Welcome to Deep Run Lady Lightning Travel Softball. We
are celebrating our 10th year.
For travel softball questions please email Scott
Campbell at sjcampbell@verizon.net
14U 2010-11 Travel Ttryout Dates:
Sunday, August 1st
Wednesday, August 4th
Tuesday, August 10th
Thursday, August 12th
All at 6 pm to 8 pm. All try-outs are at the Deep Run Softball Complex.
You must register on-line
prior to your try-out. Please check the website for any time/date
changes before attending the try-out. All changes due to weather,
etc. will be posted on the website. Questions? drvsafastpitch@gmail.com
14U
Travel Team: Head Coach: Darryl
Ryder
215.589.9774
Travel Highlights
12U
Travel Softball Team wins 2010 Oley Tournament - Deep Run
Travel softball team traveled to Oley and brought home the championship.
The Lightning put on a hitting and pitching clinic over
the entire weekend. The Lightning won all three games they
played on Saturday. Their 1st game was thumping of the host
team 21-5. The offense was led by Becca Cassel's three hits
along with Liv Campbell's and Tori Muredda's, 2 hits a piece.
Briana Gery started the game on the mound, but only pitched
1 inning against the over matched opponent. Lisa Bahmueller
came in to pitch the rest of the game.
Game Two was a 9-1 win over the Abington Angels; Liz Nace
pitched a no-hitter to shut down the Angels. The offense
was led by Rylee Cassel who had 2 hits. The final game on
Saturday was against Kutztown, the Lightning banged out
9 hits in route to a 14 to 0 victory.
Natalie Babik had 2 hits and 7 different
girls had 1 hit. Liz Nace pitched a 1 hitter for the win striking
out 8 in 4 innings.
Sunday started off with the Lightning beating Kutztown again.
Gery and Nace combined for a perfect game on the mound. They
faced 12 batters and retired all 12. The girls had 14 hits.
Babik, Nace, Campbell, Muredda each had 2 hits. Bahmueller
had a homerun in the 1st inning which set the stage for the
win. The Semi final game was against STAA, Gery pitched a
2 hitter striking out 8 in 5 innings. Once again Bahmueller
started the ball rolling with a 2 run home run in the 1st
inning. Campbell led the game with 3 hits and 3 runs scored.
The final score was 11-0.
The Championship game was against the Northwestern Tigers.
The Tigers were also 5-0 going in to the show down. Liz Nace
allowed only 4 hits to shut down the Tigers. Babik had 3 hits
and Morgan Labs chipped in 2 hits for the Lightning. Deep
Run won the game and the Championship 13-3.
Over the weekend, the Lightning had 62 hits and scored 80
runs. Their defense held the opposition to 8 hits and 9 runs
over 6 games. Team members include Lisa Bahmueller, Liz Nace,
Morgan Labs, Natalie Babik, Becca Cassel, Rylee Cassel, Kailey
Karabin, Tori Muredda, Briana Gery, Liv Campbell, Julia Helbling,
and Cassie Tessier.
Deep
Run 10U Travel Wins 2009 USSSA "B" State Championship
- Deep Run 10U Travel Softball team ended their season winning
their second tournament in a row.
This is the first Deep
Run Softball team in history to win the State Tournament.
The tournament was held at Deep Run where the locals went
2 and 1 on Saturday to earn the 2nd seed. The girls beat the
Montgomery Thunder and the NSPL Rebels while losing to the
Lehigh Valley Flames. Briana Gery threw a 1 hitter against
the Rebels striking out 9 in 4 innings. Tori Muredda lead
the offense with a triple, knocking in 2 runs, and a single.
Julia Helbling went 2 for 3 knocking in 2 runs. The Lightning's
3rd game of the day was against the Montgomery Thunder. Alessandra
Messina pitched a 1 hitter striking out 8 in 3 innings. The
Lightning mercy ruled the Thunder in 3 innings. Krista Yerk,
Liv Campbell, and Kristina Posner each had 2 hits a piece.
In addition, getting hits were Jess Heckler, Messina and Jovanna
Hartnett. On Sunday the semi final game pitted the Lightning
against the Rebels. Messina lead the Lightning to a 7 to 3
victory, pitching a 2 hitter and going 3 for 3 at the plate.
Front left to right- Briana Gery, Ana
Vitantonio, Alessandra Messina, Kristina Posner, Cassie Tessier.Middle
left to right- Julia Helbling, Jess Heckler, Meghan Johnson,
and Tori MureddaStanding left to right- Jovanna Hartnett,
Liv Campbell, and Krista Yerk
Gery
knocked in 2 runs while scoring 2 herself. Also, scoring runs
were Posner, Campbell, Heckler and Messina. Hartnett, Messina's
battery mate, caught a great game. The Lightning faced the Lehigh
Valley Flames in the finals. Deep Run got on the score board
in the 1st inning. Campbell, singled and stole 2nd, 3rd and
home to make the score 1 to nothing. Gery struck out 4 batters
in the 1st two innings to keep the score 1 to 0 after 2 innings.
In the 3rd inning, Posner and Campbell walked, Helbling followed
with a single to knock in 2 runs. Messina then singled to knock
in Helbling to make the score 4 to 0. The Flames battled back
with 3 runs in the 3rd to make the score 4 to 3. The locals
exploded with 5 runs in the 4th. Muredda walked, Ana Vitantonio
laid down a perfect bunt and Posner walked, 3 singles in a row
by Campbell, Gery and Helbling and a two strike bunt by Cassie
Tessier made the score 9 to 3. After the Flames scored 1 run
in the 4th, to make the score 9 to 4, Deep Run's defense shut
them down the rest of the way. In the 7th inning the Flames
went down 1, 2,3. Jess Heckler made a sliding catch in right
field. Gery then struck out the next batter for the 2nd out.
Messina ended the game with catch of a pop up at short. For
the Tournament the offense was lead by Campbell (7-13), Messina
(7-12), Helbling (4-10) and Posner (4-10). The defense was lead
by pitching of Messina and Gery, the catching of Campbell and
Hartnett. Great plays in the field by Heckler, Meg Johnson,
and Tessier.
16U
Lady Lightning - 16U Lady Lightning finished their season
with a 34-18 record with 2 tournament championships and 3 third
place finishes.
Members of the team include Corrine Stiles,
Jess Youk, Lexi Detweiler, Jordan Villella, Sarah Parcell,
Justyna Pepkowski, Rachel Ryder, Ashley Ferrante, Megan Martin,
Salina Allebach, Tara Canning. Hannah Campbell and Rachel
Policare
Deep
Run 10U Travel Softball Team traveled to Clark, New Jersey and
brought home the Championship - It
was their 3rd trip to a championship game this year and 1st
win.
Saturday, in the
seeding round, Deep Run won 2 and lost 1. That record earned
them the 5th seed. All the girls contributed. Tori Muredda
turned a double play when she caught a pop up behind 2nd and
stepped on the bag to double up the runner. Briana Gery got
both wins on the mound giving up only 4 runs. Olivia Campbell
and Julia Helbling went for 8 for 12 and 7 for 11 respectively
to lead the offense. In Sunday's 1st game the offense came
alive as Deep Run pounded out 15 hits. The girls got revenge
on the team that beat them on Saturday. Multiple hits by Kristina
Posner, Campbell, Helbling, Cassie Tessier, and 3 hits by
Gery led the charge. Krista Yerk drove in the final 2 runs
with a double. Gery struck out 14 batters in 6 innings to
shut down the Plainfield All Stars. The final score was 11
to 2. The semifinal game against Bridgewater turned into a
pitching dual. Alessandra Messina went 4 innings striking
out 7 batters for the win. Gery came in for the final 2 innings
for the save. The Bridgewater team was the number 1 seed and
Deep Run sent them home.
front row, left to right. Ana Vitantonio,Tori
Muredda, Briana Gery, Kristina Posner, Alessandra Messina.
2nd row left to right. Jovanna Hartnett, Liv Campbell, Meghan
Johnson, Julia Helbling, Krista Yerk, Cassie Tessier. Back
row left to right. Mark Gery, Tony Helbling and Scott Campbell.
Defensive highlights were Yerk throwing
a runner out at 3rd from left field and Campbell throwing
a runner out at 3rd from 1st base. The winning run came in
the 4th inning when Tessier walked. She was sacrificed to
2nd and stole 3rd. Jovanna Hartnett laid down a bunt to score
Tessier. Final score was 2 to 1. The Championship game was
against the Colonia Cyclones. Deep Run turned to "small
ball" to neutralize the speed of the Cyclones' pitcher.
Meghan Johnson went 2 for 2 and scored 2 runs. Johnson put
2 bunts on the Chalk at the 3rd base line. Campbell had a
clutch hit knocking in Ana Vitantonio and Johnson in the 3rd
inning. She was then hit home when Gery got a single. Campbell
knocked in Johnson in the 5th to end the scoring. Gery pitched
a no hitter to shut down the Cyclones striking out 9. Final
score 5 to 3. For the tournament, the Lightning's offense
was lead by Campbell 9 for 15, Helbling 7 for 14, Johnson
4 for 8 and Gery 8 for 20. The defense was lead by the pitching
of Gery who went 4 and 0, earning her Tournament MVP.
Deep
Run Sports Complex Field Map 
