ladies!
(Above, the TC Waves 13U squad shows off their championship game medals)
Stay at the Great Wolf Lodge!
2019 Cherry Capital Showdown Recap
Stay at the Great Wolf Lodge!
Thank you to the Great Wolf Lodge for sponsoring the 2020 Waves Summer Softball Series! Visiting teams: Call 231-534-9074 to reserve rooms for the tournament weekends.