ASA Nationals, Bloomington, IN (101 teams)
Austin's Finest 7, Sparks 3- Despite the Sparks jumping to an early 3-0 command, the Finest eventually rallied for a tie and then pushed across four runs in the top of the seventh to send Orland Park to an elimination setback and a tie for 49th place in the nation.
Sparks 4, Louisiana Voodoo 3- In the bottom of the 8th Thursday with the Sparks trailing 3-2, Carly Souder put down a great drag to move the tying run to third and putting the winning run, herself, on base. Brianna Soltis hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Carley Hamann for the tie. Then Brooke Wilson, with two outs, hit a line drive down the third base side to score the winning run. Justine Cielinski battled on the mound to hold the Voodoo to 3 runs.
Tue, Aug. 3- California Cruisers 8, Sparks 0
Wed, Aug. 4- Texas Glory 9, Sparks 2 (pool third place)
Wed, Aug. 4- Sparks 16, Tallahasee 3 (elimination)
Thu, Aug. 5- Team Smith 11, Sparks 3
Thu, Aug. 5- Sparks 4, Louisiana Voodoo 3 (8 innings)
Fri, Aug. 6- Austin's Finest 7, Sparks 3 (eliminated, 49th Place)
The Sparks notched a 7-0 record on July 8-11 to capture first place in the ASA Chicago Metro Tournament. Pool-play and bracket scores include:
Sparks 4, Downers Grove Outlaws 3
Sparks 2, Chi-Town Black 1
Sparks 14, Oak Park Windmills/Monaco 0
Sparks 11, Tinley Park Rockers 0
Sparks 6, Wasco Diamonds/Geary 5
Sparks 10, Oak Park Windmills/O’Connell 4
Sparks 4, Oak Park Windmills/O’Connell 1
OAK PARK, IL- The Sparks earned a bid to the ASA National Tournament through the Oak Park Qualifier.
OKLAHOMA CITY- The Sparks 12-under rallied for three straight victories to earn a ninth-place finish in the 26-team Hall of Fame National Qualifier on June 11-13. After dropping an opening-round game to the Texas Redhosts, the Sparks captures wins over Atlanta Intensity (9-2), LC Heat (7-0) and Worth Cobras (5-3), before dropping an elimination contest to Texas High Voltage.
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