聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 The White Rock Renegades hosted their annual Ice Breaker Tournament on April 1 鈥� 3 with four Saskatchewan High Performance softball teams 鈥� two 16U teams and two 14U teams 鈥� attending. Locally, 12-year-old Erica Wilson of Carlyle (daughter of Jeremy and Sonia) earned a spot on the Team Saskatchewan 鈥� 麻豆视频 14U team and recently returned from the experience.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The tournament, held in Surrey, B.C., involved a long bus ride there and back, which was enjoyed by the team who was able to bond as they had only really interacted at practices before hopping on the bus.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Arriving in Surrey the girls had the opportunity to practice Thursday, March 31, in the evening聽 and scrimmaged against the Team Saskatchewan 鈥� North girls.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e won that game,鈥� Wilson smiled. It was a good start to the weekend with a 6-3 win during the scrimmage for Team Sask 鈥� 麻豆视频.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next day the tournament began with the girls competing against the travelling host team, the Renegades. It was a tough first game of the tournament with the girls taking on a very skilled team who has played with each other for years 鈥� with provincial and national accomplishments as well as having recently returned from a tournament in Las Vegas. Team Sask 鈥� 麻豆视频 played hard, but were mercied by the highly competitive Renegades.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Team Sask 鈥� 麻豆视频 got most of their nerves out of the way in the game versus the Renegades, although they had a slow start the next day against the Victoria Devils. This game saw the Devils head to an early lead, but Team Sask 鈥� 麻豆视频 had overcome their nerves and as the game came to a close tied it up with two players on base and a batter coming to the plate. With games being put on a time limit of an hour and a half, the opposing coach decided to switch pitchers as a tactical move and the game ended 4-4 as time ran out in the game.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Their next game was a battle with the Washington Patriots from south of the border. The match ended in favour of Washington, but the girls were played with them throughout. The final score concluded at 3-4 for the Patriots.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On Sunday, April 3, Team Sask 鈥� 麻豆视频 took on Surrey Storm with the Storm earning a win over Wilson鈥檚 team 3-7. Their next game was against the Delta Heat who took an early lead, with Team Sask 鈥� 麻豆视频 then having to battle back. Unable to work their way to a win the girls lost to the Heat 1-9.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Wilson thoroughly enjoyed the experience and opportunity to play on the High Performance team. Learning a lot about the game Wilson also made new friends as well and had a lot of fun.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e had our games and then hung out as a team a lot,鈥� which Wilson said was one of her favourite parts of getting to go. 鈥淚 really liked that we stayed as a team, all together.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 When asked if she had a goal going into the tournament, Wilson smiled and explained that it was to take in the experience.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Her aunt, Mary McNair, added, 鈥淭rying her best and having the best attitude isn鈥檛 something that Erica has to think about, she just always does.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Wilson had a lot of support from friends and family at home during the competition, while she was very thankful to have 鈥渕y dad (Jeremy), mom (Sonia), sister (Katie), Grandma Deb and Papa Greg, Grandma Shirley, Grandma Dianne, and Aunty Connie鈥� all attend the tournament to cheer her on.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Now, Wilson is excited to start minor ball in Carlyle and participate on the southeast provincial team again as well. Additionally Wilson is going to try out for the Saskatchewan Summer Games which is being held in Estevan this year and is hoping to make Team 麻豆视频east.
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