Jul. 14—MOSES LAKE — The Washington Rage 16U (5-5-1) took a step forward over the weekend after making a run to the semifinals of their weekend tournament.
"The improvement from last weekend to this past weekend was very noticeable," Head Coach Bob Richardson said. "With their first tournament of the year, you got to figure out what you need to work on, and most of this team hadn't played together in a tournament yet. Our offense was phenomenal, with the exception of the semifinal game. The girls hit the ball really well, and (there were) contributions up and down the lineup."
Their tournament run began Saturday, where they went 3-0 against the competition. As the day went on, the bats came alive, Richardson said. They first defeated the Liberty Lake Lightning 16U 8-2 before taking another win against the Washington Firecrackers 16U 19-3 in two innings. They finished Saturday with a 15-5 win over the Elevate Northwest Biell 16U squad, advancing them further in the tournament. After a 7-3 win over the Elevate NW Teal 16U, the Rage concluded the tournament with a 10-0 loss by the NCW SunDevils 16U team.
Despite falling short in the semifinals, Richardson was happy with the team's improvement.
"I think as they gelled, they knew in the lineup where we were going to struggle a little bit and where we were going to be successful," he said. "The great thing is, everybody hit this weekend. It's not like last weekend where we had three girls who didn't get a hit. As a coach, it's fun because I'm very aggressive and I like to get the game moving. So, if I've got speed on the base paths, I'm going to take advantage of that and put pressure on the defense, and we were able to do that."
"The improvement from last weekend to this past weekend was very noticeable," Head Coach Bob Richardson said. "With their first tournament of the year, you got to figure out what you need to work on, and most of this team hadn't played together in a tournament yet. Our offense was phenomenal, with the exception of the semifinal game. The girls hit the ball really well, and (there were) contributions up and down the lineup."
Their tournament run began Saturday, where they went 3-0 against the competition. As the day went on, the bats came alive, Richardson said. They first defeated the Liberty Lake Lightning 16U 8-2 before taking another win against the Washington Firecrackers 16U 19-3 in two innings. They finished Saturday with a 15-5 win over the Elevate Northwest Biell 16U squad, advancing them further in the tournament. After a 7-3 win over the Elevate NW Teal 16U, the Rage concluded the tournament with a 10-0 loss by the NCW SunDevils 16U team.
Despite falling short in the semifinals, Richardson was happy with the team's improvement.
"I think as they gelled, they knew in the lineup where we were going to struggle a little bit and where we were going to be successful," he said. "The great thing is, everybody hit this weekend. It's not like last weekend where we had three girls who didn't get a hit. As a coach, it's fun because I'm very aggressive and I like to get the game moving. So, if I've got speed on the base paths, I'm going to take advantage of that and put pressure on the defense, and we were able to do that."
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