Bombers edge Black Attack

The Big Bad Blue Bombers defeated the Black Attack, 6-5, to win the

Pacific Coast Girls Fastpitch Softball under-8 championship.

Pitchers Meredith Monke and Caroline Graham held off the Black

Attack while Kaylah Vaca, Louisa Dodge, Nicole Ley and Shelby Brown

all had hits to jump-start the offense.

Taryn Beaufort, Emma Conroy, Kenzie Ludes, Hanna Stowell and

Marissa Walker and catcher Ariana Gonzalez all contributed to the

victory.

In other girls under-8 action:

* Pink Panthers 9, Blue Patriots 6:

The Pink Panthers held off a late rally to win their playoff

opener May 15. Pitchers Carolyn Smith and Abigail Waring subdued the

Patriots’ bats. Meredith Kline knocked in the go-ahead run with two

outs for the Panthers. Twins Erica and Genevieve Weed contributed at

the plate while Lily Chavis, Jacqueline Horwitz and Emilie Jajonie

each made strong defensive plays.

* Pink Panthers 8, Golden Lightning Bolts 6:

The Pink Panthers pitching team tandem of Taryn Maister and Smith

cooled the bats of the Golden Lightning Bolts in a game May 12.

Horwitz got on safely with two outs to keep an inning alive while

Chavis made defensive stops at second.

Twins Erica and Genevieve Weed sealed the defense for the

Panthers, getting help from Jajonie, Waring and Kline.