Untouchables win tourney title

The Untouchables, a Huntington Beach Girls Softball under-8 Division

girls’ All-Star team captured first place at the 2002 Sea Breeze

Tournament.

The event took place last weekend in Carlsbad.

The Untouchables wrapped up the title on Sunday with a 4-0 blanking of

Laguna Niguel.

They won all four of their tournament games and twice routed the host

team, Carlsbad, by 10-0 and 14-0 scores. They also romped past last

year’s tournament champion, Rancho Bernardo, 12-3.

In the championship game, the Untouchables broke open a scoreless

pitchers’ duel in the fifth inning by scoring all four of their runs.

The inning began with a leadoff base hit by Sarah Wilkinson, followed

by back-to-back walks to Joelle Erickson and Jamie Sullivan. Heather

LaPier then drove home the first run on a ground out and the second run

scored on a throwing error.

With runners stationed at second and third base, Logan Springer’s

perfectly executed bunt brought home both runners for a 4-0 lead.

LaPier capped a strong tournament performance by the Untouchables’

pitching staff with a 15 strikeout, two hit effort in the final.

Tournament offensive highlights came in the form of clutch hitting

from Ariana Jones, Kathryn Hermann, Ashlynn Pooler and Miranda Tamayo.

The Untouchables will begin their quest for back-to-back tournament

titles this weekend in West Garden Grove.