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16u Generals Updates - July 4, 2020
MI Generals 16U Blue Chip
Thursday 7/2
Pool play game 1
Elite-Nicholson 2 Generals 1
Solid all around clean game by the Generals to back up the pitching of Grace Y and Sara D.
Pool play game 2
NTF Nova Beasts 10 Generals 1
The Generals managed 6 hits in the game, led by Sara D(2), Ella O, Kaitlin T, Emma T, and Gabby K with 1 each.
Friday 7/3
Pool play game 3
Diamonds-Pilgrim 8 Generals 0
The Generals could only muster 3 hits led by Emma T with 2 and Bree L with 1. Solid D was played by the Generals.
Bracket game
Generals 5 Diamonds-Menard 4 (9 innings)
The Generals pounded out 10 hits, Sara D and Gabby K each had 2 hits. Emma T, Anna W, Natalie B, Kaitlin T, Bree L and Ella O (Game-Winner) had hits as well. Stellar D was turned in by Kelly S and Kaitlin T up the middle to back up Grace Y, who went all 9 innings and struck out 6.
Saturday 7/4
Bracket game (round of 32)
Generals 8 Hurricanes-Black 3
The Generals bats were hot in this game as they pounded out 14 hits. Ella O, Gabby K, Sara D, and Anna W had 2 hits apiece while Emma T, Lily O, Kelly S, and Natalie B each had 1 hit. Sara D went the distance on the mound with 3 K’s and was backed up by awesome outfield D by Lily O and Ella O.
Sunday 7/5
Bracket game (round of 16)
Firestix-Cruthers 12 Generals 7
The Generals pounded out 12 hits but struggled defensively. Emma T and Ella O had 3 hits apiece, while Kaitlin T had 2 hits. Gabby K, Sara D, Lily O, and Anna W each had 1 hit. Kaitlin T and Kelly S led the way defensively with 5 putouts each in the field.
Finish: tied for 9th out of 64 teams.
16u Generals Updates - June 30, 2020
Michigan Generals 16U Results
June 26-28, SGS Magic Shootout
Friday, June 26
MI Generals 2 SGS Magic 2
The Generals could only muster 4 hits but, RBI’s by Emma Thomson and Kelly Simpson earned the tie. Grace Young went the distance on the mound.
Gold 4 MI Generals 0
Kaitlin Trantham and Emma Thomson had hits in the game. Sara Dennison went the distance on the mound.
MI Generals 1 Riverdawgs 1
The Generals had 6 hits in the game: Ella O’Neill, Sara Dennison, Kelly Simpson, Anna Wilson, Gabby Krekeler, and Natalie Bay. The Generals defense was awesome in support of both Grace Young and Sara Dennison on the mound.
Saturday, June 27 Bracket Play (Double Elimination)
MI Generals 4 Phantom 3
The Generals rallied back from 3-0 to win 4-3. 7 hits in the game: Ella O, Kaitlin T, Sam P, Bree L, Emma T, Anna W, and Kelly S. Sara D went the distance on the mound for the win.
Gold 8 MI Generals 0
The Generals could only muster 4 hits by Ella O, Kaitlin T, Sam P, and Anna W. Grace Y pitched the entire game.
MI Generals 6 Diamonds 4
The Generals erupted for 5 runs in the 3rd, aided by Sam P’s 3 run HR, and held on for a 6-4 win. Ella O, Kaitlin T, Sara D, Kelly S, and Lily O had the other hits for the Generals. Sara D went the distance on the mound.
Sunday, June 28th
MI Generals 5 Phantom 0
The Generals pounded out 12 hits in the shutout victory by Grace Y on the mound (4 k’s). Ella O, Sara D, Gabby K, Bree L had 2 hits apiece and Kaitlin T, Sam P, Lily O and Natalie B has 1 hit each.
MI Generals 8 Reign(NY) 6
The Generals jumped out to an 8-0 lead, thanks to Sam P’s early HR, along with 10 other hits by Ella O(2), Kaitlin T(2), Sara D(2), Sam P(2), Emma T, Anna W, and Lily O. The Generals withstood the Reign comeback to win 8-6. Sara D started and Grace Y came on in relief.
Championship
Gold 3 MI Generals 0
The Generals played great D behind the pitching of Grace Y and Sara D but came up a little short.
Runner-Ups 16A SGS Magic Shootout
18u Generals Updates - June 25, 2020
Michigan Generals 2019-20 Current Record 18-9-2
Fall/Winter Results: 6-6-1
June 13-14 Results: 6-2-1 2nd place finish
June 19-21 Results: 6-1 3rd place finish
Fall/Winter Results: 6-6-1
June 13-14 Results: 6-2-1 2nd place finish
June 19-21 Results: 6-1 3rd place finish
Below are Game recaps:
June 13
Michigan Generals 7 vs Ohio Ice 3
Cassidy Kane was in the pitcher's circle for Michigan Generals 18U. She lasted four innings, allowing six hits and three runs while striking out seven and walking zero. Michigan Generals 18U totaled ten hits in the game. Kane, Chelsea Hamilton, and Emily Biggott all had multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Biggott, Hamilton, and Kane each managed two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
Michigan Generals 3 vs Compuware 3
Emily Biggott was strong on the mound and went 2-for-2 at the plate to lead Michigan Generals 18U in hits.
Michigan Generals 11 Michigan Rage 8
Michigan Generals 18U took the lead late in the game in an 11-8 victory over Michigan Rage on Saturday. The game was tied at seven with Michigan Generals 18U batting in the top of the third when Makaila Cooper singled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run. Michigan Generals 18U tallied 13 hits. Cooper, Madeline Schornack, and Chelsea Hamilton each managed multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Hamilton, Schornack, and Cooper each managed two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
June 14
Michigan Generals 8 Wizards Phoenix 7
A walk-off home run propelled Michigan Generals 18U to a decisive, dramatic victory over Wizards Phoenix 18, 8-7. Michigan Generals 18U trailed 7-5 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Makaila Cooper homered on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring three runs. Michigan Generals 18U racked up 11 hits in the game. Chelsea Hamilton and Schornack all collected multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Hamilton went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Michigan Generals 18U in hits.
Diamonds 7 Michigan Generals 1
Michigan Generals 18U fell behind early and couldn't come back in a 7-1 loss to Diamonds 18 on Sunday. Karina Gregory had a homer in the fifth inning.
Michigan Generals 10 Michigan Rage 0
Emily Biggott didn't allow a single run as Michigan Generals 18U defeated Michigan Rage 10-0 on Sunday. Michigan Generals 18U tallied four runs in the fourth inning. Michigan Generals 18U's big bats in the inning were led by a single by Karina Gregory, a groundout by Biggott, an error on a ball put in play by Cassidy Kane, and a double by Abby Kapala. Biggott had a HR in the third inning. Kapala and Chelsea Hamilton all managed multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Hamilton and Kapala each managed two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
Michigan Generals 12 Wizards Phoenix 1
Abby Kapala was clutch at the plate with runners on base on Sunday, driving in four on two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U past Wizards Phoenix 18 12-1 on Sunday. Kapala drove in runs on a home run in the second and a double in the fourth. Michigan Generals 18U scattered 12 hits in the game. Kane, Kapala, Chelsea Hamilton, and Emily Biggott all collected multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U
Michigan Generals 10 vs Compuware 5
Michigan Generals 18U collected nine hits. Biggott and Chelsea Hamilton all collected multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Hamilton and Biggott all had two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U. Michigan Generals 18U was sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Cassidy Kane had the most chances in the field with two.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Diamonds 15 Michigan Generals 4
Michigan Generals 18U socked one home run on the day. Makaila Cooper went for the long ball in the third inning. Michigan Generals 18U collected eight hits on the day. Allison Poremba and Chelsea Hamilton all managed multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Hamilton and Poremba each managed two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
June 19
Michigan Generals 4 Wizards Gold Koch 3
Michigan Generals 18U defeated Wizards Gold Koch 18u 4-3 on Friday after taking the lead late in the game. Michigan Generals 18U was down 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth inning when Emma Dompierre doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring two runs. Michigan Generals 18U launched one home run on the day. Gregory went deep in the first inning. Jenna Frommer, Chelsea Hamilton, Gregory, Makaila Cooper, and Dompierre each collected one hit to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
Michigan Generals 5 Insanity Elite 4
Michigan Generals 18U pulled away for good with three runs in the second inning. In the second Lauren Brewer doubled on a 0-2 count, scoring one run and Jenna Frommer singled on a 1-0 count, scoring two runs. Michigan Generals 18U totaled nine hits. Emma Dompierre and Chelsea Hamilton each managed multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Hamilton and Dompierre each collected two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
Michigan Generals 9 Ohio Monsters 0
Emily Biggott was in the pitcher's circle for Michigan Generals 18U. She surrendered zero runs on three hits over three innings, striking out two and walking zero. Michigan Generals 18U put up four runs in the second inning. The offensive onslaught came from a triple by Abby Kapala, a single by Jenna Frommer, and an error on a ball put in play by Katie Hunt. Biggott, Kane, and Muglia each collected two hits to lead Michigan Generals 18U.
June 20
Michigan Generals 14 Freedom Elite 2
Michigan Generals 18U totaled 14 hits in the game. Kane, Olivia, Lauren Brewer, and Gregory all managed multiple hits for Michigan Generals 18U. Kane went 3-for-3 at the plate to lead Michigan Generals 18U in hits.
Michigan Generals 6 Compuware 0
Michigan Generals 18U put up four runs in the fourth on its way to a 6-0 victory over Compuware on Saturday. Michigan Generals 18U's offense in the inning came from an error on a ball put in play by Olivia and Cassidy Kane and a single by Chelsea Hamilton.
June 21
Round 1
Michigan Generals Drew a Bye in the 1st round (#2 seed)
Round 2
Michigan Generals 7 Wizards Gold Koch 5
Kane led things off in the pitcher's circle for Michigan Generals 18U. She lasted three and a third innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out five and walking zero. Michigan Generals 18U launched two home runs on the day. Makaila Cooper had a long ball in the third inning. Caleigh Muglia went yard in the third inning.
SEMIFINALS
Diamonds 10 Michigan Generals 1
Karina Gregory, Katie Hunt, Kane, and Madeline Schornack each collected one hit to lead Michigan Generals 18U. Abby Kapala threw a scoreless inning in relief.
16u Generals Updates - June 19-21
June 19 - 21 Wizards Farley
3 - 3 overall record, finished 9th out of 25
3 - 3 overall record, finished 9th out of 25
Friday, June 19th
Game Recaps:
Michigan Generals 7 Finesse - Flores 6
The Generals opened up with a come from behind win scoring 4 in the bottom of the 4th to win 7 - 6. Grace Young pitched the complete game for the win. The team ended up with 11 hits from 10 different players. Natalie Bay had 2 hits.
The Generals opened up with a come from behind win scoring 4 in the bottom of the 4th to win 7 - 6. Grace Young pitched the complete game for the win. The team ended up with 11 hits from 10 different players. Natalie Bay had 2 hits.
Mid-Michigan Chaos 11 Michigan Generals 7
The Generals rallied back late to make it a closer game. 6 hits for the team. Anna Wilson registered a triple and Breanna Lee registered a double. Sara Dennison pitched for the Generals.
The Generals rallied back late to make it a closer game. 6 hits for the team. Anna Wilson registered a triple and Breanna Lee registered a double. Sara Dennison pitched for the Generals.
Saturday, June 20th
Game Recaps:
Michigan Generals 8 Wizards - Gold 4
Game Recaps:
Michigan Generals 8 Wizards - Gold 4
The Generals fell behind 4 - 0 after 1, then rallied back to win 8 - 4. Sara Dennison and Grace Young combined to pitch the Generals to victory. The Generals registered 3 doubles in their 6 hit attack: Breanna Lee, Anna Wilson, and Gabby Krekeler.
Gold Fastpitch 2 Michigan Generals 0
The Generals lost a tight battle. Neither team could muster much offense. The Generals had 3 hits on the day by Sam Pantelic, Kaitlin Trantham, and Emma Thomson. Sara Dennison went the distance in the loss. Kaitlin Trantham, Kelly Simpson and Breanna Lee registered an awesome double play to snuff out a Gold rally.
Michigan Generals 5 Ohio Eliminators 2
Grace Young went the distance for the Generals in the win, allowing 2 unearned runs. The Generals registered 8 hits on the day by Sam Pantelic, Ella O’Neill, Sara Dennison, Gabby Krekeler, Kaitlin Trantham, Emma Thomson, Kelly Simpson, and Lily O’Neill. Kelly Simpson made the defensive play of the day in short right, doubling a runner off first.
Sunday, June 21st
Game Recap
Gold Fastpitch 5 Michigan Generals 3
In the Platinum(Upper) Bracket, the Generals matched up with Gold Fastpitch. The Gold led 1 - 0, through 3, when the Generals rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 4th. Gold rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th to claim the victory. The Generals outfielders, Ella O’Neill, Lily O’Neill, and Emma Thomson, had an outstanding day. Hits for the Generals were by Ella O’Neill and Sara Dennison. The Generals finished 9th out of 25 teams.
Dave Brubaker - Michigan HS Coaches Hall of Fame
Dave Brubaker, Head of the Michigan Generals, was inducted into the Michigan HS Softball Coaches Hall of Fame in January. Also honored that night was Tom Hillsey, one of the Generals Board Members, as the High School Assistant Coach of the Year.