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Youth Sports: Willmar Velocity softball brings home some hardware
The 12U team takes 1st and the 10U earns 2nd at Waite Park tournament
WAITE PARK — It was a good weekend for the Willmar Velocity fast-pitch softball program.
Two of its teams played for championships Sunday at the Waite Park Summer Classic.
The Velocity 12-and-under team won its division title, going 2-1 in pool play and then winning three straight games in the championship bracket.
Willmar lost 7-6 to Inver Grove Heights, then beat Alexandria 14-0 and Sauk Rapids 2-1 to advance. In the first round, the Velocity beat Alexandria 14-5, then knocked off Inver Grove Heights 12-1 in the semifinals before beating New London-Spicer 9-3 in the championship.
Team members are: Brynlee Carroll, Hadlee Carroll, Amelia Kveene, Aspen Krakow, Lily Lingl, Taryn Moran, Revalee Serrano, Kensley Stern, Maggie Stand, Brooklyn Wadsworth and Sydney Zuidema
The head coach is Kelly Zuidema and her assistants are Matt Carroll and Britney Lingl.
The Willmar Velocity 10U team placed second. Willmar went 3-0 in pool play, beating Inver Grove Heights 15-2, Becker 6-4 and a second Inver Grove Heights team 8-2.
In the championship bracket, the Velocity had a first-round bye, then beat Inver Grove Heights 5-1 in the semifinals, but fell to Becker in the championship, 12-1. That was good for a second-place finish in the B/C Division.
Team members are: Lila Arcilla, Claire DeLeeuw, Kylie Knott, Alaina Kveene, Julia McGill, Paityn Morrison, Brielle Morton, Claire Puchalski, Ashtyn Solberg, Kolbie Stern and Selah Van Horne.
Coaches are Tyler Knott and Justin DeLeeuw.
"Both teams pitched well," said Andrew Kveene, softball director for the Willmar Velocity program. "We kicked off a bit of rust from the off-season early on but played well afterwards. Players are much improved from last season."
Source: https://www.wctrib.com/sports/youth-sports-willmar-velocity-softball-brings-home-some-hardware