| ATHLETE OF THE WEEK (click here for past winners) This week PQSports is honoring Haley Cruse of the 8 & Under PQ Lightning All Star team. Haley had a great 9th birthday on May 26, when she pitched not one, but 2 perfect games that day! In the first game she struck out all 18 batters she faced in leading the Lightning to a 3-0 victory. In the second game she struck out 12 while the Lightning again won 3-0. What a birthday! Overall in the PQ Tournament she pitched a total of 6 games, only giving up 1 run total. The fewest strikeouts she had in any game was 10, and that was in a 5 inning affair. In addition to her outstanding pitching, Haley hits leadoff for the Lightning and finished the tournament a robust 8 for 13. Unfortunately for the Lightning, they had to settle for 2nd place in the tournament with a tough 1-0 loss to Scripps Ranch in the finals. Kyle Cruse, Haley's father and the team's coach, commends the entire team for the efforts. "The team supports Haley with terrific defense. I have been coaching 8U allstars for past 5 years, and this is the best defensive team I have seen." The goal of this team is to finish in the top 2 at the District Championships at the end of June, and to be the 1st PQ 8 & Under allstar team to represent PQ at the state championships in Lancaster in July. Word just in: the team won their tournament in Placentia/Yorba Linda, going 5-0 over the weekend of June 2-3! Feel free to congratulate Haley and the girls, or pass on any other news in our PQ Sports community in the forums. If you would like to nominate a young athlete for athlete of the week, please send Chris Wood an email at chris@pqsports.com |
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