Deer Park Vengeance 8U All-Stars go 2-2 in Spring Tournament

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By Robert H Kelly
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SPRING, TEXAS (June 17, 2018) The Deer Park Vengeance 8U All-Star Softball Team competed in the "Who SAYS You're the Best Tournament" held at Bayer Park in Spring, Texas on June 15-17, 2018. They finished the weekend with a 2-2 record, placing fourth in the all-star tournament against teams against teams from Spring, Friendswood, Cleveland, and Houston  

In their first game against the Spring Storm, Deer Park won by the score of 9-8 in a four inning contest. They followed with a 10-5 thumping of the Cleveland All-Stars. The third game saw Deer Park drop a 12-8 decision to the Storm; in addition to dropping their final game of the tournament to the Friendswood Fire, 11-4.

The Vengeance players are Brooke Sawyer, Gaby Sanchez, Chloe Willis, Morgan Meredith, Mikayla Garza, Kirstin Kelly, Emilee Mendoza, Reyna Calzonzint, Madison Jones, MerrieAnne Minor, Cambrie Johnson, and Aliyah Rodriguez. They are coached by Abel Mendoza, Larry King, Tim Willis, and Leah Jones.

Deer Park 8U Vengeance kicks off All-Star softball season with two wins

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By Robert H Kelly
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SPLENDORA, TEXAS (May 12, 2018) The Deer Park Vengeance 8U Softball Team kicked off the 2018 summer all-star season with two wins and one loss at the All-Star District Tournament on Saturday, May 12, 2018 in Splendora, Texas. In their first game of the tournament, Vengeance downed Conroe Crush by the score of 7-5. They followed up with a 10-5 win over East Montgomery County Texans before dropping an 11-10 heart-breaker to the Conroe Crush.

In the three games, Vengeance tallied 44 hits for a team batting average of .657. The also combined for 31 singles, nine doubles, and two triples. All 13 players on the all-star roster connected for hits with 12 scoring runs. Offensively, the All-Stars were led by third baseman Gaby Sanchez, right fielder Chloe Willis, rover Emilee Mendoza, and left fielder Cambrie Johnson with five hits each, followed by shortstop Morgan Meredith and flex Reyna Calzonzint with four each, and flex Brooke Sawyer, pitcher Mikayla Garza, and center fielder Raleigh Gil with three each. Two hits each were added by catcher Kirstin Kelly, second baseman Madison Jones, first baseman MerrieAnne Minor while flex Marissa Vasquez added one.

Garza led the Vengeance with five RBI, with Johnson and Garza both scoring four times, with Garza and Calzonzint adding triples and Sanchez connecting for a solo home run. Kelly, while behind the plate, had two tags at home and one pop-up foul caught for outs. As a result of their individual play, Garza was selected by the game officials as the Most Valuable Player against the Crush and Texans. In addition, Minor was selected as the game MVP in the second game against the Crush.

The Vengeance will continue tournament play on Sunday, May 13 against the Deer Park Dynasty with a 9:20 a.m. first pitch, and are coached by Abel Mendoza, Leah Jones, Tim Willis, Larry King, Dale Yurt and John Sawyer.

TexSport Publications named Broadcast and Media Outlet of Deer Park 8U Vengeance

By Chris Price

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PASADENA, TEXAS (May 11, 2018) TexSport Publications is proud to announce that they are the official broadcast and media outlet for the Deer Park 8U Vengeance All-Star Softball Team. TexSport Publications will cover and report on the Vengeance during the 2018 summer all-star softball season and broadcast all their home games and selected road games.

The live broadcasts will be available on Facebook Live and on their YouTube Live channel, with Robert Kelly handling the play-by-play duties and Darla Tamulitis providing the color commentary.

The long-time media duo also broadcast the Deer Park 8U Cougars games during the 2018 spring season league games in the Deer Park Girl's Softball League.