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n the past, if was the latter part of July, Bob Medina and his Artesia Punishers 18-Under or 18-Gold travel ball teams would be going through their final checklists, packing their suitcases and getting ready to go to the Midwest, South or Southeast to compete for an Amateur Softball Association ‘A’ Girls Fastpitch National Championship. But recently, he has opted for more cost effective ways to stay closer to home while at the same time, get his players noticed by college coaches. In fact, his Gold team has ventured out of California twice this summer and will be participating in the Southern California ASA Women’s Fastpitch State Tournament on Saturday and Sunday in Corona. After that, its season will come to an end. But it’s been a season of accomplishments as players have already signed to various colleges and the team recently captured the championship of the Pikes Peak Bracket of the Triple Crown Sports Colorado Sparkler Tournament earlier this month. “We’ve accomplished all of our goals and going out there and playing hard,”
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Medina said. “We have some really nice scholarships for some of the girls. Our whole focus for this whole year was scholarships, scholarships, scholarships. We only have three kids left [to be signed] and one joined our team a month ago. Everything is really working as best as they can be. I think we’re really happy with it.” The championship was the first since 2007 when Medina fielded an all-star caliber team which won the ASA ‘A’ National Championship in College Station, TX. Before that, Medina had won a pair of state championships. Since then, Medina has taken his teams to Moline, IL and Hemet for the ASA Nationals. Last summer, his team participated in the Southern California Women’s Fastpitch State Tournament for the first time. “The championship was nice,” Medina said of winning in Colorado. “Unfortunately I couldn’t make it, but the kids were in good spirits and the coaches were in good spirits. With the talented players that we have, and we have a lot of talent, you can go out there and coach that team. “It was the first time we were on the road,” he added. “We try to keep all of the funds down, so we don’t go on the road much and we’re not going to chase an ASA berth because you’re going to be in Ten-
nessee or Illinois. We focus on the showcases.” In the past, the majority of the focus would be on winning the necessary tournaments to earn a berth in the National Championships and then winning that final summer tournament. While that goal will always remain, Medina feels it’s just as important, if not more important, for girls to get noticed and signed to colleges. Early in June, a pair of Cerritos High teammates-Heather Cameron and Jennifer Iseri-verbally signed to play at the University of Hawai’i while the team was participating in the Junior Olympic Showcase in Las Vegas. Other than the trips to Colorado and Las Vegas, the Punishers have stayed in Southern California and have been a part of the Premier Girls Fastpitch showcases. But his team isn’t the only one enjoying success. The Punishers have a 16-Under team coached by Higinio Valdez that will be playing in the ASA ‘A’ Western National Championships in Kaysville, UT from July 30-Aug. 4. Two 14-Under teams, coached by Tommy Parten and Dan Weeks, are currently in San Diego for the Triple Crown Sports 14-U Fastpitch Open
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Next up was third baseman Sarah Parten (Mayfair) who doubled in two runs for insurance. Sereena Ortiz (Charter Oak), who recently joined the team, pitched an outstanding game, allowing just two hits and the one run, which was unearned. “We had trouble getting used to the pitching,” Parten said. “We came from a slow pitcher yesterday, met a fast one in the first game [today] and a super slow one in the second game. We just had to adjust.” Immediately after that victory, the Punishers were leading the (Peoria) AZ Hotshots 1-0 until the seventh inning before pushing across three runs and coming away with a 4-0 win. Catcher Aryka Chavez (Bakersfield Stockdale High School) reached on an infield single and went to second on a throwing error to lead off the top of the fourth. After moving to third on a ground out, Chavez came home on a fielder’s choice from Parten. With one out in the top of the seventh, left fielder Serena Perez (Bakersfield Stockdale High School) singled and stole second. Following a strikeout, Portillo sin-
gled to put runners at the corners. That set the stage for first baseman Lizette Reveles (Santa Fe High School), who doubled to the center field fence. Chavez then brought her home with a base hit to left. Autumn Gidley (Lakewood High School) worked the first five plus innings, scattering four hits and never facing more than four batters in any inning. Megan Narvaez (War (Warren High School) finished the last two innings of one-hit ball. Only one Hotshots player got to third base. “Our pitchers have come leaps and bounds from the beginning of the season,” Tommy Parten said. “They work hard and they throw at least four or five times a week. We have a regiment of practices that they have to adhere to and they have to earn their spot. Nobody’s spot on this team is locked down. You have to compete day in and day out.” The Punishers began pool play action with a 3-1 win over the (Moorpark) So Cal Madness this past Tuesday before falling to Temecula’s The Next Level 6-2. This
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